An inspirational spot from the April 2013 issue of our newsletter, The Nome Static:
God doesn’t call the qualified. He qualifies the called.
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From Rome to Nome
Like many of our listeners – and, we imagine, many of our supporters – we were excited last month to hear the news of the newly-chosen Pope Francis.
Thanks to you, the Catholic faithful throughout Western Alaska were kept informed on the headlines from Vatican City with hourly national and world news provided by ABC News, of which KNOM is an affiliate. This news coverage is a part of our hourly radio programming throughout the year, but it takes on special significance when national and international news events reverberate in rural Alaska.
For obvious reasons, KNOM cannot provide its own news coverage for stories that take place thousands of miles away. In these moments, a cornerstone of our Catholic mission – to inform the listeners of Western Alaska – extends even beyond the borders of our state. From Rome to Nome, our mission calls us to bring information to the listeners of Western Alaska; it’s made possible through your support. Thank you!
Friends and fashions
Our inspirational spot for the week:
Unlike the latest fashions, friends don’t go out of style, and if you’re careful, you won’t wear them out, either.
March 2008: The All-Alaska Sweepstakes returns
KNOM newsies Paul Korchin and Amy Flaherty report on the live start of the 2008 All Alaska Sweepstakes from Nome’s Front Street. Photo by David Dodman.
March 26, 2008
Paul Korchin and Amy Flaherty hop onto borrowed snowmobiles to follow the 100th anniversary running of the All Alaska Sweepstakes, a 408-mile sled dog race through the wilderness.
They report using a satellite telephone lent by Nome police chief Paul Burke.
Peace, through forgiveness
Our inspirational spot for the week:
Peace comes when we pray for those who have hurt us. With a peaceful heart, we can forgive as we have been forgiven.
March 1968: Picking a frequency
March 20, 1968
Pioneer Alaska broadcaster Augie Hiebert, who is handling the Nome Catholic radio project’s paperwork, suggests 780 kHz as the new station’s frequency.
In a letter, he asks Peter Gureckis of John H. Mullaney’s Washington, DC engineering firm if he concurs.
Hope
Our inspirational spot for the week:
Hope is putting faith to work when doubting would be easier.
March 1990: An international popcorn connection
March 16, 1990
When Tom and Florence Busch host a Russian man and his son, they discover that the boy loves popcorn, which he had never before tasted. And so, they send them home with a jar of Orville Redenbacher and some oil.
Later, a (uniquely phrased) letter arrives. “This attempt was not excellent,” it reads. “Corns begined to blow up and was filled whole value of frying pan’s space. It was fantastic picture. I was can’t to open cover because corns was jumping too long. Now I choose suitable deep crockery.”
