49 Voices: Martin Lee Woods of Kotzebue
This week we're at the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention talking with Martin Lee Woods, from Kotzebue. He started learning to Eskimo Dance in 1975 and by the mid-80s he realized he needed to learn how to make drums.
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It’s Showtime! The Music Machine’s new musical revue is back!
KSKA: Friday, July 28 at 2:45pm Founded in 1982, The Music Machine has been showing off the talents of young performers on the stage every year as they sing and dance to popular musical theatre and pop songs. And along with it's sister, Dance Machine, it's back again this year for it's 36th show with a cast of over 70. Co-founder and Director Janet Carr-Campbell brings along one of those talented performers Faith Clark to Stage Talk this week to talk about it. The Music Machine performs in the Discovery Theatre August 2-5.
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Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Congresswoman Peltola threads a needle between supporting energy production or salmon. Plus, more refugees are coming to Alaska.
Alaska New Nightly: January 27, 2015
Obama Withdraws 9.8m Acres of Arctic Ocean; Invoices, Invitations, Litigation, and Even Secession: Walker Says All Responses Possible To Arctic Drilling Decision; Cook Inlet Gas Considered To Relieve Interior Alaska's Energy Costs; Sullivan: Alaskans Dream Big, Breathe Air 'Bathed in Promise'; Proposed ASD budget includes 24 new teachers; Delta To Add Year-Round Competition In Juneau, Fairbanks; Unalaska Locals Hope Proposed Watershed Fixes Are First of Many; Walker Says Rupert Terminal Will Be Rebuilt; AMHS To Close Ferry Bar Service This Winter
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State of the Re:Union
Hometown Alaska will return in August. In the meantime, KSKA will air programming from State of the Re:Union. The program explores how American cities and towns create unique communities, the ways people transcend challenging circumstances and the vital cultural narratives that make each area unique.
KSKA: Wednesday, July 2, at 2:00 and 9:00 p.m.
Spring Membership Drive 2011: What Your Pledge Pays For
Any chance you were listening to coverage of the Haiti earthquake on KSKA? Or Japan? Take a peek inside the NPR News supply closet...
Anchorage Municipal Clerk Resigns; and Ron Paul Supporters Take Over GOP
The stories up for discussion this week are: Municipal Clerk Barbara Gruenstein resigns; Resource Development Luncheon turns into anti-EPA rally; Ron Paul supporters take over the GOP; DNR cancels Alaska Crude oil lease; Fairbanks militia trial update; federal spending in Alaska levels off; and the oil tax debate.
KSKA: Friday, 5/25 at 2:00pm & Saturday, 5/26 at 6:00pm
KAKM: Friday, 5/25 at 7:30pm & Saturday, 5/26 at 5:00pm
The Alaska Long Trail
On the next Outdoor Explorer, Lisa will be joined by Alaska Trails board secretary Chris Beck, former Governor Tony Knowles,
and videographer Max Romey. They are all part of an effort to develop the Alaska Long Trail, an endeavor that would add Alaska to the list of epic thru hikes such as the Pacific Crest Trail and the Appalachian Trail.
Traveling Music: January 19, 2020
Traveling Music
Date: 1-19-20
Shonti Elder
Music
announced: Anchorage Folk Festival, this afternoon and evening and next week /
weekend. www.Anchoragefolkfestival.org
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Senate To Vote On Oil-Tax Legislation; ASD Superintendent Announces Retirement
The Senate moves closer to a vote on oil-tax legislation. Anchorage School Board Superintendent James Browder announces his impending retirement. Conservative lawmakers have proposed legislation that would require welfare recipients to submit to drug and alcohol tests. New analysis show that health-care costs are slowing down.
KSKA: Friday, 3/15 at 2:00pm & Saturday, 3/16 at 6:00pm
TV: Friday, 3/15 at 7:30pm & Saturday, 3/16 at 5:00pm
AK: Love
Valentine’s Day honors the most wonderful feeling in the world. It’s overwhelming, enchanting, frightening and empowering. It can be salty or sweet and sometimes it’s both. There really isn’t anything better.
Debate for the State: U.S. Senate
Photos by Josh Edge, APRN - Anchorage
Photos by Josh Edge, APRN - Anchorage
Democratic nominee Scott McAdams, Republican candidate Joe Miller and write-in incumbent...
Recognizing National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day
You may not have heard of National Mom and Pop Business Owner’s Day. But, this observation day celebrates those individuals who spent hours cultivating services or products that Alaskan residents depend on.
Today, I celebrate by showcasing a local business, The Fafafel King.
Read more. Night Music: January 2, 2016
Here is the Night Music Playlist with Kirk Waldhaus. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
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Artist / Composer (if known...
Justice reform and Alaska’s swelling prison population
Alaska's prison population has grown by 27 percent in the last decade. Without reforms to our justice programs, the state's prison population could exceed capacity within 2 years. What are the best ideas for keeping people off the path to incarceration and reduce recidivism while maintaining public safety?
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APRN: Tuesday, 9/29 at 10:00 a.m.
AK: Moving On
The director of the largest refugee assistance program in Alaska is leaving after more than a decade, just as the program is being threatened by a federal budget crisis in Washington.
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Alaska News Nightly: November 14, 2011
Young Faces Criticism for Voting Absence, State Decides Not Apply for ‘No Child Left Behind’ Waivers Yet, Audit Claims Air Force Wind Projects Poorly Planned, Costly, Storm Claims Boats, House in Western Alaska, Government Sending Crews to Survey Storm Damage, Project Will Replace Pipes at Aging Pump Stations, Sutton Residents Protest Controversial Wishbone Hill Project, Patients, Family Gather at St. Elias Specialty Hospital
Water Taxis to Wilderness
Coastal communities are the best thresholds to the wilderness for most of us who live in urban Alaska. That’s because a short boat ride can get you from the small boat harbor to a wild beach many, many miles from the nearest road, a place that likely is inaccessible any other way. On today’s show, we’re going to talk about using water taxis and where they can take you for hiking, paddling, or just setting up camp and enjoying incredibly beautiful, biologically rich places.
KSKA: Thursday, April 30, at 2:00 and 9:00 p.m.
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49 Voices: Davante Owens of Anchorage
This week we’re hearing from Davante Owens, a UAA student who graduated high school in Anchorage and originally attended college and played football in Minnesota. He later came back to Anchorage to finish his studies after joining the Army. downloadaudio:
Alaska News Nightly: December 7, 2009
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