Media Interviews - Ben Botkin

Media Interviews About My Work

KLCC | NPR for Oregonians • 16th June 2026

Potholes and IPOs: Roads That Never Get Fixed and a $2 Trillion Stock

Interview with NPR affiliate station KLCC about my coverage of public roads lacking an agency to maintain them.

opb • 4th March 2025

A look at deflection programs across Oregon

My interview on Oregon Public Broadcasting about my reporting on deflection programs that counties set up to combat opioid addiction.

Oregon Public Broadcasting • 20th March 2023

Oregon caregivers are reaching a breaking point, want better conditions

Interview with Oregon Public Broadcasting about my coverage of state caregivers and workplace concerns.

Oregon Public Broadcasting • 15th June 2022

Oregon State Hospital’s Junction City campus faces threats of decertification

2022 interview on Oregon Public Broadcasting about compliance problems at Oregon State Hospital.

Oregon Public Broadcasting • 3rd February 2022

Why some Oregon children on Medicaid can’t get the medical care they need

Interview on OPB about a lack of health care for children enrolled in Medicaid.