Clint Strand

News Director

Clint Strand has always held a love for broadcast news. He caught the bug early. At a young age, Strand could be found wandering the Portland, Oregon newsroom where a family member worked, picking the brains and threatening the deadlines of any and all reporters working there. It was here he started to learn firsthand how to tell a story. Before too long, Strand found himself many evenings listening to reporters paint mental pictures. It was only a matter of time before he picked up a brush himself.

In college Strand honed his craft, editing political coverage for the campus newspaper, holding up multiple shifts on Gonzaga’s radio station KAGU-FM, as well as calling the action for his Gonzaga Bulldogs men’s and women’s basketball teams during student broadcasts. For the record, Strand is not bitter the men’s team played their way to the Elite 8 and the national consciousness the spring after his graduation. After earning degrees in political science and journalism from GU, Strand spent his career in the beautiful Lake Chelan and Leavenworth areas, first working his way up to news director for KOZI Radio Lake Chelan, and now for KOHO 101.1. Every day, Strand enjoys telling stories about folks in the community, providing news people can use, and interviewing everyone from Governor Gregoire to Deacon Jones to Jane Goodall.

During his free time, Strand enjoys reading, learning how to cook with ingredients not named ramen, spending way too much time tweaking his fantasy football team and writing explosively mediocre love songs for his wife, Rachel.

Isaac Kaplan-Woolner

Reporter/Morning Show Producer

Born and raised in Western Massachusetts, Isaac’s first crack at radio was at age 15, hosting a music show on his high school radio station WNMH 91.5 FM. While the station only broadcast across 25 square miles or so, it gave Isaac a sense of radio’s power to create a virtual community.

Isaac brought a passion for media to his studies at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon. A sociology major and communications minor, Isaac is as interested in critical media studies as he is in broadcasting itself.

While putting down his Pacific Northwest roots Isaac became involved with KBOO Community Radio (90.7 FM Portland). At KBOO Isaac volunteered first as reporter, then evening news anchor, and finally began producing the hour-long evening news program. Isaac also got his feet wet by interning at Portland’s Pulitzer prizewinning alternative weekly Willamette Week. There Isaac worked as a news reporter, while also writing restaurant and live music reviews.

In addition to the news, music has been a driving passion in Isaac’s life. He worked as a concert promoter and DJ in the Portland area, with two weekly live gigs and several internationally touring acts. While his tastes range all the way from bluegrass and Americana to rap and hip hop (and most everything in between), reggae has been a favorite genre for many years. Tune in to KOHO Saturday nights 11-Midnite for Insight Soundsystem, where Isaac makes reggae come alive. Isaac has also been freelancing articles for New York’s Jamrock Magazine.

But here at KOHO, the news is Isaac’s central focus. Now living in Wenatchee, he is always seeking opportunities to bring local perspectives to the biggest issues of the day. In addition to producing the KOHO Morning show and acting as a news reporter, Isaac produces his acclaimed weekly cooking show Cooking Local in the KOHO Kitchen (Fridays) as well as the KOHO Outdoor Report (Wednesdays).

Isaac believes that radio is the most powerful medium for sharing dynamic, emotional stories of the world in which we live. Therefore, he is always seeking new tips and ideas. Almost anything can make great radio, if approached with a little creativity, passion, and dedication. Send Isaac any and all story ideas, comments, or critiques to the link below.
 

Steve Hair

Wenatchee Bureau Chief

Southern California native who was raised in Ventura County.

Attended San Diego State University where He majored in Telecommunications and Film with minor in Advertising and marketing.

News Radio Broadcasting experience:

KAAP, Santa Paula, California
KMDY, Thousand Oaks, California
KVML, Sonora, California
KSSY FM, KKRT AM Wenatchee
KPQ, Wenatchee

While working for KVML and KKRT and KPQ, Steve received several excellence in Broadcast Journalism awards from the California and Washington State Associated Press, California Medical Association, Washington State Farm Bureau.

Other stops along my career path:

**Production Assistant for Marty Pasetta Productions, Burt Sugarman Productions, Steve Krantz Productions at NBC's Burbank Studios. Burt Sugarman produced "Wizard of Odds" game show featuring Alex Trebeck in his first televised game show. I worked directly under the program's Associate producer, Alan Thicke.

**Video Specialist for Raytheon Corporation. I was involved with the video documentation of the installation of Cruise Missile Launchers aboard the BB62 Battleship, USS New Jersey.

**Emergency radio dispatcher for Rotor-Aids helicopters in Ventura, Ca. Contracted with Major Oil companies to transport labor and equipment to off-shore oil drilling and exploration in the Santa Barbara, Channel.

**Director of Community Relations for Sonora Mining Corporation. Jameston, Ca.

Steve is married to Lynette. The couple has three married sons and 5 (going on 6) grandchildren.