Phoenix community radio station KRDP is reeling after a late December break-in capped a difficult year of setbacks for the Black-owned independent broadcaster.
On Dec. 21, thieves broke into the low-power FM station’s studios at Washington and 13th streets, damaging the property and stealing laptops, iPads, microphones and other broadcasting equipment.
Calvin Worthen, KRDP’s program director, tells Phoenix New Times that the thieves smashed an exterior window to gain entry, then forced open doors to a side room where equipment was stored…