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Christ’s Light in the Darkness

Davis, Lauren, Margaret, Tyler, and Karen stand in front of their retreat cabin.

Christmastime in rural Alaska is accentuated by the winter solstice, when days begin to brighten. KNOM programming reflects this time of birth, hope, and light, too.

New Studios, Old Chores

Davis Hovey uses a vacuum to clean the carpeting inside KNOM's radio studios.

One way that we stretch your dollar: by doing station cleaning and other chores ourselves. Since 1971, it’s one of many “other duties as assigned.”

At Mass, Welcoming the Newies

Volunteers at Mass, August 2015

An August Mass at Nome’s St. Joseph Catholic Church was but the latest way our local faith community has welcomed KNOM and the people who serve at our mission.

“Oh, How the Years Go By…”

Ric with new volunteers during history orientation

Each new generation of KNOM volunteers — including our brand-new, 2015-2016 class — becomes part of a long history that stretches back to even before our first broadcast.

Our ’15 Producers Look Back

The 2014-2015 KNOM volunteer class

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.

Margaret and Josh, Full Circle

Margaret and Josh in Studio A

Volunteer alumni Margaret DeMaioribus and Josh Cunningham, who became close friends during their shared volunteer year, recently brought their service experiences full-circle through a special reunion trip to Nome.

Meet Our 2014-2015 Class

Kristin Leffler

It’s a moment of transitions for our volunteer program. We’re so excited to introduce to you the five outstanding women who will serve as our 2014-2015 volunteers.

Volunteer travel

Anna Rose and Emily at a career fair

Our volunteers have been keeping busy this winter. It’s par for the course for our volunteer program, but our 2013-2014 volunteers – Dayneé, Anna Rose, Tara, Zach, and Emily – have all been putting in extra effort to reach out to the communities we serve. In January, all five volunteers were scheduled to take outreach […]