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The Twilight Show: August 30, 2008

Here's the music playlist from the August 30, 2008 edition of The Twilight Show with Todd Glazer. All tracks played are listed below in the following format: Artist Name Song Title Album Title Label Elmore James Jr Don't Get Mad Daddy...

Stage Talk: Fat Pig

The lead actress in Neil LaBute's Fat Pig, Jessic Pervier stops by the KSKA studios today. Pervier plays Helen, an overweight woman who meets and falls for corporate employee Tom. This thought provoking play...

Night Music: August 28, 2008

Tonight's edition of Night Music featured jazz from European Jazz Stage produced by Radio Netherlands Worldwide and Murray Street Productions. CLICK HERE for more information on the bands featured on tonight's program, "JAZZ DELICACIES,"...

Alaska Radio Reader Rambler: Suehyla El-Attar

Volcanic activity may have cut he trip short, but she still made it to Anchorage in time  to star in The Clean House at Cyrano's. Suehyla El-Attar, who took tango lessons to train for...

Anchorage primary features four races

Yesterday the majority of Anchorage's 15 state house districts had no primary contests, but voters did determine the November ballot in three primary contests and in a fourth case, returned an incumbent to Juneau. Len...

Yesterday's votes set November Valley ballot

The Mat-Su Valley hosted three primary races yesterday and KSKA has the unofficial results. Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage Download Audio

School board calendars continue August class starts

Last the night the Anchorage School Board approved its calendars for the next two years. And despite considerable protest, the district says the academic advantages of the August start outweigh the problems it...

AK Common Ground hosts debate on ballot measures 3 and 4

Dr. Bruce Switzer and Lorna Shaw answer questions from voters on ballot measure 4 With the Alaska primary election tomorrow less than a week away, a public forum on ballot measures 3 and 4...

Line One: Radiological imaging

Today Dr. Woodard discusses efforts to improve the safety of medical imaging with Anchorage radiologist, Dr. Brad Cruz. As the number of radiation intensive imaging procedures increases, Dr. Woodard examines the known risks of...

Democrats face-off in South Anchorage District 29

The decision of an incumbent not to run produced a tempting House District 29 vacancy for two Democrats and a Republican. On August 26th South Anchorage voters will chose which one of...

Algo Nuevo: August 24, 2008

Here’s the music playlist from the August 24, 2008 edition of Algo Nuevo — Something New.If you have questions, comments or music requests for host Dave Luera, send e-mail to algonuevo kska ...

Traveling Music: August 24, 2008

Here's the music playlist from the August 24, 2008 edition of Traveling Music with Shonti Elder. All tracks played are listed below in the following format: Song Title Artist Name Album Title CD Label Links Liverpool Lullaby Nancy Conescu Wild Blossoms www.nancyconescu.com River...

The Twilight Show: August 23, 2008

Here's the music playlist from the August 23, 2008 edition of The Twilight Show with Todd Glazer. All tracks played are listed below in the following format: Artist Name Song Title Album Title Label Michael Burkes Love Disease Iron Man Alligator Michael Burkes...

Stage Talk: Merrow / Outside the Lines

Saturday night at Out North, Joan Cullinane and Morgan Hobkirk reprise there works Merrow and Outside the Lines as a benefit for Off the Rocks, a non-profit theatre program working with Akeela...

Two District 30 Republicans battle for place on November ballot

KSKA continues its primary race profiles with Anchorage's District 30 House Republican contest. Incumbent Kevin Meyer's desire to campaign for Senate seat relinquished by John Cowdery produced a trio of Alaska House hopefuls,...

Primary to decide District 23 representation

In Anchorage's House District 23, the August 26th Democratic primary race will determine which of two candidates will go to Juneau in January. No other party has fielded candidates. KSKA takes a...

Community Forum: Back to School

Today is the first day of school at the Anchorage School District. For some, its busier than usual...like schools' superintendent Carol Comeau. Join KSKA's Nellie Moore as she welcomes Comeau to Community Forum....

Valley primary features three-way race

In the Mat-Su Valley's House District 13, incumbent Carl Gatto faces two challengers in the upcoming Republican primary. Newcomers David Parks and Florence Scott are betting new ideas and energy against Gatto's three...

Line One: Dr. Jocelyn Krebs

Professor of biology at UAA, Dr. Jocelyn Krebs discusses frogs and brewer's yeast both "model organisms" she studies to better understand human developmental disorders. Using budding yeast as model at her lab in Anchorage,...

Anchorage's Native charter school faces enrollment shortfall

For the organizers of the Anchorage's new Alaska Native Cultural Charter School, this August was to be the realization of a long time goal. Instead, the kindergarten through sixth grade school currently finds...