Revolution from the Heart of Nature
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P KUNM 89.9 FM l July 2010 89.9 ALBUQUERQUE l 88.7 SOCORRO l 89.9 SANTA FE l 90.9 TAOS l 90.5 CIMARRON/EAGLE NEST 91.9 ESPANOLA l 91.9 LAS VEGAS l 91.9 NAGEEZI l 90.5 CUBA Revolution from the Heart of Nature The Bioneers Return Wednesday, July 7. Details on page 12. A 25-year plus veteran of Afternoon Freeform retires. Story on page 9 And, KUNM ties for NMBA’s Station of the Year award. That story and more inside KUNM Operations Staff Kaylina Abeyta...............................................................Youth Radio Assistant KUNM Radio Board Elaine Baumgartel...............................................................................Reporter Carol Boss.....................................................................Membership Relations UNM Faculty Representatives: Tristan Clum..........................................................................Program Director Dorothy Baca Briana Cristo..........................................................Vista Youth Radio Assistant John Scariano Matthew Finch ...........................................................................Music Director UNM Staff Representative: Roman Garcia .......................................................Interim Production Director Mary Jacintha Sarah Gustavus..................................................................................Reporter Elected Community Reps: Rachel Kaub ....................................................................Operations Manager Graham Sharman Jonathan Longcore..............................................................IT Support Analyst Appointed At-Large Reps: Linda Morris .........................................................Senior Fiscal Services Tech Yasmin Dennig Cris Nichols .............................................................. Membership Coordinator Patrick O’Connell ASUNM Representatives: Mary Oishi ....................................................................Development Director Casey Echternacht Roberta Rael......................................................Youth Radio Project Manager Jeffrey Waldo Rob Raucci .................................................Community Relations Coordinator GPSA Representative: Linda Rodeck .............................................. Underwriting Marketing Specialist Billie James Ulibarri Mike Stark .................................................................................Chief Engineer Volunteer Representative: Richard S. Towne .................................................................General Manager Henry Gonzales Kamaria Umi.......................................................Youth Radio Production Tech Ex-Officio Members: Jim Williams ............................................................................... News Director Richard S. Towne, General Mgr. Tristan Clum, Program Director KUNM Student Staff Justin Becker .................................................. Operations Technical Specialist Deborah Beebe.............................................................PSAs/Welcome Center Kyle Farris...............................................Youth Radio Administrative Assistant Jeff Maness.....................................................................Engineering Assistant Adrian Martin ............................................................................News Assistant Candace Miller-Murphy ...............................................Programming Assistant Clayton Pilbro...........................................................................Music Assistant Tuan Phan.......................................................................................IT Assistant David House Don McIver Giovanna Rossi Melissa Rios..................................................................Management Assistant Jon Houston Nicholas Meyers Riti Sachdeva Ashley Smiley.........................................................................Youth Radio Blog Heidi Howley Peter Mezensky Nia Salgado Carlos Vingeras-Gallegos.................................................Production Assistant David Hughes Francis Montoya Melanie Sanchez Luke Iha LeRoy Montoya Beva Sanchez-Padilla KUNM Programming and Support Staff Paul Ingles Victoria Montoya Travis Sandoval Tyler Innis Evan Moulson Christopher Shultis Call 277-4516 for information on volunteer opportunities at KUNM. Mary Ellen Ipiotis Maria Munguia Wykera Skidmore Gahdah Abdelijawad Catherine Barba Alaina George Jim Jaffe Danya Mustafa Stephen Spitz Tara Abeita Leo Chinana Bryan Gibel Bashar Jawad Shinenn Nair Karl Stalnaker Kaylina Abeyta Rufus Cohen Tom Gilbert Deja Jenkins Mary Nakigan John Steiner Adam Aguirre Neal Copperman Nathan Girdner Jeremy Jones Peter Nathanson Claude Stephenson Brandi Ahmie Dan Cron Craig Goldsmith Megan Kamerick Luna Natoli Katie Stone Marilyn Altenbach Ruby Blue Cruz Henry Gonzales Brandon Kennedy Harry Norton Norman Strizek Robyn Anderson Chris Lamont Cyrus Paul Gonzales Ramona King Michael Orgel Mario Telles Miles Anderson Kabir Daitz Sarah Gonzales Kevin Kisiel Tim Oswald Jerome “Putnay” Thomas Dennis Andrus Victor Davarria Russell Goodman Randy Kolesky Robert Ottey Jerry “Eeyo” Thompson Toby Atencio Vince Dawson Carly Granger Imani Iemanja Lambert Sidsel Overgaard Ken Tohee James Baca Wadell Dawson Joe Green Barry Lauesen Sebastian Pais Victor Torres Christina Baccin Jenny DeBouzek Taylor Griffin Mark LeClaire Park Soyeon Maya Key-Towne Bill Baker Daniel DeFrancesco Maureen Grindell David Lescht Mark Pallardy Anthony “Ijah” Umi Jonathan Baldwin Rosemarie DeLeo Jonathan Guzmán Glenda Lewis Travis Parkin Lucio Urbano Catherine Barba William Delzell Wellington Guzmán Ali Liddel Kent Paterson Floyd Vasquez Spencer Beckwith Ellen Dornan Ron Hale Naomi Lippel David Paytiamo Jason Waldron Martin Belgarde Susan DuBay Colin Hazelbaker Patti Littlefield David Percival Cecilia Webb Jane Blume David Dunaway Louis Head Andrew Loerch Christian Pincock Mark Weber Mary Bokuniewicz Jered Ebenreck Andrew Hebenstreit David Lopez Guillermina Quiroz Jonathan Weiss Eli Brown Amy Ewing Cynthia Hernandez Linda Lopez McAlister Roberta Rael Nina Wexelblatt Ron Bryan Missy Felipe Pamelya Herndon Susan Loubet Tom Rapisardi Renee Wolters Mayer Burgan Alice Fernando-Ahmie Edwin Herrera Scott MacNicholl Peter Rice Chris Woodworth John Burgund Damien Flores Peggy Hessing Lucia Martinez Janet Riley Charlie Zdravesky Derek Cadwell Dick Fredericksen Jonquillan Hill Sofia Martinez Jena Ritchie Ramon Calderon April Freeman Sandra Holguin Rachel Maurer Kelvin Rodríguez Arcie Chapa Ignacio Gallegos Cindy Hong Asantewaa Mawusi Daniel Ross Cecilia Chavez Luna Olavarria Gallegos Josh Horton P KUNM 89.9 FM l l l l l July 2010 Zounds! is available online at kunm.org. Tristan Clum Named KUNM Program Director By Richard S. Towne, KUNM General Manager After more than two years of service as interim Program Director, Tristan Clum has been named to the permanent Program Director position. He ap- plied for the position during a lengthy national recruitment that produced a highly-competitive pool of candidates from across the country. You may be well familiar with Tristan’s work. He has served in a vari- ety of content positions at KUNM since 1996 while building a CONTENT: strong track record of service in noncommercial broadcasting. KUNM Names New Program Director.......3 Tristan’s is the cheerful and chipper voice you hear with mine A Tie for Station of the Year....................5 during our on-air fundraising weeks. He is just as passionate Reclaiming Their Voice............................6 about public radio in his day-to-day responsibilities as he is A Fond Farewell to Wadell Dawson..........9 when he is convincing you to support KUNM. KUNM Program Grid..............................10 Radio Highlights....................................12 When I asked Tristan Program Underwriters...........................18- to tell you what it felt like to be the Program Director, he said, “It is an honor to be chosen as Program Direc- tor for KUNM. I’ve been a KUNM listener for over 20 years and I know what a pre- cious resource it is for New Tristan Clum, KUNM Program Director Business line: (505) 277-4806, Mexico. I’m excited to play toll-free 1-877-277-4806 my part to keep the station and its programs vibrant, vital Request line: (505) 277-5615, and relevant in the years ahead.” At KUNM, listeners come toll-free 1-888-277-5615 Member Services: (505) 277-3968 first. Mailing address: MSC06 3520, 1 University of New Mexico, By the time Tristan joined KUNM’s professional staff Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001 as our Santa Fe Bureau Reporter in 1996, he had worked for two years as Assignment Editor for KOB-TV, spent a year Email your comments or as Executive Producer of the Sunmount Radio Network in questions to [email protected]. Santa Fe (with Roger Morris and Hal Rhodes), was a Public Your email will be forwarded to the appropriate Information Officer and Videographer with New Mexico State staff person. Parks, spent a year as a Producer for KNME-TV, and a couple of years as an on-air Announcer for KRWG – public radio in Las Cruces. Continued on Page 4 “Clum” Continued from Page 3 In 1999, Tristan wandered off to Flagstaff, where public radio KNAU had rustled him into a job as Announcer/Re- porter. He hosted Morning Edition and All Things Considered, The Future Begins sometimes both programs on the same day. In the two+ years he was with KNAU, Tristan racked up seven awards from Today the Arizona Associated Press, including five 1st place awards under the categories of