Out in the Valley

Hosted by Richard Heyl de Ortiz, the Community Center’s Executive Director, Out in the Valley highlights the people and issues important to the queer and trans folks in the Mid-Hudson Valley.

The one-hour show airs live at 9:00 Saturday mornings. Radio Kingston can be found at 107.9 FM or 1490 AM. The show is also available as a podcast on the Monday following airing. Recordings of past shows can be found below or by visiting the archive on Radio Kingston’s website.

Our weekly show on WKNY Radio Kingston, focusing on the people and issues important to our community.

HAVE AN IDEA FOR OUT IN THE VALLEY? WANT TO BE A GUEST ON THE SHOW? WANT TO HELP WITH BOOKING GUESTS?

If so, get in touch with Richard at richard@lgbtqcenter.org or 845.331.5300, extension 1002.

  • Host Richard Heyl de Ortiz talks with Fox North, the Adult and Teen Programmer at the Esopus Library, about the library’s plans for Pride, Girl Scout cookies and building community.

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  • Host Richard Heyl de Ortiz talks with the people behind many of this year’s Pride activities in communities around the Hudson Valley.

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  • Host Richard Heyl de Ortiz and his husband Anthony Ortiz talk about their years together, their time in Philly, Philly’s LGBTQ community versus our in the Hudson Valley and where we are today.

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  • Host Richard Heyl de Ortiz talks with Charlie Solidum and Phoenix Laxton, the Programs team at the Community Center, about all that’s in the works for Kingston Pride and the Hudson Valley Pride March.

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  • Host Richard Heyl de Ortiz talks withEva Tenuto, Executive Director of the Kingston-based TMI Project about the power of storytelling to replace shame with freedom and turn apathy into empathy.

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  • Host Richard Heyl de Ortiz talks withAndrew S. Evans, Jr. about his work, his art and his upcoming show at the Community Center.

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  • Host Richard Heyl de Ortiz talks withTroi Stover, Deacon of the Old Dutch Church in Kingston, about their upcoming March of the Faeries Event, about Old Dutch and about the world today.

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