Moody P.
As Moody sat in a UAF coffee shop, they noticed ɫƵؔ for the first time ɫƵؔ the campus radio station playing on the café speakers. Suddenly, they had an idea.
Moody opened their laptop and hit a few keys to select a song. Within moments, it filled the café. ɫƵI felt I was like in a hacker movie or something,ɫƵ؝ Moody said.
It wasnɫƵؙt a hack, though. Moody works as KSUAɫƵؙs production director. The stationɫƵؙs modern, fully digital operation allows such remote control of the playlist.
Moody, an art and psychology double major, volunteered and worked as a DJ at the station for a few years before becoming production director.
The station broadcasts a song playlist of ɫƵalternative stuff that would normally never play on the commercial, mainstream radio,ɫƵ؝ Moody said.
The station also transmits a variety of student-produced programs, including MoodyɫƵؙs ɫƵRobotic Radio.ɫƵ؝
ɫƵI didnɫƵؙt want to just play music,ɫƵ؝ Moody said. ɫƵI was listening to my grandpa talk about ɫƵؘThe Lone RangerɫƵؙ broadcasts and stuff, and I always thought it was really cool. The art of radio storytelling is something that is really interesting.ɫƵ؝
Born and raised in Fairbanks, Moody enrolled at UAF after graduating from high school in 2016. But they took a break for a few years.
ɫƵUAF is a pretty nontraditional school,ɫƵ؝ Moody said. ɫƵThereɫƵؙs people from all different stages in their life here. And itɫƵؙs helped me feel, like, not out of place here.ɫƵ؝