July on KSKA
Look for these schedule highlights this July on KSKA.
- Tuesdays at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm in July - Freakonomics - Hosted by Stephen Dubner, with co-author Steve Levitt as a regular guest [APM / WNYC]. Kids These Days has come to an end. Replacement program TBA.
- Wednesdays at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm July - The TED Hour - A journey through fascinating ideas, astonishing inventions, and new ways to think and create. Based on riveting TED Talks from the world's most remarkable minds. Hometown, Alaska returns in August.
- Saturdays at 1:00 pm - Radiolab continues. Initially a limited series set conclude in August, Radiolab is now being produced on a weekly basis and will continue to be apart of the regular Saturday line-up on KSKA.
Whittier by Wheel
Kristopher Peck rides his custom built seatless unicycle across ice and snow in Whittier, Alaska.
Filmed in March 2011, this seven minute movie also captures a snapshot in time of a mysterious and isolated rural Alaskan town.
Click for more
1on1: Dallas Seavey
He says he did crazier things while training for the Iditarod, than he did during the race itself. Gain some insight into the life of the reigning Iditarod champion.
TV: Sunday, 7/8 6:30pm & Wednesday, 7/11 at 11:00pm
KSKA: Thursday, 7/12 at 1:00pm
APD Kills Man Armed with Broomstick as Weapon; And Supreme Court Decision on Healthcare
An Anchorage police officer shoots and kills a man with a menacing broomstick. Redistricting plan cleared, time for elections. The F-16 fighter wings will not be moving to Anchorage for now. Elected official and pundit opinions on the Supreme Court's ruling on President Obama's Affordable Care Act. With closures and fishing limitations, is the king salmon or fishermen in trouble? The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals visit to Anchorage from San Francisco. Sixty-year-old wreckage from an aircraft found.
KSKA: Friday, 6/29 at 2:00pm & Saturday, 6/29 at 6:00pm
KAKM: Friday, 6/30 at 7:30pm & Saturday, 6/30 at 5:00pm p.m.
All About Oysters (and Recipes for the Grill).
“The best thing about oyster farming is knowing I’m bringing to market the finest oysters in the world,” said Oyster Farmer Mike Nakada when asked why he loves his work.
Nakada had been an Alaskan fisherman for over 40 years before he switched to oyster farming.
Click for recipes.
Solo the Rescued Sitka Black Tailed Fawn
On June 29th, AWCC staff received an orphaned sitka black tailed deer from the Alaska Department of Fish & Game, arriving on Alaska Airlines Flight 67 from Ketchikan.
The orphaned fawn will spend the rest of its days at the Portage facility.
More photos. 
Grant Supports Juneau Transitional Housing Program
The Juneau Community Foundation (JCF) granted $5,000 to Haven House, Inc., on behalf of the Machamer Fund, a donor-directed fund of the Foundation.
The grant will be used to help fund Haven House staffing.
Read more. 
Kenny Lake Students Premiere Historical Railway Documentary
Students in the award-winning documentary filmmaking program at Kenny Lake School, a small K-12 school in the rural town of Copper Center, Alaska, recently premiered their 90-minute documentary Iron Rails: The Story of the Copper River and Northwestern Railway.
The film, which was supported by a 2010 Alaska Humanities Forum We the People grant of $6,000, has won first place in the Alaska Society for Technology in Education (ASTE) 2012 documentary film contest.
Learn more.
Muni Election Report Released; And Mt. McKinley May Be Renamed Denali
Independent investigator Dan Hensley releases his report on the Muni election debacle. Reality TV flourishing in Alaska. Mayor Dan Sullivan takes his oath while on vacation in Hawaii. Muldoon community members finding resistance to their request for a local park. The U.S. Supreme Court rejects the Stolen Valor Act by a vote of 6-3. Sen. Lisa Murkowski introduces legislation to rename Mount McKinley to Denali. Governor Parnell might be saying no to the Medicaid expansion.
KSKA: Friday, 7/6 at 2:00pm & Saturday, 7/7 at 6:00pm
KAKM: Friday, 7/6 at 7:30pm & Saturday, 7/7 at 5:00pm p.m.
1on1: Rabah Chettfour
Meet the heart and soul of today’s Alaska. They are colorful. They are adventuresome. They are inspiring. Find out why they came here and why they stayed. Their answers might surprise you. Every week on 1on1.
TV: Sunday, 7/5 6:30pm & Wednesday, 7/18 at 11:00pm
KSKA: Thursday, 7/19 at 1:00pm
Soul to Soul: June 23, 2012
Here’s the music playlist from the June 23, 2012 edition of Soul to Soul with Marvel and Sherry Johnson. All tracks played are listed...
Soul to Soul: June 30, 2012
Here’s the music playlist from the June 30, 2012 edition of Soul to Soul with Marvel and Sherry Johnson. All tracks played are listed...
Something Different: July 1, 2012
Here’s the Sunday, July 1, 2012 edition of Something Different with Betsy. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
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Night Music: June 30, 2012
Here’s the music playlist for Night Music with Connie G. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
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AK: A Tribute
The famous late singer-songwriter John Denver loved the outdoors. Denver got a taste of Alaska’s wilderness on a visit to the state in the 70s. One of his stops was to the McCarthy-Kennecott area. Thirty years later, residents there pay tribute to that visit with a concert. KCHU’s Tony Gorman traveled to McCarthy to attend the fifth and final John Denver Tribute Concert and has this story.
Mourning the Death of a Rescued Beluga Calf
The Alaska SeaLife Center is saddened to announce the loss of the rescued beluga calf found stranded following a storm in South Naknek, Alaska on June 18.
Learn more. Pursuing African Peace Through Film
Kodiak Based non-profit Media Action Has been awarded a $119,595 Grant from United States Institute of Peace.
Funding will support a training program in conflict resolution and peacebuilding skills for at–risk youth in the West Nile region of Uganda.
Read more.
Rhubarb Crunch
When I was growing up, my Mom often made us Rhubarb Crunch and served it up with a scoop of vanilla ice cream- a delicious dessert we enjoyed during the hot Fairbanks summers.
And, here in the Last Frontier, it's the season of rhubarb.
See the recipe. 
Berlin, Paris and London-Part One of Three
To a baby boomer like me who grew up in the fifties learning how to crawl under a desk in case of nuclear attacks or being told to watch out for Communists lurking under everyone’s bed, the idea of vacationing in Berlin this past June seemed daunting.
Husband Dave and I landed at Tegel Airport, then taxied to a Best Western located in the Mitte section of formerly East Berlin.
Read more. 