Daysha Eaton, KMXT - Kodiak
Daysha Eaton is a contributor with the Alaska Public Radio Network.
Daysha Eaton holds a B.A. from Evergreen State College, and a M.A. from the University of Southern California. Daysha got her start in radio at Seattle public radio stations, KPLU and KUOW. Before coming to KBBI, she was the News Director at KYUK in Bethel. She has also worked as the Southcentral Reporter for KSKA in Anchorage.
Daysha's work has appeared on NPR's "Morning Edition" and "All Things Considered", PRI's "The World" and "National Native News". She's happy to take assignments, and to get news tips, which are best sent via email.
Daysha became a journalist because she believes in the power of storytelling. Stories connect us and they help us make sense of our world. They shed light on injustice and they comfort us in troubled times. She got into public broadcasting because it seems to fulfill the intention of the 4th Estate and to most effectively apply the freedom of the press granted to us through the Constitution. She feels that public radio has a special way of moving people emotionally through sound, taking them to remote places, introducing them to people they would not otherwise meet and compelling them to think about issues they might ordinarily overlook.
APOC Investigating RBG Bush Planes
The Alaska Public Offices Commission is heading into the home stretch of their investigation into RBG Bush Planes, a holding company for Robert Gillam’s aircraft.
Boundary Commission Approves Bristol Bay Annexation Petition
The Alaska Local Boundary Commission has approved the City of Dillingham’s petition to annex the waters off its shore. City Manager Dan Forester says the approval came after the city went through a process of consultation with local fishing communities about the fish tax that would likely result.
Alaska Allowing Use Of DocBookMD Application
Alaska was recently the first state in the U.S. to allow texting with a HIPAA-compliant mobile application, statewide. Jim Jordan is the Executive Director of the Alaska State Medical Association, which recently endorsed use of the smart phone app DocBookMD.
Bag Of PCB-Contaminated Soil Dropped Into Nushagak Bay
A Seattle-based barge company has dropped a huge bag of PCB-contaminated soil into Dillingham's Nushagak Bay. The incident happened on Nov. 4. A spokesperson for Alaska Logistics, the barge company that dropped the 11,000-pound bag, says it broke through a wooden platform at the Dillingham City Dock during a barge transfer.
BBAHC Weighs Employee Benefit Cuts
The Federal Budget is still not balanced and that’s making Alaska Native Health Corporations that receive federal funding via the Indian Health Service nervous.
Film Highlights Bristol Bay Native Culture
A film highlighting Native culture in Bristol Bay will premier at the Anchorage International Film Festival Gala on Friday. The short was created through a contest, challenging BBNC shareholders to create videos about what’s important to them.
AHF Awarded Grant to Expand Educator Cross-Cultural Immersion Program
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded the Alaska Humanities Forum a big grant to expand its Educator Cross-Cultural Immersion program.
Survey Shows Increase in Bristol Bay Shareholder Opposition to Pebble Mine
A survey by the Bristol Bay Native Corporation says that shareholder opposition to the proposed Pebble Mine is growing. The survey also collected information about what kind of development that shareholders do want.
Foreign Worker Program Frozen Due to Alleged Abuse
The seafood processing industry could soon need more American workers. That’s because the program that supplies foreign workers to processers is being frozen because of alleged widespread abuses.
DC Legislation May Alter Rural Law Enforcement, Justice
In Washington DC, lawmakers are taking a look at legislation that could alter the way law enforcement and justice are carried out in rural Alaska.
Elder Investment and Financial Exploitation National Call-in Day
Mark Kelsey with the Department of Commerce says experts will be available on the other end of the phone lines to answer questions on finances, health and abuse.
State to Make EVOS Available Online
Everything you ever wanted to know about the Exxon Valdez oil spill litigation will soon be online. The Alaska State Archives has received federal funds to evaluate and make accessible state litigation documents stemming from the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill.
Alaska’s EAS Test Cancelled Due to Severe Weather
Alaska's Emergency Alert System test that was scheduled for Wednesday at 10:00 am has been cancelled. Officials called off the EAS test due to severe weather across Western Alaska. The national weather service predicts a storm will hit the coast with hurricane force winds starting Tuesday evening.
‘SOS’ Initiative Heading Back to Court
The ‘Save Our Salmon’ Initiative is back in court Monday. Lake and Peninsula Borough voters passed the Initiative, which aims to stop the development of the Pebble Mine, by a narrow margin last month.
Report Calls for More After School Programs
Alaska needs improvement when it comes to after school programs. That’s according to a new report by a group that is working to ensure that all children have access to affordable, quality afterschool programs.
Pilot Dies in Helicopter Crash Near Lake Illiamna
State Troopers have released the name of the pilot killed in a helicopter crash Saturday night near Lake Illiamna. The pilot killed was William Zeman from Douglas, Alaska.
Brain Injury Network Attempts to Curb High Injury Rates
Alaska is number one in the country for traumatic brain injury. And in rural Alaska, where snow-machine travel is part of everyday life, the rates are highest.
“Occupy Wallstreet” Movement Draws Alaskan to New York Park
The Occupy Wall Street protest is in its second month now. Different versions of the protest that began in mid-September have sprung up in cities around the world to highlight the inequality of the modern financial system and to call for change.
Alaska Ranks First in Per Capita Gun Deaths
Alaska is the number one state in the nation for per capita gun death rates. That’s according to a study done by the Violence Policy Center, a Washington D.C.-based non-profit organization.
Voters Pass ‘SOS’ Initiative
The ‘Save Our Salmon’ Initiative passed in the Lake and Peninsula Borough by a narrow margin. The final count was 280 to 246.