On the next Outdoor Explorer an interview with Lael Wilcox, whose life is one of Alaska’s most remarkable stories of physical accomplishment. Wilcox left to see the world on her bike, and never stopped, becoming a top endurance racer without really planning to. She’s a woman who beats the top men, including on a race across the continental US–only the third race she entered. Best of all, she’s totally fun and charming.
HOST: Charles Wohlforth
GUESTS:
- Lael Wilcox, winner of the Trans-Am race across America
LINKS:
- Lael’s Globe of Adventure blog
- Warm Showers, a community for touring cyclists and hosts
- Trans Am bike race
- Alaska Public Media’s article on Lael’s Trans Am win
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BROADCAST: Thursday, January 26, 2017. 2:00 pm – 3:00 p.m. AKT
REPEAT BROADCAST: Thursday, Febuary 2, 2017. 8:00 – 9:00 p.m. AKT
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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!
