AK: Running the Klondike Relay from Skagway to Whitehorse
Last weekend, nearly 1,600 people ran a 10-part race from Skagway over the Coast Mountains and into Whitehorse, Yukon. It’s part endurance trial, part road trip and part party. For many on both sides of the border, running the 110-mile Klondike Road Relay is an annual tradition.
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49 Voices: Sean Neilson of Gustavus
This week, we hear from Sean Neilson who lives in Gustavus. He works part-time as a park ranger in Glacier Bay National Park, boarding cruise ships a few times a week to talk with tourists.
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Anchorage charter schools: What are they and who goes?
What makes a charter school tick? How does it differ from a traditional public school? How well do charter schools perform? How is their funding handled? Listen in, bring your questions.
KSKA: Wednesday, Sept. 23, at 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m
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Growing a new generation of fishers and farmers
Alaska's maritime industry is the largest private employer in the state, but fleet workers are aging. I'm Lori Townsend. On the next Talk of Alaska, we'll discuss plans to attract more young people to the fishing industry, and also look at some of the parallels to farming, too.
APRN: Tuesday, Sept. 22, at 10:00 a.m.
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Infant mortality and sleep environment
Putting infants to sleep on their backs has halved Sudden Infant Death Syndrome but co-sleeping, another risk for infant death during sleep is increasing. For the last 20 years, two infants each month die in their sleep environment in Alaska. This program looks at what we know about these deaths, what sleep environments are associated with heightened risk of infant death, and suggestions to improve the safety of infant sleep.
KSKA: Monday, Sept. 21, at 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
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Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015
Feds settle class-action lawsuit with tribes for $940M; Bethel attorneys add Outside muscle to class-action suit against GCI; In the arms race of internet speed, GCI pulls ahead; Anchorage anti-discrimination ordinance up for revision; Money in hand, Denali Commission looks where to spend; More than ink: Traditional tattoos roar back in Alaska; Too close for comfort? Chilkoot bears lure tourists; Study: Fast-growing skeeters threaten caribou herds
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Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015
Arguments open in landmark Ketchikan schools case; Public testimony extended on city discrimination ordinance; Anchorage Assemblywoman savors White House embrace; Legislative council prepares for next phase of Medicaid expansion lawsuit; Reducing food waste to feed hungry Alaskans; AIDEA inches closer to choosing an Interior fuel supplier; Smooth sailing so far for MV Susitna sale; Cruise ship nearly doubles the population of Unalaska (for a day)
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Algo Nuevo: September 13, 2015
Here’s the Sunday, September 13, 2015 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments...
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015
3 killed in floatplane crash near Illiamna; Activists say 'keep it in the ground' - Jewell calls it simplistic; Alaska's prison population swells as inmates spend more time behind bars; Warm-water fish increasingly sighted in Alaska waters; Murre die-off reported around Kodiak; UAF looks to contractor for cleaner water supply; Can B.C. stop Tulsequah Chief Mine pollution?; After 18 years of bagels, Juneau's Silverbow Bakery to close Oct. 4
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The EU’s Role as an International Actor: TTIP & Beyond
Featuring Maciej Pisarski, deputy chief of mission, Polish embassy in Washington, D.C., and Dr. Philipp Ackermann, minister and deputy chief of mission, German embassy in Washington, D.C.
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Alaska News Nightly: Monday, Sept. 14, 2015
Murkowski's oil export ban gains traction, yet fate uncertain; Reality TV host faces on federal poaching charges; 6 groups file for emergency ESA listing for POW wolves; Equal rights law expected to sail through Anchorage Assembly; Ombudsman faults correctional procedures; Like Sitka, parts of Juneau are susceptible to landslides; Air China to service Fairbanks for Aurora viewers; In Dutch Harbor, a new orange barge is a beacon of oil-spill preparedness; Religion and climate change - can you talk about both?
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Global interest in the Arctic
In assuming chairmanship of the Arctic Council once again, the United States has upped its attention to Arctic issues. On the heels of the Department of State’s GLACIER conference in Anchorage, the Alaska World Affairs Council invited representatives from nations one wouldn’t necessarily assume would have an interest in the Arctic. Their discussion with U.S. Arctic Research Commission Chair Fran Ulmer helps to show how this global interest is taking shape.
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Night Music: September 12, 2015
Here is the Night Music Playlist with Kirk Waldhaus. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
Title
Artist / Composer (if blank...
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, Sept. 11, 2015
Walker tenaciously courts LNG buyers in Japan; Alaska's US senators assail Iran deal; New UA head sees opportunity despite bleak fiscal landscape; New road from Tanana to Yukon River nears completion; In unnerving trend, thousands of walrus haul out at Point Lay; New routes to housing open doors for Anchorage's low-income families; AK: Alaska ice hockey player Zoe Hickel turns pro; 49 Voices: Mike McCormick of Anchorage
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Traveling Music 9-20-15
Traveling Music
Shonti Elder
9-20-15
Format:
Song Title
Artist / Composer
CD Title
Label
Duration
Hallowell
Kristin Andreassen, Ruth Ungar, Aoife O'Donovan / Kristin Andreassen
Sometimes Why
www.sometimeswhy.us
3:42
Saucy Sailor
The Wailin' Jennys / Traditional
40 Days
www.thewailinjennys.com
3:10
This Train
The...
Caribou Hunting & Science
Alaska’s immense herds of caribou are one of the natural wonders of the world. Imagine seeing and hearing tens of thousands of animals migrating across the tundra. This edition of Outdoor Explorer is about these magnificent animals. We’ll learn about the science and ecology of the herds, viewing them, and hunting. Caribou are a critical part of northern ecosystems, and an important source of meat for rural Alaskans and urban hunters.
KSKA: Thursday, Sept 17, at 2 p.m. and Thursday, Sept 24, and 8 p.m.
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AK: Alaska ice hockey player Zoe Hickel turns pro
Earlier this year it was announced that National Women’s Hockey League would begin its first season this fall. The move is huge for women hockey players, who until now had little to no options to pursue their careers past the college level. One of the women who will be playing in the NWHL’s inaugural season is a born-and-raised Alaskan.
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49 Voices: Mike McCormick of Eagle River
This week, we're talking with Mike McCormick, the founder and co-owner of Whistling Swan Productions in Anchorage.
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