Patrick Yack, Alaska Public Media
October 21, 2015: Community Advisory Council
Alaska Public Media's Community Advisory Council meets Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at the Elmo Sackett Broadcast Center located at 3877 University Drive. The meeting starts at noon. The public is invited.
Gorongosa Park: Battle Lines
Experience the inspiring rebirth of an African wilderness through the eyes of Emmy Award-winning wildlife cameraman Bob Poole. Darting lions, wrestling crocs, facing down angry elephants – it’s all part of a day’s work as he joins the battle to re-wild a legendary national park.
Unity: The Latin Tribute to Michael Jackson
World-class drummer and percussionist Sheila E. hosts a concert special that showcases award-winning Latin artists and a 37-piece orchestra performing Latin-infused arrangements of the songs on Tony Succar’s album UNITY: THE LATIN TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL JACKSON.
Jacques Pepin’s Final Series – Heart and Soul
After a lifetime in the kitchen – and over two decades in front of public television audiences – Jacques Pépin brings you his final series, JACQUES PEPIN: HEART and SOUL. His most personal program yet, it showcases the warmth, wit and mastery of a culinary icon as he cracks a bottle of wine (or two) and shares the greatest hits from his storied career. From classic French dishes to creative new menus that vie to be his crowning glory, it’s a grand finale you won’t want to miss!
Home Fires – Women in Wartime – New Masterpiece Debuts in October
Samantha Bond (Downton Abbey) and Francesca Annis (Reckless) star as bitter rivals for control of the Women’s Institute in a rural English town as it struggles with the onset of World War II. Hailed by the London Daily Mirror as “an astonishing story about women as war breaks out” HOME FIRES also stars Clare Calbraith (Downton Abbey), Ed Stoppard (Upstairs Downstairs), and Claire Rushbrook (Whitechapel).
The Widower: Nurse and Killer.
This is the true story of Malcolm Webster, a nurse by profession and, on the surface, a perfect gentleman: well-spoken, personable and charming. He’s also a spendthrift and killer. He marries, and then attempts to kill, a succession of women to cash in their life insurance policies. In episode one, when Claire confronts her husband, Malcolm Webster, over his wild spending, he tries to control her with sedatives. Afraid he’ll soon be caught, he silences her forever. Three years on, he has a new bride…and history appears to be repeating itself.
New season of Arctic Entries kicks off
We kick off the new television season of ARCTIC ENTRIES Saturday, October 3 at 10:00 p.m. Risks Rewards and Reckless Abandon.
October 2015 Television Highlights: Arctic Entries is Back!
One of the hottest tickets in Anchorage is ARCTIC ENTRIES and we are happy to be able to broadcast the entire upcoming season on television. Arctic Entries debuts Saturday, October 3 at 10 pm. We'll air new episodes the first Saturday of every month through next June. We kick off the season with Risks, Rewards and Reckless Abandon.
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, Sept. 25, 2015
NTSB releases preliminary report; Walker's special session comes with surprise; UAF hosting Arctic conference; Fairbanks gets first major snow; Skilak bear mauling , 4th for Kenai Peninsula; AK: High schoolers enter world of nano-agriculture; 49 Voices: Judy Donegan of Palmer
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015
Pope wows Murkowski, Rep. Young's wife; Murkowski votes to protect Planned Parenthood; Wildfire defendants want more prep time; Task force to look at trafficking; Mexican Consulate to close; Questions raised about Nome's hosting patrol vessels; Contentious minor offenses ordinance to start; Bristol Bay sockeye included in school lunches; Kantner releases new book.
Gov. Walker calls special session on new gas tax, pipeline buyout
Gov. Bill Walker on Thursday formally called the Alaska Legislature back to Juneau for a third special session this year. His proclamation calls for considering two topics: A tax targeting undeveloped natural gas still in the ground, and buying out Canadian pipeline builder TransCanada’s ownership stake in a proposed natural gas pipeline.
In a press release, Walker likened the state’s unproduced natural gas reserves as milk with no expiration date. He says taxing it serves as an insurance policy against the "significant risk of never monetizing” the gas.
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015
xxxx; Felony charges filed against ANC pot businesses; Oil tax credits scrutinized; Seward coal facility idled; Kenai Borough still negotiating with teachers; Writer Laureate gives up moonlighting; Haines Brewing moves to new spot.
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015
Mukowski skips abortion vote; New dinosaur species discovered in Alaska; Ice Age humans dined on salmon; Walker to call special session; Dog team nearly killed; Scientists exploring Sitka landslide; Kodiak police defend actions; Mat-Su tobacco tax under scrutiny
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, Sept. 21, 2015
$2K PFD announced; Senators want to repeal "Cadillac" health plan tax; Hearings start on fighter jets; Feds open criminal investigation into walrus deaths; Starfish losing arms; Newtok nervous about relocation timeline; HUD grants to fight mold granted; UAS to offer marine transportation degree; ANSEP attracting more students.
New on MASTERPIECE in September: Indian Summers
Julie Walters stars as the glamorous doyenne of an English social club in the twilight era of British rule in India. Set in a subtropical paradise, the 9-part series - INDIAN SUMMERS - explores the collision of the high-living English ruling class with the local people agitating for Indian independence.
NOVA: Arctic Ghost Ship
Unravel the greatest mystery in Arctic exploration: 160 years ago, the Franklin Expedition to chart the Northwest Passage vanished. Now, a Canadian team - in ARCTIC GHOST SHIP - discovers one of Franklin’s lost ships, a vital clue to the fate of the ill-starred expedition.
Alaska News Nightly: September 7, 2015
UA president eligible for bonus; Yukon coho harvest sets record; Chignik Lagoon adjusts; Tanana man gets sentence for evidence tampering; lively bids highlights 4H auction; new pipeline film released; AK ballerinas get a special visitor; festival teaches traditional values
The Great British Baking Show Returns in September
Follow 12 amateur bakers in THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW. In Season Two, the competitors will match talents as they bake their way to the top. They will bake breads, desserts, pies, and so many more mouth-watering recipes. Their first hurdle: cake.
Ken Burns’ The Civil War
THE CIVIL WAR, the award-winning film produced and directed by Ken Burns, will be rebroadcast over five consecutive nights in September. The broadcast, which coincides with the 25th anniversary of the series’ initial broadcast in September 1990, will present for the first time a newly restored high-definition version.
September 2015 TV Highlights: An Intimate Look at Walt Disney
Walt Disney was uniquely adept at art as well as commerce, a master filmmaker who harnessed the power of technology and storytelling. This new two-part, four-hour AMERICAN EXPERIENCE - WALT DISNEY examines Disney’s complex life and enduring legacy. It features rare archival footage from the Disney vaults, scenes from some of his greatest films, and interviews with biographers, animators and artists who worked on early films, including Snow White, and the designers who helped turn his dream of Disneyland into reality.