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Alumni Memories: Thank you for listening, by Tom Bunger

KNOM Radio Mission stands on the shoulders of all the volunteers that have come before. For one, two or three years they give of their time and talents to enrich the airwaves and the mission of KNOM Radio. As they move on, volunteers take with them a wealth of experiences, memories, and relationships. Former volunteer [...]

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Transition

It’s a time of transition at KNOM. Volunteers are packing up and leaving, their rooms a blank canvas of bed, desk, and dresser, awaiting a new occupant to make it his or her own. Schedules at work are shifting as people segue into new positions while awaiting new faces. Even the weather is changing, from [...]

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Crazy Weeks Ahead

The past couple of weeks and the next few weeks have been, and I anticipate will be, kind of crazy. I’ve been making significant headway in getting my responsibilities wrapped up, and will continue with the effort; but there has also been a lot of non-work related crazy going on. I went to two different [...]

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Alumni Memories: Telling Stories, by Rev. Jesse Zink

KNOM Radio Mission stands on the shoulders of all the volunteers that have come before. For one, two or three years they give of their time and talents to enrich the airwaves and the mission of KNOM Radio. As they move on, volunteers take with them a wealth of experiences, memories, and relationships. Former volunteer [...]

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A Recent Hike and an Old Adventure

This isn’t New York City, there aren’t landmarks all over the place for tourists to see, but there are a few. Around Memorial Day last year my former roommate Leah, dear friend Bre and I took a drive down Council Road and stopped for a quick photo op at “The Last Train to Nowhere.” Sometimes [...]

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Fires, Miners, and Polar Bears, Oh My!

It’s been an interesting week in the KNOM news room. The blog title kind of says it all: fires, miners, and polar bears. First up, fires: I woke up to a phone call last Thursday morning, informing me that Teller—a nearby village, the only one accessible by road—was on fire. I was up, at the [...]

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Rest, Relax, Recover, and Resume

Hi everyone, The past week and a half since my family departed these Nome shores have found me appreciating how busy their visit truly was!  We packed a whole year’s worth of games, hugs, conversations, fights, and silliness into 10 all too short days!  Whew, what a visit, and to top off all the fun [...]

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Out With the Old & On Toward the New

Today at KNOM I helped replace a banner in front of the station. After celebrating KNOM’s 40th anniversary last year, the banner announcing the 40 years was getting a little out of date, what with year 41 just a few days away. As I took the old banner down and helped raise the new one [...]

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Alumni Memories: First Impressions, by Betsy Brennan

KNOM Radio Mission stands on the shoulders of all the volunteers that have come before. For one, two or three years they give of their time and talents to enrich the airwaves and the mission of KNOM Radio. As they move on, volunteers take with them a wealth of experiences, memories, and relationships. Former volunteer [...]

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Wonder, Wander

A poetic trip from Nome to Council in photos.

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