Algo Nuevo December 04, 2016
Here’s the Sunday, December 4th, 2016 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments or music requests for host Dave, send email to algonuevo@alaskapublic.org or post your comment at the bottom of this post.
Hometown, Alaska: Federal Spending in Alaska
According to a University of Alaska study, 40% of Alaskan’s personal income comes directly or indirectly from federal spending, and more than a third...
Night Music: April 25, 2009
Here’s the music playlist from the April 25, 2009 edition of Night Music with Connie G. All tracks played are listed below in the following...
ANCSA at 50 on Talk of Alaska: Behind the history of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act is 50 years old in December and the economic effect of the Native Corporations ripples across the state, representing an increasingly larger piece of the state’s economy and jobs.
Alaska News Nightly: November 18, 2008
Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich declares victory over Ted Stevens in Alaska's U.S. Senate race. Plus, the U.S. Senate Republican Conference postpones action against Senator...
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017
Gov. Walker hits on same budget themes with new Legislature; State gasline corporation quietly opens office in Tokyo; North Pole Rep. continues to press for OCS reform; Governor Walker to attend Trump inauguration; Young to have front-row seat as Trump takes oath; For US senators, it's all in the question; Southeast legislators hesitant to cut education funding; Man dies on snowmachine trip from Kotzebue to Fairbanks; FAA investigates recent "laser attack" reports; Asian tapeworm found in Alaskan salmon; Symphony of Seafood competition continues innovation Listen now
ASD Superintendent Jim Browder Looking To Leave; And The Latest On The Sequester
Superintendent of Schools James Browder announces his intended departure. It looks like the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 40 years ago is finally over with the transfer of 230,000 acres to Native village corporations. Sen. Lisa Murkowski has questions for and about Secretary of the Interior nominee Sally Jewel. How do sled dogs develop qualities that allow them to travel a thousand miles in a few days?
KSKA: Friday, 3/8 at 2:00pm & Saturday, 3/9 at 6:00pm
TV: Friday, 3/8 at 7:30pm & Saturday, 3/9 at 5:00pm
Alyeska Memories
Alyeska Resort is an amazing place to have as our backyard ski hill. On this edition of Outdoor Explorer, we’re talking about how it got that way. Recording in Girdwood, we have Chris Von Imhof, the father of Alyeska, at the Roundhouse museum up on the mountain, with many good stories. And we’ll have Rosey Fletcher, who became an Olympian on the runs that Von Imhof built.
KSKA: Thursday, March 24, at 2pm and Thursday, March 31 at 8pm
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Algo Nuevo January 14, 2018
Here’s the Sunday, January 14th, 2018 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments or music requests for host Dave, send email to algonuevo@alaskapublic.org or post your comment at the bottom of this post.
Election Day: November 2, 2010
Alaska votes on Tuesday November 2, 2010. Polls open at 7:00 am and close at 8:00 pm. Here are some helpful links if you're...
Alaska Radio Reader Rambler: Wind Blown and Dripping
Set in Adak in 1944, Wind Blown and Dripping tells the true story of Dashiell Hammett, as the editor of a soldiers newspaper in...
Alaska Sports Hall of Fame | Outdoor Explorer
Hear from Harlow Robinson, executive director of the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame. On April 30, the Hall will induct the class of 2024.
Algo Nuevo: September 30, 2012
Here’s the Sunday, September 30, 2012 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments or...
Alaska News Nightly: October 2, 2007
Governor Palin unveiled the oil tax legislation she's asking lawmakers to consider in a special legislative session this month. Plus, school officials in Juneau...
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018
Walker, Mallott say 'no' on Kavanaugh; Alaska getting more than $10M to fight opioid problem; This solar farm is built on oil industry money and some recycled drilling pipe; Three hackers get light sentences after working with the FBI; City of Sitka denies allegations in police whistleblower suit; Stand for Alaska files campaign complaint against salmon ballot backers; Bethel's 'Yes for Local Option' campaign begins to mobilize; State workgroup recommends more vitamin D for Alaskan children, pregnant women; Homer residents experiment with a tree from Alaska's prehistoric past Listen now
Jason Smith and Lucia Artacho
StoryCorps traveled to Alaska in February to record the voices of our service men and women. This story comes to us from Fort Wainwright in Fairbanks. At StoryCorps, Army Sergeant Jason Smith tells his wife, Lucia Artacho, about his deployment to Afghanistan in 2010. Lucia tells Jason why she’s decided to enlist in the Army. The couple is starting to notice how their three-year-old is adjusting to having parents who are both soldiers.
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Algo Nuevo July 28th, 2019
Here’s the Sunday, July 28th, 2019 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera —Something New with Dave Luera.
USS Anchorage Is Commissioned; and Unions Go To Court Over Labor Law Referendum
The USS Anchorage is commissioned in it's namesake city. Unions go to court over the Anchorage labor-law referendum. Parnell announces that he will not seek a senate seat in 2014. New developments in the Fairbanks Four case. Last, Wally Hickel, the movie...or at least the story on film.
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Kim Rich, “Johnny’s Girl” Is Now All Grown Up
Monday, July 25 at 1:00 pm
This month on Alaska Radio Reader Rambler, an update on Kim Rich, who's book was national sensation in 1999 and is still in print. Johnny's Girl started as a series in the Anchorage Daily News, became a book, a TV special and a play.
The 4th Federal Climate Assessment Report
The recently released National Climate Assessment is the fourth federal report examining the rate of change and the forecast for the future. Alaska has it’s own chapter in the massive document. The state is warming faster than any other. So what’s next? Working to understand the cultural, economic and health expense of mitigation and adaptation.