KGNU
Friday Morning Connections

Roger J. Wendell

Roger started volunteering at KGNU in early 1995 when he completed 
the station’s “Introduction to Radio” course. Roger began as a music 
programmer on Restless Mornings and later migrated over to Sleepless 
Nights. It was during the fall 1995 pledge drive, while working on 
the air with News Director Sam Fuqua, that Roger became interested 
in News and Public Affairs programs.

In early 1996 Roger began conducting taped interviews with various 
environmental activists. In January, 1997, Roger made his first 
appearance on Connections as a co-host with Liz Lane. It was then 
that Roger became “hooked” and committed to regular volunteering on 
Connections, the Thursday Evening Call-in Show, and a variety of 
appearances on the Morning Magazine.

Roger holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Business Management 
and has volunteered for a variety of nonprofit groups like the 
Sierra Club, Colorado Mountain Club, and Colorado QRP Club. Roger has 
also been involved in local politics, around the Metro area, having 
served in neighborhood caucuses, as a delegate to county 
conventions, as an election judge and member of an election commission.

Roger’s interest in radio started when he discovered amateur radio as 
a teenager which brought him exciting experiences as a Coast Guard 
radioman between his high school and college years. Roger and his wife 
have been married nearly 30 years having raised two great children who 
can only listen to KGNU via the Internet because of their own travels!

In addition to being the original creator of KGNU's "Connections" web
page Roger maintains his own site at: http://www.rogerwendell.com