Bicycling is a great way to get outside, get fit, meet people, and exercise your competitive juices. The number of trails, organizations, and biking events continue to grow in Alaska. This show will feature folks from Anchorage and Fairbanks sharing their passion for the sport. James Tempe and Eric Flanders with the Arctic Bike club and Team Kaladi will discuss events and tours in south central Alaska. Leisha Nolen talks about the biking life, one without a car. Finally Eve Rynish with the Fairbanks Cycling Club talks about biking opportunities and events in Fairbanks.
HOST: Paul Twardock
GUESTS:
- James Tempte and Eric Flanders from biking in Anchorage
- Leisha Nolen, living the no-car lifestyle
- Eeve Rynish, biking in Fairbanks
LINKS:
- Fairbanks Cycle Club
- Fairbanks Cycle Club on Facebook
- Arctic Bike Club
- Arctic Bike Club on Facebook
- Bike Anchorage
BROADCAST: Thursday, July 11th, 2019. 2:00 pm – 3:00 p.m. AKT
REPEAT BROADCAST: Thursday, July 11th, 2019. 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!
