Night Music: December 7, 2013
Here is the Night Music Playlist with Kirk Waldhaus. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
Title
Artist / Composer (if known)
Album
Label
Song Duration
8:00...
Alaska News Nightly: December 6, 2013
Lindsey Holmes Recall Application Rejected; Representative Bob Herron Fined For Ethics Violation; Attorney General Questions Commission’s Public Safety Solutions; UAA Tops Out New Engineering Building; Avian Cholera Caused Savoonga, Gambell Seabird Die Off; Powassan Virus On The Rise; Ambler Road Focus Of Anchorage Meeting; AK: Fortress of the Bear; 300 Villages: Whale Pass
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AK: Fortress of the Bear
In 2003, a Sitka couple proposed creating a bear rescue center from the remains of the town’s decommissioned pulp mill – a plan that raised some local hackles. Ten years later, the Fortress of the Bear is home to five brown bears and two new black bear cubs – and it has converted some skeptics, including a local biologist.
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Avalanche Safety
They say the most important piece of safety equipment outdoors is your brain, and that is particularly true with staying alive in avalanche country. We'll address the most dangerous backcountry hazard with an avalanche prediction expert and an educator who specializes in tuning up that safety gear inside your head. We’ll talk about how to recognize danger, how to prepare for winter travel in the backcountry, and when to stay home.
KSKA: Thursday 12/12 at 2:00 pm and 9:00 pm
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The Power of Educating Girls
Educate girls and you will change the world. This is the message of Girl Rising, a film that tells the stories of nine different girls around the world. Following a screening of Girl Rising, the Alaska World Affairs Council hosted a panel discussion on the power of educating girls with members of Anchorage's academic community and Brian Callahan from the Global Campaign for Education.
KSKA: Tuesday 12/10 at 2:00 pm and 9:00 pm
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Slow Fish: An Idea Whose Time has Come in Alaska?
Alaskans have always enjoyed and defended their fish. We love our clam beaches, most of us oppose fish farming and many of us have our own special recipes not only for cooking, but preserving salmon and other fish. Alaska’s remoteness has helped to protect its fisheries, but in more populated parts of the world, small-scale local fisheries are threatened by habitat degradation and outside-owned fleets.
APRN: Tuesday, 12/10 at 10:00am
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Fall Revenue Forecast Takes $2 Billion Hit; And Democrats Push For Stricter Campaign Disclosure Laws
The state is expecting $2 billion less in it's fall revenue forecast. The Sullivan administration puts together its capital budget wish list. The fallout of Governor Sean Parnell's decision to reject federal Medicaid expansion. Democrats push for stricter campaign disclosure.
KSKA: Friday, 12/6 at 2PM & Saturday, 12/7 at 6PM.
KAKM: Friday 12/6 at 7:30PM & Saturday. 12/7 at 4:30PM
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Alaska News Nightly: December 5, 2013
Robin Gattis Sentenced To 16 Years For Drug Conspiracy; Cuts, Savings Withdrawals To Cover Alaska’s Budget Shortfall; Arctic Fibre Reveals Alaska Broadband Plans; BOEM Reviews Lease Sale Comments; Court Backs Park Service In Water Rights Case; Indian Law and Order Commission Report Criticizes Alaska; Savoonga Lands 55-Foot Bowhead Whale; Former Legislator, Teacher, Homesteader Niilo Koponen Dies
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Sitka Teen Speaks Out About Rebuilding Her Culture
Mt. Edgecumbe High School student Shanelle Afcan delivered a powerful commentary last week on Sitka's KCAW Raven Radio about the disappearance of her Alaska Native culture.
The club hosts a youth-led, hour-long monthly radio show on the local public radio station. The show connects the Sitka community to the student community by breaking down youth stereotypes.
Read more. Traveling Music 12-8-13
Traveling Music
12-8-13
Shonti Elder
Format:
Song Title
Artist / Composer
CD Title
Label
Duration
Peace on Earth
Gordon Bok and Cindy Kallet / William Carlos Williams, Gordon Bok
Neighbors
Timberhead
3:30
Firedance (instrumental)
Bill Whelan / Bill...
Alaska News Nightly: December 4, 2013
State To Receive $2 Billion Less In Next Fiscal Year’s Oil Taxes; Participants Voice Hopes And Realities At Domestic Violence Prevention Summit; Federal Budget Deal Might Include Higher Air Travel Taxes; Bills Would Help Communities Deal With Marine Debris; Scientist Reprimanded Over Emails Settles Case; Air Plan Deadline Extension Draws Critics; Mayor Serves Assembly New Tennis Proposal; Federal Extended Unemployment Benefits Coming To An End; Skagway Residents Concerned About Short-Staffed Postal Service; Alaska Columnist Preps For Springtime Gardens
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Grant Funding to Promote Success Toward Higher Education
The Youth Action Committee (YAC), of the Juneau Community Foundation, requests proposals from Juneau non-profit organizations and schools to promote success in high school by increasing awareness of the range of Post Secondary opportunities available for high school graduates.
With the help of the Juneau Community Foundation and local organizations, YAC members strive to improve the lives of their peers.
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In My Family: I Love You
Ethan Petticrew teaches Raven how to say, "I Love You" in his Alaskan Native language. Ethans's family speaks Unangax.
Alaska News Nightly: December 3, 2013
Some State Legislators Pushing For Stronger Federal Disclosure Laws; Alaska Groups Give Passing Grade To Reworked Healthcare.Gov; Dead Birds Wash Up On St. Lawrence Island; Frog Abnormality Research Finds Location is a Key Factor; Plucky Delta Farmer Undaunted, Determined to Rebuild Poultry Barn Razed by Fire; Crews Rescue Woman From Fairbanks High Rise Window; Late Start for Flu Shots Causes Concern; How To Save An Endangered Language
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Alaska News Nightly: December 2, 2013
Alaska Searching For Methane Hydrate Research Partners; Survey Says Alaska Has Poor Business Climate; Officials Documenting Wreckage of St. Marys' Crash; Premera Won’t Increase Rates On Plan Extensions; Juneau Observes World AIDS Day; Family Hopes to Save Homestead of 30-Years; Kodiak Alum Receives Holiday Surprise from Teammates
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Ballet, Twerking and Everything In-between
Today we’re going to dance class. Three months ago in midtown Anchorage, Studio Pulse opened its doors as the cities newest modern dance studio. Stephanie Wonchala is the founder of the Pulse Dance Company, and runs the studio.
The classes offered at Studio Pulse are wide ranging to say the least.
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I Am Star the Reindeer
When people see a reindeer walking around downtown Anchorage, lots of questions come to mind. What is a reindeer doing in a wine shop, for example.
Albert Whitehead, the caretaker of Star the Reindeer, never gets tired of telling the story to each passerby he meets. For him "Star #6" is a small piece of a long history of reindeer living at the corner of 10th and I in Anchorage.
Alaska News Nightly: November 29, 2013
Murkowski, Begich push for icebreakers; ANWR still a battleground; Randall finishes second in World Cup race; Georgetown beats UAA in Great Alaska Shootout; Delta Junction wants clinic, pharmacy; Doyon explores Nenana Basin.
Long-Range Snow Machine Expeditions
For the next Outdoor Explorer we’re in Fairbanks for a kind of adventure that is uniquely arctic and Fairbanks hard-core: long range expeditions by snow machine. We'll be joined by UAF scientist Matthew Sturm, whose studies of snow led to a career of traveling the breadth of North America on snowmachines with a team of very tough motorheads. We’ll learn about those trips, and how to prepare for motorized travel in some of the most remote spots on the globe.
KSKA: Thursday 12/55 and 2:00 and 9:00 pm.
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Winter film fests: Let’s go to the movies
You say snow gives you hives? Not to worry. Anchorage hosts two winter film festivals that promise to transport your mind and imagination to places you never dreamed of visiting.
Come enjoy the best getaway in the world: the movies. We'll feature program directors for the Anchorage International Film Festival and the Indigenous World Film Festival, They'll share highlights and don't-miss surprises for each festival.
KSKA: Wednesday, 12/4 at 2:00pm and 9:00pm
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