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KMHD staff members find new positions on campus
The Advocate
Jazz radio station KMHD moved off campus Aug. 10 and the KMHD staff members were given different positions within Mt. Hood Community College.
Greg Gomez, who was the music director for KMHD, became inventory coordinator/purchasing agent in mid-June.
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“I went from listening to music the better part of the day to tracking down receipts for VISA cards and tracking down college assets,” said Gomez.
Former KMHD Development Associate Mary Burlingame moved into the bookkeeper/office assistant position in the College Center after Paula Cline retired in June.
KMHD Development Director Calvin Walker became an academic adviser and KMHD staff member Paula Cady became an instructional administrative assistant, while Clint Locey’s position is still listed as KMHD electronic maintenance engineer.
Cady declined to comment on her new position while Walker and Locey could not be reached.
Burlingame said, “They (the MHCC District board) just rubberstamped whatever Ski (MHCC President John Sygielski) wanted them to approve.”
During a May 14 meeting, the Board voted to move KMHD off campus to the Oregon Public Broadcasting studios in Southwest Portland where OPB would take over control of the studio.
Sygielski proposed the partnership during the April board meeting and said “over the past three years, the KMHD fund balance has declined and is at a critical point where the college may be required to subsidize the operations. In other words, the costs are exceeding the resources received each year.”
“It’s been a long time coming,” said board Chair Duke Shepard at the May 14 board meeting. Board member Ralph Yates said, “It’s a logical move to upgrade.”
“I certainly hope it works out for the college and the students in the broadcasting program,” said Gomez.
Gomez said starting his new position in mid-June was like baptism by fire, because the fiscal year ends on June 30, which makes June one of the busiest months for the business office.
“In the middle of June I was separated from KMHD,” said Gomez. “The first month or so was kind of surreal.”
Burlingame said one of the hardest transitions for her was to start working Monday through Friday, but that she does enjoy being able to look outside and work closer with students.
“I have two co-workers that are the best, next to Mr. Gomez, that I’ve ever worked with,” said Burlingame. Burlingame said she has not listened to KMHD since the radio station moved off campus and that for several weeks after the decision was made by the Board she couldn’t enjoy music, but that she has started to really enjoy music again.
“I attended the radio broadcasting program to work in radio,” said Burlingame about the transition away from radio.
Gomez said, “I do miss radio, I enjoyed it quite a bit.”
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