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Who We Are

Meet the crew.

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Staff

Lenora Ward

KOTZ General Manager
Pierre Lonewolf

Chief Engineer
Desiree Hagen

News Director
Nathaniel Schmidt

Programming Director
Madeline Henry

Gaming
Easter Foster

Receptionist

Volunteers

Ernie Norton

Community Advisory Board member, long-time volunteer and host of "Sunday Morning Music"
Brendan Doucet

Volunteer
Jasmine Paneak

Volunteer, host of Sunday Potluck
Mike Laughlin

Volunteer, Host of "Sunday Potluck"
Lance Kramer

Volunteer, Basketball Announcer
Des

Vinyl cleaner and organizer, host of "Off the Record"

Board of Directors

Wil Wiese

KOTZ Board President
Matt Bergan

Board Member / Community Advisory Board
China Kantner

Board Member
Brad Reeve

Board member
Margaret Hansen

Community Advisory Board

Matt Bergan

Board Member / Community Advisory Board
Ernie Norton

Community Advisory Board member, long-time volunteer and host of "Sunday Morning Music"