Citizen Ski Racing
Tour of Anchorage 2013 from ATMI on Vimeo.
You don't have to be an Olympian to participate in a Nordic ski race. Anchorage has races for the rest of us, where fast skiers can duel at the front while older and less competitive skiers push their personal limits. The Tour of Anchorage is the biggest race of the year, with up to 2,000 contestants covering up to 50 kilometers, but local volunteers organize many other cross-country ski races during the winter that are open to anyone willing to try. KSKA: Thursday 1/9 at 2:00 pm and 9:00 pm Listen Now
Rise of the Social Entrepreneur
On the next Hometown Alaska, we’ll hear a particularly Alaskan perspective on social entrepreneurship with Yaso Thiru. She teaches accounting at Alaska Pacific University, and for the last 18 months has promoted social change through education, employment and entrepreneurial spirit. We’ll talk of numerous examples, some global and some local, and take a closer look at Hope Studios, a social entrepreneurship venture right here in Anchorage, with gallery manager Julie Mettler.
KSKA: Wednesday 1/8 at 2:00 pm and 9:00 pm
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Natural Capital
The living systems of the earth recycle waste, supply water, control pests, pollution, and disease, and much more, but these capacities can be depleted. The question is how to allow the economic system to take this into account?
APRN: Tuesday, 1/7 at 10:00am
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The Global Fund
For the United States the leading cause of death between one year and 45 years of age is unintentional injury, causing about 120,000 deaths for all age groups; but for the majority of the world’s population infections remain the leading killers. Malaria alone kills about 660,000 people per year. The Global Fund, our topic on Line One, seeks to fund the fight against HIV AIDS tuberculosis and malaria.
KSKA: Monday 1/7 at 2:00 pm and 9:00 pm
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Izembek Road Rejected; And Election Advertising Begins
Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell rejects the Izembek Road - again. The primary election is eight months away but the advertising has begun. The Anchorage School District may have to cut 200 teachers, 400 support staff. The Legislature faces big issues in '14. State lawmakers are getting and expanded home in downtown Anchorage - and criticism comes with it. Alaska law enforcement gets tough on the drug spice. Gov. Sean Parnell talks about addressing energy concerns in southeast Alaska. Gov. Parnell says it is time to changing the funding plan for the Knik Arm Crossing.
KSKA: Friday, 1/3 at 2PM & Saturday, 1/4 at 6PM.
KAKM: Friday 1/3 at 7:30PM & Saturday. 1/4 at 4:30PM
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Alaska News Nightly: January 2, 2014
Exxon, Chevron Make Big Contributions To Preserve New Oil Tax Law; New Energy Politics Changes Likely To Affect Alaska; CH2M Hill Selected to Rescue Anchorage Port Project; Legislative Task Force Clashes Over Education Funding; New Mat-Su Trooper Unit Gets First Arrests; Expansion Planned For Nome Graveyard; Alaska Air National Guard Finds Missing Snowmachiner; Climate Change, Arctic Activity Expected To Multiply Pollutant Concentrations; ‘Targeted Hunt’ Aims For Moose Near Roadways; Yukon Commercial Fishermen May Be Able To Use Purse Seine Gear
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Faces of Alaska: Rosita Worl
Throughout her life, Dr. Rosita Worl has been an a fighter, an anthropologist and an activist. Alaska Public Media's Alexandra Gutierrez sat down with Rosita to talk about her life, and her hopes for the future.
TV: Monday, 1/6 at 8 PM
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I Know You’re Out There
Hear stories of missed connections, treasure maps and chasing the dream on the next Arctic Entries Radio Hour. “I know you’re out there" is the theme for all of these stories originally told in February 2013 at the Snow Goose Theatre in Anchorage as part of the Arctic Entries live event.
KSKA: Wednesday 1/1 at 2:00 pm
Alaska News Nightly: December 31, 2013
Two brothers sentenced for tax, drug fraud; Alaska waters to brace for more shipping; Lt. Gen. Handy interview part II; state wants more to get flu shots; sobering center building connections; top stories of 2013; data being collected on Nushagak Bay; fireworks banned in Anchorage
Alaska News Nightly: December 30, 2013
Alaska Tapped To Be UAV Test Site; Part 1: Lt. General Russell Handy On Arctic Strategy; Pioneering Alaska Doctor Marcell Jackson Dies; Slow Business, High Costs Shut Down Paxson Lodge; BLM Builds Long-Term Clean Up Plan For Red Devil Mine Site; Preventing Language Loss: A 3-Step Process; MAP Students Train For ETT
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Soul to Soul: December 21, 2013
Here’s the music playlist from the December 21, 2013 edition of Soul to Soul with Marvel and Sherry Johnson. All tracks played are listed...
The Best of Town Square 49 Radio 2013
Today we’re looking back at the top five Town Square 49 Radio stories of 2013.
How did we pick our top five stories? We tallied up your Facebook “likes” for each of our stories and came up with this list.
Now, let’s catch up with some of our favorite people.
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I am a Ski Builder
Will Spears is a dedicated ski bum. After growing up on the slopes of North Carolina, Spears decided to look for something a little steeper and shortly found himself in Alaska.
Alaska News Nightly: December 27, 2013
Thousands of Alaskans to Lose Unemployment Benefits Saturday; Budget Pressure Mounts On Senate Appropriations Committee; Interior Alaska Temperatures Dip To 50 Below; Appeals Court Reinstates Overfishing Charges Against Kookesh, Two Others; Human Skeletal Remains Exhumed From Cable House; Chena River Getting Cleaner; AK: Hair; 300 Villages: Port Heiden
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AK: Hair
Hair is important, especially in high school, but that didn’t stop a few dozen students at Bethel’s Kuskokwim Learning Academy boarding school from shaving off their hair in support of a teacher undergoing chemotherapy. It was also a chance for some students to remember family who died from the disease.
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The Big News Stories of 2013
One year ago Shell Oil’s drilling rig had not gone aground and changing the state’s oil tax regime was just the Governor’s dream. Nobody expected Congress to be so gridlocked that budget sequestration would kick in, and the prospects for the Affordable Care act were not good. A lot has changed.
APRN: Tuesday, 12/31 at 10:00am
In My Family: I’m Happy
Sage Worl teaches Raven how to say I'm Happy in the Tlingit language.
Alaska News Nightly: December 26, 2013
Alaska Flu Cases Skyrocket In December; Army Corps Of Engineers Discuss Deep Water Port Options; Study Shows Military's Impact On Alaska; Fairbanks Residents Wake Thursday To Minus 41; Gambell Carvers Get Ivory To Work With; Same-Sex Marriage Ruling’s Effect On Alaska; Russian Mission Man Dies In Snowmachine Crash; Sitka Moorage Fee Hike Takes Effect Jan. 1; ANB Harbor Replacement Moves Forward
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Learning to Deal with Cupcake Celebrity
Today we meet a cupcake champion.
Back in early November you may have heard about a born-and-raised Alaskan named Kastle Sorenson, who competed on the Food Network program Cupcake Wars. And won.
Alaska News Nightly: December 24, 2013
More Than 700 Alaskans Sign Up For Health Coverage; Interior Gas Utility Lays Out Fairbanks LNG Plan; Kenai Groups Oppose Commercial Setnetting Ban; Southeast Dungeness Crab Catch Surpasses Expectations; Selling A Small Business; Alaska Flags To Be Lowered For Former State Rep; 17,000 Alaskans Fall Into Health Care Gap; Walt Monegan Remembers Special Christmas Memory
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