Daisy Morales
On-Air Board Op/ProducerDaisy Morales is part of the on-air talent, and interview host, in charge of recording and producing shows such as El Paso Prime Time, Science Studio, and We Are UT El Paso; Daisy also manages the recently added Podcast division.
Daisy has an AA under the Radio and Television Broadcasting program at EPCC, where she also participated as an on-air host of the Alt Radio station on campus; later transferred to UTEP where she earned her BA in Communication Studies. She earned a Commercial Music Recording, where she practiced audio production with classical music students at the Fox Fine Arts studio. Daisy is currently working towards her Master's Degree in Communication Studies and is also a Teacher Assistant for Public Speaking classes.
Daisy enjoys sarcastic humor, mentoring fellow KTEP co-workers, dressing in dark colors, heavy music, and commercial radio; she is currently developing her own music-oriented podcast. She hopes to one day produce interviews with music bands and follow in the steps of people such as Nick Major.
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The last episode talks about the otherness that is created by the temporality implicated in the status and how this stays even after graduation. I also cover how the expiration of my working status forced me to seek another level of degree and this, ultimately opened the door to make this project possible and the importance of creating safe spaces in academia. -
Overthinking is very self-explanatory. I talk about the mental toll that the limited resources and the constant hunt for opportunities has on the population; topics such as planning of the future and professional development depend on permit duration and the status border commuters are under, effort does not matter, hence the development of an overthinking mindset to stay on top of the processes needed to be able to take advantage of the benefits offered. I also talk about the effects that vehicles have on border commuters.
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This episode follows the COVID-19 Pandemic years, the migrant crisis peak after, and my Bachelor’s graduation; the overall theme is how being a “part-time” border commuter limits a lot of your opportunities and how this affects your mental health leaving you with the constant feeling that you are alone and your situation is hard to understand as it requires extra components or extra patience. I also included the dilemma about doing “the right thing”, since failure is one of the biggest risks for border commuters; if a border commuter fails, their status would be endangered and this carries big legal issues.
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With Always Extra, I wanted to create awareness about the levels of heightened stress that the overall effort of border commuters entail and I develop this context with the scenarios of how the extra paperwork and legal processes generate high levels of anxiety, how my temporality caused several potential relationships to fail because I would give “extra” effort and end up exhausting myself in the process, and lastly, the extra strength needed when doubts about self-identity present themselves through stranger’s or close ones’ questioning.
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In this episode, I cover the psychological and physical effects that crossing the border entails. I spent most of my years as a border commuter walking to cross the bridge so I wanted to talk about this specific matter addressing it while talking about how the same aspect of walking involved not being able to stay and get involved in the community because of the temporality of my status and the psychological effects this can have on a border commuter.
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The first episode talks about how I decided to become a border commuter, and essentially how the first years of my journey went, along with several snippets of the moment fellow commuters also made the decision. The name of this episode is supposed to serve as an irony because I am basically describing a long and complex process while still calling it “a dream”.
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Host Richard Dayoub welcomes County Judge Ricardo Samaniego to talk about what a county judge does, what is happening in the county, and critical initiatives to improve the lives of our community. -
KTEP's Daisy Morales welcomes in the studios straight from New York, bassist and educator, Andy McKee to talk about the Jazz Exchange Event Jazz United, Uniting Borders. -
KTEP's Daisy Morales welcomes to the studios Paul Sanchez, member of the board of the Alumni Association to talk about their Raise Your Pick Giving Day Initiatives. -
KTEP's Daisy Morales welcomes to the studios Dr. Stephen Crites, Dean of the Graduate School, to talk about the scholarships, fellowships and financial support initiatives.
