Wesley Early
Anchorage ReporterWesley moved to Anchorage in 2008, graduating from Bartlett High School and the University of Alaska Anchorage with a degree in journalism and public communications.
He started working in public radio in January 2016 as an intern at Alaska Public Media during his last semester of college. After graduating, he was hired full time and spent three years as a web editor, producer for Alaska News Nightly and education reporter. He then moved to Kotzebue (Qikiqtaġruk in Iñupiaq) to work at KOTZ-AM, where he was the community’s first news director in more than a decade.
After two years covering Arctic climate change, subsistence, Iñupiaq culture and the region’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Wesley returned home to Anchorage where he covers city government and Anchorage life. When he’s not at work, he enjoys reading, finding new music to obsess over and searching for a new restaurant to try with his wife.
Reach Wesley at wearly@alaskapublic.org or 907-550-8421.
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A school principal pleads with state lawmakers to increase base student funding. Also, lawmakers approve a new screening policy at the state capitol. -
Some Alaska Native students worry that the program will become less responsive to their specific needs. -
Anchorage residents voted on about a dozen ballot propositions, including two tax levies. -
Four of the six Assembly races on the ballot have no incumbents running for reelection. -
A confirmation hearing in the U.S. Senate isn't all about the nominee. Also, the Fairbanks North Star Borough school board confronts a familiar budget reality. -
The state House passes a bill that would limit time for foster youth in psychiatric facilities. Also, rural advocates in Alaska worry about an executive order aimed at reshaping federal elections. -
The city’s goal to improve housing comes as federal funding has become less reliable during the second Trump presidency. -
This year’s annual traffic calming project will install speed cushions in Northeast, Midtown and South Anchorage, as well as the Russian Jack neighborhood. -
Katie Scovic began working with Suzanne LaFrance in late 2023 as her campaign manager, before heading the mayor’s transition team and serving as chief of staff since July. -
From possible impacts to how to prepare, we dive into what we know so far about Anchorage’s closest active volcano and how to prepare for its likely eruption.
