The Loussac Library is getting a major remodel, fixing those problematic stairs, and much more. We’ll find out what’s in store for the library, and find out how the library is fitting into the new ways we get information. What is the purpose of a library in an age where you can find out almost anything with your phone? Join Charles Wohlforth, and his guests on the next Hometown, Alaska.
HOST:
GUEST:
- Mary Jo Torgeson, Library Director
- Sarah Preskitt, Adult Services Librarian
LINKS:
- Anchorage library homepage
- Z. J. Loussac Public Library information
- Library renovation information
- Support your local library
PARTICIPATE:
Call 550-8433 (Anchorage) or 1-888-353-5752 (statewide) during the live broadcast (2:00 – 3:00pm)
- Send email to hometown@alaskapublic.org before, during or after the live broadcast (e-mails may be read on air)
- Post your comment or question below (comments may be read on air)
LIVE BROADCAST: Wednesday, April 13, 2016, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. (Alaska time)
REPEAT BROADCAST: Wednesday, April 13, 2016, 8:00 – 9:00 p.m. (Alaska time)
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Eric Bork, or you can just call him “Bork” because everybody else does, is the FM Operations Manager for KSKA-FM. He oversees the day-to-day operations of the FM broadcast. He produces and edits episodes of Outdoor Explorer, the Alaska-focused outdoors program. He also maintains the web posts for that show. You may have heard him filling in for Morning Edition or hosting All Things Considered and can still find him operating the soundboard for any of the live broadcast programs.
After escaping the Detroit area when he was 18, Bork made it up to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, where he earned a degree in Communications/Radio Broadcasting from Northern Michigan University. He spent time managing the college radio station, working for the local NPR affiliate, and then in top 40 radio in Michigan before coming to Alaska to work his first few summers. After then moving to Chicago, it only took five years to convince him to move back to Alaska in 2010. When not involved in great radio programming he’s probably riding a bicycle, thinking about riding bicycles, dreaming about bikes, reading a book, or planning the next place he’ll travel to. Only two continents left to conquer!
