Staff
In the basement of the Alaska Center in Downtown Boise, you’ll find our paid and volunteer staff sustaining and growing the independent spirit and function of the Treasure Valley’s only community radio station – broadcasting on 89.9 / 93.5 FM and online.
Radio Boise is located at 1020 West Main Street, Suite 50 in the lower level, Boise, Idaho.
Nichole Marie Albertson-Winkle
General Manager
nalbertson AT radioboise DOT org
After honing her love for Indie Rock music and live performances in small dive bars as a DJ at University of Idaho’s KUOI while earning her BA in English Literature, Nichole Marie knew the then online-only “Boise Community Radio Project” would become a great part of her life with one quick tour. Excited by the idea of helping the grassroots organization grow, she was encouraged to volunteer during Radiothon. From there, she subbed on-air and was eventually given the opportunity to host her own show Tuesday afternoons [The Rapture]. Nichole Marie then also assisted in a newly established music library before being named Music Director in 2018. (She even met her now-husband at KRBX while recording a promo.) In May of 2023, she assumed the role of General Manager!
Wayne Birt
Program Director, Production Manager
wayne AT radioboise DOT org
Wayne is a hopeless radiophile, having been a student programmer at student-run KBSU in the 80s, then working commercially at Boise station KIDO, before joining the Radio Boise effort in 2005. Besides his role with Radio Boise, Wayne has an MFA in Creative Writing from Eastern Washington University, has published a handful of short stories and is prone to unreasonably long backpacking and rock climbing trips. He calls it his long-range therapy for his longstanding pathology for community radio.
Brian Allred
Operation Manager
ballred AT radioboise DOT org
Brian hails from Southern Arizona where he was a volunteer and avid listener of KXCI Community Radio in Tucson. Brian moved to Idaho in 2002. Frustrated with the lack of community radio in the Treasure Valley, Brian discovered Radio Boise in 2009 and in the fall of that year began volunteering with the station, doing his weekly show, Global Grooves. In 2011, Brian was part of the first night of live broadcasting on KRBX. He became staff in 2013, while attending Boise State University, pursuing a bachelors degree in Media Production. He graduated in December 2014 from Boise State. Brian has assisted with many aspects of Radio Boise including automation, production, programming and is currently the Operations Manager, keeping the station in compliance with the FCC.
Speedy Gray
Sound Engineer and In-Studio Liaison
speedy AT radioboise DOT org
Bobby “Speedy” Gray first hit the road at age 12 as a guitarist for The New Day Singers, traveling the South performing at colleges, churches, and a multitude of fairs etc. He later participating in the New South movement with other early Indie acts such as REM, The Dbs, Dexter Romwebber and The B52s. First recording experiments were performed on a 50s tube powered 1/4 tape machine, then an internship at The White Room in Charlotte, NC. He spent terms as FOH engineer at the World Famous Milestone plus many other live venues. Speedy is also the singer/songwriter/leader of the roots rock band Like A Rocket, who are currently recording their 4th album in Speedy’s recording studio, The Workshop, while leading the Live Engineering team for Radio Boise.
Jared Bostrom
Underwriting Manager, Video Team Coordinator
jbostrom AT radioboise DOT org
Also known as “The Manimal” on his late night show The Event Horizon Boogie (Tuesdays 11pm-1am) Jared joined the Radio Boise family as a programmer in 2018. He is a writer, musician, videographer and personal handler of Radio Boise’s mascot Freqy The Frequency. Always looking for the next adventure, Jared goes where the music and hot sauce takes him.
Volunteer Programmers
Check out all our DJ and show producers here. Click through to find more about each programmer, links to their playlists and archived shows, and social media.
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