What’s more Alaskan than skiing? Shooting things, of course. So biathlon must be the most Alaskan sport of all–it’s skiing fast and shooting accurately, combined. We’ll spend time at the range as young people and newcomers learn about the sport. And we’ll talk to an Olympian and a former World Cup competitor about the top of level of biathlon, where our community shines. We’re revisiting this great episode from 2015.
HOST: Charles Wohlforth
GUESTS:
- Tom Grenier, coach, biathlon program, Nordic Ski Association of Anchorage
- Zoey Grenier, assistant coach, biathlon program, Nordic Ski Association of Anchorage, Miss Alaska 2015
- Rachel Steer, former U.S. Olympic Team member
- Zachary Hall, director and head coach, Skiku Biathlon; former U.S. Ski Team member
LINKS
ORIGINAL BROADCAST: Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. AKDT
REPEAT BROADCAST: Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, 8:00 – 9:00 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!
