Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media

Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media
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Alaska News Nightly: July 9, 2013

Medicaid Fraud Charges Levied Against 28 Personal Care Attendants; State Presents New Plan For ANWR Development; NMFS Denies Ribbon Seal Endangered Species Listing; NTSB Team Begins Investigation Of Deadly Soldotna Plane Crash; Peter Tony’s Stepdaughter Speaks Out About Abuse; Stuart Creek 2 Firefighters Race To Beat Warm, Dry Weather Coming Later This Week; Incident Meteorologists Help Crews Predict Fire Paths; Seward Ceviche Whiz Dines At White House Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: July 8, 2013

South Carolina Family Killed In Soldotna Plan Crash; Stuart Creek 2 Fire Started During Army Artillery Training; Redistricting Board Releases ‘Concept Plan’; Coast Guard Investigating ‘Naknek Spirit’ Grounding; Igushik Fishery Remains Closed; Traini Targets Executive Pay And Benefits; Program Helping Anchorage’s Childhood Obesity Rate Drop; Elodea Spreading In Southcentral Alaska; Centennial Denali Climb Members Return To Talkeetna; Yup’ik Artist Heading Mural Project For Anchorage Covenant House Download Audio

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Alaska News Nightly: July 5, 2013

Oil Sheen From Sunken Tender Closes Igushik River Fishery Again; Grounded Fishing Tender Under Watch In Prince William Sound; F/V Bangun Perkasa Finished Long Journey To Scrapyard; With Federal Funding Drying Up, Fate Of Trails Program Uncertain; Flightseeing Tour Returns To Talkeetna After 3 Nights On Ruth Glacier; Forest Service Announces Large Timber Sale On Prince Of Wales Island; State Approves Skwentna-Area Coal Lease; AK: Saloon Secrets; 300 Villages: King Island Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: July 3, 2013

Specialists Survey Old Plane Crash Near Knik Glacier; Forest Service Speeds Up Tongass Second Growth Plan; Scrap Company Makes Plans For Aleutian Clean-Up; Hmong Student Heads To College, Credits Cut Counselor; Renowned Tlingit Carvings To Be Publicly Displayed; Catholic Church Rings In ‘Fortnight For Freedom’; Digital Preservation In National Historic Park Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: July 2, 2013

Stuart Creek Fire East Of Eielson Triples In Size; Gabrielle Giffords Visits Alaska On ‘Rights and Responsibilities’ Tour; Efforts To Boom Off Sunken Tender ‘Lone Star’ Are Unsuccessful; Gara Considers Run For Governor; Smaller Gold Operations Gain Interest Around Yakutat; Unusually High Percentage Of Climbers Summiting Denali; Aviator Visits Unalaska On Around-The-World Trip; Recovery Process Continues On ‘Sandbar Mitchell’ Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: July 1, 2013

Oil Sheen Spotted Leaking From Sunken Tender In Bristol Bay; Redistricting Board Puts Another Set Of Maps Up For Review; Rate For Subsidized Stafford Loans Doubles; Employees Worry About State-Imposed Office Space Standards; Bill Puts $35 Million Toward Residential Housing For ANMC; 3 Killed In Nunam Iqua House Fire; 150 March In Support of ‘Fairbanks Four’; Adak Seeks Processing Plant Operator; Centennial Denali Expedition Reaches Summit Download Audio

Masterpiece Mystery! Inspector Lewis, Series 6 – Intelligent Design

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Lewis and Hathaway are called in to examine the brutal death of a chemistry professor recently released from prison. There may be a connection to the discovery of a murdered Oxford student reported lost for 15 years. As more casualties and suspects emerge, Lewis considers his future on the force. Edward Fox (Ghandi, “Foyle’s War”) guest stars. TV: Sunday, 6/30 at 8:00pm

Alaska News Nightly: June 28, 2013

House Passes Bill To Increase Offshore Oil, Gas Drilling; Polar Star Headed For Arctic Ice Trials; Village Consortium Discusses Regional Impacts Of Development; Sea Lion Pup Born At SeaLife Center; New Policies Change Yukon Commercial, Subsistence Fishing; Family Of Man Shot By Officer Holds Vigil, Calls For Change; AK: A Remote Cruise; 300 Villages: Teller Download Audio

Annie: It’s the Hard Knock Life, From Script to Stage

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The show-stopping musical Annie, its characters and its songs are timeless and classic. It’s been 35 years since the little orphan Annie first stepped onto a Broadway stage. For Annie’s return to Broadway, this documentary offers a memorable behind-the-scenes look at every step of a single Annie production number, from the earliest phases of discussion among the creative team, rehearsals with actors, to opening night on Broadway. TV: Friday, 6/28 at 9:30pm

Alaska News Nightly: June 27, 2013

State Keeps Medicaid Expansion Study Secret; Wildfire Forces Closure Of Section Of Parks Highway Overnight; Fire Danger Prompts Indefinite Ban On Fireworks, Wood Cutting In Fairbanks; KABATA Gets ‘Golden Fleece’ Award From Watchdog Group; Senate Passes Immigration Reform Legislation; White House Establishes Native Affairs Council; What Does The Ruling On DOMA, Prop 8 Mean For Alaska?; Flood Victims Having Trouble Applying For FEMA Assistance; With Commercial King Fishing Closed, Quinhagak Asks Sport Fishermen To Stand Down; Backyard Boat Building In Sitka Download Audio

Inlaws & Outlaws

With remarkable honesty, good humor, great music and real heart, Inlaws & Outlaws weaves together true stories of couples and singles, gay and straight, to embrace what we all have in common: we love. TV: Thursday, 6/27 at 7:00pm

Alaska News Nightly: June 26, 2013

Opinions Vary On President’s Plan To Combat Climate Change; Galena Residents Gradually Return To Rebuild; State Closing Disaster Assistance Shelter As Federal Aid Arrives; DOMA Ruled Unconstitutional; Fairbanks-Area Officials See Problems With Contamination Response Proposals; Cook Inlet Tribal Council Enters Video Game Realm; Lawmakers Calculating Costs Of State-Run Health Insurance For Public School Employees; Assembly Nixes Further Sitka Street Closures; Mr. Spock Beams (OK, Cruises) Into Ketchikan Download Audio

NOVA: Earth from Space

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This groundbreaking special reveals a spectacular new space-based vision of Earth. Produced in consultation with NASA scientists, “Earth From Space” takes data from earth-observing satellites and transforms them into dazzling visual sequences, each one exposing the intricate web of forces that sustain life on earth. TV: Wednesday, 6/26 at 8:00pm

Alaska News Nightly: June 25, 2013

Supreme Court Strikes Down Portion Of Voting Rights Act; Alaska Likely To Experience Effects Of Voting Rights Act Changes Immediately; Court Issues Decision On Indian Child Welfare Act; Former Bethel Foster Parent, Daycare Provider Arrested On Sex Abuse Charges; Third Fatal APD Shooting This Year; Pavlof Eruption Picks Up Again; President Declares Disaster For Spring Flooding; More Hot Weather, Thunderstorms Expected To Spark More Wildfire Activity; Search Continues For Man Who Allegedly Fired On Troopers Near Big Lake; Access Alaska Gets New Accessible Building Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: June 24, 2013

Immigration Amendment Would Send Billions To Boost US, Mexico Border Security; Minimum Wage Initiative One Step Closer To Ballot; Fire Danger Remains High Across State; Anchorage Homeowners Prepare For Wildfires; Galena Businesses, Schools Evaluate Losses; Some Residents Fighting AHFC’s Decision To Go Smoke Free; New Bike Share Program Comes To Fairbanks; ANSEP Program Garners Awards, Recognition; On 70th Anniversary Of Battle, Memorial Planed On Attu Download Audio

POV: Homegoings

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Through the eyes of Harlem funeral director Isaiah Owens, the beauty and grace of African-American funerals are brought to life. “Homegoings” takes an up-close look at the rarely seen world of undertaking in the black community, drawing on a rich palette of tradition, history and celebration. The film paints a portrait of the departed, their grieving families and a man who sends loved ones “home.” TV: Monday, 6/24 at 9:00pm

Masterpiece Mystery: Inspector Lewis IV – Ramblin’ Boy

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Kevin Whately returns for a sixth season as Inspector Lewis. He and his young partner DS Hathaway (Laurence Fox) continue solving cases in the seemingly perfect academic haven of Oxford. Co-production of ITV Studios and MASTERPIECE. TV: Sunday, 6/23 at 8:00pm

Alaska News Nightly: June 21, 2013

Paid Protesters Attempt To Convince Alaskans To Not Sign Oil Tax Cut Repeal; Redistricting Board To Begin Reviewing District Lines; Senate Work On Immigration ‘Dead On Arrival’ In House; Lightning Strikes Ignite More Wildfires; Tularemia Cases Reported In Delta Junction; Where Are Anchorage’s Homeless Coming From?; AK: Canoe Paddles; 300 Villages: Napakiak Download Audio