Ray Funk has been sharing his eclectic taste in music with KUAC FM listeners for 40 years. Since 1979, Ray has hosted music programs, and for the past three decades has offered up a delectable mix of tunes from the islands and from the early vaults of blues and gospel, modern jazz and acoustic artists […]
Archives for 2019
Thank YOU!
Amazing! The Fall Fundraiser exceeded our expectations and all because of you, the donors and volunteers who made this 9-day event successful. You touched our hearts with your outpouring of contributions of not just money but care and concern too. Read some of the callers’ comments: “KUAC is like a hug for our community and […]
Back to School help from PBS Parents
School is almost back in session and PBS Kids for Parents has you covered! Explore different topics, such as coping with back-to-school anxieties and emotions, creating daily routines, tackling common situations that arise with the start of school, and homeschooling. Just CLICK HERE!
Merritt Helfferich, Longtime KUAC Supporter, Passes Away
Merritt Helfferich, 83, a longtime supporter of KUAC, passed away May 2 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. A former associate director of the Geophysical Institute at UAF and project director of the International Arctic Research Center building project, Merritt said in the past, “Public broadcasting is important every day. The information brought to the public by […]
Joel Switzer Estate Boosts KUAC Fundraiser
The spring fundraiser, held April 12-14 at KUAC, got a healthy financial boost, due to a generous contribution from the estate of Joel Switzer. Switzer, who died in a construction-related accident in August 2017, loved KUAC so much that his family decided to make the station a beneficiary of his estate. “We wanted to celebrate […]