Born and raised in Hawaii, Andy Vierra got into radio while attending the University of Hawaii, Manoa. At the age of 24 he was named Program Director for Hawaii's foremost news-talk station, KGU, making him at the time the youngest "PD" in the format nationwide. Andy Moved to "the mainland" in 1986 to take a job at Reno's top news-talk station, KOH. From there he went on to programming stints in the Los Angeles area and Santa Barbara before coming to Las Vegas. He's been Program Director for KNUU since 1999.
Kahala brings a wide variety of experience to her plate as "Good Morning" news anchor for K-News. Her entertainment background as a professional hula dancer in Waikiki spills into her news copy, which she strives to deliver in a refreshing and entertaining way. As a former promotions executive for a major Japanese company, she brings a business perspective important to K-News' core listeners.
Kahala's broadcasting experience runs the gamut from television news anchor and reporter in Reno, to disk jockey for a top radio station in the Los Angeles area. Her overall experience makes her one of the more diverse and talented broadcasters in the business.
Jerry had to interrupt his radio career to finish High School (He started on the air at the age of 15).
Jerry's been at KNUU since 1995 after spending 20 years in San Francisco doing news and entertainment reporting on the ABC Owned radio and TV stations there. He also was a personality on Gene Autry's KSFO. Jerry has been on the air in Boston, Orlando, Sacramento, San Antonio and Columbus over the years. He does national voice over work, including being the voice of Disney for over ten years.
Al went on the air in 1972 as a program director for 2 different country music stations in the 70's. Al worked as D.J. for a classic rock station for 10-years in the 80's. In the 90's, Al became the commercial production manager and newscaster for a number one station in the pacific northwest. In 1999 Al went to work as a account executive for a newspaper until 2002. Then Al's desire in radio brought him to KNUU where he works in sales and production.
Jim has worked in radio broadcasting for the past 30 years and started at his college station. He has been a radio owner and manager and has worked in New Jersey, Utah, Washington and Oregon. Jim and his wife moved to Nevada in 2006. He is on the board of directors of the North Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Rotary Club of Green Valley.
Santo brings over 25 years of marketing and sales experience to KNUU. He moved to Las Vegas in June 2004, from the Boston area where he owned and operated a successful franchise print company. In addition to the graphic arts industry, Santo has also worked in travel. He and his wife live in the Aliante community of North Las Vegas.
Barbel was born and raised in Germany. She was a former Miss Honda and modeled in the Philippines. Barbel has been in Las Vegas since 1980 and spend most of her career in real estate and escrow. To explore a new field Barbel began working here at KNUU in December of 2004 as our Traffic and Office Manager. Her passion are personal improvement books and seminars as well as her grown son and daughter.
Mort's 20 years at KNUU radio combined with his 40 years in broadcasting in both sales and as a talent in radio and television has earned him recognition by his peers. He was inducted into the Nevada Broadcasters hall of fame and received the ambassador of courtesy award by the Las Vegas Chamber Of Commerce.
