Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, January 4, 2022
A commission recommends higher salaries but lower overall compensation for state lawmakers. Also, residents of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough assess the damage from the weekend's storm. And how economists are looking at "churn" in the state labor market.
Alaska News Nightly: August 10, 2012
Peter Maassen Appointed To Supreme Court; ‘Violence Against Women Act’ Reauthorization Slows In Congress; Klukwan Native Corporation Files For Bankruptcy; Firefighters Fighting Lower 48 Blazes; Kookesh Ahead In Campaign Fund-Raising Race; Fairbanks Catholic Diocese Celebrates 50th Anniversary; Hikers Troubled By Problem Bears Along Popular Fairbanks Area Trail; AK: Summer Camp; 300 Villages: Butte
Exploring your own backyard
On the next Outdoor Explorer, we’ll stay close to home and explore our own backyards. Jeff Lowenfels, author of a series of books on organic gardening and long-time Anchorage Daily News garden columnist, will talk about the changing gardening climate, sustainable yardening, and the amazing role bacteria plays in growing your plants.
Alaska News Nightly: March 22, 2013
Shell Executive Stepping Down; Murkowski Clarifies VAWA Dispute; Bill Would Require Longer Probationary Period For Teachers; Honeman Tries to Slow Labor Overhaul Down; U.S. Arctic Research Commission Meets In Bethel; Kuinerrarmiut Elitnaurviat Students Dance For Their Village Since 100 + Years; AK: John Muir; 300 Villages: Juneau
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A Spenard Bar Owner Climbs Denali
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Holiday Programming: Dec. 22
On the second day of Hanukkah, KSKA brings you Hanukkah Lights 2008, this morning at 9:00 AM. A perennial NPR favorite, acclaimed authors explore...
State of Art: Socially distant and virtual concerts, cover songs and poetry
This week on State of Art we're hearing the music of Anchorage's Juicy Harps, Ed Washington and the Modern Savage. We also check out a poem by author Don Rearden.
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, May 13, 2022
Industry leaders and politicians criticize the Biden administration's cancellation of a Cook Inlet lease sale. Also, a mom in Homer finally has some answers about her daughter, who went missing in 2019. And a "ghost barge" is free-floating down the Kuskokwim river after it froze into the river last fall.
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, May 17, 2023
A report details safety concerns at the Valdez terminal where Alaska's crude oil is loaded onto tankers. Plus, a bill to sell carbon credits passes the Legislature and heads to the governor's desk.
Alaska News Nightly: February 23, 2009
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Alaska News Nightly: April 3, 2008
The assistant engineer on the Alaska Ranger admits to drinking on the ship. Plus, Senator Stevens calls for moratorium on commercial fishing in...
Raising Kid Colt – Inside a Sandhill Crane Family
“Raising Kid Colt,” was filmed over a span of two summers by amateur videographer, Nina Faust, who was able to film the intimate details of the lives of two Sandhill Cranes.
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Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019
Dunleavy decision on PFD could affect timing of dividend payment; Anchorage senator Chris Birch dies of heart attack; 5 recent missile-launch alerts direct Fort Greely residents, workers to take shelter; Russian nuclear power plant afloat in Arctic causes anxiety across Bering Strait; Grant program offers down payment assistance for Alaska homebuyers; Students in Mertarvik will go to school in evacuation center;
Traveling Music 6-21-15
Traveling Music
Shonti Elder
6-21-15
Format:
Song Title
Artist / Composer
CD Title
Label
Duration
Winter's Come and Gone
Rachel Baiman / Gillian Welch, David Rawlings
Speakeasy Man
www.rachelbaiman.com
2:42
I'll be Here in the Morning
Rachel Baiman,...
The Story of Costume Drama: The Greatest Stories Ever Told
A celebration of 50 years of small-screen historical costume drama — the genre that has brought bans in America and complaints from the Royal Family while creating massive stars in some of the most memorable and best-loved series ever broadcast on PBS — this is a wide-ranging special, covering love and war, birth and death, the rich and the poor.
KAKM: Tuesday, March 13 @ 10:00 pm
Engineering Update: Monday Morning Drop Outs
You might have heard some drops outs in KSKA's signal during Talk of the Nation this morning (Monday) around 11:10 am. Transmission of the...
Alaska News Nightly: December 9, 2014
Assistant District Attorney Killed In Barrow; How Murkowski Played Dealmaker to Get Controversial Lands Package; Bill to Remove Alaska Exception to VAWA Passes in U.S. Senate; Sullivan Announces New Hires for DC Office; St. Vincent de Paul to Build 41 Affordable Housing Units for Seniors; New Hoonah Dock Could Boost Tourism Numbers; Climate Change and Alaska Natives: Food; 'Sandbar Mitchell' Restoration Takes New Approach
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The race for U.S. Senate: Joe Miller
Six years ago Joe Miller won the primary for U.S. Senate as a Republican but lost the general election. He's running now as a Libertarian. Why is the Fairbanks attorney running for Senate under another party? What would he focus on if Alaskans vote to send him to Congress? We'll ask when Libertarian candidate Joe Miller is our guest on the next Talk of Alaska. Listen Now
Traveling Music: Feb 8, 2009
Here's the music playlist from the February 8, 2009 edition of Traveling Music with Shonti Elder. All tracks played are listed below in the...
Surfing & The Turnagain Bore Tide
The bore tide in Turnagain Arm is an amazing phenomenon that is seen few places in the world, a wall of water that rushes in on a clockwork schedule, vast and intimidating. So… why not surf it? On the next Outdoor Explorer, we’ll meet some of the hearty folks who ride that big wave, and talk about surfing the remote shores and big waves found all over Alaska’s coast.
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