Though the Arctic regions of the world are remote and less populated, there can still be plenty of innovation to be found. In this show we’ll be hearing from a number of innovators about projects under way, both here in Alaska and abroad.
GUESTS:
- Kåre R. Aas – Norwegian Ambassador to the U.S.
- Morten Brugård – Senior Advisor, Innovation Norway
- Jack Hébert – Founder and CEO of the Cold Climate Housing Research Center
- Ed Morris – the designer and inventor of the eFISHient
- Holly Nordlum – of Holly Nordlum Naniq Design’s
- Devany Plentovich – Program Manager for Biomass and Combined Heat and Power for the Alaska Energy Authority
- Cameron Willingham, Founder, Vertical Harvest Hydroponics
- Kristina Woolston is Vice President External Relations for Quintillion
Moderator:
- Lise Falskow, President & CEO of Alaska World Affairs Council
HOST: Alaska World Affairs Council
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RECORDED: Friday, May 12, 2017 at 49th State Brewing Company.
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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!
