Southern Oregon coast government and communities reporter

Theo Greenly

Theo Greenly reports on Southern Oregon coastal communities for Jefferson Public Radio. Before that, he spent five years reporting from Alaska’s Bering Sea, where he chased stories by boat, helicopter, and, once, Jet Ski. He began as an RFA corps member at KUCB in Unalaska in 2021. After serving a full three years, he remained in the Aleutian Islands as a regional reporter for Alaska Public Media. His reporting has earned multiple honors, including a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for his coverage of Indigenous language revitalization in the Pribilof Islands and several awards from the Alaska Press Club. His work has appeared on Marketplace, Science Friday and NPR. Greenly began his public radio career at KCRW in Santa Monica after studying journalism at Santa Monica College and graduating from the Transom Storytelling Workshop. When he is not reporting, he is usually hiking or playing guitar.

Jefferson Public Radio

Jefferson Public Radio is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public media organization serving Southern Oregon and Northern California. JPR focuses on in-depth, fact-based journalism that helps spark meaningful community conversations. Through local and regional reporting, JPR keeps people informed and connected, especially in rural and remote areas, shedding light on the decisions and issues that shape daily life.