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In honor of Black History Month, KTAL Radio 101.5 FM will broadcast its first feature, produced for the new series ‘Las Cruces Stories,’ the station said in a news release.
The 12-minute story profiles Clarence Fielder (1909-87), a beloved and dedicated teacher who grew up in Las Cruces and taught for many years in both the public schools and the New Mexico State University Department of History.
Fielder “especially enjoyed sharing the early history of the African-American community of Las Cruces, which centered around his own experiences, as well as those of his parents and grandparents,” the news release said. “Mr. Fielder was also instrumental in restoring the Phillips Chapel CME Church, founded by his grandparents, Ollie and Daniel Hibler, which served as a school during segregation and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places as the oldest existing African-American church in New Mexico.”
The air times for ‘Las Cruces Story’ are:
“We are extremely proud to be producing this series, and to feature Clarence Fielder as our first Las Cruces Story,” said KTAL Executive Producer Nan Rubin. “Mr. Fielder’s history as an educator and his influence as a mentor was a wonderful inspiration we wanted to share.”
The concept for ‘Las Cruces Stories’ was suggested in the 2020 City of Las Cruces Public Arts Master Plan, KTAL said. When the station invited people to contribute story ideas about “interesting local people and places, historical figures, cultural objects or colorful events,” it received more than two dozen suggestions, Rubin said.
“The suggestions we received were remarkable both in their relevance and in reflecting local diversity,” Rubin said. “We believe ‘Las Cruces Stories’ will be an exciting way to tell many inspiring stories that will illuminate some of the richness in our local culture and history.”
t least three more stories will be produced by summer.
Visit www.lccommunityradio.org/lcstories.html and find Radio Que Tal on Facebook. Send comments and story ideas to las.cruces.stories@gmail.com.
