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Bob “The Funkmeister” Ottey (July 24, 1940-September 29, 2019): The Freeform and Elephant Man Par Excellence

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…

By KUNM, 5 months ago January 22, 2025
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Zimbabwe Nkenya (March 3, 1953 -January 13, 2022) A Life to the Beat of Jazz and Creative Music

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…

By KUNM, 3 years ago September 28, 2022
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Allen Fairfax Cooper(1938-2022) A KUNM Volunteer and an Activist of a Thousand Battles

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…

By KUNM, 3 years ago August 11, 2022
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Charlie Z, “Mr. Hot Lix” 1944-2020

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 KUNM, 3 years ago February 9, 2022
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Tom Trowbridge (1958-2021): From KUNM to KSFR – News Tom’s Way

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…

By KUNM, 4 years ago March 24, 2021
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Rachel Maurer: Enter the Radio Queen

  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 KUNM, 4 years ago February 19, 2021
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David Hughes (1954-2020): Kept Radio Theater Alive

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…

By KUNM, 4 years ago February 19, 2021
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Kevin Gibbons: Radio Theatre Actor, Loving Husband and Father

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…

By KUNM, 5 years ago October 14, 2020
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Barry Cameron Lauesen (1947-2018): From Socal to the South Valley, He Blazed a Foot Hopping, Happy Musical Trail

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…

By KUNM, 6 years ago January 18, 2019
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Francis Phillip Montoya (1951-2011): FM, Singing Wire and the Heart and Soul of KUNM

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…

By KUNM, 6 years ago January 18, 2019

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