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We first met Larry four years ago at the Gathering, sharing the media room in the Elko Convention Hall. From that very first conversation, it was clear, Larry always has a story ready to tell. This year, I was lucky enough to capture three of them on the recorder. Don’t get too excited just yet, we’re releasing one for now, and saving the other two for our Harvest of Thought 2026 special coming this October.

Larry Hillberg has been broadcasting since 2001, starting with years of early morning radio before stepping into his current role as part of the long-running, extraordinary Saturday roots music mix at KVMR. He treasures every minute he spends behind the mic. What he values most is KVMR’s identity as the “Voice of the Community,” amplifying the work of hundreds of nonprofit organizations and individuals across its listening area.

Imagine a radio station powered by a small paid staff, sustained entirely through its own fundraising, memberships, and underwriters—supported in every conceivable way by hundreds of volunteers—where all on-air broadcasting is done by unpaid community members. It sounds impossible. And yet, for more than three decades, KVMR has been doing exactly that.

Find out more about Larry here: https://www.kvmr.org/users/larry-hillberg/