A few years ago Charles got interested in a group that was cleaning up marine debris from beaches in Prince William Sound. He volunteered, and was blown away by what a rewarding experience it was to pick up trash. Many of us have spent plenty of time in the wilderness, but this was unique, because it felt like we could improve the place, the kind of place that normally is way too good to ever be improved by human hands. Unfortunately, garbage is everywhere, especially in our waterways. But you can make a difference! When you help get rid of it, you feel like you are re-creating something magnificent. On the next show we’re revisiting the topic of beach cleanup, both on the wild, outer coast where stuff is washing up from Japan, and on our beaches here in Anchorage. We’ll also talk about creek cleanup too, which is coming up shortly, when we get to tend to our own back yard.
HOST: Charles Wohlforth
GUESTS:
- Chris Pallister, Gulf of Alaska Keeper
- Samantha Baker, Alaska Marine Conservation Council
- Cherie Northon, Anchorage Waterways Council
LINKS:
- Anchorage Waterways Council Creek Cleanup (May 11-15)
- Alaska Marine Conservation Council
- Alaskan Brewing Co. Coastal CODE
BROADCAST: Thursday, May 04, 2017, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. AKDT
REPEAT BROADCAST: Thursday, May 11, 2017, 9:00 – 10:00 p.m. AKDT
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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!
