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KUNM Radio, at the University of New Mexico, has selected Megan Kamerick to be the station’s next News Director. Kamerick started her position on July 19, 2021, following an extensive national search to fill a critical role for KUNM’s public service...

KUNM news staff took home dozens of awards this year for radio coverage ranging from podcasts to breaking news. The awards are especially notable after a year of immense challenges where reporters struggled to keep communities informed on COVID-19 and...

Chicago, Memphis, and the Mississippi Delta are places associated with blues music. Rooted in the African American experience, the blues gained wide popularity and inspired musicians and music scenes around the world. "Playing the Burque Blues" is a...

The KUNM community is heartbroken to say that News Director Hannah Colton died earlier this week at age 29.  She...

Like a lighthouse reaching across a dark night, radio broadcasts have brought joy and hope to people around the world for centuries. Here at The University of New Mexico, NPR affiliate KUNM is carrying on that mission by ensuring every member of the...

During the current COVID-19 pandemic, there is a corresponding “infodemic,” a surfeit of information and misinformation that makes it difficult for the average American to find the facts they need to navigate the ongoing public health crisis. In an...

For nearly 40 years one of the courts at The University of New Mexico's Johnson Gym has stayed dedicated to one specific group of basketball players called, Noontime Legends.  “It started out as just a group of guys who rather play ball than eat...

Celebrate our evolutionary past! Children will be able to travel 4 million years back in time this weekend and discover our ancient human ancestors at the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology on the UNM campus. The popular radio program The Children’s Hour,...

What’s it like to sleep in space? Have you ever tried a New Mexico chile? Is microgravity as fun as it looks? Those are just a few of the questions students had the opportunity to ask NASA Astronaut Christina Koch aboard the International Space...

In celebration of KUNM's 50th anniversary in 2016, station volunteers resolved to honor many of their fellow programmers who freely contributed their time and talent over the years but have sadly passed on from this life. For decades, listeners to the...