Hometown Alaska: Volunteers
Many Alaskans spend a lot of time behind the scenes, volunteering at a wide variety of organizations. Most work without much, if any, recognition...
January 2011: Faces of Alaska
Studying our family history can give us remarkable clues and insight into who we are, how we got here, and why we do what...
Hometown, Alaska: Following Your Heart to Alaska
Did true love summon you north? That’s our topic for a special Valentine’s edition of Hometown, Alaska. Join host Kathleen McCoy and her guest...
Hometown, Alaska: Medicare in Alaska
Anchorage’s senior citizen population is forty thousand and growing, but it’s been reported there are less than seven general physicians taking on new Medicare...
Q & A with KSKA: Kevin Barnett
When Eagle River composer and pianist, Kevin Barnett wrote Lead Dog, he knew he was writing a theme song. Subtitled Kaya's Theme for...
Hometown, Alaska: Alaska Women's Hall of Fame
Do you know why Anchorage has alternative schools? How about a local Planned Parenthood, Childcare Connection, or public radio and TV? You’d have to...
Hometown, Alaska: Iditarod 2011
Ceremonial start downtown Anchorage, Iditarod 2008. Photo by Kristin Spack.
The Iditarod is just around the corner. Mushers are making final preparations. Food is stored...
Hometown, Alaska: Liane Hansen
Liane Hansen, familiar from Weekend Edition Sunday, brings her friendly voice to our studio in Anchorage for a wide-ranging talk about NPR's impact and...
Hometown, Alaska: Susitna Dam
In the 1970s and 80s, the dream of building the Susitna power project consumed years of debate and millions of dollars for environmental studies...
Hometown, Alaska: Nonprofits in Alaska
Nonprofit entities all over the country are beginning to feel the pressure of hard economic times as individual donors and corporate sponsors cut back....
Hometown, Alaska: Earthquakes and Tsunamis in Alaska
Alaska Earthquake, March 27, 1964. Photo from U.S. Geological
Survey Photographic Library
The tragic disaster in Japan has reminded Alaskans that the one of...
Hometown, Alaska: Planning Summer Adventures
It’s never too early to dream about summer adventures in Alaska. In fact, April is prime time to get out your maps and patch...
Hometown, Alaska: Music, the Secret Sauce of Public Radio
Do you find yourself zeroing in on an especially catchy public radio tune, wanting to include it in your own music library? Over the...
Video: Behind Hometown, Alaska's Theme Music
Since Hometown, Alaska's February 8 show, many of you have probably noticed the change in the theme music. The song is "Lead Dog," on...
Hometown, Alaska: A Conversation With Senator Mark Begich
U.S. Senator Mark Begich will join host Kathleen McCoy in the Hometown Alaska studio. What does life in Alaska look like after earmarks? Does...
Hometown, Alaska: Perry Merkel, coffee man
He’s the man who brought the first great cup of coffee to Anchorage. Perry Merkel started Cafe Del Mundo before anyone had ever...
Making Anchorage the Best City in America for Work, Play
Photo by MarculescuEugenIancuD60Alaska flickr
It’s a big goal. The Anchorage Economic Development Corporation wants our town to be the best city in America to...
Hometown, Alaska: Entrepreneur, Bob Kaufman
Photo courtesy of Bob Kaufman, Alaska.org
The first thing to mention about Bob Kaufman is that he swam across Cook Inlet. But what’s more...
Air Cargo in Anchorage
Anchorage remains the air crossroads of the world for cargo traveling by air, with one of the busiest freight airports in the nation....
Rise of the Backyard Chicken
Wednesday, July 6 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Cooperative Extension Service noticed the uptick four years ago, chickens being sold on craigslist at $100 for “a guaranteed layer.” The service launched “Chicken University” to spread good information on raising chickens. Cooperative Extension’s Stephen Brown, the “chicken guy” in Alaska, joins host Kathleen McCoy on Hometown, Alaska.