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The nnouncer A 89.1 KANW-FM New Mexico Public Radio Fall 2009 Morning Edition “Touch me in the morning,” Diana Ross sang. Morning Edition is the place to hear the stories, not That’s exactly what Morning Edition does at the sound bites, of people in the news. KANW, without interruption, every morning from Produced by NPR in Washington, D.C., Morning 4 a.m. until 8 a.m. Edition spans the nation and the globe. There are 17 reporters scattered around the country and KANW is the first New Mexico station to correspondents based in 17 countries. broadcast Morning Edition without interruption. 89.1 KANW-FM The decision was simple. We believe you want Steve Inskeep hosts Morning Edition from someone to touch your morning, not jumble it. You Washington, D.C., with co-host Renee Montagne OWNED AND OPERATED BY want someone to bring you up to date about at NPR West in Culver City, CA. The two hosts ALBUQUERQUE overnight events, what is expected for coming day took over Morning Edition in 2004. They have PUBLIC SCHOOLS and provide a light touch along the way. That’s about 30 years of NPR experience between them. Morning Edition. And that has been Morning Board of Education: Edition since 1979. Major stories Montagne and Inskeep have covered Martin Esquivel-President directly include the funeral of Pope John Paul ll District 4 With nearly 14 million listeners spread among from Rome, Afghanistan, Nelson Mandela's release Paula Maes-Vice President District 5 more than 660 National Public Radio affiliate from prison in South Africa, the hunt for al-Qaida Dolores Griego-Secretary stations around the country, Morning Edition suspects in Pakistan, and the war in Iraq. District 1 draws public radio’s largest audience. David Peercy-Policy & California-born and educated Montagne comes from Instruction Chairperson Background analysis, commentary, arts and sports a Marine Corps family and lived in locales including District 7 David Robbins-Finance complete the Morning Edition program package. Hawaii and Arizona. Inskeep is a Midwesterner, Chairperson raised in Indiana and educated in Kentucky. District 6 For Morning Edition, aggressive coverage of Lorenzo Garcia-District breaking news provides the core of the show. Relations Chairperson District 3 Robert Lucero-Capital Outlay & Technology Chairperson Listener Comment Are you interested? District 2 Dear Diane: We have other choices, but want to make a connection Winston C. Brooks My brother, Ken, was an avid listener to KANW. He that Ken would have wanted. KANW is the connection Superintendent died suddenly in Albuquerque on March 30th. the family has decided upon...if there is an interest on your part. His other brother, our sister and I were in Albuquerque KANW Staff: the entire week of the 30th. Ken was single; always had Please respond either by e-mail or phone. Thanks. I'll Michael Brasher been. We have concluded all requirements about his look forward to the reply. General Manager accounts, etc. except transferring ownership of his car. Judy Valdez Warm Regards, His next door neighbor said she often heard the most Operations Specialist Lance Johnson, Oklahoma City, OK Kevin Otero interesting radio stories and programs coming from Program Specialist Ken's apartment...obviously from KANW. Diane López Development Specialist Ken's best friend, George Radnovich, is a landscape COVER architect in Albuquerque and said KANW would take a • Morning Edition KIDS 88.1 Grants car or arrange for someone to take a car as a donation. INSIDE KNLK 91.9 Santa Rosa Ken's car is available and the title has official lien releases • Judy Valdez TRANSLATOR STATIONS: on its face, so the title is clear and ready to be turned • KANW Special Volunteer K212AN 90.3 Espanola over, along with the car, as a donation. • Hearts of space K212EG 90.3 Questa JJuuddyy VVaallddeezz CCeelleebbrraatteess 3300 YYeeaarrss aatt KKAANNWW When an organization has just a few the appropriate power output level. night reporting and commentary. people, those few people do a little of Transmitting using too much power can everything. For Judy Valdez, KANW cause interference. When National Public Radio became part operations manager, everything has of KANW in the late 1990s, the included climbing towers and emptying Three decades ago, KANW’s transmitter requirement for financial self-sufficiency the trash. Everything has also included was the tower still seen at Coal and Buena came too. That meant a host of ventures, helping free the KANW van that Michael Vista SE. The signal didn’t quite reach all Judy says, from the semi-annual fund Brasher high centered in the middle of of he 332,000 people in Albuquerque in raising campaigns to producing nowhere as he and Judy headed to the 1980. Now, transmitting from Sandia compilations of New Mexico Music and KANW transmitter near Grants. Crest and using translators, KANW selling CDs. reaches the 850,000 people in metro Judy joined KANW 30 years ago, during Albuquerque and also much of northern Technology has changed continuously and the summer of 1979. Her radio experience New Mexico. with the changes, the sound has improved. was a year at another station, working in Records and turntables are long gone. financial management. She was soon on In 1979, the station signed on at 9 a.m. After records came reel-to-reel tapes, mini- the air doing two newscasts each day. “Rip and at midnight quit broadcasting for the discs, DAT tapes which looked like small and read” from the wire service, she day. The morning programming cassettes, and CDs. remembers. The three-person staff had to supported Albuquerque Public Schools do everything. “Get it done” was the classes. One music program, for first and The reel-to-reel tapes would get dry and approach then and today. second graders, involved a woman playing break, Judy says. Repair was a hassle. piano in the KANW studio. There were Sometimes tapes would not get rewound, “Never a dull moment,” Judy says of her two programs for learning Spanish. All the causing gibberish to appear when the tape time at KANW. programs ran in 15 minute segments. was next played. In those cases, the on-air host would quickly stop the tape and say, Today Judy is on the air from noon until Disco music filled the rest of the day in “Technical difficulties.” 2 p.m. weekdays, playing New Mexico the early 1980s, but gave way to a light Music. She tends to the financial end of jazz format for a few years. The New When not at KANW, Judy tends to be things and is “chief operator,” an Mexico Music format began as a specialty involved in activities with her large important position defined by the Federal show, Judy says. The show was well family. Her mother lives in Lumberton, Communications Commission. Judy is received and the rest is KANW format a small community in northern Rio responsible for seeing that KANW history. Another format addition came in Arriba County. Judy is married and has complies with FCC regulations. One 1988 when radio newsman and now an adult son. Judy enjoys reading and example is being sure KANW transmits at blogger Joe Monanhan proposed election making jewelry. Those of us intrigued by the Hearts of Always a late-night show, the program Hearts of Space Space mantra, but not up late on Sundays started at KPFA-FM in Berkeley, can take heart, as one might say. That’s California. Syndication began in 1983, It’s late Sunday night, around 11 p.m. The because over its 36 years in existence, grew quickly and now includes more than end of the weekend approaches. Time for Hearts of Space has grown into what 200 NPR stations. some contemplation of the coming week, HOS.com calls “a multi-faceted music and some getting organized. Time for KANW. broadcast producer encompassing radio Fans who are daytime people can subscribe Time for Hearts of Space. syndication, a record company and an to three services: the archive with on- Internet broadcast service.” demand access to 1,000 radio programs; “Slow music for fast times,” says Hearts of the radio channel, a 24/7 stream; and the Space at the top of its website, Hearts of Space began in 1973 from week’s show. Subscription prices range up www.hos.com. Stephen Hill’s interest in space-creating, to $14 per month. ambient and contemplative music. 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