{"id":431,"date":"2015-12-18T13:15:31","date_gmt":"2015-12-18T21:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/?p=431"},"modified":"2025-07-03T13:32:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T20:32:31","slug":"palomar-colleges-kksm-radio-station-named-as-finalist-in-national-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/palomar-colleges-kksm-radio-station-named-as-finalist-in-national-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Palomar College\u2019s KKSM Radio Station Named as Finalist in National Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN MARCOS, CA \u2013\u00a0 For the second year in a row, Palomar College\u2019s KKSM radio has achieved finalist status in a prestigious national broadcasting competition. Students and staff from the station were named as finalists in four categories for the 2016 Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS) Golden Microphone Awards. The winners will be announced in New York City on Saturday, March 5, 2016.<\/p>\n

Palomar College students named as finalists are: Steven Garcea for Best Newscast, Dylan Hanks for Best Public Service Announcement, and Serena Reid for Best Program Director. Zeb Navarro was named as a finalist in the Best Faculty Adviser category.<\/p>\n

KKSM broadcasts 24\/7 on AM-1320, Cox Cable 957, and online at Palomar College Radio<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Media contacts:
\nMelinda Finn, Public Affairs, mfinn@palomar.edu<\/a>, 760-744-1150, ext. 2365
\nLaura Gropen, Director, Public Affairs, lgropen@palomar.edu<\/a>, 760-744-1150 ext. 2152
\nZeb Navarro, General Manager, KKSM, znavarro@palomar.edu<\/a>, 760-744-1150 ext. 2442<\/p>\n

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