KZSM — Volunteer opportunities for a new year
We at KZSM.org are beginning our fourth year of live-streaming programming. Our family of volunteers gives their time, thought, and talent to keep up our mission to educate, engage, enlighten, and entertain. We come from all backgrounds, and range in age from twenties to seventies. Together we laugh, learn, and serve the community. We always have more ideas than we can carry out, so we hope you’ll consider joining us. Given the many tasks that make up broadcasting, you’ll be sure to find a place and an activity that suits you.
With some training and preparation, you can have your own radio show. Our live shows feature everything from books to wrestling, along with a variety of music. But there’s room for much more: We’re currently seeking classical, country, and world music. We would welcome a program or programs about movies. We would like to add broadcasts about food, mental and physical health, fitness and selfcare. We love to would include programs for children, and programs for parents. We are especially interested in Spanish language programs. If you have interest or expertise that you would like to share but aren’t sure how, we can help you develop a program to do just that.
If talking into a microphone doesn’t appeal, you could work behind the scenes as a producer or a sound editor, using free, user-friendly software to help create programs with high-quality sound and smooth commentary.
Beyond the production side of KZSM.org, we need help with community outreach and administration. If you have ideas or skills in public relations or marketing, you could promote our mission with potential sponsors or underwriters, or contact organizations to create Public Service Announcements for broadcast. Or you could assist with administration, organizing and maintaining our archives of documents and broadcasts.
In this time of COVID-19, all these volunteer activities can be done remotely. For instance, programs can be recorded at home for later broadcast. Outreach can be done by phone or e-mail.
If you would like to support KZSM.org but have no time to volunteer, you can help sustain us by donating to our 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. You or your business can underwrite one of our programs and be credited during the broadcast. Or you can make a regular or one-time donation on our website at KZSM.org. For more information about any of these opportunities, e-mail kzsmsanmarcos@ gmail.com.
