The New Face of China — a digital slide presentation by award-winning Anchorage photographer Clark James Mishler — will be presented at the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center on Thursday, May 15 at 7:00 p.m. Proceeds will benefit KSKA Public Radio (FM 91.1).

The suggested donation for adults is $10 and students with identification are invited to attend free.

Mishler, a freelance photographer, and his wife Mitzi will share their insights and imagery from their recent trip to China’s Yunnan and Guangdong Provinces where they explored the lives of ordinary people and their rural activities.

“The land is largely unchanged over the past 50 years,” said Mishler. “This presentation will be perfect for those who wish to learn more about China as well as those who may wish to visit.”

Mishler’s work has appeared in numerous regional, national and international publications including the National Geographic Magazine and is a member of the American Society of Media Photographers and the National Press Photographers Association.

He recently published Anchorage: Life at the Edge of the Frontier, an art photo book documenting the people and places of Alaska’s largest city.

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Aside from a brief celebration in-house (before we got right back to work on the next episode) we also invited KTUU Channel 2 to stop by and have a look at how AK is produced and what makes this little four-year-old a winner. They profiled the show in the following brief video story, graciously shared online by KTUU via YouTube:

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Our heartfelt thanks go out to everyone that listens to and supports both AK and the public radio system in Alaska. We absolutely couldn’t do it without you.

For now, we’d better get back to work on the next 200 episodes…

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The broadcast is part of KAKM’s digital multi-cast service, so viewers will need a digital television with tuner to receive the signal over-the-air on KAKM DT 7.3.

The coverage also is available to cable viewers from KTOO on 37 cable systems statewide, including all of the GCI Cable systems, as well as on satellite TV’s Dish Network and online at www.ktoo.org/gavel.

“We believe there’s value in bringing coverage of government and the legislative process to as many Alaskans as possible,” said Steve Lindbeck, President and General Manager of Alaska Public Telecommunications, Inc., parent company of KAKM TV. “And we’re delighted to bring this service to Southcentral Alaska.”

“This is a terrific chance to use KAKM’s new digital television technology to bring state government closer to all Alaskans,” said Bill Legere, KTOO President and General Manager. “Digital TV provides enormous opportunity for public service in Alaska, and this collaboration between KAKM and KTOO is one of the first statewide opportunities to demonstrate the potential.”

Gavel to Gavel Alaska, the statewide television and Internet web casting service, is produced by KTOO. Throughout the session, cameras in the state capitol will televise unedited, start-to-finish coverage of House and Senate floor sessions, key committee hearings, news conferences and other state government activity.

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Tickets on sale now: $50/person in advance ($60 at the door). Proceeds benefit

• KSKA Public Radio
• KAKM Public Television
• APRN — the Alaska Public Radio Network

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Thanks to everyone that came out to our Member Appreciation Picnic last night! It was great weather and we were delighted to meet so many folks we work hard to serve every day. We hope you enjoyed the sunshine, hot dogs, lemonade, popcorn and cookies, plus the TV and radio studio tours and even the live music from our very own Ellen Lockyer.

We’ve got some photos to share, too. They’re posted on Flickr and you can either browse the photos or check out a slideshow.

We’re expecting to post more photos next week when we get them from professional photographer Clark James Mishler. And we may just post a short video, too. Check back!

In the mean time, thanks again to our generous event sponsors:

• Indian Valley Meats
• Hot Dog on a Stick (they provided the fantastic lemonade)
• Regal Foods
• Carrs/Safeway
• Anchorage Downtown Partnership
• Alaska Chip Company
• Cafe Croissant (yay –cookies!)
• Northern Air Cargo

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You can check out the original “invitation,” with details, here.

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This time the Association for Women in Communications has selected AK as its 2007 Clarion Award winner for Radio Regular Feature Program. AK’s honor comes alongside other public radio winners in 2007 such as KCRW in Santa Monica, long-running weekly food show The Splendid Table and top-quality journalism from American RadioWorks.

The 2007 Clarion Award for AK follows last month’s win at the Public Radio News Directors, Inc. (PRNDI) conference in New Orleans, where AK beat out national entries from 35 large-market stations. AK was also the first show in PRNDI history to take the Best News and Public Affairs Program three years in a row — or three years in any order.

Please join us in congratulating AK! And if you’d like to hear the award-winning episode, click here.

You can listen to AK on KSKA FM 91.1 each week on Saturday mornings at 10:00 a.m., repeating on Tuesday mornings at 11:00 a.m., right after Talk of Alaska.

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Come tour the KAKM Channel 7, KSKA FM 91.1, and Alaska Public Radio Network facilities. Meet the folks that keep public broadcasting working for you and join us in welcoming our new President and General Manager Steve Lindbeck.

Enjoy live entertainment and a picnic courtesy of Indian Valley Meats, Hot Dog on a Stick, Regal Foods, Carrs/Safeway, Anchorage Downtown Partnership, Alaska Chip Company, Northern Air Cargo and Cafe Croissant.

This family event is for our members and those interested in becoming supporters of public broadcasting in Southcentral Alaska.

Please let us know you’re coming (RSVP) by calling us at 550-8400 at your earliest convenience. We hope to see you here!

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APRN - Alaska Public Radio Network
http://aprn.org/

KSKA FM 91.1
http://kska.org/

KAKM Channel 7
http://kakm.org/

APTI is moving its sites to a new server for cost cutting reasons and to provide additional web features for listeners and viewers.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• The three units (APRN, KSKA, KAKM) will now have independent web sites — they will NOT be bound together with colored tabs at the top. You must visit each site separately.
• Please update your bookmarks, links and other references to the new sites.
• The new sites, while live and online, are NOT READY and are missing large chunks of content. We had to make the site moves before July 1 for technical and contractual reasons, but we have not been able to get everything ready in time for the changes. We will spend the month of July filling out each of the sites as quickly as we can.

Thank you for your patience as we make this transition. We hope you’ll like the new features.

And keep checking back — we’re making daily updates and will also include web status updates on each site to let you know how we’re doing.

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