McKenzie Young
Public Service Director * - AnnouncerMcKenzie began working at the station in 2003 while moseying her way through her undergraduate degree in Communication and Rhetorical studies [2012]. Her outgoing personality and involvement in various activities makes for a perfect fit to promote campus and community organizations and events*.
* At KISU we understand the importance of community and are pleased that you and/or your organization have called upon us to help promote your event and/or advocate for your cause. In order to work most efficiently in getting announcements on air, please provide the following information, preferably two weeks in advance, to kisu.events@gmail.com. Also, please understand we only have twenty to thirty seconds time slots for announcements.
- Who is putting on the event (Organizations Name)?
- What is happening at the event (Dinner, Music, or Presentation)?
- Where is the event taking place (location and address)?
- When is the event (Date and Time)?
- Why is it happening?
- How would a person get more information (phone #, website, email, social media outlet)?
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McKenzie Young visits with Gina Judd, Executive Director of Friends of the Children Eastern Idaho Chapter. In this interview, it is easy to hear Gina’s passion for improving the lives of children and their families.
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Michael Strickland joins McKenzie Young to discuss the Human Rights Collective, Inc., a multimedia and in-person outreach for anti-discrimination and anti-bullying. Human Rights Collective Inc. accomplishes this through social media, a website, community gatherings, Zoom meetings, and visits to schools and organizations.
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Directed by Vanessa Ballam, ISU Theatre and Dance Department Department presents The Little Prince select times and dates November 15-23, 2024 at the Bistline Theater.
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Interim Dean of Idaho State University Graduate School, Tracy Collum, and Graduate Program Manager, Amanda Bennett talk to KISU’s McKenzie Young about this combine event on November 14, at 6 PM in the Stephens Center’s Black Box Theatre.
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In its 27th year, the Southeast Idaho Homeless Stand Down is a community event put on collaboratively by a large group of individuals representing various programs at Idaho State University as well as many support agencies in the surrounding community. Jessica Buckley and Kale Bergeson, event and volunteer coordinators, visit with KISU's McKenzie Young for details on how all in the community can participate.
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Stephany Gill and Mary Nelson, RN, joined KISU's McKenzie Young to help raise awareness and erase the stigma surrounding this life-saving surgery. Support is available and if an ostomy is necessary for you or a loved one, don't be scared of it.
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The Graduate School at Idaho State University announces the 8th annual 3MT is an academic competition that cultivates students’ presentation and science communication skills.
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Friends of Minidoka, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving the lessons and legacies of the unjust incarceration of Japanese Americans outside of Jerome, Idaho, will be hosting two programs in Idaho Falls about the thirty-seven Japanese Americanmen who defied the Selective Service Act while incarcerated at Minidoka Relocation Center during World War II.
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The Alzheimer’s Association is hosting multiple events in our region this September. There is a walk in Twin Falls on September 7, in Pocatello/Chubbuck at Cotant Park on September 14, and in Idaho Falls at Snake River Landing on September 21. Registration and more information at alz.org/walk.
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McKenzie visits with Tami Moore and Jessica Buckley about the 12th Aid For Friends Splish and Splash Fundraiser is Friday, August 2, with swimming, music, raffles and dinner for the entire family at Ross Park Aquatics Complex.