Tell Me About It
Program Description
Go on location with media personality and former stand-up comic Francine Raften for “Tell Me About It!”: energetic episodes of spontaneous, behind-the-scenes, uninhibited conversations and adventures exploring what’s new and fabulous, classic and treasured, ridiculous and outrageous, ingestible or artistic in the Portland area and beyond—in the way only Francine can! And when Francine asks her guests to “Tell Me About It!” – the result is real, sometimes personal, and most often hilarious!
In recent episodes Francine went behind the scenes at Portland Fashion Week; got up close and personal with the Timber’s Army, the rabid fan base for the Portland Timbers; shopped til she dropped on the ‘Wheelin’ and Dealin’ Resale Bus Tour’; found treasures (and plenty of trash) on the garage sale hunt; and discovered the booming eco-fashion industry in Portland at Ecopalooza, to name a few!
And now, Francine and many of her comic, business and media friends gather weekly for unbridled conversations from fabulous hot spots all over the Portland-Metro area, like this recent episode featuring KGON’s Iris Harrison, TV Anchor/Producer/Blogger Cheryl Hansen and Katie C. Kelley of Legacy Builder Coaching broadcast from the beautiful Havana Room at Oba Restaurante: “Tell Me About It!”
Francine Raften
Francine Raften has been at the forefront of television, radio and stand-up comedy for more than three decades in the Pacific Northwest. Her first radio show, at age 12, was “What’s Happening in 4-H”. It wasn’t long before Francine and her recognizable voice was a fixture on Portland drive-time morning and afternoon radio. She has interviewed hundreds of celebs and dignitaries including then Governor and future President Bill Clinton, teaching him on air how to pronounce Oregon.
After many years at the top of ratings behind the microphone Francine moved in front of the camera, as co-host of Portland’s first locally produced television comedy show– “Snax: Comedy Tidbits”. The show made Portland a hotbed of local comedic talent. She went on to host Crosstalk, a public affairs show on The WB, followed by a stint as Producer of “Fox News Extra”. And she has lent her on-camera fundraising talents to Oregon Public Broadcasting for more than 20 years.
She was harangued to try stand-up. All it took was one open mic and the die was cast. Francine performed up and down the west coast for several years, recently co-starring with the legendary Wendy Westerwelle (“Angry Housewives” “Sophie Tucker”) in the West Coast premiere of Triangle Theater’s “The Jewish American Princesses of Comedy (The JAP Show)”. Francine is thrilled to be part of the Earth2World Broadcast Television Network!
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