History
By any measure of success, in the last thirty years KDNA has had some remarkable achievements. That is, up until the arrival of Maria Fernandez in July 2008, and the ascension to power of Jorge Lobos. We share here some of what their predecessors accomplished in serving the community and producing radio.
To see a videos documenting the bad times, go to Videos about the Troubles
KDNA Tenth Anniversary – A Tribute to Senator Warren G Magnuson
Yakima Convention Center, November 10, 1989
On the occasion of its tenth anniversary celebration, KDNA paid tribute to Washington Senator Warren G Magnuson, who had passed away just five months before. Senator Magnuson was instrumental in helping KDNA to secure its construction permit and initial funding. He and his wife Jermaine attended KDNA’s ground breaking. As the Chair of the Senate Commerce Committee, he was an outspoken advocate for public broadcasting and, in the Senate, introduced the bill that became the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, which created the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
We are sharing this video so that you will better understand KDNA’s influential role in changing how Latinos and the Spanish speaking participate in, contribute to, and are served by public media. Before KDNA there was no similar programming available to the Spanish speaking of Washington State. It is unfortunate that the current management of KDNA is seeking to not only erase KDNA’s history changing record of community service, but to also deny those services to future generations.
A History of KDNA in 3 Parts
This history was produced and narrated by Rosa Ramon, a founder and the first Manager of KDNA, in 1999 as part of the celebration of the station's 20th anniversary.
Part I: The vision, the people, the journey to a unique radio station (1974 - 1979)
Part II: Empowering a community with award-winning radio programming (1979 - 1999)
Part III: A celebration of partnerships, culture, and memories (1979 - 1999)
La Voz del Campesino - Radio KDNA
This short documentary film, featured at the ¡Mira! Festival
de Cine y Video Latino, in Seattle, November, 1999, was produced
by Mario Zavaleta and Martha Sanchez of Latino Northwest Communications
in honor of KDNA's 20th anniversary. Our thanks to Martha and
Mario for the opportunity to present it here.
Radio KDNA - the Voice of the Hispanic Farmworker
This video profiles Radio KDNA, a radio station that produces programming relevant to Washington states Hispanic population--specifically immigrant farm workers. Radio KDNA's Ricardo Garcia discusses how the station originated in 1979 and how the daily broadcasts provide helpful information on immigrants rights, work opportunities for migrant farm workers, and education and health issues. Gates Foundation, March 30, 2009
