KNOM Photo Gallery
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
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July 13-14, 2001
A Few Of KNOM's Special Friends
"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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