The Nome Static, October 2013 – KNOM Radio Mission http://www.knom.org/wp 96.1 FM | 780 AM | Yours for Western Alaska Thu, 27 Jul 2017 01:06:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8 59285469 A festival in Wales, Alaska http://www.knom.org/wp/blog/2013/09/25/a-festival-in-wales-alaska/ http://www.knom.org/wp/blog/2013/09/25/a-festival-in-wales-alaska/#comments Wed, 25 Sep 2013 17:35:49 +0000 http://www.knom.org/mission/wp/?p=1437 A month ago, volunteers Emily Bieniek and Dayneé Rosales traveled to the Western Alaska community of Wales.]]>

A month ago, newly-arrived volunteer Emily Bieniek joined second-year volunteer Dayneé Rosales in traveling to Wales, Alaska: a small community within our listening range that was the 2013 host of the Kingikmiut Dance Festival.

Kingikmiut (KING-ick-mewt) is an annual gathering that brings together representatives from many of the communities we serve; it’s a weekend celebration of traditional Alaska Native music, culture, and food. Thanks to a longtime sponsorship with a regional air carrier, Emily and Dayneé’s travel was free.

This year, for Emily – our volunteer music director – the trip was a vital chance to expand our music library. One of the many qualities that makes KNOM unique – and that, we hope, endears us to our listeners – is that our programming features a very regular sampling of Alaska Native music; we play at least one Native song during most of our broadcast hours. Almost all of these songs are live recordings from music festivals like Kingikmiut; at this year’s Wales performances, Emily was hard at work, capturing new samples of traditional music (as pictured).

This music – and the larger culture it taps into – is so important to our listeners and to our mission. Thank you for making trips like these possible!

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This article is part of the October 2013 edition of our newsletter, The Nome Static.

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The Church http://www.knom.org/wp/blog/2013/09/25/the-church/ Wed, 25 Sep 2013 15:50:17 +0000 http://www.knom.org/mission/wp/?p=1435

The Church is not a club of saints; it is a hospital for sinners.

– George Craig Stewart

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This article is part of the October 2013 edition of our newsletter, The Nome Static.

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The project turns inward http://www.knom.org/wp/blog/2013/09/24/the-project-turns-inward/ Wed, 25 Sep 2013 01:15:51 +0000 http://www.knom.org/mission/wp/?p=1428 Our construction – on the Tom and Florence Busch Digital Studios – heads indoors as winter nears.]]>

Our construction – on the Tom and Florence Busch Digital Studios – heads indoors as winter nears.

By the time you read this, we expect to be in the early stages of putting in electrical wiring, insulation, and all the other components that will transform our structure into a fully-functional studio annex.

Our future studio space has come a long way in just a few months; it’s a testament to the hard work of our construction crews and the incredible support of our KNOM family. Pictured within are general manager Ric Schmidt and visiting supporters Tom and Marian Braun (read more about the Brauns here).

Our future digital studios, interior

Our new digital studios – an expansion of our current studio space – will both increase our offices and modernize them. The construction and renovation will replace our aging, analog equipment (audio wiring, sound boards, etc.) with digital tools that will be more cost-efficient and far easier to maintain; this is a key benefit, since equipment maintenance is such a challenge in rural Alaska. We view this project as vital to our mission; it will lay a crucial groundwork for the decades to come.

To date, our studio funds are just past the halfway point of our goal. As always, to learn more or to get involved, we invite you to visit our digital studios page. Or just give us a call! (907) 443-5221.

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This article is part of the October 2013 edition of our newsletter, The Nome Static.

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Openings in the heavens http://www.knom.org/wp/blog/2013/09/24/openings-in-the-heavens-2/ Tue, 24 Sep 2013 23:34:17 +0000 http://www.knom.org/mission/wp/?p=1426

Perhaps they are not the stars, but rather openings in the heavens where the love of our departed ones peer through and shine down upon us to let us know they are happy.

– inspired by an Eskimo legend

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This article is part of the October 2013 edition of our newsletter, The Nome Static.

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Wired http://www.knom.org/wp/blog/2013/09/24/wired/ Tue, 24 Sep 2013 22:07:11 +0000 http://www.knom.org/mission/wp/?p=1422 While KNOM has no official IT Manager amongst our staff positions, you’d never know it with the thorough, dedicated volunteer work of intrepid chief engineer Rolland Trowbridge. As we go to press, Rolland’s latest improvement project at KNOM is to re-route and re-organize our office building’s ethernet cabling: the wiring our staff uses to access…]]>

While KNOM has no official IT Manager amongst our staff positions, you’d never know it with the thorough, dedicated volunteer work of intrepid chief engineer Rolland Trowbridge.

Ethernet cablingAs we go to press, Rolland’s latest improvement project at KNOM is to re-route and re-organize our office building’s ethernet cabling: the wiring our staff uses to access the internet. In Nome, where internet speeds are perhaps a decade or more behind those of the Lower 48, every improvement in our infrastructure helps. Thank you, Rolland!

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This article is part of the October 2013 edition of our newsletter, The Nome Static.

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A visit from Tom and Marian http://www.knom.org/wp/blog/2013/09/24/a-visit-from-tom-and-marian/ Tue, 24 Sep 2013 21:28:09 +0000 http://www.knom.org/mission/wp/?p=1418   We can’t thank enough the donation of talent, treasure, and time from two incredible KNOM supporters – Tom and Marian Braun – who spent two weeks at our mission last month. The Brauns have long been financial supporters of our mission, but last month, they took their support to a rare, exceptional level by…]]>

 

We can’t thank enough the donation of talent, treasure, and time from two incredible KNOM supporters – Tom and Marian Braun – who spent two weeks at our mission last month.

The Brauns have long been financial supporters of our mission, but last month, they took their support to a rare, exceptional level by visiting us in person and helping us with some much-needed summer work.

Much of their time was spent at our AM transmitter site, a few miles outside Nome, where the couple helped us repaint our transmitter and backup generator buildings and replace our perimeter fence.

Tom paints at the AM transmitter site

Marian also created brand-new curtains for the KNOM volunteer dormitory.

For the Brauns, this type of generous volunteer work has become a lifestyle; the retired couple travels across the country, often in a motor coach, helping those in need – whether it’s displaced tornado victims or a Habitat for Humanity construction crew.

Not only did they donate their labor to our mission – along with ample doses of goodwill – but the Brauns also paid for their own travel expenses to and from Alaska. Thanks so much, Tom and Marian!

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This article is part of the October 2013 edition of our newsletter, The Nome Static.

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To do without http://www.knom.org/wp/blog/2013/09/24/to-do-without/ Tue, 24 Sep 2013 19:16:09 +0000 http://www.knom.org/mission/wp/?p=1416

To have what we want is riches, but to be able to do without is power of spirit.

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This article is part of the October 2013 edition of our newsletter, The Nome Static.

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Senator in the building http://www.knom.org/wp/blog/2013/09/24/senator-in-the-building/ Tue, 24 Sep 2013 16:19:44 +0000 http://www.knom.org/mission/wp/?p=1413 Longtime readers of the Static may find it no surprise that, last month, KNOM received a visit from US Senator Mark Begich, the junior member of Alaska’s Congressional delegation (pictured, mid-interview, with news director Laureli Kinneen). As one of the leading news organizations in rural Alaska – and one of the largest in the state…]]>

Longtime readers of the Static may find it no surprise that, last month, KNOM received a visit from US Senator Mark Begich, the junior member of Alaska’s Congressional delegation (pictured, mid-interview, with news director Laureli Kinneen).

As one of the leading news organizations in rural Alaska – and one of the largest in the state – KNOM frequently interviews influential community leaders and policy-makers: whether they’re respected village elders or politicians from Washington, D.C.

It’s thanks to you that, every day, we’re able to provide local, regional, and national news to our thousands of listeners, spread across 100,000 square miles of the Alaskan Bush. To sample our news department’s latest, visit our news page.

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This article is part of the October 2013 edition of our newsletter, The Nome Static.

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The poorest man http://www.knom.org/wp/blog/2013/09/23/the-poorest-man/ Tue, 24 Sep 2013 00:18:46 +0000 http://www.knom.org/mission/wp/?p=1411

Sometimes the poorest man leaves his children the richest inheritance of faith.

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This article is part of the October 2013 edition of our newsletter, The Nome Static.

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Five years ago http://www.knom.org/wp/blog/2013/09/23/five-years-ago/ Mon, 23 Sep 2013 22:06:58 +0000 http://www.knom.org/mission/wp/?p=1407 Amy with Ora Gologergen

In September and October 2008, our newsletters were full of comings and goings – including those of our public affairs director Amy Flaherty and news director Paul Korchin.

The Static reported on one of Amy’s final projects for our popular show Elder Voices: an interview with Savoonga, Alaska elder Ora Gologergen (guh-LOGG-er-guhn), pictured at top. Amy bid farewell to our mission that autumn, after six incredible years of service (two as a volunteer, four as a staff member).

Paul on an archeological dig

Paul, meanwhile, had just returned from a fruitful vacation trip to the Middle East, where he put to use his extensive knowledge of ancient cultures – the subject in which he holds a Ph.D. – during an extended archeological dig.

It’s a small reminder of the many multi-talented, incredible people who have sustained our mission for so many years. We’re thrilled to count Amy and Paul among our many alumni, and we’re happy to still benefit from Paul’s talents as a current member of our board of directors. Thanks for being part of our family!

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This article is part of the October 2013 edition of our newsletter, The Nome Static.

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