VOLUNTEER PROGRAM COMMITTEE member Phyllis Boorinakis has had an interesting evolution from long time listener, to member, to mother of a broadcaster, to volunteer, to recently becoming a broadcaster herself.

Click here to meet KVMR Volunteer Phyllis Boorinakis

The awards, totaling some $10,000 among the projects and entirely funded from the station's Corporation for Public Broadcasting funds

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KVMR's National Program Production Grant Awards

THERE AREN'T MANY FOLKS WHO THINK the best era for music occurred prior to their birth but Jimmie Grimes does. Those years specifically are 1965 to 1970. At 39, and as one of the younger KVMR broadcasters, Jimmie's musical predilections run the gamut--undeniably with enough confidence to satisfy the most discerning KVMR listener.

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When most of us think of acupuncture, we have an image of being stuck with needles. Actually, acupuncture is only one component of the 5000 year-old practices known today as Traditional Oriental Medicine (TOM), which also includes herbal medicine, nutritional consultation and more.TOM is a complete system of health care, effectively treating a multitude of medical conditions. Nevada City's newest practitioners of TOM are Donna Olenick and Sarah Sostrin of Still Mountain Acupuncture. ...

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Moving on is Radio Poets Society, the call-in poetry series. Host Roo Cantada is now part of the South of the Border rotation Monday mornings and Raven now gets up early for his new Radio Insanity morning series alternate Tuesdays, 4-7 a.m. ...

Here's more from Steve Baker, KVMR's Program Director

Volunteers needed in our front office!

We are looking for personable and dependable folks to staff our reception desk, take calls, greet visitors, and help with ticket sales and light office work. Regular and substitute shifts are available. If you like being part of a busy office environment where anything can happen, this might be the volunteer job for you!

Here's more from Edy Cassell, KVMR's Volunteer Coordinator

Giving Thanks!

KVMR, ONCE AGAIN THIS YEAR, HAS LOTS to be thankful for. We live in challenging times, yet our listeners take great pride in and support their community radio companion. Our board, staff and volunteers hope you all know how much we value our listeners and supporters. We wish to express our deepest gratitude to all of you. As I've said before, there is no KVMR without the many who sustain the station throughout the year. ...

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KVMR's General Manager

Being Part of KVMR

THE EMPTY COFFEE CUPS have been cleared out. The tables in our cramped music library have been folded up and stored. The temporary phone bank has finally quieted. And KVMR's staff and volunteers are no longer scurrying around the station trying to maintain some sense of order. It can only mean one thing: this year's Fall membership drive is a wrap.

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... I'm leaving a gift to KVMR because I admire the cultural leadership and the passionate work of its people. Three decades of KVMR's locally driven growth and evolution proves to me that my gift will be deployed and enjoyed by thoughtful, pragmatic folks.

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Planned Giving and Estate Planning

As a community radio station the majority of those involved with the KVMR are 100% volunteer, including our board of directors. Please click here to meet KVMR's board of directors, or visit any of the following links for board meeting minutes and other reports. The minutes of our Board of Directors meetings are posted in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format for public review. If you need the free Adobe Acorbat Reader please click here.