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A new knom.org

KNOM.org on an iPhone

As you’ve likely already discovered, our online home has a brand-new redesign. The new knom.org offers lots of new enhancements; perhaps the most obvious of these is this site’s new responsive design, which means the site is now fully compatible with almost any internet-capable device: desktop computer, laptop, tablet, or smartphone. The photo above shows […]

A new blog (this blog!), and a new look to our online newsletter

Frequent visitors to our website may have noticed a new blog appear earlier this year. Our Mission Blog – that is, the blog you’re reading right now! – is home to stories, photos, inspirational spots, and updates detailing our radio station’s latest activities, and now, it’s also home to our newsletter, The Nome Static. Starting […]

August 1993: Tom Bunger arrives at KNOM

August 15, 1993 From Tacoma, Washington, Tom Bunger is among KNOM’s six volunteers, all new. He’s assigned as news reporter, working under the supervision of news director Katy Clark. In 1994, Tom is hired as a salaried news director, a position he holds for three years before leaving the station for a career in the […]