Michael Manny

Mitch Strohman, longtime television and radio voice of the NAU Lumberjacks, is retiring at the end of the year after over 35 years in Flagstaff. Strohman, who first began broadcasting NAU Athletic events on local cable in 1991, has been known as “The Voice of The Lumberjacks” for a generation, while also working in various other news and sports capacities and becoming a beloved member of the community. On January 14th, NAU announced that its NAU TV department would be dissolved and merged with Athletics, and along with that came the surprise announcement that Strohman would be retiring at the end of the year as well. Strohman recently completed his final home game on March 2 and was celebrated at halftime. He was even late returning to the broadcast before the 2nd half started due to the NAU Football team parading the long-time broadcaster around the court. We sat down with Strohman in the KAFF News Studios for nearly an hour to go over his illustrious and historic career. For more of the latest news, head to kaffnews.com, and make sure to follow us on social media.

The Northern Arizona University Women’s Basketball team is rapidly approaching the Big Sky Conference Tournament, just under a month from now, and while they may be in what some would call a transition year under first-year head coach Laura Dinkins, one player, redshirt freshman Naomi White, is asserting herself in the college landscape. This week, KAFF News sat down with white to talk about her historical season.

Flagstaff and northern Arizona are seeing another dry winter so far. KAFF News visited the National Weather Service Station in Bellemont and spoke to Response Coordination Meteorologist Megan Taylor about the rest of the season and what residents can expect.

It's rematch time in the 4A Playoffs as Coconino takes on Bradshaw Mountain once again. Michael Manny caught up with Coach Cook to talk about the upcoming matchup.

It is time for the playoffs as the Coconino Panthers take on Mesquite. This is the first home playoff game for Coconino since 2019, and Michael Manny got to catch up with Coach Cook about this exciting game.

It is rivalry week in Flagstaff! Michael Manny caught up with both coaches this week to talk about the intensity of this game.

On this week's edition of Coaches Corner, Michael Manny caught up with Coach Clements about the upcoming game against Mingus.

On this week's edition of Coaches Corner, Michael Manny caught up with Coach Cook about this week's huge matchup against Bradshaw Mountain.

On this week's edition of Coaches Corner, Michael Manny talks with Coach Cook about the importance of the upcoming game against Lee Williams.

On this week's edition of Coaches Corner, Michael Manny talks with Coach Clements about the upcoming game against Prescott.

On this week's edition of Coaches Corner, Michael Manny caught up with Coach Clements about the upcoming game against Mohave.

On this week's edition of Coaches Corner, Michael Manny caught up with Coach Cook about the upcoming game against Prescott

On this week's edition of Coaches Corner, Flagstaff Travels To Prescott Valley to take on Bradshaw Mountain.

On this week's edition of Coaches Corner, region play resumes as Coconino heads to Cottonwood to take on Mingus.

On this week's edition of Coaches Corner, Michael Manny caught up with Coach Clements about the start of region play against Lee Williams, as well as Chase Brown's injury, and how the team has rallied around Chase.

On this week's edition of Coaches Corner, Michael Manny caught up with the head coach of the Coconino Panthers to talk about the upcoming game against Sunrise Mountain.

On this week's edition of Coaches Corner, Michael Manny caught up with Coach Cook of the Coconino Panthers and talked about the big win on the road last week. Now, the Panthers go into region play against Mohave.

On this week's edition of Coaches Corner, Michael Manny caught up with the head coach of the Flagstaff Eagles after coming away with a huge win against Tempe High School. This week, Flagstaff travels to Paradise Valley to take on the Trojans.

On this week's edition of Coaches Corner, Michael Manny caught up with the head coach of the Flagstaff Eagles, Mickey Clements, to talk about their upcoming game against Tempe High School.

On this week's edition of Coaches Corner, Michael Manny caught up with Coach Cook about last week's loss against Snowflake, as well as the upcoming game against St. Mary's.

On this week's edition of Coaches Corner, Michael Manny caught up with Head Coach of The Coconino Panthers Football Team, Gary Cook. Coach Cook talks about what it will take to not only beat Snowflake but also make a run at the playoffs this year.

Michael Manny caught up with the Head Coach of the Flagstaff Eagles, Mickey Clements, and talked about the upcoming season and what has improved from the scrimmage last week.

This is episode 13 of The Racing Roundtable, a NASCAR recap and preview program that aired on WXFG FOX54 News' social media pages. On this episode, my cohost Jackson Rowland and I looked ahead to the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Michael Manny is a reporter and play-by-play broadcaster at Great Circle Media in Flagstaff, Arizona. More of his work can be found at michaelmanny.journoportfolio.com. He can be reached at michaelmanny98@gmail.com, @michaelmanny98 on X and on LinkedIn.

This is episode 14 of The Racing Roundtable, a NASCAR recap and preview program that aired on WXFG FOX54 News' social media pages. On this episode, my cohost Jackson Rowland and I looked ahead to the Iowa Corn 350 at Iowa Speedway. This also served as the final episode of the series. Michael Manny is a reporter and play-by-play broadcaster at Great Circle Media in Flagstaff, Arizona. More of his work can be found at michaelmanny.journoportfolio.com. He can be reached at michaelmanny98@gmail.com, @michaelmanny98 on X and on LinkedIn.

This is episode 12 of The Racing Roundtable, a NASCAR recap and preview program that aired on WXFG FOX54 News' social media pages. On this episode, my cohost Jackson Rowland and I looked ahead to the Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Dover Motor Speedway. Michael Manny is a reporter and play-by-play broadcaster at Great Circle Media in Flagstaff, Arizona. More of his work can be found at michaelmanny.journoportfolio.com. He can be reached at michaelmanny98@gmail.com, @michaelmanny98 on X and on LinkedIn.

This is episode five of The Racing Roundtable, a NASCAR recap and preview program that aired on WXFG FOX54 News' social media pages. On this episode, Michael Manny and Jackson Rowland looked ahead to the biggest day in racing — The Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600. Plus, Kyle Larson's second attempt at "The Double." Michael Manny is a reporter and play-by-play broadcaster at Great Circle Media in Flagstaff, Arizona. More of his work can be found at michaelmanny.journoportfolio.com. He can be reached at michaelmanny98@gmail.com, @michaelmanny98 on X and on LinkedIn.

December 19, 2025 - An ethics complaint filed by Special Prosecutor Kyle Nayback against Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren has been dismissed by the Special Division of the Window Rock District Court for lack of jurisdiction. this means that the special division lacks the authority to hear the case against the president, according to a statement from Nayback. Nayback said that the court did not consider the charges against President Nygren and did not rule on whether he had committed the violations outlined in the charging document. Nayback's ethics complaint included several alleged violations of the Navajo Nation's ethics in government law. Nygren responded to the ruling, saying, “This decision needs to put an end to what has become a political witch hunt. It is time for all branches of government to move past these distractions and refocus our efforts and work on serving the Navajo people." Gas prices in northern Arizona have slightly dropped in today’s KAFF News Price at the Pump Report. In Flagstaff, the price of gas sits at $3.21, down three cents from last week. In Prescott, prices dropped to $3.09, down from $3.14 last week. And Today's Weather

December 18, 2025 - The Flagstaff City Council voted to cancel the city’s current contract with Flock Safety for automated license plate recognition technology during its last meeting. The Flagstaff Police Department immediately deactivated the system and will work with Flock on the removal of the cameras currently included in the city’s contract. The City of Sedona also shut down its own flock cameras in August after much discussion between city officials and the public. The Yavapai County Attorney’s office announced that 43-year-old Justin Noecker has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for attempted second-degree murder, followed by seven years of supervised probation for kidnapping in connection with the death of his unborn child. The sentencing stems from an October 2024 assault just outside of Prescott. After officers responded, the victim told authorities at that time that she had recently learned that she was about nine weeks pregnant. During a fight in the days after learning of the pregnancy, Noecker restrained the victim and repeatedly stomped on her stomach. The victim went to the hospital, but the baby did not survive. A medical records review was unable to determine if the baby’s death was due to a miscarriage before the assault or as a result of it. Noecker was charged with attempted murder because he believed that the baby was still alive at the time of the crime. And Today's Weather

December 16, 2025 - The 25th Navajo Nation Council announced that Special Prosecutor Kyle Nayback filed a formal ethics complaint in the Navajo Nation District Court last week against Patrick Sandoval, President Buu Nygren's former chief of staff. A suspect wanted in connection with a sexual assault that occurred at a Cordes Junction gas station this past April was apprehended at the southern border on December 8th, according to the Yavapai County Sheriff's office. And Today's Weather.