Alumni

Maliaq Kairaiuak “Waqaa! (Hello) My name is Maliaq Kairaiuak and I am a Yupik & Athabaskan FDMA student at UNM. I love cooking, spending time in the sunshine and exploring the outdoors. I am so excited to work with ¡COLORES! and share some of unique artists that help make New Mexico so beautiful.”   Back…

Perla Anchondo “Hello! My name is Perla Anchondo, and I am currently a sophomore at UNM. I was born in Arizona, but moved to Clovis, New Mexico when I was eleven years old. Then after high school, I moved to Albuquerque for college. I was able to just move in with my sisters since they…

Benjamin C Yazza Ben is now a fulltime employee, working as an editor and photographer in the Production Dept. of NMPBS! “My days are filled with media criticism papers, Chinese characters, phone interviews, quick video schedule chats, a stop at La Montanita Co-op for coffee and a pastry. Other days are trips to a hidden…

Morgan Wilt Morgan left KNME in August of 2016 to move to Washington D.C. to work as a journalist for Talk Media News. Over the past year and a half, she met amazing people and has had the opportunity to do things she never thought possible. She looks back on her time here at KNME…

Zoe Wilson-Meyer “My name is Zoe Wilson-Meyer, I’m a senior at UNM about to recieve my degree in Strategic Communication and a minor in Political Science. I’m hoping to learn the technical aspects of producing a show as well as the writing and research that goes into the content of the program. I’m really excited…

Kendra Williams “Kendra Williams is a multimedia journalism major at UNM. She was born in San Diego to a NAVY family where she then moved to Mississippi, Japan, Virginia, and lastly Las Vegas, Nevada. She is a senior and excited to be working at KNME and getting to learn about the broadcast side of journalism.…

Patricia “Pato” Valderrama “I am Pato Valderrama. I obtained an Associates degree in Film and Photography Production in Colombia, and then worked in TV commercials, a TV series and a few films in the U.S. I will graduate with a Bachelors degree in Media Arts with a minor in Anthropology from UNM. The experience of…

Michael Sol Warren “Michael Sol Warren is a former KNME student crew member who graduated from UNM in 2015 after majoring in journalism and history, and minoring in geology. He is now a producer for NJ Spotlight News, the news division of NJ PBS in Newark, New Jersey, where he reports on environmental issues around the…

Allen Trujillo “Hello, my name is Allen Trujillo, and I am a junior at UNM. I am majoring in General Management with a minor in Journalism. I have a deep passion for sports, specifically basketball and football. In my future I hope that I am able to further my education by getting a masters degree…

Kaylee Trainum “My name is Kaylee Trainum and I was born and raised in Albuquerque, NM. I am studying journalism and communication with a concentration in multimedia journalism. Some of my hobbies include reading, writing, and playing outdoors with my two dogs. In the future, I hope to continue working in community outreach and writing…