Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media
Alaska News Nightly: March 1, 2012
Oil Processing Building Being Brought Back Online After Fire, Shell Requests Declaratory Judgment On Arctic Spill Response Plan, New USCG Cutter Will Be In The Arctic This Summer, Arguments Increase Over Tax Reform Bills, Washington Man Beaten To Death In Unalaska, Father, Son Plead Guilty To Hunting Crimes, Providence Hospital Expanding Electronic ICU, World Ice Art Championships Underway In Fairbanks, Identical Twins Taking On The Iditarod Trail
Create Schedule For March
Tune into KAKM channel, CREATE for some of your favorite how-to shows!
CREATE can be found in Anchorage on 7.2 or GCI Cable 94 and is also available in the Mat-Su on MTA Channel 307.
March Schedule Highlights
KAKM programming in March may be the most jam-packed line-up in the history of Anchorage television. Click here for the full story, and prepare to fill up your calendar. 
U.S. Health Care: The Good News
One small community in the Colorado oil patch near the Utah border delivers the highest value-for-the-money health care in the United States, and they cover nearly everyone in town in the process. How do they do it? Could other communities do it, too? Correspondent T.R. Reid interviews health policy experts at the Dartmouth Institute before heading to Colorado and other places in the U.S. where doctors and hospitals are working hard to provide excellent health care at reasonable cost, and sometimes to nearly everyone in town.
KAKM: Thursday, March 1 @ 8:00pm
Alaska News Nightly: February 29, 2012
Repsol Still Working To Control Blown Out Exploratory Well, Chief Justice Talks About ‘Smart Justice’, Adak Expected To Lose Jet Service As Part Of EAS Cutbacks, Part Two: Ocean Acidification, Course Teaches About Home Sustainability, Anchorage On Pace To Break Total Snow Record, Federal Funds May Be Available For Avalanche Mitigation, Alaska Moose Federation Get Go Ahead For Moose Relocation Program
NOVA: Japan’s Killer Quake
The March 11, 2011, earthquake in Japan was the world’s fourth-largest earthquake since record keeping began in 1900 and the worst ever to shake Japan. The seismic shock wave released more than 4,000 times the energy of the largest nuclear test ever conducted; it shifted the earth’s axis by six inches and shortened the day by a few millionths of a second.
KAKM: Wednesday, Feb. 29 @ 8:00pm
Alaska News Nightly: February 28, 2012
Senators Strike Back At Parnell’s Oil Tax Bill Claims, Senate Begins Hearings On Port And Harbor Expansions, Improvements, Bethel Jury Sides With School District Over Hooper Bay Fire, Alaska Republican Primary Approaching, Part One: Ocean Acidification, Scientists Still Trying To Figure Out What Is Ailing Seals, NPS May Allow Limited Harvest Of Certain Items In Parks, Ft. Greely Officials Study Barley-Powered Electricity Proposal, Conway Seavey Wins Junior Iditarod, Competitors Run, Ski And Bike Their Way To McGrath, Nome,
American Experience: The Amish
THE AMISH answers many questions Americans have about this insistently insular religious community, whose intense faith and adherence to 300-year-old traditions have by turns captivated and repelled, awed and irritated, inspired and confused for more than a century. With unprecedented access, built on patience and hard-won trust, the film is the first to penetrate deeply and explore this attention-averse group.
KAKM: Tuesday, Feb. 28 @ 7:00pm
Alaska News Nightly: February 27, 2012
Ft. Wainwright Soldier Facing Court Martial, Community Leaders Gather Data On Potential Eielson F-16 Move, Education Committee To Pass Pre-Kindergarten Expansion Bill, Bill Protects Anglers’ Access to Fishing Streams, Coast Guard Rescues Three Fishermen From Umnak Island, ‘Americans Elect’ Offers Alternative To Standard Primary Process, Wood-Pellet Heat Pitched As Money-Saver, 9 Percent Of Alaskans Living Below Poverty Line, Road Kill Salvage Program Experiencing Heavy Workload, High Winds, Big Waves Wreaking Havoc On Sea Travel, Alaskan Wins Oscar For Work On ‘Hugo’
In Performance at the White House: Red, White and Blues
President and Mrs. Obama host a celebration of the blues from the East Room of the White House. Performers include Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews, Jeff Beck, Gary Clark Jr., Shemekia Copeland, Buddy Guy, Warren Haynes, Mick Jagger, B.B. King, Keb' Mo.'
KAKM: Monday, Feb. 27 @ 8:00pm
Anne of Green Gables
The classic story of the spirited orphan Anne Shirley returns to KAKM for the first time in many years. The first part of the series follows Anne (Megan Follows) as she struggles to please the citizens of Prince Edward Island, Canada. Whether you’re watching it again or sharing the series with friends and family new to Anne of Green Gables, you’ll want to tune in both nights for this special presentation.
KAKM: Saturday, 2/25 - Part 1 at 7:00pm & Part 2 at 8:30pm
KAKM: Sunday, 2/26 - Part 3 at 7:00pm & Part 4 at 8:30pm
300 Villages: Homer
Now it’s time for 300 villages, AK’s weekly trip around the state. This week’s village is a magnet for artists, kayakers, photographers and visitors to the state, not to mention fishermen. If you guessed Homer on the Kenai Peninsula, you’re right. This week we speak with Monty Davis, director of Homer’s Chamber of Commerce.
Alaska News Nightly: February 24, 2012
New Estimates Show More Oil, Gas Potential Than Previously Thought, Winter PSP Case Reported In Ketchikan, Lack of Rural Veterinary Care Addressed In Legislature, Education Committee Approves Student Transportation Reimbursement for Schools, Fur Rondy Kicks Off In Anchorage, Coeur d’Alene Mines Setting Records, AK: The Spirit of Community, 300 Villages: Homer
Great Performances: Memphis
Winner of the 2010 Tony Award for Best New Musical, “Memphis” turns the radio dial back to the 1950s to tell the story of a white DJ, named Huey Calhoun (Chad Kimball), whose love of music transcends race lines and airwaves.
KAKM: Friday, 2/24 at 10:30pm
Michael Feinstein: Saloon Singers
This episode examines the allure of musical nightlife, from Mississippi juke joints, where Feinstein dazzles the crowd with some impromptu boogie-woogie blues, to the neon of Las Vegas, where he gets a private tour of the now-closed Liberace Museum — and gets to play one of the rhinestone encrusted pianos.
KAKM: Friday, 2/24 at 9:30pm
Climbers Come Together For Alaska Ice Climbing Festival
In Alaskan winters, even waterfalls freeze. Once temperatures drop, these torrents of water in the canyons and gorges throughout our state turn solid. And as soon as they do, Alaskan climbers go out and hit the ice.
Alaska News Nightly: February 23, 2012
State Releases Final Batch of Palin Emails, Sen. Murkowski Addresses State Legislature, Murkowski Talks About State’s Energy Issues, High Heating Costs Plague Bethel, New UAF Lab Enables Power Generation Testing, Destination of X-Band Radar Unclear, Fisheries Board Takes Up Southeast Allocation Issues, Grants Available For Imagination Libraries, Climbers Come Together For Alaska Ice Climbing Festival, Fur Rondy Starts Friday
POV: Racing Dreams
Fondly described as “Talladega Nights meets Catcher in the Rye,” “Racing Dreams” chronicles a year in the life of three tweens who dream of becoming NASCAR drivers. Though they aren’t old enough for driving licenses, Brandon, Josh and Annabeth race extreme go-karts at speeds of up to 70 miles per hour in the World Karting Association’s national series, the “Little League” of professional racing.
Thursday, 1/23 at 8:00pm
New Movie Highlights Importance Of Baby’s Early Years
The importance of a baby’s earliest years is becoming more well understood with new research – and a handful of outreach efforts across the state aim to get that message out to parents and caregivers. One of those outreach efforts is a new movie – that premieres this weekend across the state.
Alaska News Nightly: February 22, 2012
Tax Bill Taking Longer Than Expected, State Plans To Extend DoL Lease Despite Health Concerns, Rep. Young Responds To Planned Eielson F-16 Move, Former Guest UAF Journalism Professor Reports On Afghanistan War, Military Families Able To Stay At New Fisher House During VA Treatment, Groups Challenging Shell Oil Air Permit, New Movie Highlights Importance Of Baby’s Early Years, Jonrowe Explains What It Takes To Be A Lead Dog