He was a Navy man, a world traveler and a fierce defender of whales, elephants and all creatures of the planet. He was a jazz aficionado, an avid reader, and a long distance bicyclist who Read more…
Zimbabwe Nkenya (birth name William Coleman Bonds) got his first taste of Albuquerque while serving the U.S. Air Force during the 1970s. But it was in music and at KUNM where he made his major Read more…
Brash, outspoken, committed and passionate. Just a few of the words that describe Allen Cooper. The former KUNM volunteer passed away on Sunday, August 7, 2022, a few days shy of his 84th birthday. A Read more…
Charlie “Mr. Hot Lix” Zdravesky made landmark contributions to KUNM during his years with the station from the late 1970s to 2009. Whether it was on his Saturday evening Hot Lix show, or with the Read more…
by former KUNM Production Director Paul Ingles We lost another radio colleague in March of 2021. Tom Trowbridge, 62, who for many years while I was employed at KUNM, was the Morning Edition local news Read more…
Memorial by KUNM’s Kent Patterson: “I just walked up and walked in,” Rachel Maurer recalled her first day at KUNM back in 1977. A new resident of New Mexico, Rachel was searching for something to Read more…
by former KUNM Production Director Paul Ingles KUNM volunteer David Hughes passed away suddenly in October of 2020. Some of you, particularly in the KUNM community, will know David. Others in New Mexico will know Read more…
I first met KEVIN GIBBONS when I moved to Albuquerque in the autumn of 1989. I had directed a radio drama for Chicago’s WFMT and offered it to KUNM upon my arrival here. Pat Wolfe, Read more…
Barry Lauesen was a musician, surfer, literature scholar, bookseller, small farmer, chef, sports fan, art lover, and family man. Remembered by his friends and members of his great extended family as warm, compassionate and scholarly Read more…
If you haven’t tuned in to the Singing Wire on Sundays, you’ve missed the heart and soul of KUNM’s programming. Produced by the Singing Wire Collective, the noon to 4 pm program showcases traditional and Read more…
A popular deejay for nearly two decades at KUNM, David Lescht was committed to bringing quality music not only to these airwaves but to any place where human beings congregated-voluntarily or involuntarily. Demonstrating his commitment Read more…
After studying architecture for a good long spell and itching to get back to his musical side, Mark Weaver was listening to the radio, suddenly got up and “on a lark” headed to KUNM one Read more…