Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media

Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media
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Halloween Story: Chilkoot Zombie Fish

Thousands of spawned out salmon create an eerie sight on many Alaska river banks this time of year. Haines author Rosalie Lowen calls them Zombie Fish and brings us this Halloween story from the Chilkoot River.

Alaska News Nightly: October 31, 2012

Shell Wraps Up Exploratory Arctic Drilling; Environmental Groups Say Drilling Season Was A Failure; Media Scrutiny Of Port Project Puts Officials On The Spot; Mega Storms Likely Tied To Warming Arctic; A Week Before Election, State House Candidates Sharpen Rhetoric; Wood Energy Conference Takes Place In Fairbanks; Katmai Ash Whipped Up By Strong Winds; Group Wants Input To Improve Sitka’s Downtown; Beware…The Haunted Ship Awaits!; Halloween Story: Chilkoot Zombie Fish

Alaska News Nightly: October 29, 2012

Municipality Has Port Study, Holding Until After Bond Vote; Drug, Alcohol Abuse Costs Alaska’s Economy $1.2 Billion; Oil Taxes Key Issue In Fairbanks-Area Elections; Whales & World Problems – Combining Culture & Academics; Interview: New Book Highlights Life Of Statesman Vic Fischer

300 Villages: Alakanuk

This week we’re heading to Alakanuk, a community of about 800 people on the lower Yukon delta. Hilda Stern is City Administrator in Alakanuk.

Alaska News Nightly: October 26, 2012

Army Corps of Engineers Issues Wetlands Permit For Point Thomson; Proposal Would Require Legislative Mine Approval; Congress Waving Wind Energy Tax Credit Goodbye?; Testimony Continues In Hoonah Murder Trial; Wrangell Borough Settles With Selle-Rea And Former Board Members; AK: Ghosts; 300 Villages: Alakanuk

Doc Martin: Haemophobia

A former student of Martin’s asks him to recommend him for a senior surgical post but Martin refuses. A caller to Portwenn Radio makes reference to the Doc’s haemophobia and it becomes a subject of discussion which infuriates Martin. TV: Saturday, 10/27 at 7:00pm

Alaska News Nightly: October 25, 2012

Opening Arguments Begin In Hoonah Murder Trial; Fairbanks Area Air Quality Degrades Due To Winter Weather; Pet Rat Aboard Deadliest Catch Boat Draws State Scrutiny; District 6 Candidates Battle For Mat-Su Valley Seat; Alaskans To Decide On Constitutional Convention; Bartlett Hospital Board Votes To Terminate Consulting Contract; Division of Forestry Group Handling Proposals For Wood Heat, Power Generation; Local Eats For A High School In Sitka

1955 World Series: 7 Days of Fall

The 1955 World Series - Seven Days of Fall' about the 1955 Brooklyn Dodger/New York Yankee World Series is based upon the poem, entitled "1955", by James T. Crawford. In unprecedented style, the presentation uniquely blends the normal documentary elements of archival film footage, still images, narration, player and fan interviews, period music, and recital of the poem to recount this timeless story 50 years later. TV: Thursday, 10/25 at 7:00pm

Alaska News Nightly: October 24, 2012

Pirate Fishing Impacting Alaska King Crab Industry; Gov. Parnell Says Trucking Gas To Fairbanks Is Step In Right Direction; APOC Fines Bob Bell $390; Stedman Fund-Raising Twice Kookesh Total; Childhood Trauma Subject Of Anchorage Conference; NPS, Hoonah Indian Association Planning New Tribal House; Arctic Sculpture Exhibit Comes To Smithsonian Museum; Commentary: Dealing With Small Town Controversy

NOVA Science NOW: How Smart Can We Get?

How do you get a genius brain? Is it all in your DNA? Or is it hard work? Is it possible that everyone’s brain has untapped genius — just waiting for the right circumstances so it can be unleashed? From a man who suddenly acquired an extraordinary musical gift after a freak head injury to a “memory athlete” who can remember strings of hundreds of random numbers, David Pogue meets people stretching the boundaries of what the human mind can do. Then, Pogue puts himself to the test: After high-res scanning, he finds out how the anatomy of his brain measures up against the greatest mind of the century — Albert Einstein. TV: Wednesday, 10/24 at 9:00pm

Alaska News Nightly: October 23, 2012

FBI, APD Search Keyes’ Residence Again; Email Absentee Voting Begins In Alaska; Group Protests National Super PAC; Crews Search For Fisherman Missing Near Skagway; Search Suspended For Palmer Pilot; Scientists Focusing On King Salmon Activity In The Ocean; Natives Lobby Obama Administration On Subsistence Rights; Young, Cissna Participate In Fairbanks Forum; Sealaska Testing Wood-Powered Generators

Frontline: Climate of Doubt

Four years ago, climate change was hot. Politicians from both parties, pressed by an anxious public, seemed poised to act. But that was then. Today, public opinion about the climate issue has cooled, and politicians either ignore the issue or loudly proclaim their skepticism of scientific evidence that human activity is imperiling the planet. What’s behind this reversal? FRONTLINE correspondent John Hockenberry of PRI’s “The Takeaway” goes inside the organizations that fought the scientific establishment, environmental groups and lawmakers to shift the direction of debate on climate issues and redefined the politics of global warming. TV: Tuesday, 10/23 at 9:00pm

Alaska News Nightly: October 22, 2012

Scientists Investigate Poor King Salmon Returns; Trade Group Launches LNG Export Campaign; Group Asks That Attorney Suspensions Be Reversed; APOC Staff Recommend Waiving Fine Against Bell, Decision Expected Tuesday; Voters To Decide On Transportation Bond Proposition; Making Education Relevant in Saint Mary's, Alaska; From Barrow To The Big Cities: The Story Behind Two Orphan Walruses

300 Villages: Nome

Now it’s time for 300 villages. And where else would we go for a show about dogs than Nome, the town on the edge of the Bering Sea that hosts the finish of the Iditarod Sled Dog Race each year. Dennis Richardson is the manager at the Nome Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Alaska News Nightly: October 19, 2012

Boy Scouts Release ‘Perversion Files’; Report Compiles Spending Numbers On ‘Issue Ads’; AFN Continues In Anchorage; Arctic Winter Games Officials Considering Fairbanks As 2014 Venue; AK: Puppy Love; 300 Villages: Nome

Alaska News Nightly: October 18, 2012

AFN Kicks Off In Anchorage; Subsistence Fishermen To Be Represented Pro Bono; DNR Preparing To Lease Land For Coal Exploration Near Skwentna; Fairbanks Left With Few Options To Reduce Air Pollution; ‘Wood Energy Fair’ Reintroducing Sitka Residents To Wood Heat; New Weather Station Installed Along Elliot Highway; Don Young Eyeing Record 21st Term; Community Art Project Captures Spirit of Native Gatherings

Guardians of the Gates: Coast Guard Surfboats

Guardians of the Gates takes a hard look at the elite Coast Guard Search & Rescue crews that conduct over 600 rescues a year. Filmed at the nation's second busiest Coast Guard station--located right next to the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco–Guardians gets an inside look at what makes these search and rescuers put their lives on the line every day, going out in extreme weather and waves that are over twenty five feet. TV: Thursday, 10/18 at 8:00pm

Alaska News Nightly: October 17, 2012

Obama Raises More Alaska Money Than Romney; Report: State Should Take Over Tongass Timber Land; Troopers ID Pilot Killed Near Skwentna; Sanford Calls For Juneau To Lead In Southeast Alaska; USDA Grants For Water And Wastewater Projects In Rural Alaska; Funding For Tribal-Run School Running Out; Stedman, Kookesh Discuss Senate District Q Race; ‘Paris’ Exhibit Celebrates Sitka’s Past And Present

NOVA Science Now: Can Science Stop Crimes

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What’s the secret to stopping crime? David Pogue gives the third degree to scientists pushing the limits of technology — not only to solve horrific murders, but also to try to prevent crimes. TV: Wednesday, 10/17 at 9:00pm

Alaska News Nightly: October 16, 2012

Senator Blasts Federal Spending In Alaska; Cissna Challenging Young For U.S. House Seat; Pilot Dies In Plane Crash Near Skwentna; Crew Search For Missing Palmer Pilot; Authorities Kill Bear Cub Believed To Be Involved In Fatal Mauling; Award Winning Carver Cited For Violating Federal Law; Elders and Youth Conference Kicks Off in Anchorage; Dropout, Death Rates Remain High Among Alaska Children, Teens; Alaska Receives Drugs From Company In Fungus Case; New Senior Housing Units Open In Anchorage; Two Paths To The Political Future Offered In Chamber Forum