Joe Stevens, you really know how to light up a room!

I don't know what we would do with out station Engineer Joe Stevens. He keeps KMXT on the air and running. Thank you Joe, for all you do.

Is There a White Elephant in the House?

The KMXT Christmas Party was a blast! Volunteers, Board members, Staff and their families gathered for an evening of good food, good company and White Elephants? Thank you for all you do and Happy Holidays everyone.

KMXT ANNUAL SKATE WITH SANTA

LOANER SKATES WILL BE AVAILABLE THIS YEAR!
You are invited to KMXT’s Annual Skate with Santa, Saturday December 19^h from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Baranof Park Skating Rink. Hot Chocolate, door prizes, carols with Canta Dolce (can-ta dole-chey) , and Skating with Santa. KMXT is hosting this Free community event with support from the City of Kodiak Parks and Recreation Dept., Kiwanis, and Skaters Edge For more information call 486-3181
Tune in to KMXT between 6 and 8 p.m. for special Skate with Santa Christmas programming with Ron and Sally.

Pick, Click and Give to Kodiak Public Broadcasting Corporation

This January you will have a unique opportunity to support non-profits in Alaska, and in Kodiak. Pick-Click and Give!

If you are reading this blog, KMXT means something special to you.

The Kodiak Public Broadcasting Corporation is one of the non-profit organizations listed in the Pick-Click and Give section of the 2010 Permanent Fund Dividend application.

It is our hope you will consider using this fundraising opportunity to help support KMXT, the public radio station for Kodiak, Alaska. Your public radio station.

We depend on your support to keep KMXT your current and viable source for local news and great programming.

Pick-Click and Give in 2010 to the Kodiak Public Broadcasting Corporation. thank you for listening and thank you for your support.

Peter Mulvey In Concert

KMXT Presents: Peter Mulvey in concert at El Chicano's!
Tuesday December 8th at 7:00 p.m. Enjoy an intimate night of incredible music from the award winnning singer songwriter. If you've experienced one of his previous Kodiak concerts, you know what a treat his shows are. Enjoy the El Chicano's location to make it a real "Night Out"! Come early for dinner, then sit back and enjoy the music and banter of this remarkable musician.

Peter's last tour "The Long Haul" included an 1,100 mile bicycle ride for he and his opening act. Tickets are $25 and are available at KMXT and The Treasury.
(Ticket price is for show only, dinner is not included.)

Tis The Season To Be Jolly, Fa La La, La La, La La, La La

Thank you, Bonnie Dillard and her Art Club Students, Taylor Heflin, Akiyo Kishimoto and Tatiana Yakinak, for bringing a bit of Holiday Cheer to KMXT!

What a Great Group!

Smiling faces at the KMXT Fund Drive training. Thank you all for doing such a great job. From left to right, in the back row: Fred Hawley, Jody Carman, Nick Barshay, Jim Spillane and Mike Fricerro. Second Row: Cheryl Nugent, Cece Esparza, Gavine Spillane. And in the front row: Shellarae Nugent, Roberta Austring, Lacey Nugent, Kim Spillane, Lisa Polito, Mike Wall and Paul Kubena.
Check out some of Kodiak's talented musicians in our studio. From left to right, Skylar, Andy Edgerly, Jane Eiseman, Greg Egle and our own Jim Peterson. Thank you everyone for you support.

Thank You For Your Support of KMXT!

WHAT! You didn't pledge yet? Pledge and pay before December 4th and you get entered into the drawing for 60,000 Alaska Airline Miles! The more you pledge, the more entries you get. One entry for every $25! So what are you waiting for, PLEDGE NOW!

Pizza and KMXT T Shirts

Tuesday November 3rd, at 5:30 p.m. Pizza Fund Drive Training for everyone! Wear your favorite KMXT Attire for a group picture. Join in the fun only a Fund Drive can bring. See you Tuesday.

New On-Air Volunteer Training Starts Tomorrow! Join the Fun!

THE NEXT SESSION OF ON-AIR VOLUNTEER TRAINING BEGINS OCTOBER 27th!

IF YOU WANT TO LEARN ABOUT RADIO PRODUCTION, MUSIC, AND BROADCASTING, NOW IS THE TIME!

SESSIONS WILL RUN TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS AND SATURDAYS THRU NOV. 7th

SPANISH SPEAKING HOSTS ARE ALSO NEEDED.

CALL LORI AT 486-3181

OR STOP BY KMXT AT 620 EGAN WAY FOR INFORMATION AND TO SIGN UP.

New Date and Location for Run the Rock Race

Because of the extent of damage to the Anton Larson Road and Golf Course the race date and route has been changed.

It will be held this Saturday October 17^th with the Race Starting at the VFW in Monashka Bay the route will go out to White Sands and back. The race will begin at 10 a.m. with the 5K walk/run beginning at 12:30. Due to course issues the Marathon will not be run. Sign ups will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the VFW.

The BBQ and awards Ceremony will be held immediately following the race at the VFW lodge. There will not be another spaghetti feed. If you were going to help with the race and are available to help this Saturday give us a call at 486-3181.

Thank you for your patience and we look forward to seeing you on Saturday October 17th for the Run the Rock Race at the VFW. And a big thank you to the VFW for allowing KMXT to use thier facility for this event.

Come Run or Walk the Rock With Us!

Support KMXT get some fresh air and exercise too! Run if you like or take a walk with the 5K. BBQ following the race for participants and their families at the Bear Valley Golf Course Club House. SEE YOU THERE!

KMXT's Volunteer of the Year

Mimi Rosenn is KMXT's 2009 Volunteer of the Year! Mimi has gone above and beyond in giving her time to the station over the past few years. As host of Thursday Night Classical, The World Show and filling in where ever needed, she is wonderful. On her own initiative Mimi organized the World Music Library, into a DJ friendly order. It is so much easier to find specific music in The World Music library now. Thank you Mimi for your dedication and commitment to KMXT, you are AWESOME!

ALOHA!

Island Time Creator and Host Russ Josephson and Vera Benedek are leaving the island. We want to bid them Aloha and wish them the best as they travel to a new, warmer island, Kuai. There will be a farewell potluck for Russ, Vera and Sonny the radio dog, here at the station on Saturday Oct. 3rd from 6 to 10 p.m. For more information call 486-4618

Fall is Falling!

Thank you to everyone who helped out on the air and at the State Fair Booth! You guys are awesome! After a quick, unplanned trip to the lower 48 I'm back. My father, thank goodness, is doing well. He gave the family quite a scare but is now on the road to recovery.

There is much to do now tham I'm back. I would love to hear from you, on-air volunteers. Let me know what shows you would like to host. If all our volunteers came in for one or two shifts a month, everything would be covered! Let's do that, call me. 486-3181 is the number to call.

The Annual Membership Meeting is Saturday September 19th at the 2nd Floor Restaurant. Not a member? You can sign up at the door. Mrs. Kim and family provide a wonderful meal for the event, Board Members are elected and reports given at this annual meeting. Come in and learn about your public radio station.

The Run the Rock Marathon takes place on Saturday October 10th. Stop by and sign up for the Marathon, Half Marathon or 5 K. With the cost of entry you get: a spaghetti dinner on Friday night at the Rondezevous, a T-shirt and BBQ after the race at the Golf Cours Club House. Plus the fun of the event and it all is to support KMXT. What a great way to spend the day I hope to see you there. We can also use volunteer help in a variety of ways. Call the station if you would like to help out.

OK That is it for now. It is good to be back and I look forward to talking to you soon!

Twitter Open

OK I'm giving this Twitter thing a try. If you want to get information via this medium, sign on. It will be a learning experience. If you have any advice or suggestions for ways to use this, let me know.

Do You?

Do you Twitter or Facebook? I will join the 21st Century soon, ha. If you would like to see the KMXT Volunteer information in either or both of these ways, let me know. I want to get information out to our volunteers and anyone interested in KMXT, with the best means possible. So let me know, do you?

Summer On-Air Volunteer Class begins July 16th!

Welcome Diana Gish, the newest member of the KMXT Staff

Diana Gish and her three sons Max, Owen and Sam just got to Kodiak a week ago. Diana has jumped in with both feet, in her first report she not only covered the story, she became part of it! Congratulations Diana on your Soap Box Derby win over KVOK's race entrant JR!
We are glad to have you here at KMXT and from the look of things you will fit right in. Diana joins the staff as News Reporter, she has worked with Alaska public radio before.

Lucy Kaplansky In Concert

Thank you to everyone who stopped by the KMXT booth at Crab Fest, checked out our Bear buddies and purchased a tasty Bearpaw Waffle. If you didn't get to try one at the Crab festival look for them at the State Fair and Rodeo, they are YUMMY! Next up is a great concert on Tuesday June 16th. Both artists, Lucy Kaplansky and Emily Kurn, are exceptional talents and we are lucky to have them performing right here in Kodiak!

What's This?

Meet the newest member of the KMXT team at the CRAB FESTIVAL BOOTH!

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

KMXT Volunteers are AWESOME! To everyone who did an air shift, came in as a guest, answered phones, manned the Safeway Table, renewed your membership or became a NEW MEMBER of KPBC, THANK YOU!
We couldn't do it without you! We are within a couple thousand dollars of our Spring goal of $28,000, so will be wrapping up the Fund drive soon.
A special thanks to Walt Davis, Ron Sears, The Himelblooms, Eric and Rainey Sundheim, Joe Stevens, Paul Smith, Kim and James Spillane and Paul Kubena for producing some great pitches for the fund drive. It is a lot of fun and I know everyone will want to do some next time :)
When the fund drive is over we will announce the Volunteer host winners of the 5,000 Alaska Airline miles. Thanks again for everything, and if YOU haven't made your pledge to KMXT yet, NOW IS THE TIME!

Sustainability and More!

I hope to see all volunteers here, Saturday May 2nd at 1:00 here at the KMXT Studios for Pizza and to organize for the Fund Drive

We need your support! This Fund Drive's theme is "Sustainability". The Fund Drive starts on Monday May 4th. We have a few pre drive spots recorded but would love more. We would love spots for during the drive, as well as thank yous for after. Stop by the station this week, we can get you recorded and on your way to producing an awesome spot. At the meeting Saturday as well as yummy Big Al Pizza, Fred will have information on structuring your show around the theme, and incorporating great tips and ideas on Sustainability with your pitches. We look forward to educating our listeners on how to help the environment, themselves and KMXT all at the same time!! How awesome is that.
Do you know someone who would like to be a guest and talk about sustainability on KMXT. Bring them in as a guest on your show or call Fred if they want to come in at a different time, to schedule.
There are a lot of volunteer shows open during fund drive week so pick what you want, get psyched and help KMXT "get er done!" :)

The Volunteer Calendar is back on track, if you ignore the first blank squares? I have the weeks of the 27th and May 4th up. Check it out and let me know what show you would like to do.

I really look forward to hearing from you all. Pizza and sustainability, Saturday May 2nd at 1:00 I hope to see everyone here!!! If your not on the air I hope you will record a pitch, answer phones etc... THANK YOU!

Spring On-Air Fund Drive Just Around The Corner

Here it is almost March! Days are getting longer, it is a wonderful thing. Along with more sunshine comes Spring activities here at the station. We have Crossing Guard Shifts the week of April 6th. Please stop by and sign up for a shift or two if you possibly can.
Monday, May 4th is the kick off for our 2009 spring Fund Drive. Volunteers are a huge part of our fund drives. We ask that you come in and give us your all! We will be recording pre-drive spots and pitches to play during the drive.
Put on your creative thinking caps,(like General Manager, Mike Wall) and join in the fun. We have samples you can listen to for ideas, then, the sky is the limit. Bring in a friend for a testimonial or goofy skit, you decide.
And check out the information on the Control Room door about Click and Clack. It could happen to you! Stop by or call soon and thanks for all you do.

February: New Volunteers and a Concert

February has been another busy month at KMXT. There is a great new bunch of volunteers on the air! I want to welcome: Erica Thompson, Andrew Schmitt, Paul Kubena, Laura Slater, Roberta Austring, Hunter Ruesler, Andrew Brown, James and Kim Spilliane, Shelly Egle, and Walter Davis to the airwaves.

Walter Trout will be in concert here in Kodiak. I was fortunate enough to see him perform solo in Bellingham Washington a few years ago, he is great! He is bringing his band with him for this show. Two Smoke Free nights at the Renezveous as a fundraiser for KMXT. February 19th and 20th.