Volunteers, Past and Future
![KNOM Volunteer Alumnae](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-03-19-knom-volunteer-alumnae-014-2432px-1200x800.jpg)
It’s the time of year when we’re recruiting for the next class of KNOM volunteers, the lifeblood of our daily efforts in rural Alaska. As we prepare for future generations of KNOMers, we’re also reminded of the lives that have been changed, and special connections forged, during more than four decades of volunteer service in Nome.
2015 Nods from the ABA
![2015 Alaska Broadcasters Association Goldies](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/2015-11-11-laura-matt-and-goldies-019-1200x800.jpg)
Thanks to you, KNOM is making waves throughout our state. In November, our station was honored with five awards from the Alaska Broadcasters Association.
Our ’15 Producers Look Back
![The 2014-2015 KNOM volunteer class](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/2015-07-15-volz-misc-040-2432px-1200x800.jpg)
This month, we’re bidding a final goodbye to our volunteer class of 2015, with a special focus on our production volunteers: Caitlin, Courtney, and Kristin.
“The Stuff that Really Counts”
![Francesca Fenzi and Jenn Ruckel in KNOM's newsroom](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-11-fr-vince-francesca-jenn-056-2432px-1200x800.jpg)
News volunteers Francesca Fenzi and Jenn Ruckel, whose KNOM service terms conclude in July, recently looked back on their tenure at our radio mission.
The Importance… of Giving Back
![Courtney with Jake Kenick in a scene from The Importance of Being Earnest](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/2015-05-03-tiob-earnest-076-2432px-1200x800.jpg)
It was a proud moment both for the Nome community and for KNOM early last month, as a local theatre production brought a few of our full-time volunteers into the arts scene of our region — and brought a taste of 1890s England to 2010s Alaska.
A “Restorative” Trip to Wales
![Francesca Fenzi and Jenn Ruckel in Wales, Alaska](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/2015-03-28-static-wales-003-2432px-1200x800.jpg)
For news volunteers Francesca Fenzi and Jenn Ruckel, a recent reporting trip to the small community of Wales, Alaska offered the special opportunity not only to build new relationships with our region, but also to deepen existing ones — and to immerse themselves, a bit more, in the incredible place we serve.
A Day of Blindingly Fast Sleds
![Jenn Ruckel at Nome-Golovin 2015](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/2015-03-14-nome-glv-2015-01-006-2432px1-1200x800.jpg)
In mid-March, amid all the excitement of Iditarod, KNOM rallied to cover another thoroughly Alaskan sporting event: a fast sprint race on snowmachines that captures the pride and attention of our region.
All About the Data
![Francesca and Jenn in Anchorage](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/2015-01-10-misc-static-from-jenn-2-011-2432px-1200x798.jpg)
KNOM was the proud recipient, late last year, of an all-expenses-paid fellowship from the Alaska Press Club for a week of training in Anchorage. Attending these special sessions were news volunteers Francesca and Jenn.
To Fairbanks for an Ordination
![The proclamation for Bishop Zielinski's ordination](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/2014-12-15-misc-static-from-jenn-2-004-2432px-1200x798.jpg)
We’re excited to share that volunteer news reporter Jenn Ruckel was on-location in Fairbanks late last year for the ordination of the new bishop for our diocese.
Making Merry, on the Air
![Kristin Leffler in Studio C](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2014-12-18-xmas-misc-01-006-2432px-1200x800.jpg)
On December 19th, the atmosphere was even more festive than usual at KNOM studios, as our volunteers and staff hosted an annual holiday tradition: our Christmas Call-In Show.