Tom and Marian Braun – KNOM Radio Mission http://www.knom.org/wp 96.1 FM | 780 AM | Yours for Western Alaska Fri, 02 Dec 2016 23:24:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.1 http://www.knom.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cropped-KNOM-K-Logo-512px-square-32x32.jpg Tom and Marian Braun – KNOM Radio Mission http://www.knom.org/wp 32 32 59285469 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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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…]]>

 

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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Great work, Tom and Marian! http://www.knom.org/wp/blog/2013/09/19/great-work-tom-and-marian/ Thu, 19 Sep 2013 19:07:24 +0000 http://www.knom.org/mission/wp/?p=1395 In their second and final week of service to KNOM, we are thankful for the planning, funding, and hard work of Tom and Marian Braun from Colorado; they are two long-time supporters of KNOM who traveled up to Nome to help with several big projects.

Marian’s selection, purchase, and construction of new insulated curtains for KNOM’s volunteer community house brought smiles to the faces of all the volunteers. This project meant dozens of hours of cutting, pinning, and sewing before her husband Tom could mount the drapes in each window.

Tom and Marian took charge of scraping and painting at KNOM’s AM transmitter and generator buildings. They selected the finish color of the buildings, and during the rainy days, while Marian furiously sewed curtains, Tom finished work on the site’s crumbling AM transmitter fencing.

Having funded and finished these projects, they return to Anchorage, Alaska and their motor home, with plans to visit their family in California. Please keep Tom and Marian in your prayers.

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Two special volunteers http://www.knom.org/wp/blog/2013/09/12/two-special-volunteers/ Thu, 12 Sep 2013 18:49:52 +0000 http://www.knom.org/mission/wp/?p=1389 We are blessed with volunteer help from two long-time supporters of KNOM.

Tom and Marian Braun from Colorado are spending two weeks at KNOM. Now retired, they travel the country donating their time to worthwhile charities. They drive their motor home throughout the United States, sometimes building homes for Habitat For Humanity, and they even lent a helping hand in Joplin, Missouri after a tornado struck that community.

Marian has designed new insulated curtains for the KNOM volunteer community house; she’s cutting, trimming, pinning, and sewing material, transforming them into beautiful window coverings.

Tom has taken charge of scraping and painting duties at KNOM’s AM transmitter and generator buildings. With all the rain during the week, the painting project was put on hold while Tom worked to rebuild the site’s crumbling tower fencing.

Tom and Marian also provided the funds for both of these projects. We thank them for their devotion to the KNOM Radio Mission. Please keep them in your prayers.

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