KZMU producer Kristina Young has received a Public Programming Award from the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies, part of Brigham Young University. The $2,000 grant will be used to promote “Science Moab,” heard weekly on Fridays on KZMU (90.1 and 106.7 FM or kzmu.org) at 11:30 a.m.
A soil ecologist currently working on her doctorate, Young launched “Science Moab” in January 2017. She has interviewed more than 30 scientists in a variety of disciplines, most of them doing research on the Colorado Plateau.
Besides exploring the cutting-edge science being done in our region, Young asks scientists about what attracted them to particular areas of study and why they enjoy their work, bringing a human and often quirky response from the interviewees.
KZMU Board of Trustees member Sasha Reed, a research ecologist with the USGS, had some words of encouragement and praise.
“This new funding to Kristina Young and KZMU is so exciting and so well-deserved,” she said. “Kristina and KZMU are part of an emerging frontier for science communication and radio engagement and I can’t wait for the next installment!”
“Science Moab” is archived online at kzmu.org, and you can find it on iTunes as a podcast.
