Troy Oppie
Host/ReporterExpertise: radio hosting, reporting, All Things Considered, jazz music
Education: Pacific Lutheran University
Highlights
- I started at BSPR as a volunteer
- I embrace goofy ideas, like broadcasting live from a hammock by the Boise River
- Public Radio and I go back to middle school – but not as a 'back seat listener'
Experience
I was excited for the chance to volunteer as a local music host back in 2014 after I left local TV (and thus was allowed to appear on-air somewhere else). I hosted "Jazz Conversations" for many years before slowly working into rotation with the news team and joining full-time just as the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
I enjoy stretching the limits of radio when I can, like trying remote broadcasts from places around Idaho, and introducing listeners to the different characters who make our communities unique. My decade-long career in television included stints in live sports production and I can still occasionally be found behind a camera or in a TV truck, or even calling play-by-play for high school sports.
I also spent nearly six years working in personal finance, which I enjoyed but found highly stressful.
My first exposure to public radio was listening to jazz as a middle schooler on KPLU-FM (now KNKX) in Tacoma-Seattle. Our jazz band even volunteered to answer phones during the station's pledge drives (which used to be 12-14 days long!). Eventually I worked at that station while attending college and it drove my appreciation for public radio – and the people of public radio – to new heights.
Email: Drop me a note or story tip at troyoppie@boisestate.edu
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Small studies going back decades have shown a potential link between artificial food dyes and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms in kids. -
Voters in 2023 said no to a $49-billion bond, which would have funded the full expansion of the Ada County Jail. County officials have since moved forward instead with a phased approach to expansion, using $20 million dollars already saved for the project to address the most pressing need: updating the jail’s kitchen. -
Keefe brings her duo to the College of Idaho for a performance this week. -
A new facility at the Ada County Landfill will soon be processing methane emissions from our trash into natural gas for commercial use. -
A new survey of Idaho teens shows vape use is increasing across the state. -
The Bronco star beat out running backs Omarion Hampton from North Carolina and Iowa’s Kaleb Johnson to win the Doak Walker award, and Colorado wide receiver/defensive back Travis Hunter and Oregon Quarterback Dillon Gabriel for the Maxwell Award. -
A federal judge and Washington State Superior Court judge Tuesday separately blocked the proposed $24.6 billion merger between Kroger and Boise-based Albertsons Companies, which would have been the largest grocery deal in history. Albertsons officially backed out of the deal and announced it was suing Kroger for breach of contract. -
For the fourth time in team history, Boise State football is headed to the Fiesta Bowl. But unlike previous years, the Broncos are now one of 12 teams with a chance at the NCAA National Championship. -
The Bureau of Land Management Friday released its final 'Record of Decision' on the proposed Lava Ridge Wind Energy project, allowing the previously announced alternative plan with a reduced footprint and fewer turbines to move forward. -
A new report from the Idaho Conservation League offers suggestions to mining companies on how to be good environmental stewards and reduce potential hurdles to approval.
