KWDM
Student Years on KWDM Current Station Position
Bill Oliver 1976-1977 Bryan Broadcasting , Bryan/College Station TX News Director
Joe Ditzel 1976-1978 VastMediaEmpire.com , Los Angeles , CA Owner/ CEO ( formerly worked at NBC-TV )
Alan Kline 1977-1978 KCCI -TV , Des Moines , IA Engineer
Dave Smiley 1987-1990 WZPL -FM , Indianapolis , IN The Smiley Morning Show
Greg Chance 1987-1990 KKDM -FM , Des Moines , IA iHeart Media Regional Program Manager for Iowa/Operations Manager
Brian Allen 1987-1991 KSFY-TV , Sioux Falls , SD News Anchor
Jeremy Bingaman 1992-1996 KIOA -FM Des Moines , IA Morning Show Host ( Known as Luke Matthews )
Chad Rufer 1992-1996 CBS Radio , Sacramento , CA Vice President of Programming
Brian Gongol 1993-1997 WHO ( AM ) , Des Moines , IA The Brian Gongol Show , WHO Radio Wise Guys
Marianne Coppock 1994-1998 KSTZ -FM , Des Moines , IA On-Air Swing ( has since left station )
Brian Stark 1994-1998 Starz Entertainment , Englewood , Colorado Media Systems Administrator
Leigh McNabb 1995-1999 KZPT -FM , Kansas City , MO Program Director , Midday host
Karsten Lunde 1998-1999 KSQY -FM , Haugo Broadcasting , Rapid City , SD Assistant Program Director/Afternoons , 95.1 K-SKY
Brett Wolf 1996-2000 KAZR , Des Moines , IA Weekend Swing ( known as Cage )
Ashley Hinson 1998-2001 KCRG-TV , Cedar Rapids , IA Morning and Midday News Anchor ( Has since left station )
Nicole Faust 1999-2002 Meredith Corporation , Des Moines , IA Director of Interactive Media
Joe Quinn 2000-2003 KXSP , Omaha , NE Co-Host , The Drive
Sarah Moritz-Heuertz 2001-2004 KAZR , Des Moines , IA Weekends , ( known as Sarah Greene )
Nick Ratcliff 2003-2006 KSTZ -FM , Des Moines , IA Weekends ( has since left station )
Thomas Matysik 2005-2008 Bullseye with Jesse Thorn , History Made Up Radio and Podcast Producer
KWDM alums in broadcasting
In the more than 30 years that the West Des Moines School District has owned KWDM , many of the station 's alumni have gone on to careers in the radio and television industry .
KWDM, 88.7 KWDM The Point, is a modern rock high school radio station serving the Des Moines, Iowa area on 88.7 FM. The radio station's studio is located at Valley High School in West Des Moines. It is owned and operated by the West Des Moines Community School District and is operated by students at Valley under the direction of a staff advisor.