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KUNR puts knowledge, news, music and culture out into the world — free for anyone to access — and we trust that people will see its value.
Readers and listeners like you did during our spring fund drive.

Your gift isn’t just a donation. It’s momentum — especially as we build our community support now that federal funding is gone for public media.
KUNR is 100% independent and 100% community supported — thanks to people like you! 🩷
Tom Strekal is sitting in a KUNR studio. He is looking toward the camera while smiling.

Tom Strekal

KNCJ & KUNR Weekend Host

Tom joined KUNR Public Radio in 2008 as a Saturday morning host and part-time weekday host. Tom is a biologist by training, bureaucrat by default, and performer by choice. He has appeared onstage with a number of theater companies in Western Nevada over the past 23 years and occasionally stage-manages and emcees. He has also served as President of Proscenium Players, Inc. in Carson City and President of Capital Community Concert Association. He serves as an emissary from the North Pole and has been seen on the Polar Express Train on a number of occasions. He has been a dedicated listener and supporter of KUNR-FM since he moved to Nevada in 1982.