Tim Rockey
Alaska News Nightly Producer/Education ReporterTim is the producer of Alaska News Nightly and reports on statewide education issues for Alaska Public Media. He has worked at Alaska Public Media since March 2023.
As Alaska News Nightly producer, Tim strives to bring the most pertinent and engaging statewide news to listeners across the Alaska Public Radio Network. He prepares a rundown of stories for the ANN broadcast each day, in addition to reporting on education issues in Anchorage, the Mat-Su and across the state.
Before joining Alaska Public Media, Tim was a digital reporter at Alaska’s News Source, and reported on general assignments and sports for the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman. His interest in journalism developed while broadcasting for Radio Free Palmer and freelancing for the Frontiersman as a high school student.
Though born and raised under the water tower in Palmer, Tim has lived in Anchorage since 2021. When he’s not working, he’s often watching or playing baseball or softball, hiking or fishing.
Reach Tim at trockey@alaskapublic.org or 907-550-8487.
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Advocates say a detained immigrant contracted tuberculosis in Anchorage, but corrections officials dispute that claim. -
As climate change makes life more difficult in rural Alaska, research is helping inform tough decisions. -
In their quest for oil tax data, Alaska lawmakers prepare to subpoena the Dunleavy administration. -
Experts say Alaskans suffering from addiction struggle to access medication that helps. -
Alaskans react to Sen. Lisa Murkowski's deciding vote that helped pass a congressional budget bill. -
Lawmakers react to Gov. Dunleavy's call for a special session next month. -
King Tech High School’s course teaches science and employable skills, instructors say. -
Sen. Murkowski says the megabill she helped pass has some shortcomings. Plus, dozens of ICE detainees are transferred out of the Anchorage jail. -
Fisheries experts predict bigger sockeye in Bristol Bay this season. Plus, Anchorage residents document the lives of urban wildlife. -
State lawmakers speak out against the Congressional budget bill. Plus, advocates fear that a public land sale would fail to increase the housing supply.
