Annie Feidt
Broadcast Managing EditorAnnie is the managing editor for broadcast at Alaska Public Media. She’s worked at Alaska Public Media since 2004 in various roles including producer, health reporter and managing editor for Alaska’s Energy Desk.
As broadcast managing editor, Annie helps guide and manage our main broadcast programs like Alaska News Nightly, Talk of Alaska and Alaska Insight. She also oversees a team of reporters focused on statewide issues.
Before coming to Alaska Public Media, Annie worked at CNN in Atlanta and Minnesota Public Radio. Outside of work, she can usually be found skiing, hiking or backpacking with her husband and daughter.
Reach Annie at afeidt@alaskapublic.org.
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What are methane hydrates and what role could they play in global warming? That’s the question a listener posed this week for the segment Ask a Climatologist. Listen now -
Arctic sea ice extent hit a new record low in March for the third year in a row. That sea ice, or lack of it, drives climate patterns around the globe. But how? Listen now
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For most of the state the weather forecast has been pretty simple for the entire month of March: cold and clear. But how unusual is that? Listen now -
March has brought sun to much of the state. But not a lot of warm temperatures. That weather combination prompted a listener to email to ask why some ice and snow is disappearing, even though it’s well below freezing outside. Listen now -
Mitch Seavey has a substantial lead in the Iditarod, as the top mushers enter the final phase of the race. Seavey reached the Elim checkpoint at 3:26 p.m. Listen now -
It’s hard to talk about the Iditarod without mentioning weather and climate. And this year is no exception, with mushers and dogs enduring extreme cold in first part of the race. Climatologist Brian Brettschneider looks into how this year’s cold and snow stacks up to weather records from past races. He says the start Monday in Fairbanks was -19, by far the coldest in Iditarod history.Listen now -
The state is fining oil and gas company Hilcorp $200,000 for a 2015 incident that nearly killed three workers on the North Slope. The final order amount, which was released today (Mar. 3), is a significant reduction from the $720,000 penalty the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission proposed last year. Listen now -
The weather phenomenon El Niño may be on its way back. That’s after a weak La Niña system faded out a few months ago. Climatologist Brian Brettschneider said computer models are hinting at El Niño returning in the second half of this year. Listen now -
The state is asking oil and gas company Hilcorp to dramatically step up environmental monitoring near a natural gas leak in Cook Inlet. Listen now -
This week, we’re responding to a listener who asked whether it’s true that sea ice in Antarctic waters has been generally increasing, while Arctic sea ice has seen dramatic declines. Listen now
