KNOM's many activites

There are many amazing aspects of KNOM. That is why it is hard for me to display to you everything at once. If you are in the lower 48 it might be hard to decipher how life would be without phones, running water, or electricity. We reach so many areas like that and it is important for us to stay awake on issues and current events around Alaska. I however, have all of those things so it is sometimes hard to really imagine that still...
On a lighter note, one of the programming ideas we all take part in are the KNOM Crew Picks. This is where I might take a song and talk about it a little. Perhaps a little history or just a personal reflection. I have done Simon and Garfunkel's 'Sounds of Silence' and 'Free' by Shawn McDonald. The great thing is that we are not required to stay in any particular genre, so I can pluck music from anywhere I desire- as long as it is appropriate of course.
To my Lower 48 supporters, remember, feel free to email me and ask any questions. I have already received some interesting ones, so I do not think many will bother me.

KNOM-Award Winning Station

KNOM won the Gabriel award from Catholic Broadcasting for Station of the Year!
I feel so privileged to be apart of an award winning station!
This makes 15 total and 12 consecutive years winning this prestigious award.

Nome is Home

I really feel that I have now settled into Nome, Alaska. I am starting to see familiar faces on the street and on the way to the post office.
We are getting ready to say goodbye to a key part of the Nome community, Jesse Zink. He will be venturing to South Africa in missions and our prayers follow him to the clinic that he will be serving.
Nome has some wonderful opportunities for involvement. If church is not your forte then there are things like the Arts Council, helping out at the schools, Choir in the holiday months, hiking in the midnight sun, community activities coming out of every corner. I already can see how it would be difficult not to become involved in some way, shape, or form at some point. I think that people would have to avoid situations completely in order to avoid getting involved or even asked.