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McKenzie Young

Public Service Director * - Announcer

   McKenzie 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)?

  • KISU's McKenzie Young visits with Dr. Brandon Mickelson, Director of ISU Family Medicine Residency, about the collaboration between ISU’s Residency program and the Pocatello Free Clinic. Services are available to everyone, regardless of insurance status. Circumcisions are available every Tuesday, and vasectomies are on the first Tuesday of every month. For more information and an appointment, call 208-233-6245.
  • Gate City Pride, a brand new Pride organization that is only three months old, discusses Pocatello's Pride Festival 2024. Angela Hollingsworth and Jody Dunn chat with McKenzie to explain this Pride festival with community building at the forefront! More information, including safety guidelines and vendors, plus links to Facebook and Instagram at https://www.gatecitypride.org/
  • KISU’s McKenzie Young is in the studio with Dr. Thomas Kloss, Professor & Associate Chair of the Department of Music at Idaho State University, discussing the All-American Festival Concert at the Stephens Performing Arts Center, on July 6 at 7 PM. The “All-American Festival Concert” will raise funds for a new endowment dedicated to student scholarships in the music program.
  • David Van Etten, founder of the Southeast Idaho Skatepark Association, visits with McKenzie Young about Go Skateboarding Day events in Pocatello and the perks that skateboarding has for individuals, families and communities.
  • Bannock County Museum Director, Lillian Hammersley, and Fort Manager, Pam Pascali, discuss the Bannock County Historical Complex at 3000 Avenue of the Chiefs in Pocatello, and talk about the Cowboy Campout for families on June 14-15. More information at www.bchm-id.org/
  • Virgie Arambarri, the interim president of Pocatello's Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), speaks with McKenzie Young about its annual celebration of the holiday known as Juneteenth. The public is invited on June 22, from 11 AM to 3 PM at the Pocatello Senior Activity Center, 427 N. 6th Ave.
  • Jenny Shea and Craig Hartman, volunteers with the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, visit with KISU's McKenzie Young about water safety. Primary tips include wearing a life jacket when on or near the water and creating a float plan that lets others know who is going boating, where you are boating, when you are going and when you plan on returning from boating.
  • This university-wide event is a collaborative event to encompass previous research days held by the Graduate School, Office of Research, and the Kasiska Division of Health Sciences. Campus and community members are encouraged to attend the event March 13, 2024 in Pocatello and Meridian.
  • This university-wide event is a collaborative event to encompass previous research days held by the Graduate School, Office of Research, and the Kasiska Division of Health Sciences. Campus and community members are encouraged to attend the event March 13, 2024 in Pocatello and Meridian.
  • KISU's McKenzie Young visits with Janie Gebhardt about Living Voices, a Seattle-based theater group will be in town March 4 and 5, 2024, preforming for 8th graders in all four middle schools in the district over two days. A public performance for the community will be held at Alameda Middle School at 6:30 on Monday, March 4.