More Info Release On APD Shooting; Former State Senator Al Adams Passes Away
More information released on the APD shooting of Harry Smith. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar visits Alaska. Senator Murkowski spars with the Obama administration on NPR-A. Former state Senator Al Adams passes away.
KSKA: Friday, 8/17 at 2:00pm & Saturday, 8/18 at 6:00pm
TV: Friday, 8/17 at 7:30pm & Saturday, 8/18 at 5:00pm
Impressions of a Place Far Away from Everywhere
I’m resting on a mattress of tundra plants that are growing more than 200 miles from the nearest Alaska village.
While I have snuck away here to my own private ridge top, eight other people, all scientists, are somewhere on this 30-mile-long wedge of tundra, rocky beaches, lakes and bird cliffs in the central Bering Sea.
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The Lost Ledgers of the Alaska Commercial Company
Not long after the United States purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867, the Alaska Commercial Company, then a newly formed trading firm, launched extensive sea otter hunting operations in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands.
Until recently, most of the records for the Aleutian Islands were considered lost forever.
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Phillip Blanchett
It started out as a music lesson in his brother's basement. The traditional Inuit drumsongs with impressive interlocking harmonies immediately gave Pamyua founding member Phillip Blanchett a feeling that he will never forget, and it has set this uniquely Alaskan musical group apart from the rest of the crowd.
TV: Sunday, 8/19 6:30pm & Wednesday, 8/22 at 11:00pm
KSKA: Thursday, 8/23 at 1:00pm
Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center to Open in Style
The Anchorage neighborhood health Center is moving to a new facility in Midtown Anchorage on September 17, 2012.
The Health Center had local artists paint “Health Center Hero” medical lab coats for a future benefit — coats will be displayed around town this fall. Here's the story of how I created mine.
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Announcing the Alaska Crib Swap
Child care facilities across Alaska have a Dec. 28, 2012 deadline to replace existing unsafe cribs.
To help in this effort, the Alaska Community Foundation (ACF) has partnered with thread to launch the Alaska Crib Swap as part of thread’s “Safe Sleep for Alaska’s Babies” campaign.
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AK: Subsistence
Five years ago, Peter Williams was depressed and an alcoholic, hitting bottom. Now, he’s a successful artist in Sitka who hunts sea otters and sews mittens, scarves, and other products from their fur. He says learning how to hunt marine mammals offered him ‘a place to heal.’
Mountain View Park Re-designed by Local Kids
Nestled in a Mountain View neighborhood behind the Boys and Girls Clubhouse and across from Clark Middle School, the aging William B. Lyons Park was badly in need of a makeover.
Re-designed last summer by a group of imaginative middle schoolers, their idea of a small amphitheater for community performances and festivals is now a reality.
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Alaska Jazz Workshop Fall Registration
On August 11, 2012 Alaska Jazz Workshop Faculty Jazz Sextet Concert performed featuring internationally acclaimed Jazz Bari Saxophonist Denis Dibasio. The concert culminated the 2012 Jazz Improvisation Camp for secondary school students.
Additional workshops are scheduled this fall for all skill levels.
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Something Different: August 26, 2012
Here’s the Sunday, August 26, 2012 edition of Something Different with Betsy. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
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Algo Nuevo: August 19, 2012
Here’s the Sunday, August 19, 2012 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments or...
Algo Nuevo: August 26, 2012
Here’s the Sunday, August 26, 2012 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments or...
Alice Rogoff
She was involved in nation- and world-wide news organization for many years, and she has found a new home in Alaska. As the Alaska Dispatch's co-owner and publisher, her and her colleagues aim to being some of the most in-depth reporting from rural Alaska and bring it to a larger audience.
TV: Sunday, 8/26 6:30pm & Wednesday, 8/29 at 11:00pm
KSKA: Thursday, 8/30 at 1:00pm
Soul to Soul: August 11, 2012
Here’s the music playlist from the August 11, 2012 edition of Soul to Soul with Marvel and Sherry Johnson. All tracks played are listed...
Soul to Soul: August 18, 2012
Here’s the music playlist from the August 18, 2012 edition of Soul to Soul with Marvel and Sherry Johnson. All tracks played are listed...
Night Music: August 18, 2012
Here’s the music playlist for Night Music with Kirk Waldhaus. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
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Tokyo Nights
Bob...
Night Music: August 25, 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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Soft Winds
Terry...
A Season for Preparation and Closure
This time of the year is usually bitter sweet for me. If you have been outside lately, you are sure to have noticed the leaves starting to turn.
The kids are back in school, and the Alaska State Fair is in full swing. Sweaters and hats will soon be pulled from summer storage and an inventory of winter gear is in order.
Read more. Ballot Propositions Fall; Young Wins Republican Nomination
Both ballot propositions fall in the Primary Election. Two Republic incumbents lose their primary election bids. Approximately 10 new members join the Alaska House of Representatives. Don Young takes the Republican nomination in dominating fashion. Voter turnout comes in at under 25 percent.
KSKA: Friday, 8/31 at 2:00pm & Saturday, 9/1 at 6:00pm
TV: Friday, 8/31 at 7:30pm & Saturday, 9/1 at 5:00pm
AK: Hot Springs
For many residents of Tenakee Springs, in Southeast Alaska, life revolves around the community bath house, which is fed by the hot springs that give the town its name. Now, this old local institution is receiving a very 21st century renovation, as local people have raised money to convert the building to geothermal heat, putting a modern spin on the town’s ancient resource.