The photos are divided into six categories, and there's an index of May 1997-present Nome Static images, too, linking to over 300 more.

We hope that you enjoy them.  Please respect that all images are Copyright and should not be reproduced without express written permission of KNOM.
 

Early Days

• KNOM's Original Buildings:  an essay with many photos (about 500k)
• Construction coordinator volunteer Tom Karlin with Luella Poole, 1970.  13k
• July 14, 1971, BishopRobert Whelan, SJ pushes the "on" button for KNOM's first program.33k
• Harry Gallagher, KNOM's first news director 75k
• Jack Carr, KNOM's first maintenance chief, 1971 22k
• A young Tom Busch deejays (1971)  17k
• Unloading the KNOM tower sections:  an essay with photo (1970) 37k
• Building the KNOM tower: an essay with photos, 1970  about 100k
• Instruction sheet for announcers, how to operate the Collins 212-V mixing console, 1971 151k
• Gleeson Hall - one of the early volunteer dorms 27k
• The remodeled James Walsh house was KNOM's first "home" 31k
• Therese "Tweet" Burik in the tiny reception area during construction (1970)19k
• Volunteer Pete Van Nort deejays (1973) 159k
• Volunteer Alex Hills deejays, with volunteers John Pfeifer and Tom Busch in Studio B (1971) 34k
• Support nurses (from left) Sally Duggan, Kitty Orris and Ida Schilter (1971) 12k
• Support nurses (from left) Candy Gleason and Meg Gabriel give medical advice to village health aides by two-way radio, March 1973 21k
• The huge board held sixty-four 5 x 8-inch cards, such as this one, an early inspirational spot 130k
• Another spot card, this one educational 147k
• Volunteer Stan Weisbeck deejays in Studio A, 1974. 27k
• Volunteer Jim Tighe deejays in Studio A, 1975.  Note the Collins Twintape and the 212-V console.  87k
• Popular volunteer deejay Jeanne Gabriel cues up a 45 in Studio A, 1975.  56k
• Volunteer announcer/secretary Florence Francis (Busch), in the upstairs office, 1975.  95k
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1976-1990
 

• The KNOM Christmas Star, every year since 1971.  (1976)  27k
• U.S. Senator Mike Gravel guest deejays on the Jeanne Gabriel afternoon program, March 28, 1976.  127k
• Chris Robling and Bro. Albert Heinrich, FIC interview past (and future) governor Walter Hickel in Studio C, March 20, 1978 91k
• Support volunteers Lynn Herich, RN and Herbert Merz, MD, 1978.  14k
• The original KNOM newsroom, with volunteer Timothy Cochran, 1982.  80k
• Brother Normand Berger, FIC and Brother Albert Heinrich, FIC, KNOM volunteers, 1976 30k
• Brother Albert Heinrich, FIC in the KNOM newsroom, 1976 69k
• A rare party at the 16-foot volunteer dinner table, 1977.  84k
• Mary Pat McElligott, popular volunteer morning deejay, 1977.  69k
• Mary Pat and Luella Poole, 1977.  49k
• Volunteer support nurse Timaree Bierle, RN examines dinner, just harvested from the Bering Sea, 1978.  57k
• Volunteer Marie Dieringer in Studio A, wide angle view (1981) 101k
• Volunteer Marie Dieringer in Studio A, a widely-used KNOM publicity photo, 1982  103k
• Lynette Berger (now Schmidt) checks the "spot board" in the manager's office, 1982.  119k
• CBS anchor Walter Cronkite addresses Alaska Broadcasters Assoc., with incoming president Tom Busch at left, 1982  34k
• Cronkite poses with the Alaska Broadcasters board of directors, including two KNOM'ers. 1982  65k
• Randy Romanesko edits 1/4-inch tape on a Scully in Studio B, 1982. 125k
• Linda Raab (l), seen off at the Portland airport by (l-r) former volunteers Marie Dieringer and Polly Yett, as she launches her volunteer year, August 1985  86k
• Volunteer Sean Brennan chats with Siberian Yupik elder Tim Gologergen in old, tiny Studio C, 1986. 32k
• Bishop Mike Kaniecki, SJ teases volunteers during KNOM's 15th anniversary celebration, July 14, 1986.  70k
• Bishop Mike Kaniecki, SJ (in red hat) plays cards with KNOM volunteers, 1986.  66k
• Bishop Mike Kaniecki, SJ with KNOM volunteers, 1986. 69k
• Volunteer support nurse Linda Peters, RN, who aided KNOM for eight years, with "Trapper," about 1989.  43k
• Young volunteer news reporter Paul Korchin, 1987. 36k
• Building the 5-meter satellite dish at KNOM's AM transmitter site, 3 miles east of Nome, October 1987. 31k
• Luke Larson shovels the back steps of Gleeson Hall, 1988. 28k
• Montage: from left, the "Community House," garage, "Fire Trap" dormitory and studio on 3rd avenue, 1989. 80k
• Volunteer Katy Clark deejays in Studio A.  Note the Ampro console and Media-Touch touchscreen, 1988. 59k
• All of the old buildings rested on blocks, like the northwest corner of Gleeson Hall, 1989. 37k
• KNOM volunteer support nurse Kristie Kobelski, RN with a young patient, 1989.  42k
• KNOM volunteers reposition the studio's sign after repainting. On ground, from left: Ross Tozzi, Scott Cooper, Luke Larson, Mark DeLucchi.  On ladder, Sean Brennan, window: Mike Jones.  Summer 1989  43k
• Larry "Spike" Anderson, after vacuuming the rear apartment of the "Fire Trap", the 1945-built Hudert home on Third Avenue, on the site of the present KNOM studio building, 1990.  73k
• Volunteer music director Angela Munoz, 1990.  34k
• Bishop Mike Kaniecki, SJ preaches during the broadcast Sunday Mass from St. Joseph's Church, 1990.  Yes, the church is leaning, about 8 degrees to the left. 40k
• In the back of the church, baby Clotilda Beans, held by her sister Jennifer, is not very interested in the bishop's sermon. 34k
• KNOM volunteer support nurse Kathy Cronin (1990) 69k
• 10-foot snowdrifts were common around the KNOM buildings, here with volunteer Angie Munoz (1990) 69k

1991 - Present

The Keller Broadcast Center Is Built

• 1990.  Preparing to demolish Gleeson Hall, Bro. Ray Berube, FIC demonstrates that in some places, the World War II "knockdown" building is falling apart.  37k
• The first volunteer dormitory piling is drilled into the permafrost, July 1991. 27k
• July 1991, the first of 3 50-foot H beams, to anchor the new self-supporting tower, the rear of the old studio building and old guyed tower visible, with chief engineer Timothy Cochran. 77k
• Tower contractor Rod Ewing "stickbuilds" the new 80-foot Rohn self-supporting studio tower, 1991  57k
• July 1991, the front section of the old "Community House" dorm is hauled away.  54k
• September 1991, on the site of the Community House, the new volunteer dorm takes shape.  87k
• December 1991, a mosaic of the KNOM buildings 32k
• Workers raise the first wall of the Keller Broadcast Center, July 1992. 54k
• The Keller Broadcast Center takes shape 31k
• Trusses are added to the new building 36k
• Contractor Randy Pomeranz works inside the building 24k
• Contractor Randy Pomeranz (kneeling) and carpenter Fred Lammer work on the Studio C double window  72k
• Volunteer news reporter Cherie Collins admires the soon-to-be newsroom 39k
• In the old Studio C, Cherie Collins produces an interview, spring 1993.  73k
• Carpenter Fred Lammer nails together the ceiling 22k
• Chief engineer Timothy Cochran wires the speaker in what will become the general manager's office 66k
• General manager Tom Busch checks Studio A construction, February 1993.  57k
• Volunteer music director John Albers, with 4,000 LPs in the new building.  The transfer of KNOM's 22-year collection of  record albums was a Boy Scout service project.  99k
• Keller Broadcast Center on a normal winter day in Nome 24k
• Tom Busch accepts KNOM's ninth Gabriel "Radio Station of the Year" Award in San Antonio, TX, October 2001, with Dallas Co-Adjutor Bishop Joseph Galante and entertainer Vikki Carr looking on.  91k
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People, Places, Faces

• KNOM volunteer support nurse Anne Irsfeld (1993) 97k
• General Manager Tom Busch examines KNOM's aging standby generator (1995) 21k
• Katy Clark, KNOM volunteer 1988-1990, and salaried program director 1991-1994, in Studio A, 1993  119k
• The KNOM AM transmitter, three miles from town on the Nome River10k
• Bishop Michael Kaniecki, SJ, KNOM Owner presents an award from the Christophers to Manager Tom Busch 27k
• Tom Busch with the coveted NAB Marconi Award (1992) 19k
• Fr. Chuck Peterson, SJ marks a Jesuit grave at Pilgrim Hot Springs, as KNOM's Katy Clark tape records the prayer (July 1995) 92k
• Nome Mayor John Handeland proclaims July 14, 1996, KNOM's 25th anniversary "KNOM Day" with Bishop Mike Kaniecki, SJ 46k
• A city snow plow cleans up in front of KNOM after a storm 19k
• Each year, the KNOM Christmas star is placed on top of the FM tower 36k
• At night the KNOM star can be seen for miles 12k
• As president of the Alaska Broadcasters Association, Tom Busch (left) presents an ABA award to FCC Commissioner James Quello January 14, 1994, 136k
• Former News Director Tom Bunger trains volunteers Paul Rauch and Mary Davenport (1995) 32k
• KNOM staff members watch as city crew pave Third Avenue (1996) 46k
• KNOM chief engineer Timothy Cochran and AP Technicians install a new dish, 1994. 27k
• When the satelite dish fills with snow, the signal disappears, the staff take turns cleaning it. (1995) 20k
• News Director Tom Bunger gives a tour of the station (1993) 28k
• Florence Busch picks wild low bush tundra blueberries (1992) 30k
• Each summer, Yup'ik Eskimo Theresa Francis fillets the year's salmon catch and stores it for the winter 45k
• The King Island Eskimo Dancers perform for KNOM's 25th anniversary (1996) 34k
• Another image of the King Island Eskimo Dancers at KNOM's 25th 51k
• Nome Pastor Father John Hinsvark, Father Paul Macke, SJ, Bishop Kaniecki, SJ and Father Chuck Peterson, SJ celebrate Mass for KNOM's 25th anniversary (1996) 29k
• At KNOM's 25th, news director Tom Bunger shares a joke with former KNOM news director Claire Richardson 100k
• At KNOM's 25th anniversary Mass, business manager Florence Busch lights a candle for each of the KNOM staff and volunteers who had died since the project began in 1966, with Fr. John Hinsvark (1996) 60k
• Looking out at Norton Sound from Nome's seawall 16k
• In Alaska, the spring thaw is known as "breakup," which can be a mess.  One block north of KNOM, May 1994 128k
• Brother Ray Berube, FIC, KNOM's maintenance chief from 1979 - 1991 (1986).  73k
• Chief engineer Timothy Cochran takes the KNOM Christmas star out of storage for another holiday, 1994  73k
• Father Chuck Peterson, SJ visits a wheelchair-bound parishoner in St. Mary's, Alaska 17k
• Volunteers Chris Erickson and Paul Rauch visit a listener in the village of Gambell (1994) 19k
• Volunteers Paul Rauch and Mary Davenport on KNOM's back porch (1995) 20k
• Volunteer Michael Warren, 1998-2000 120k
• Panoramic image of engineer Les Brown inside the KNOM AM transmitter building (2002) 250k
• KNOMers accept the 2003 Gabriel Radio Station of the Year Award in St. Louis (2003) 94k
  

July 13-14, 2001

• Twenty-four photos of the ordination of former KNOM volunteer Ross Tozzi, combined with the celebration of KNOM's 30th anniversary.

A Few Of KNOM's Special Friends

• The late John Mullaney donated consulting engineering to KNOM for 20 years 20k
• 1990 volunteer Ross Tozzi, ordained a Catholic priest in Nome in 2001.  This photo from 1998. 22k
• Over the years, a total of sixty-six nurses like Kathy Cronin (1991) lived as volunteers and donated their salaries to KNOM 20k
• Senior U-S Senator Ted Stevens stops by KNOM when he visits Nome 20k
• U.S. congressman Don Young visits KNOM in 1999 74k
• General manager Tom Busch hosts a live call-in with Alaska governor Tony Knowles (Sept. 1999) 59k
• Alaska broadcast pioneer Augie Hiebert coordinated the paperwork 1966-70 24k
• 1985 volunteer Linda Raab has flown to Nome to help with the Iditarod 34k
• KNOM's Iditarod Race pilot George Murphy flying his small plane in the Kigluaik Mountains near Nome 30k
• KNOM donor Antoinette Lauer cuts a ceremonial ribbon, christening the new Nautel ND-25 AM transmitter, with (left) engineer Les Brown and general manager Tom Busch. (August 16, 1997)  93k
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"Nome Static" images May 1997- present:

     Each link in this index of Nome Static images will take you to the electronic edition of the issue in which it was published.  At present, some 500 images are cross-referenced in this index.

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