Kami Horton
Kami Horton serves as a writer and producer for OPB's historical documentary series, "Oregon Experience," which brings to life the stories of Oregon's past. With over two decades of experience, she has contributed to a variety of OPB and PBS productions, including "History Detectives," "PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer," the "New Heroes" hosted by Robert Redford, and "Pink Martini: Discover the World."
Kami launched her journalism career in Southern Oregon, working as a daily TV news reporter, producer, and anchor. She filmed and produced videos in Russia, and worked as a communications officer, video producer, and website content creator for an international nonprofit in Brussels dedicated to social justice, peace, and reconciliation. Her work has earned numerous local and national awards, along with international fellowships.
Kami graduated from Southern Oregon University with a bachelor's degree in broadcasting, obtained a master's degree in nonfiction writing from Portland State University, and completed certificate programs in Germany and Belgium. As a seventh-generation Oregonian, she holds a deep passion for the people and history of her home state.
Latest Stories
Marking the 205th birthday of one of Oregon’s earliest photographers and vintners
Marking the 205th birthday of prolific frontier photographer Peter Britt.
150 years ago, one of Oregon’s first Indian boarding schools opened
In February 1874, one of the state's first government-funded Native American boarding schools began operation on the Klamath Indian Reservation in Southern Oregon. It operated as part of a larger federal policy of forced assimilation of Indigenous people that often resulted in neglect, abuse and trauma that lingers to this day.
‘The Evergreen’: Drag in the Pacific Northwest
Drag has a rich history in the Pacific Northwest.
New digital images reveal the lives of early Black Oregon residents
The Oregon Historical Society recently released a new set of digitized historical images of some of the state’s earliest Black residents. The photographs provide a rare look into the lives of Black pioneers.
The Oregon origins of the Mazamas
A new exhibition showcases the Mazamas, one of the oldest mountaineering groups in the country that began popularizing mountain climbing about 130 years ago.
55 years ago, the ‘Mother of All Demos’ foresaw modern computing
Oregon State University alumnus Douglas Engelbart, who designed the first computer mouse, unveiled the future of computers.
Oregon counties once used poor farms to care for their neediest residents
Oregon once required counties to take care of their neediest residents. For decades, relief institutions known as "poor farms" operated throughout the state. They provided food, shelter, medical care and sometimes burial services. The treatment of residents varied widely, with some poor farms providing refuge for those in need while others operated more like prisons.
Shining a light on a Southern Oregon hotel’s ‘haunted’ past
Through October, the Klamath County Museum offers flashlight tours of the four-story, historic Baldwin Hotel Museum.
150 years ago, the US military executed Modoc war leaders in Fort Klamath, Oregon
Beginning in the fall of 1872, a small band of Modoc warriors and their families held off hundreds of U.S. soldiers in the lava fields of Northern California. Ultimately, the conflict left the Modoc leaders dead and the tribe divided.
120 years ago, ‘The Advocate’ became a voice for Black Oregonians
Civil rights activist and journalist Beatrice Cannady led the newspaper’s decades-long fight against racism and discrimination.