Station Manager

Leigh Robartes
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Robartes is a former manager of KUOI-FM. During the past two decades as a radio news reporter, he has produced stories for national programs such as Pacifica Network News, Free Speech Radio News, as well as for regional outlets such as Northwest Public Radio and Montana Public Radio. Locally, Leigh has produced and hosted live, call-in candidate forums and public affairs programs. Currently he is hosts the Monday version of Morning Mix on KRFP 7-10 am and hosts a volunteer weekly music show on KUOI. At Radio Free Moscow, Leigh has been extensively involved in organizing the station from the ground up, and trains volunteer hosts, produces news and helps with programming decisions.  You can best reach Leigh by phone at 208-892-9300.

Our Board

Cass Davis, President
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Son of labor activists, Davis is a “direct action” activist and has been involved in many campaigns from opposing War, White Supremacy, and the WTO, to advocating for Woman’s Rights, Gay Rights, Free Speech, and Environmentalism.

Mort Demers
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Mort graduated from the University of Idaho with a degree in Criminal Science, but charted his own course as a contractor in Moscow. He recently started studying radiology in preparation for career in medicine.  In his spare time, Mort enjoys motor sports behind the handlebar of his motorcycle or the wheel of his 4X4. Mort hosts the late-night program “Assault & Battery,”  which, he claims, is the strangest heavy metal show on the Palouse.

Nick Gier, Secretary
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Gier was Professor of Philosophy at the University of Idaho for 31 years and Coordinator of Religious Studies for 23 years. He was also Senior Fellow in the Martin Institute for Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution for 10 years. He has published four books, 38 articles, and eight book chapters.

Gier has been a long-time member of Unitarian Universalist Church of the Palouse, where he teaches religious education and gives at least one sermon per year. He is also an active member of the Latah County Human Rights Task Force.
Gier has one daughter, who now teaches music history at the University of Alberta. He lives in Moscow with his life partner, Gail Adele, retired UI mathematics professor, along with the smartest cat in the world.

Rick Hensley, Treasurer
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Rick is a nearly life-long resident of Idaho who grew up poor in Coeur d’Alene where he learned to respect peoples’ differences and root for the underdog.  He graduated from the University of Idaho in 1975 with a Bachelor of Architecture and practiced architecture in the Spokane-Coeur d’Alene area for twenty-odd years.

He returned to Moscow in 1997 to earn a B.S. in Computer Science in May 2002 at the bottom of the Dot Com Bust/Post 9-11 Recession.  While searching for work in his new profession, he crossed paths with Mad Monk Mort, who suggested he try out for a volunteer DJ slot at KRFP.  He became a DJ in January of 2007 and has had a show under the nom-de-air “Retro Rick” ever since.

He was elected to the Board as Treasurer in March of 2009 and used his architectural skills in making the move to our present studios as smooth and quick as possible.  He loves cats, dark chocolate, good bourbon, bad puns, and long walks on the beach.  His only flaw is referring to himself in the third person.

Craig Joyner
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Craig Joyner

Craig grew up in Florida and has spent the majority of his life living in Moscow after two summers of working in the Nez Perce National Forest with the Cove/Mallard Coalition, which was set up to stop the logging of an integral wildlife corridor.  He has a love/hate relationship with many of the news programs KRFP airs, except for Michio Kaku’s, which is 100% win.  He, along with Nora Locken, is one of the co-coordinators of the Radio Free Moscow Pie Club, which serves up home made pies at the Farmers’ Market. You can find him and the Radio Free Moscow Pie Club on Facebook.

Nora Locken, Vice President
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This graduate of the University of Vermont, in addition to being the Vice President of Radio Free Moscow, is director of the Latah Trail Foundation.  Her KRFP show “The Mash Pot” features rock, folk, electronic, old-time, world music, and more.

Sunil Ramalingam
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Sunil Ramalingam is a graduate of the University of Idaho College of Law and a solo practitioner in Moscow specializing in criminal defense. His professional experience includes three years as a deputy prosecutor for Nez Perce County and five years as an associate in a small Lewiston law firm. Prior to moving to Idaho, Mr. Ramalingam lived in Malaysia, India, and California, where he completed bachelors degrees at the University of California, Davis and California State University, Sacramento. Before and during his law school years Mr. Ramalingam was a smokejumper for the BLM based out of Boise. He lives in Moscow with his wife and two young children.

Shawn Ringo

Shawn is an environmental scientist and has a darling daughter, Sadie.

Board meetings are usually the second Wednesday of the month. Call 892-9300 for the location.

KRFP studio line 892-9200
KRFP business line 892-9300

Music Directors

Jeff Bond, Chief Music Director

Record Labels Notice: Since we moved, some mail carriers have been throwing away our 4th class mail containing CD’s as “unforwardable.”  Please make sure our street address is updated in your database.  We are no longer at 116 E. 3rd St., #201.  Our new address is  114 E. 3rd St., Moscow, ID 83843.  We were just alerted to this ongoing problem recently.  Once again, please update your address database, because some mail carriers are throwing out your promo CD’s.

Emily Poor, Americana/Folk/Bluegrass Director
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Jason Wellman, Hip Hop/World Music Director
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Bob Hoffmann, Director of Development
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208-883-0642