KSUT Hosts

Eddie Box, Jr.

Host of Klub KSUT, President KUTE, Inc
Eddie Box, Jr. is one of the founding members of KSUT and remains President of the station's Board of Directors thirty years later. A Southern Ute Tribal member, he, along with a group of others started the station as a source for communication among their membership. Today, KSUT has come a long way, and serves a broad region with two stations and a diverse programming lineup. Eddie remains at the helm and is an ambassador for KSUT. One of the station's few volunteer hosts, Eddie spins a varietal mix every Wednesday at noon. A fan of music of all genres, his personal music library is likely larger than KSUT's. He and his wife Betty have a DJ and sound company called Sandman-Hummingbird Productions. Eddie is the Information Services Manager for the Southern Ute Tribe's Natural Resources Department.

E-mail ebox@southern-ute.nsn.us

Ken Brott

Director of Operations/Morning Blend & Global Groove Host and Producer
Ken is a Colorado native and a Durango resident since 1985. He graduated from Fort Lewis College with a BA in English/Communications. He's been involved in public and community radio as a DJ, announcer and producer since 1987, starting at KDUR in Durango, with some time at KUVO in Denver, and on KSUT since 1991. Ken introduced the Global Groove on KSUT in 1999 to bring contemporary world music to the Four Corners Region. This fine production is a popular Friday night offering featuring great music and interesting background information. He also contributed as a Music Blend fill-in host for many years while managing Season's Restaurant in Durango. Ken joined the full-time staff at KSUT in 2005, taking on production and automation tasks as well as programming. A Coloradan at heart, he enjoys skiing, biking, backpacking in the Weminuche Wilderness, and horseback riding. He also runs the mobile DJ business Sounds in Motion. He lives near Durango with his wife, 2 horses, a dog and a cat. Check out the Global Groove Friday nights at 7 and Kenny B's Morning Blends Monday and Wednesday.

E-mail ken@ksut.org

Cynthia Buckskin

Tribal Radio Morning Show Host
Cynthia has been a host and producer on KSUT off and on since the early 1980s. A Southern Ute Tribal Member, she was born and raised in Ignacio. She graduated from Fort Lewis College in Durango and moved to the west coast for several years. She returned to Ignacio to raise her family and has worked for KSUT and the Tribe. Today she is semi-retired and continues to host the popular Tribal Radio Morning Show. Cynthia loves music and enjoys introducing listeners to contemporary Native artists like Bill Miller, Robert Mirabal and Indigenous playing folk, rock and blues. She also takes pride in KSUT for playing traditional Native American music, not often heard on the radio in the U.S., and still not available on satellite radio. You can hear Cynthia Thursday mornings from 8 to 11 on Tribal Radio 91.3.

Bruce Campbell

Membership & Special Events Director/Morning & Afternoon Blend host
Born and raised in Arizona, Bruce moved to Durango in 1993 after college, following some music festival, fly fishing and ski town explorations. He was recruited to help with membership after volunteering at KSUT in 1997 and do some night-time DJing. He soon became a Music Blend host and took on developing KSUT's underwriting and membership departments, becoming involved in the local non-profit community. After a year's sabbatical traveling the country, Bruce returned to KSUT as Membership and Special Events Director producing fundraising events with Bruce Hornsby, Baxter Black and the Iguanas among others. A music fan with a great ear, and a natural fundraiser make Bruce well suited for public radio. He shares a mountain town life with his wife Laurel and son Henry, likes to ski, bike, and fish, and sells real estate in his free time.

E-mail bruce@ksut.org

Joyce Delaware

Tribal Radio Morning Show Host
Joyce has recently returned to KSUT after attending college at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, working towards her degree in Native American Studies. She is a member of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe and of Caddo and Southern Cheyenne descent (Oklahoma tribes). Joyce grew up in Ignacio in a family that closely followed the Native traditions of both her mother and father's tribes. She has always actively participated in pow wows and cultural events. Her love for, and knowledge of traditional music drew her to Tribal Radio. She currently works for the Southern Ute Election Board and is busy raising her 3 children. She hosts the Tribal Radio Morning Show on Fridays from 8-11.

Hugh Felt

Host and producer of The Grass is Bluer
A decade-long bluegrass epiphany (seeing John Hartford in the Fall of '69 and Lester Flatt in the Spring of '79, while playing his own folk music along the way) led Hugh Felt to take up the banjo in 1983 and begion playing publicly a year later. A decade later, yet, and with considerable bluegrass under his belt, Hugh joined KSUT as host and producer of the program The Grass is Bluer. Hugh recently retired from the Postal Service and is enjoying traveling, and working part time for the Adult Education Center in Durango. He is amazed and delighted to continue to produce The Grass is Bluer which you can hear Thursday night at 8.

E-mail hugh@durangoaec.org

Ray Frost

Host of Perspectives
Ray Frost hosts the program Perspectives, representing the Southern Ute Tribe's Commitee of Elders. The weekly program features information on events, services and matters of interest to Tribal Elders. He is a volunteer programmer on Tribal Radio. You can hear Perspectives Wednesday afternoons at 2 o'clock.

Ron Fundingsland

PSA Director/Jazz Director/Afternoon Blend Host
Host/Producer Straight Ahead
Born and raised in Burlington, Colorado, with college days in Boulder, Ron Fundingsland is KSUT's jazz guy, among other things. He grew up listening to his parent's jazz, played guitar in blues bands, and worked in recording studios - always feeling a connection to music. Ron and his wife Jean raised their daughters in Bayfield. A fine artist by trade, Ron DJ'd on KSUT "in the old days", returning in the early 90s to host and produce his popular Tuesday night jazz program Straight Ahead, and become a Music Blend host. He also has established KSUT among the jazz community. When not programming radio, editing public service announcements, taking music calls or tidying up the station, Ron creates intaglio prints and etchings in his studio in Bayfield. His remarkable work is represented in various galleries and art museum collections around the country. Check out the visual artist in the jazz guy @ www.ronfundingsland.com.

E-mail ron@ksut.org

Jamie Hoover

Host/Producer Sounds From the Mother Road
Growing up listening to Bob Wills, Hank Williams, and Patsy Cline and going
to her first Honky Tonk at eleven, Jamie Hoover comes by her love for
American Roots Music naturally. As a volunteer programmer since 1989, her passion for Roots music found its first on-air home in California. For
seven years, known as "Cow Patti" she was part of the daylong program "FAT
Sunday" modeled after the legendary KFAT radio station. In 1998 Jamie began "Sounds from the Mother Road" when she relocated to Gallup, New Mexico and in 2000 KSUT began airing The Mother Road. Her dedication to the traditions of American Roots Music continues as she searches out rare recordings and
new artists. When she isn't producing radio shows, she is the General
Manager of KUGS-FM, a college radio station at Western Washington
University, Bellingham, WA.

E-mail jamie_H54@msn.com

Sean Keohane - Seanacie

Host and producer of A Celtic Journey
Seanacie is a native of Colorado, who moved to Durango in 1982 to attend Fort Lewis College. He became involved in radio as a volunteer at KDUR in the mid 80s. He was recruited to do a celtic show on KSUT by former General Manager Carlos Sena and a Celtic Journey was born in 1991. Sean is very involved in the local live music scene and has done the lighting for countless performances at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College and other venues. He loves all kinds of music with a special focus on Celtic, Middle Eastern and music from India. He lives near Durango with his wife Holly and their twin sons. Tune-in Monday night at 8 for A Celtic Journey.

E-mail yurf_d@hotmail.com

Stasia Lanier

Station Manager/Music Director/Afternoon Blend Host
Originally a New Yorker, Stasia came to KSUT 15 years ago when she relocated to the area from San Francisco to hike, bike, raft and ski. She did marketing communications in the music technology world for 10 years prior to public radio, when she happily found herself working for KSUT in a variety of capacities. Establishing KSUT with the music and larger non-commercial radio communities were among her first tasks to benefit the station. As music director and a lifelong fan, she keeps acquisition of cool music flowing at the station. Among her other duties, she produces newsletters, mail and promotional pieces; maintains the station's website; helps with automation and programming tasks; schedules in-studio guests and looks for booking opportunities for KSUT fundraisers.  She has overseen production of 3 volumes of Roots and Rhythms, in-studio performances and is looking forward to the next in the series. Stasia lives in Durango with her husband and daughter.

E-mail stasia@ksut.org

Sheila Nanaeto

Host Tribal Radio Morning Show
Sheila is a member of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe. She is the Adolescent Fitness Project Manager for the Shining Mountain Diabetes Program and came to KSUT several years ago with a love for music and radio. She hosts the Tribal Radio Morning Show on Wednesday mornings from 8-11. She's a natural on the radio, has a great ear for music and is very knowledgable about Native American music and culture. She frequents pow wows and has been known to take a pie in the face in support of public radio.

E-mail snanaeto@southern-ute.nsn.us

Lorena Richards

Tribal Radio Morning Show host
Lorena came to KSUT as a temporary substitute host and she was so good, we asked her to stay and become more involved as a staff person. She is a Southern Ute Tribal Member, born and rasied in Ignacio with seven brothers. She graduated from Pueblo Community College and has attended Fort Lewis College. Lorena produces several modules for Tribal Radio using Pro Tools and is also an on-air host. She is busy raising her daughter D'Vondra and her sons Joseph and Marquise.

E-mail lorena@ksut.org

Mike Santistevan

Program Director KSUT Tribal Radio/Tribal Radio Morning Show & Native Foot Tapper Host
After years of effort to recruit him, Mike came to KSUT as a DJ on Tribal Radio. He is now the station program director and continues his on-air hosting and programming. A Southern Ute Tribal member, Mike was born and rasied in Ignacio and is very knowledgable about Native music and his cultural traditions. His artistry includes beautiful bead work which is in the collection of the Southern Ute Cultural Museum. He also designed KSUT's 30th anniversary logo. He is an active hand game player, travelling the country to attend these traditonal games played by the northern tribes of the U.S. and Canada. His frequent travels include participating in pow wows throughout the southwest.

E-mail mike@ksut.org

Jen Simon

Underwriting Sales Director/Morning Blend Host
Originally from San Diego, CA, Jen Simon joined KSUT as Underwriting Sales Director in 2004 and became part of the music programming staff in 2007.  She graduated from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff with a degree in public relations. She moved to Durango in 2001 where she has worked as PR Director for Tosch & Associates and as special events manager for the American Cancer Society. Her media sales experience includes Mountain Living Magazine and Flagstaff Live, and she's taught public relations at NAU. Jen grew up in a musical family and is thrilled to be a part of KSUT’s programming staff. She enjoys river rafting, camping, hiking, cooking, and snowshoeing and lives in Durango with her husband Chip and daughter Hailey. Tune-in for her Morning Blend on Tuesday from 9-noon.

E-mail jen@ksut.org