Tackling drug use in the studio
![Special show on Spice, in KNOM's Studio C](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-03-28-spice-show-6-2432px-1200x800.jpg)
A key part of KNOM’s mission statement is to engage our listeners. Through your support, we strive not only to entertain Western Alaska but to interact with those we serve: to start and sustain conversations on topics and events that are impacting the communities of our region. Sometimes, these are difficult – but no less […]
Digital studios, taking shape
![Ric in our digital studios annex, April 2014](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-04-15-ric-in-ds-11-2432px-1200x800.jpg)
As work continues on the Tom and Florence Busch Digital Studios, our studio annex is beginning to look like… well, an actual studio! The photos above and below – including general manager Ric Schmidt, reviewing blueprints – show our new studio walls now covered in sheetrock, ready for soundproofing materials. Our studio room doors are […]
Live flute from Cody Blackbird
![Cody Blackbird in Studio A](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2014-04-10-blackbird-matt-and-ds-14-2432px-1200x800.jpg)
Thanks to you, our broadcasts feature a wide variety of news, information, and music, including specialty shows from dedicated, local volunteers. One such volunteer, Lisa Ellanna Strickling, hosts a one-hour music show on Thursday afternoons, showcasing the wide diversity of Native American and Alaska Native musics; it’s a listener favorite. Recently, Lisa’s show had a […]
Our volunteers, busy traveling
![Tara and Emily](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2014-03-28-volz-trips-1-2432px-1200x900.jpg)
Our volunteers remain busy! Recently, Tara and Emily (pictured, top) have traveled to the village of Elim (EE-lum) to represent KNOM at a youth career fair, and Dayneé has gone to Kiana (keye-ANN-uh, pictured below) to gather materials for her ongoing radio spot production. Newsie Zach has traveled to Savoonga (as described here) and is just […]
Hunting, fishing, and… filing
![IRS 1040 tax return](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/IRS-1040-return-2432px-1200x800.jpg)
We’ve just passed tax season. In April, many of our listeners – like, we suspect, many of our supporters – were busy gathering their paperwork and mailing off their returns. For some in our region, however, it’s not just a matter of breaking out the calculator and double-checking their W-2 and 1040. Non-cash income, as KNOM reporter Zachariah Hughes […]
Our new news director!
![Matthew Smith](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2014-04-15-blackbird-matt-and-ds-26-2432px-1200x800.jpg)
In April, the news within KNOM’s walls was, at least momentarily, the news department itself. It was a bittersweet moment as we said goodbye to our longtime news director and, a few weeks later, welcomed a familiar face to the position. We’re proud and so fortunate to have counted Laureli Kinneen among our ranks for […]