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KVNF Regional NewscastKVNF Regional Newscast: February 24, 2026 KVNF REGIONAL NEWSCAST LOCAL NEWS: Affordable housing is on the horizon for the City of Montrose thanks to a $1.25 million dollar state grant awarded to Community Options Inc. The local organization that serves those with intellectual or developmental disabilities will use the money to purchase land for 50 affordable units within a larger proposed development.According to reporting in the Montrose Daily Press, the award, through the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority's Proposition 123 Land Banking Program, allowed Community Options to buy a 4-acre site on 6600 Road late last year. As part of that purchase, Community Options...
2026-02-2410 minKVNF Regional NewscastKVNF Regional Newscast: February 18, 2026 A student from North Fork High School looks on while Katya Schloesser explains the background of the Drought Game.(Marty Durlin / KVNF )LOCAL NEWS: Tri-County Health Network was recently awarded a $75,000 award in the inaugural round of grant funding through the Colorado Safe Futures Fund for suicide prevention. According to reporting in the Montrose Daily Press, Montrose County lost 87 community members to suicide, and 52 from firearm between 2020 and 2024 a stat that is sadly on par with the national average. Tri-County will use its grant allotment to support its Lethal Means-Safety efforts and to expand its We...
2026-02-1810 min
Inspiring Women with Laurie McGrawThe Inspiring Women of Public Radio || EP. 178
Laurie McGraw is speaking with the Inspiring Women pioneers of public radio Breeze Richardson and Marty Durlin. These special interviews were aired on KGNU’s It’s the Economy and highlight the importance of public radio. Both Marty and Breeze provide their reasons for coming into public radio – the true town square, the opportunity for storytelling and creative expression and the ability for anyone and any walk of life to tell their stories that are relevant and speak to the concerns and triumphs of people in the community.
The world of social media, podcasting, and digital media has lo...
2024-11-1427 min
Inside KZYXInside KZYX: June 7, 2024In this episode of Inside KZYX, interviews with KZYX intern/producer Max Colfax, Board members Rhoda Teplow and Mary Golden and Music Director Katharine Cole. Marty Durlin and Eddie Haehl co-host.
2024-06-1159 minInside KZYXInside KZYX: 5/3/24Alexs Vincent, Project Manager of KZYX's new studio construction at 390 West Clay Street; Mendocino County Public Broadcasting Board President Susan Kanaan along with former Board president Dina Polkinghorne, who is currently serving as co-manager and will become interim manager after Marty Durlin's departure at the end of June.
2024-05-071h 00Inside KZYXInside KZYX: 4/19/24An excerpt of the talk by Amy Goodman at SPACE Theater on April 5th, 2024; KZYX Public Affairs Director and Bilingual Reporter Victor Palomino on his efforts to build relationships with high school students and their teachers around the county. Hosted by Marty Durlin and Eddie Haehl.
2024-05-071h 00Inside KZYXInside KZYX: 3/2/24This episode features Kathy Rippey, host of Get on Up; and new KZYX Board members Stewart Dickson and Carol Wilder. Hosted by Marty Durlin and Eddie Haehl.
2024-03-0459 min
KZYX Public AffairsInside KZYX - October 6, 2023Inside KZYX, hosted by KZYX GM Marty Durlin, offers a glimpse behind the microphone at Mendocino County's community radio station. This episode features an update on the primary transmitter site at Cold Springs; a recap of the Unredacted film premiere, a benefit for KZYX; an interview by Music Director Katharine Cole with DJ Misha, host of Beetroots; and an interview with Membership Director Sarah "Shanx" Shankman. Co-hosted by Production Director Eddie Haehl.
2023-10-0757 minKZYX Public AffairsInside KZYX, broadcast 9/15/23Inside KZYX offers a glimpse behind the scenes at Mendocino County's community radio station. This episode features an update about the KZYX signal on Cold Springs Mountain; an interview with Reggae host Larry Hacken by Music Director Katharine Cole; and an interview with KZYX Board President Dina Polkinghorne, along with listener calls. Hosted by General Manager Marty Durlin, along with Public Affairs Director Victor Palomino. Theme music by Dan McDonnell.
2023-09-221h 00KZYX Public AffairsArt Waves: AVAG Open Studio Tour & MCAA Art in Our GardensMay 16, 2023--This month in Art Waves, Marty Durlin and Victor Palomino talk about the Anderson Valley Art Guild Open Studio Tour and the Mendocino County Art Association Art in Our Gardens event.
2023-05-1743 minKZYX Public AffairsArt Waves: Tempting Fate, Mendocino Spring Poetry, and SNWMFApril 18, 2023--This month on Art Waves: Shanx interviews Ross Travis about his solo clown performance on Saturday April 22nd, as part of the Point Arena Fringe Festival. Marty Durlin interviews Gordon Black and Dan Roberts about this year's Mendocino Spring Poetry Celebration, and we get a preview of the Sierra Nevada World Music Festival coming up June 16-18 in Boonville.
2023-04-2057 minKZYX Public AffairsArt Waves: Friends Anonymous and Triangle Tattoo and MuseumMarch 21, 2023--This month on Art Waves, Unusual art forms. Eddie Haehl speaks with Thomas Kenney, frontman of local punk rock band Friends Anonymous, about his experience forming the band, their evolution, and their journey self producing their first album; and Marty Durlin interviews Madame Chinchilla and Mr. G of Triangle Tattoo and Museum in Fort Bragg.
2023-03-2256 min
KZYX Public AffairsArt Waves: Mollie O'Brien & Rich Moore and Professional Pianist ConcertsJanuary 17, 2023-- Host Victor Palomino talks with Spencer Brewer about the Ukiah Community Concert Association 30th annual Professional Pianist Concerts, coming to the Mendocino College Center Theatre and Marty Durlin talks to the versatile vocal/guitar duo Mollie O'Brien and Rich Moore, who will perform on behalf of the KZYX Building Fund on March 4th at SPACE Theatre in Ukiah and March 5th at the Little River Inn on the coast.
2023-01-1947 minKZYX Public AffairsArt Waves: Lost and Found: Ensemble artists of Northern California by Ester Siegle and Spencer BrewerDecember 20, 2022--Art Waves is a series about art and artists in Mendocino with Marty Durlin and Victor Palomino. This week, they speak with Ensemble artists Ester Siegle and Spencer Brewer talk about their new book Lost and Found: Ensemble artists of Northern California. After, Marty Durlin interviews the Interim Director of the Mendocino Arts Center, Martin Betz.
2022-12-2258 minKZYX Public AffairsArt Waves: Salvador Andrade, Felicity Artemis, and California Creative CorpsNovember 15, 2022--Hosts Victor Palomino and Marty Durlin feature Mexican born visual artist Salvador Andrade, a report from the podcast workshop “Making History, Latinos in Mendocino,” and a conversation with KZYX news reporter Stacy Sheldon about the California Creative Corps. Also, spoken word artist Felicity Artemis will talk about her upcoming show "The End of Dystopia" at the Willits Community Theatre.
2022-11-1657 min
Potholes & Politics: Local Maine Issues from A to ZBonus Episode: From the Convention FloorSend a textJoin us on the exhibit floor at MMA’s annual convention, where your podcasts hosts capture the sounds and energy from members, vendors, and partners in attendance. Check out this bonus episode to find out who sat down at Potholes & Politics’ recording booth and what was on their mind during this celebratory two-day event. Interview Timestamps: 7.05 Debbie Laurie – Bangor City Manager 11.10 Jim Bennett – MMA President and Biddeford City Manager18.20 Elaine Aloes – Incoming MMA President and First Selectperson in Solon
2022-10-271h 26KZYX Public AffairsArt Waves: Anderson Valley Open Studios and The Silent Musical "Magic Milk"October 18, 2022--Hosts Victor Palomino and Marty Durlin present interviews with several members of The Anderson Valley Artists about their 20th annual Open Studios Tour: Antoinette Von Grone, Saoirse Byrne, Rebecca Goldie, Marvin Schenk. Later they speak with Dan McDonnel and Cob, creators of Magic Milk, the second silent musical.
2022-10-2651 minKZYX Public AffairsArt Waves Episode 6: Elizabeth Raybee, Marta Alonso Canilar, & Elizabeth CravenSeptember 20, 2022--Victor Palomino and Marty Durlin interview with Potter Valley mosaic artist Elizabeth Raybee, Willits painter Marta Alonso Canilar, and Mendocino Theatre Company's Producing Director, Elizabeth Craven.
2022-09-2957 minKZYX Public AffairsArt Waves Episode 5: Alyssum Wier, Gary Martin & Sasha Thomas, Laura Fogg, & Doug JohnsonSeptember 6, 2022--Marty Durlin and Victor Palomino speak with Alyssum Wier of the Arts Council of Mendocino County; Gary Martin and Sasha Thomas from Willits Center for the Arts; Laura Fogg of Ukiah Center for the arts; and Pepperwood Pottery’s Doug Johnson.
2022-09-0958 minKZYX Public AffairsArt Waves Episode 4: Deep Valley Arts Collective & Flynn Creek CircusAugust 16, 2022--Victor Palomino and Marty Durlin speak with Deep Valley Arts Collective, about their Medium Art Gallery. Later they speak with members of Flynn Creek Circus about circus art and their new show, Balloons, Bird, and other flying things.
2022-08-1958 minKZYX Public AffairsArt Waves Episode 3: Institutions for History, Nature and ArtAugust 2, 2022--Hosts Victor Palomino and Marty Durlin explore Grace Hudson Museum and the Mendocino Coast Botanical Garden's event, Art In The Gardens.
2022-08-0558 minKZYX Public AffairsArt Waves Episode 2: Tom Chandler, Jared Coldren, Rachel Lahn, and Alexa BalwindJuly 19, 2022--Marty Durlin and Victor Palomino host an hour of conversations about art, inspiration and the voices of Mendocino County’s art sector. In the second episode of art waves, they talk with 3 different artists about art as a way of living, a life journey, healing process and as a destination. The guests include: Black Oak gallery manager Tom Chandler, Jared Coldren, Rachel Lahn, and Alexa Balwind.
2022-07-2058 minKZYX Public AffairsArt Waves Episode 1: Artists Kathleen Miller Thomas and Bob SpiesJuly 5, 2022--Victor Palomino and Marty Durlin kick off a new short series on KZYX about local artists, art and art spaces. Victor talks with the Ukiah library art exhibit program's Roseanne Wetzel and Jen Lyon, and artist Kathleen Miller Thomas about her Library exhibition July and August. Marty has a conversation with artist and marine biologist Bob Spies
2022-07-0756 min
KZYX NewsBoard President Tom Dow talks about the KZYX building projectMendocino County Public Broadcasting Board President Tom Dow talks with General Manager Marty Durlin about how the station made the decision to purchase a new home, and how how the property at 390 West Clay Street was chosen and financed. This is the first in a series of KZYX Building Reports.
2022-03-0806 minKZYX Public AffairsKZYX Special Program: Readings by Edward AbbeyDecember 23, 2021--Marty Durlin presents a special program featuring the author, essayist, and anarchist Edward Abbey reading from three of his works: The Journey Home, Down the River and Abbey’s Road.
2021-12-2759 minKZYX Public AffairsKZYX 32nd Birthday Audio SpecialOctober 15, 2021--KZYX General Manager Marty Durlin hosts this 2-hour KZYX Birthday special, with Annie Esposito, Alicia Bales, Loreto Rojas, and a collection of voices from the archive including station founder Sean Donovan and many more! Broadcast on KZYX's 32nd Birthday, October 15th at noon.
2021-10-252h 01KZYX Public AffairsThe Discussion: All About KZYX's Upcoming Move to UkiahOctober 4, 2021--KZYX Board President Tom Dow and General Manager Marty Durlin join WDan on The Discussion to answer questions about the station's purchase of a property in Ukiah, and relocating the station in a year's time.
2021-10-0657 min