Alaska is known for trail sports, from backpacking to sled dog racing, that began as practical means of transportation. That’s happening again. More and more people are using bikes and feet to get to work, even in Anchorage, with our car-oriented urban design. On the next Outdoor Explorer, we’ll talk about building an active transportation network that can help human-powered travelers stay safe, and take advantage of all the health benefits.
HOST: Charles Wohlforth
GUESTS:
- Andrew Ooms, Senior Engineer with Kittelson & Associates, Inc.
- Steve Cleary, Executive Director, Alaska Trails
- Craig Lyon, Transportation Plannning Manager at the Anchorage Municipality and AMATS Coordinator
- Eric “Bork” Bork, Audio Media Content Producer for Alaska Public Media
LINKS:
- Alaska Trails organization
- Transportation page for the Anchorage Municipality
- Trail maps for all of the Anchorage Municipality
- Parks and Recreation web site
- AMATS Anchorage Transpostation Planning
BROADCAST: Thursday, May 11, 2017. 2:00 pm – 3:00 p.m. AKT
REPEAT BROADCAST: Thursday, May 18, 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!
