Frontera Frequencies

Summer is Here

By Roberto Avant-Mier,

Published July 1, 2026 at 11:35 AM MDT

In this week's episode of Frontera Frequencies, host Roberto Avant- Mier and Ale Seanez , find and epliogue to the season with their special summer songs selection. In this episode, they include songs such as "June Hymn" by The Decemberists, 'Steal My Sunshine' by LEN and "Summertime" By The Sundays.

On the Miner Music Minute we have former student Andy Rosales, who reunites with the hosts of Frontera Frequencies to end the season. He showcase his taste in alternative music, with pieces like "The Fly" by U2, "Immature" by Björk and "Hammer" by Lorde.

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Roberto Avant-Mier

Roberto Avant-Mier (PhD, Univ. of Utah) is the Interim Chair of the Department of Communication at UTEP and host of Frontera Frequencies. Prior to returning to Texas-El Paso in 2010, he was a professor at Boston College, and he previously attended the University of Utah, UTEP, and the University of Hawaii at Manoa. His research analyzes the discursive construction of Latino/Hispanic identity(ies) and cultural issues in popular music and film.

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Ale Seanez

Ale Seanez is a graduate student and MTA who recently earned her degree in Communication. She is passionate about exploring how media, culture, border identity, and storytelling intersect, and plans to pursue a PhD after completing graduate school.

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Martin Leon

Martin Leon is a producer at KTEP, editing and assembling radio shows for the station. He engineers and records interviews, as well as being a Board Operator for Texas Standard once a week. Current shows include Jazz Night in America, The Latin Alternative, Classical Guitar Alive, From the Top, and Pipedreams.

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Daisy Morales

Daisy 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.

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