Getting recognized in public

[SomeRadioGuy]

Even though we are an NPR station, KSKO thinks of itself more as community radio so I thought I'd share this story here

It’s not very often I see someone walking in McGrath that I don’t recognize that doesn’t know me.

I was walking to the store and when walking through downtown I said “Good Morning” to someone I didn’t recognize.

He said “Morning”….. paused in his steps and said “are you Paul Walker?”

I said “Yes” he replied “I’m visiting from Nikolai and recognized your voice because I listen all the time there. You do a good job”

Wow. That made my day. I am having an impact here and I got recognized by voice simply for saying two words!
(for those unaware, Nikolai is about 20 miles from McGrath and one of the villages KSKO has an FM repeater in so we can serve that village)

 

[TheBigA]

Nikolai is about 20 miles from McGrath and one of the villages KSKO has an FM repeater in so we can serve that village)

Nikolai's population is under 100. McGrath's population is around 350. I think this would happen more often if people lived in small isolated areas. There aren't a lot of placed like that in the lower 48. But it gets back to something I said about the importance of non-commercial radio in Alaska. I can't understand how that state's government is so blind to this obvious need for its people. There should be more state investment in LPFM and non-com radio. The areas where it's most needed, the stations struggle for funding. In the areas where you have hundreds of competing media options, the money flows like water. But it's less likely that someone at WGBH gets voice recognition the way you did in Alaska.

 

[SomeRadioGuy]

Nikolai's population is under 100. McGrath's population is around 350. I think this would happen more often if people lived in small isolated areas. There aren't a lot of placed like that in the lower 48. But it gets back to something I said about the importance of non-commercial radio in Alaska. I can't understand how that state's government is so blind to this obvious need for its people. There should be more state investment in LPFM and non-com radio. The areas where it's most needed, the stations struggle for funding. In the areas where you have hundreds of competing media options, the money flows like water. But it's less likely that someone at WGBH gets voice recognition the way you did in Alaska.

very few if anyone in mcgrath doesnt know who i am... you wont run into many people who wont know my face in a situation right like.. people from nikolai come here semi regularly, but i dont always see them