Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media
Alaska News Nightly: June 19, 2012
Alaska Railroad Announces Layoffs, Blames Global Recession; US House Passes Sealaska Lands Bill; Earthquake Felt At Shemya Air Station; Tribes Win Lawsuit Granting Full Payment Of Contracts; Exxon Files Plan For Point Thompson; Vessel Grounding Prompts Salmon Hatchery Observation; Bethel Police Get New ‘Mobile Response Center’; UAA Revises Great Alaska Shootout Plane Ticket Deal; There’s No Free Beer After All
Frontline: Digital Nation
Over a single generation, the web and digital media have remade nearly every aspect of modern culture, transforming the way we work, learn, and connect in ways that we’re only beginning to understand. FRONTLINE producer Rachel Dretzin (“Growing Up Online”) teams up with one of the leading thinkers of the digital age, Douglas Rushkoff (“The Persuaders,” “Merchants of Cool”), to continue to explore life on the virtual frontier.
KAKM: Tuesday, 6/19 at 9:00pm
Alaska News Nightly: June 18, 2012
Cox, Vernon Found Guilty Of Conspiracy To Murder Government Officials; Two Troopers Injured Kotzebue Standoff; Four Japanese Climbers Killed In Avalanche On Denali; OCS Grievance System ‘Flawed,’ State Ombudsman Says; Kuskokwim Hit With Another Salmon Fishing Closure; Lawmakers Back in Washington, DC; State Will Apply For No Child Left Behind Waivers; FV Scandia Goes Down – Dog Left Aboard Rescued
Monarchy: The Royal Family At Work – Headquarters
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Buckingham Palace’s 650 rooms form the nerve center of the British monarchy. It’s from here that the queen directs the business of the royal family, entertains heads of state and conducts her private life. “Headquarters” goes beyond the palace gates for a rare glimpse inside. KAKM: Monday, 6/18 at 9:00pm
Tyler Arnold
When he started his first international business, Tyler Arnold's business partners had no idea he was only in high school, answering their emails from his Blackberry in the back of their class. He’s not even 20 years old, but he is already making his mark on the international business scene.
KAKM: Sunday, 5/27 at 6:30pm and Wednesday, 5/30 at 10:00pm
KSKA: Thursday, May 31 at 1:00pm
300 Villages: Petersburg
This week, we’re heading to another island community – Petersburg, in Southeast Alaska. That was Sally Norheim Dwyer, executive director of the Petersburg Chamber of Commerce.
Alaska News Nightly: June 15, 2012
Chief Justice Carpeneti Announces Retirement; BLM Holds Public Meetings To Develop Management Strategy For NPR-A; Focus Turning To Senate’s Sealaska Bill; Judge Denies Request To Temporarily Bar New Redistricting Plan; Military Find Old Plane Wreckage On Knik Glacier; Militia Case Goes To The Jury; Red Salmon Elude Copper River Dipnetters; AK: The Goose; 300 Villages: Petersburg
Barking Water
Frankie is dying. Refusing to do so in an impersonal hospital, he convinces Irene, an old flamewith lingering resentment, to spring him out and drive him across Oklahoma to see his daughterone last time. Their journey becomes about more than just going home as they meet strangersand old friends and confront their past. Barking Water examines the ties that bind peopletogether. It’s a tale of home . . . and what it takes to get there.
KAKM: Friday, 6/15 at 9:30pm
Rosenblatt: The Final Inning
Rosenblatt Stadium had been the home to the College World Series and a staple to the city of Omaha for over 60 years. The Stadium is closed and soon all that will be left will be the history and memories that live on in the hearts of baseball fans from all over. Rosenblatt: The Final Inning tells the stories from the people that knew Rosenblatt the best.
KAKM: Thursday, 6/14 at 8:00pm
Alaskans Trying New Small-Scale Farming Technology
When you think of food in Alaska you might think of king salmon or moose – farming is not really our forte. But some Alaskans are trying to change that – at least on a small scale. In Sitka, you can find two large, transparent plastic tunnels for growing produce, rising from a front yard.
Alaska News Nightly: June 13, 2012
Closing Arguments Begin In Alaska Militia Trial; Murkowski Asks Pentagon To Abandon F-16 Movement Plan; Alaska To Seek No Child Left Behind Waiver; Rural Villages To Receive State-Of-The-Art Powerhouse; Disabled Vets Begin Denali Ascent; A Marine Pilot Takes His Last Aleutian Voyage; Doyon Awaiting Final Report From Nenana Basin Oil, Gas Field Work; NASA Scientists Speak About Kepler Mission; Alaskans Trying New Small-Scale Farming Technology
NOVA: Crash of Flight 447
On June 1, 2009, Flight AF447, an Air France Airbus A330 flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean, taking with it all 228 lives on board. How could a state-of-the-art airliner with elaborate electronic safety and navigation features and a faultless safety record simply vanish without a trace? NOVA assembles a team of seasoned pilots, engineers and safety experts to examine the evidence that emerged in the weeks following this disaster. What led Flight 447’s crew to fly straight into a towering thunderstorm?
KAKM: Wednesday, 6/13 at 8:00pm
Alaska News Nightly: June 12, 2012
Dry Weather, Thunderstorms Light Wildfires In Western Alaska; IWC Meeting To Set Whaling Catch Limits; JBER Soldier Killed In Afghanistan; Alaska Highway Reopens; Officials Investigating Vehicle Fire In Pogo Gold Mine; State Wants Comments On Coal Health Assessment; Subsistence Salmon Fishing Closed For Week On Kuskokwim; Like Adventure? Siberian Bike Ride Goes To Facebook Vote; Celebration 2012 Ends With Grand Exit
Frontline: My Father, My Brother and Me
In 2004, journalist Dave Iverson received the same news that had been delivered to his father and older brother years earlier: He had Parkinson's disease, a degenerative neurological disorder that affects about one million Americans.
KAKM: Tuesday, 6/12 at 9:00pm
Housing Measure Could Help Rural Educators, Medical Providers
Alaska Senator Mark Begich has introduced a measure that could benefit educators, public safety officers and medical providers in rural communities.
Alaska News Nightly: June 11, 2012
DEC: No Harm to Wildlife Seen in Wake of Monterrey Spill; Parts of Alaska Highway Remain Closed; Grocery Shoppers Feeling Effects Of ALCAN Closure; NPFMC Reduced Halibut Bycatch Nearly 700,000 Pounds; Efforts to Find ‘Supersack’ Remain Unsuccessful; Woods Pellets to Power USCG Air Station Sitka; Alaska Native Group Suing Division of Elections; Housing Measure Could Help Rural Educators, Medical Providers; 500 Gather for Chickenstock Music Festival
Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work – The State Visit
How do American hosts entertain a monarch who has visited nearly every country on earth and dined with 10 U.S. presidents over the course of her 55-year reign? “The State Visit” follows the elaborate preparations as four localities get ready for a visit from the queen.
KAKM: Monday, 6/11 at 8:00pm
Love Never Dies
The ultimate love story continues in LOVE NEVER DIES, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s spellbinding follow-up musical to the phenomenal Phantom of the Opera. From one of musical theatre’s most captivating composers, based on the book by Ben Elton, and featuring the highly acclaimed new Australian production filmed in Melbourne, this dazzling production takes audiences on a thrilling rollercoaster ride of intrigue, obsession and romance. Ben Lewis as the Phantom and Anna O’Byrne as Christine star.
KAKM: Sunday, 6/10 at 6:00pm
Superstars Of Seventies Soul Live
"Superstars Of Seventies Soul Live" is a once-in-a-lifetime gathering of legends — all original performers singing their greatest jammin’ hits. Soul diva Patti LaBelle hosts the historic reunion of classic recording artists of the decade, including the Commodores, original lead Eugene Record reuniting with the Chi-Lites, the Stylistics, Yvonne Elliman,Heatwave, Earl Young’s Trammps, the Emotions and the Manhattans.
KAKM: Saturday, 6/9 at 8:00pm
300 Villages: Pilot Station
This week we’re visiting Pilot Station, a Yup’ik Eskimo village on the Yukon River that’s home to about 600 people. Abraham Kelly is the postmaster in Pilot Station.