Jazz Break at Noon Archive - January 19 - 23, 2026

Archived Broadcast: January 19 -23, 2026

January 23rd, 2026 marks 50 years since a group of Trinity students worked diligently to build a new radio station in San Antonio with the mission of producing "unusual" programming for the community. Despite having to navigate a saga of setbacks, the tenacity and ambitious vision of the young founders galvanized a community to fund, support and contribute to what has become KRTU 91.7 FM.

Half a century later, KRTU remains a pillar of art, culture and experiential learning for people of all ages and backgrounds. Housed at Trinity University, KRTU broadcasts throughout the greater San Antonio area, and online to listeners around the globe. Staff, alongside enthusiastic student interns and dedicated community volunteer hosts, facilitate live concerts, special member events, and engaging programming year after year, decade after decade.

This week on the Jazz Break at Noon, host Bria Woods honors KRTU’s 50-year history through music and interviews following the chronology of the station’s story. Each of the five days will focus on a different decade of music and each day a key figure from that decade will share more about their time at the station, either as a student or a staff member.

Listen to the full broadcast playback below!
 

Monday

The 1970s with Anne Conger (founding student) and Don White (first Student Station Manager)

Tuesday

The 1980s with Dr. William Christ (Trinity University professor emeritus of communication and was KRTU’s general manager from 1998 to 2012) and Nathan Cone (Trinity graduate ‘95 and he was a student manager, serving as Jazz Program Director and Operations Manager)

Wednesday

The 1990s with Ron Nirenberg (Trinity University graduate ‘99, and former KRTU General Manager)

Thursday

The early 2000s with Ryan Weber (Trinity Graduate ‘04, former KRTU Student Station Manager, Operations Manager and Station Manager and current Volunteer Host)

Friday

The 2010s to 2026 with Jim Blakemore (helped to fund the station in the 70s, lifelong supporter or KRTU)