Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, February 7, 2023

State senator Josh Revak (R-Anchorage) at the memorial for Rep. Don Young at Anchorage Baptist Temple on April 2, 2022. (Wesley Early/Alaska Public Media)

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Tuesday on Alaska News Nightly:

Reactions to Congresswoman Mary Peltola’s pick for Josh Revak as her state director. Mushers on the Yukon Quest share their tricks for keeping their bodies, and minds up to the task. Plus, how short skits about life in rural Alaska led to a big social media following.

Reports tonight from:

Liz Ruskin and Jill Fratis in Anchorage
Sabine Poux in Kenai
Eric Stone in Ketchikan
Riley Board in Ninilchik
and Lex Treinen in Circle

Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Casey Grove, with audio engineering from Dave Emmert and producing from Madilyn Rose

Madilyn Rose is the program producer at Alaska Public Media. Reach her at mrose@alaskapublic.org. Read more about Madilyn here.

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