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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Dr. Georgia Milan, a Family Medicine Doctor and Medical Director at the clinic, and Amy Azizi, LMSW and Director of Program Development, speak to KISU’s McKenzie Young to discuss the clinic and express gratitude to the community of Pocatello for continuing to support services here. -
Sarah May Clarkson insightful columns have long been a feature of the Idaho State Journal. We're thrilled to introduce her voice to a new platform with Community Voices, a brand-new KISU segment where Sarah May brings her written words to life for radio. -
Idaho State University Rugby is celebrating its 30th Anniversary with happenings over Labor Day weekend in Pocatello. Coach Ram Eddings talks with McKenzie about events, inviting players to participate, and we learn some about the sport. 30 years of ISU Rugby on August 30. Tickets and more information at alumni.isu.edu/events -
Historic Downtown Pocatello's Relight the Night Committee is excited for the first Neon Fest, a two-day celebration of Neon, slated for July 11 and 12, 2025. McKenzie visits with Randy Dixon to discuss Relight the Night and the significance of these lights in historic Downtown Pocatello. Listeners will learn about the events happening to celebrate the relighting of the 22 historic sign in Historic Downtown. -
Sarah May Clarkson insightful columns have long been a feature of the Idaho State Journal. We're thrilled to introduce her voice to a new platform with Community Voices, a brand-new KISU segment where Sarah May brings her written words to life for radio. -
Pebble Creek Ski Patrol member, Sean McAteer, visits with McKenzie to talk about Southeast Idaho’s annual harbinger of summer, the 22nd Annual Wildflower Music Festival, a fundraiser for Pebble Creek Ski Patrol. The discussion covers event details like musical line up, lift rides, items to bring, ticket sales and parking. Carpooling is highly recommended. More information and tickets at https://pebblecreekskipatrol.org/ -
The Pocatello Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) will honor the fourth local resumption of the Juneteenth celebration, the day celebrated as emancipation day, “the end of slavery,” on June 21, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Pocatello Senior Activity Center, 427 N. Sixth. The public is invited. McKenzie Young is joined with Jan Gillette, the President of Pocatello Branch of NAACP, to learn about this enormously significant day for African Americans, June 19, 1865, and how it will be celebrated locally with an ethnic and traditional food picnic and other activities. -
McKenzie Young is in the studio with the cast and crew of the Farm Bureau Summer Theatre production of Andrew Lloyd Weber’s “School of Rock: The Musical.” Performances are June 20, 21, 23, & 26 - 28 at 7:30 PM, in the Bistline Theatre at ISU’s Stephens Performing Arts Center. -
Sarah May Clarkson insightful columns have long been a feature of the Idaho State Journal. We're thrilled to introduce her voice to a new platform with Community Voices, a brand-new KISU segment where Sarah May brings her written words to life for radio. -
Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, grassroots advocacy climate change organization focused on national policies to address the national and global climate crisis. CCL volunteers Paul Hancock and Laurel Eastman visit with McKenzie to discuss an upcoming training in Pocatello at the Marshall Public Library at 4 PM on Saturday, June 7. More information and to register by email pocatellopaul177@gmail.com or phone 208-244-1483.
