Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, August 15, 2023

A man at a podium, gesturing with his hand.
Pete Buttigieg, the US Secretary of Transportation, spoke at the Port of Alaska on Tuesday, August 15, 2023. (Dev Hardikar/Alaska Public Media)

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Tuesday on Alaska News Nightly:

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visits the Port of Alaska. Plus, new wildfire smoke forecasts are popular with Interior residents. And, American Idol producers search for their next star in Western Alaska.

Reports tonight from:

Michael Fanelli, Dev Hardikar and Liz Ruskin in Anchorage

Tim Ellis in Delta Junction

Brian Venua in Kodiak

Desiree Hagen in Kotzebue

Katherine Rose in Sitka

Sofia Stuart-Rasi in Unalaska

Emily Schwing on the Yukon River

This episode of Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Casey Grove, with audio engineering from Chris Hyde and producing from Tim Rockey.

Tim Rockey is the producer of Alaska News Nightly and covers education for Alaska Public Media. Reach him at trockey@alaskapublic.org or 907-550-8487. Read more about Tim here

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