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International Women s Day: KEXP DJs Share Their Bandcamp Friday Picks KEXP Being a woman is complicated. As a woman in mostly dude-dominated industries, I’ve tried to hide the fact that I’m a person who could maybe procreate one day for my whole adult career. So when I showed up nine months pregnant for my third (but first in-person) interview at KEXP, I thought “Well, here goes nothing!”
Spoiler: They hired me! I had a baby in March 2020 (amidst not much other stress, really), went on maternity leave, and started at KEXP in June. I quickly realized how many wildly talented and kind women work at this place and how much they are doing. Working while female has only become more complicated. Our country watched 5.4 million women lose jobs since this pandemic began. I feel so lucky to have a job and feel so grateful for the women inside and outside of KEXP, on the airwaves and in my headphones who help me make it work. ....
Published December 23. 2020 7:21AM | Updated December 29. 2020 9:44AM Lisa Shasha, Special to The Times Editor s Note: The original article contained several inaccuracies, downplaying the role of Christmas wish founder Jay Lorinsky (his name was also misspelled) and containing other factual mistakes, including the spelling of Lisa Legler s last name Mike Minarsky, Lisa Legler and Jay Lorinski have combined their skills to create a philanthropic project called Christmas Wish. The venture reaches people in extraordinarily distressing circumstances throughout Jewett City and surrounding towns. Engaging in Christmas Wish is an easy process. A person nominates a family or individual in a difficult situation to be the recipient of a gift. One had to mail a nomination and/or donation to Jewett City Station at 2 North Main St. in Jewett City by mid December for a request to be considered and donation used. Beneficiaries of Christmas Wish are notified between Dec. 18 and 2 ....