The Nome Static, Year-End 2013 – KNOM Radio Mission http://www.knom.org/wp 96.1 FM | 780 AM | Yours for Western Alaska Mon, 27 Mar 2017 18:09:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.3 http://www.knom.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cropped-KNOM-K-Logo-512px-square-32x32.jpg The Nome Static, Year-End 2013 – KNOM Radio Mission http://www.knom.org/wp 32 32 59285469 Our 2013 Portrait http://www.knom.org/wp/blog/2013/12/18/our-2013-portrait/ http://www.knom.org/wp/blog/2013/12/18/our-2013-portrait/#comments Wed, 18 Dec 2013 21:11:37 +0000 http://www.knom.org/wp/?p=6310 Pictured above is the staff of KNOM Radio. Left to right: David Dodman, Rolland Trowbridge, Laureli Kinneen, Zachariah Hughes, Emily Bieniek, Dayneé Rosales, Tara Cicatello, Ric…]]>

Pictured above is the staff of KNOM Radio.

Left to right: David Dodman, Rolland Trowbridge, Laureli Kinneen, Zachariah Hughes, Emily Bieniek, Dayneé Rosales, Tara Cicatello, Ric Schmidt, Laura Collins, Betsy Brennan, Kelly Brabec, Anna Rose MacArthur, Lynette Schmidt.

From all of us – and from all of our listeners and the communities we serve – a very happy and healthy New Year! All the best in 2014.


]]>
http://www.knom.org/wp/blog/2013/12/18/our-2013-portrait/feed/ 1 6310
A Step Forward for Our Studio http://www.knom.org/wp/blog/2013/12/18/a-step-forward-for-our-studio/ http://www.knom.org/wp/blog/2013/12/18/a-step-forward-for-our-studio/#comments Wed, 18 Dec 2013 21:05:20 +0000 http://www.knom.org/wp/?p=6306 Just before Thanksgiving, we received great news for our digital studios renovation project. The Rasmuson Foundation – a supporter of non-profit causes throughout Alaska – has…]]>

Just before Thanksgiving, we received great news for our digital studios renovation project.

The Rasmuson Foundation – a supporter of non-profit causes throughout Alaska – has awarded our mission a $50,000 grant for the construction and outfitting of our new studio space. The grant is matching, which means that we’ll receive the Rasmuson funds after we’ve raised another $50,000. Our current digital studio funds (without the Rasmuson grant) are just shy of $525,000; our goal is $1 million.

To help and learn more, visit our digital studios page.


]]>
http://www.knom.org/wp/blog/2013/12/18/a-step-forward-for-our-studio/feed/ 2 6306
2013 Financial Report http://www.knom.org/wp/blog/2013/12/18/2013-financial-report/ Wed, 18 Dec 2013 20:11:30 +0000 http://www.knom.org/wp/?p=6227 Thanks to you, KNOM Radio Mission, Inc. finished the 2013 fiscal year (July 2012 to June 2013) “in the black.”]]>

Thanks to you, KNOM Radio Mission, Inc. finished the 2013 fiscal year (July 2012 to June 2013) “in the black.”

Our total income was $1,662,925, with expenses for the same period totaling $1,657,213.

Our budget thus barely balanced, despite a substantial funding shortage we experienced in the late spring; we can’t thank enough all of the supporters whose generosity, then and now, has sustained us through lean times. As we go to press, however, further funding challenges have put us back in the red.

Our income for fiscal year 2013 (FY 2013), per usual, came mostly from individual donations ($1,053,879; 63.4% on the chart below), with legacy giving making a substantial difference as well ($463,931; 27.9%). Underwriting for our on-air programs brought in $29,524, or 1.8%. Interest and miscellaneous income totaled $8,893 (0.5%).

The “In-Kind Volunteer Donations” marked above arise from the savings our mission sees from our volunteer program; the contributed labor of our full-time volunteers effectively gave KNOM $106,698 (6.4% of income) in FY 2013.

Just shy of half of our expenses ($819,387; 49.4%) went to staff expenses (including salaries, wages, benefits, and taxes) in FY 2013; the remaining half went to programming and technical costs ($263,197; 15.9%), the operation of our facilities ($121,936; 7.4%), this newsletter ($111,499; 6.7%), and fundraising overall ($341,194; 20.6%).

We’re happy to report that our FY 2013 fundraising costs were reduced 2% from the previous year. We make every effort to keep fundraising costs as low as we possibly can; we do so despite our promise never to sell or otherwise distribute our donors’ contact information, which would reduce fundraising expenses.

These figures do not include income and expenses for our studio renovation project (The Tom and Florence Busch Digital Studios). In FY 2013, income specifically for our digital studios totaled $256,630, with expenditures at $211,223. This does not include the matching Rasmuson grant described elsewhere in our Year-End 2013 newsletter. Stay tuned for more figures on our digital studios in the January Static.


]]>
6227
KNOM Radio Mission, 2013: Twelve Snapshots http://www.knom.org/wp/blog/2013/12/17/knom-radio-mission-2013-twelve-snapshots/ Tue, 17 Dec 2013 21:36:47 +0000 http://www.knom.org/wp/?p=6258 From our studio annex's construction to special broadcasting awards to a Russian cultural trip, it's been an exceptional year at our radio mission.]]>

January

Janice Homekingkeo

The KNOM newsroom has an extra “newsie” for a few days: Janice Homekingkeo, a college student whose hometown, Koyuk (COY-uck), Alaska, is within KNOM’s listening range. Janice shadows news director Laureli Kinneen, learning about the daily duties of a busy radio newsroom; she records daytime weather reports and, on her last day, anchors a newscast.


February

KNOM volunteer alumnus Ben Matheson

Construction crews work through Nome’s deep-winter temperatures to build the floor of our digital studios annex. Meanwhile, KNOM volunteer alumnus Ben Matheson is back in the station for a week. With our volunteer crew, all of whom are in their first year of service, Ben helps report on the Norton Sound 450 sled dog race.


March

Paul and Ric, on air during an Iditarod Update

Former news director and current board member Paul Korchin volunteers many hours to help us with the hectic March “race season” in Western Alaska: the Nome-Golovin Snowmachine (or Snowmobile) Race and the world-famous Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Also this month, work continues on our digital studios; a roof now sits above the nascent structure.


April

NAB Crystal Heritage Award

KNOM receives the coveted Crystal Heritage Award – a special distinction recognizing “long-term commitment to community service” – from the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB). In a ceremony at the annual NAB Show, general manager Ric Schmidt shares this great honor with all the members of our KNOM family and Western Alaska community.


May

Little Diomede, Alaska

Bob Froehle – deacon at Nome’s St. Joseph Catholic Church and secretary of KNOM’s board of directors – is waylaid in remote Little Diomede, Alaska for several days. Deacon Bob travels to the Bering Strait community to preside at a funeral; harsh weather prevents his immediate return. (Travel delays like this are common in rural Alaska, even in late spring.)


June

Sister Alice Sullivan

On select days this month, Sister Alice Sullivan – part of the community of nuns at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Nome – joins the KNOM Morning Show to talk about ornithology. Sr. Alice is an expert birder, and her special tips are very timely, since Nome, one of the best sights for bird-watching in the world, sees its bird migrations peak in early summer.


July

Dayneé and Lucus with Communicator Awards

Volunteer producers and Morning Show hosts Lucus Keppel and Dayneé Rosales receive four Communicator Awards from the International Academy of the Visual Arts (IAVA). The awards honor their radio “spots,” or PSAs, as well as a recurring nutrition segment on the Morning Show and a Christmastime radio drama that the two created from scratch.


August

Margaret DeMaioribus

It’s a busy season of departures and arrivals for our volunteers. After finishing their service years, 2012-2013 volunteers Josh Cunningham, Eva DeLappe, and Margaret DeMaioribus (pictured) depart for the Lower 48. Meanwhile, we welcome 2013-2014 volunteers Zachariah Hughes, Emily Bieniek, Anna Rose MacArthur, and Tara Cicatello.


September

Marian Braun paints transmitter building

Supporters Tom and Marian Braun (pictured) spend two weeks at KNOM to help with renovation projects. Labor continues, also, on our studio annex, which is now ready for interior work. Volunteer Lucus Keppel departs at the end of his service term. In the Static, we report on a fruitful volunteer trip to Gambell, Alaska and a rare killer whale sighting in Nome.


October

FCC renewal paperwork

KNOM launches a re-designed, mobile-device-friendly version of its website, knom.org. In the Static, we report on the pending completion of the application for our FCC broadcast license renewal; it’s required once every eight years. We also report on volunteers Emily Bieniek and Dayneé Rosales traveling to the village of Wales for a music festival.


November

Laureli and others in Anadyr, Chukotka, Russia

Our newsletter this month showcases the incredible trip to Chukotka – a far-eastern region of Russia – taken by news director Laureli Kinneen. Her travels allow Laureli to send reports back to KNOM’s listeners on the Beringia Days International Conference, a gathering that brings together cultural representatives from both sides of the Bering Strait.


December

Ric Schmidt and Father Armand Nigro

In the Static, we report that Father Armand Nigro, SJ is now our Spiritual Advisor Emeritus; pictured is general manager Ric Schmidt, presenting Fr. Armand with a plaque recognizing his service and new title. (Our mission will have a new spiritual advisor, Father Mark Hoelsken, SJ, as of 2014.) On Christmas Day, KNOM broadcasts Mass to thousands of listeners.


]]>
6258
http://www.knom.org/wp/blog/category/our-mission-posts/the-nome-static/the-nome-static-2013-all/the-nome-static-year-end-2013/feed/
www.knom.org
crawl=CC-MAIN-2017-13
56921
application/http; msgtype=response
sha1:7C6HNTFRER5RDGRQKH76NOU5IFD3LTOR
<urn:uuid:75ca221f-b664-4058-952c-56deaf2291e0>
2017-03-27T18:26:52Z
67.205.29.67
sha1:CM2IOFIWQCJJIYWJRXLC3FFGIA7QUYTM
<urn:uuid:a4e680e1-fffe-4525-90b2-c779a821ae2d>
http://www.knom.org/wp/blog/category/our-mission-posts/the-nome-static/the-nome-static-2013-all/the-nome-static-year-end-2013/feed/
length
response
<urn:uuid:b35ea5f0-d9b5-44d8-88a2-50312857b14d>
robots: classic
hostname: ip-10-233-31-227.ec2.internal
software: Nutch 1.6 (CC)/CC WarcExport 1.0
isPartOf: CC-MAIN-2017-13
operator: CommonCrawl Admin
description: Wide crawl of the web for March 2017
publisher: CommonCrawl
format: WARC File Format 1.0
conformsTo: http://bibnum.bnf.fr/WARC/WARC_ISO_28500_version1_latestdraft.pdf