Fishing Forecast
Fishing season is approaching. We’ll find out what to expect in this year’s salmon runs. Last year was dreadful for kings, poor for silvers, and red hot for reds across Upper Cook Inlet. Do we know why? Will we see a repeat? And how do these predictions get made.
KSKA: 5/16 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Listen Now Traveling Music: May 12, 2013
Rough and Rocky
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The Farthest Wave
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Waiting on the Evening Rise
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Rain Night
Cindy Kallet
Dreaming Down A Quiet Line
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Fishin’ in the Wind
Mike Dowling
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Tools and Writing About Them
Living in the wild is one of Alaska’s primary attractions, but just how wild do you want it? Many hunt and fish. Some go for extreme sports, or climb rocks and ice, and some guide others in wilderness adventure. But some choose seasonal hard work in the wild, leaving them time for other explorations. Explorations they will be sharing on the next Talk of Alaska.
KSKA: Tuesday, 5/14 at 10:00am
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USS Anchorage Is Commissioned; and Unions Go To Court Over Labor Law Referendum
The USS Anchorage is commissioned in it's namesake city. Unions go to court over the Anchorage labor-law referendum. Parnell announces that he will not seek a senate seat in 2014. New developments in the Fairbanks Four case. Last, Wally Hickel, the movie...or at least the story on film.
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AK: Going Bald
When you’re a teenager, looks matter. But one girl in Sitka decided that those concerns were trivial, and shaved her head for a cause much bigger than herself. By choosing to go bald, she was supporting childhood cancer research across the U.S.
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Alaska News Nightly: May 9, 2013
How Much Are Hospitals Charging? How Much Is Medicare Paying?; Arctic Scientists Take On ‘Emerging Research Questions’; City, Borough Officials Of Juneau Keeping Track Of Marketplace Fairness Act; Alaska Native Fisheries Group Wants Fair Share; Land Exchange Between Fairbanks Borough, Local Resort Hits Snag; Biologists Release Numbers For Spring Wolf Count In Denali National Park; Police Break Up Eagle Party At Unalaska Safeway; King Island Community Members Hope To Return To Bering Sea Island
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Celebrate National Child Care Provider Appreciation Day
The second Sunday in May has long been recognized as the day to honor mothers and their commitment to children. But, did you know the Friday before Mother’s Day, May 10, 2013, is Provider Appreciation Day?
Learn more. Alaska News Nightly: May 8, 2013
Bethel Cop Charged With DUI At Police Shooting Scene; State Leases Nearly 150,000 Acres To Oil, Gas Developers; Federal Government Targets 50 Legacy Wells For Clean-Up; How Much School Can A Student Miss; Public Speaks Out On Public Testimony Ordinance; Frank Murkowski Lays Blame On Environmentalists; Southeast Village Native Corporation Looks To Export Cultural Tourism Expertise; Hundreds Gather For Shakes Island Clan House Rededication
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The Civil War as Surreal
Our country is celebrating the one hundred fiftieth anniversary of the Civil War (1861-1865).
On a recent trip East, husband Dave and I tried to remove the surreal when imagining neighbors killing neighbors or our non-white relatives as slaves.
Read more. Alaska News Nightly: May 7, 2013
Pebble Review Panel Finds Flaws With Baseline Studies. Murkowski Says No To Legacy Wells Plan. Fairbanks Gives Anchorage Developer More Time. Tribal Leaders Paint Bleak Picture At Summit. Museums, Attractions Gear Up For More Ships, Passengers. Fairbanks Speed Skater Is 2014 Olympic Hopeful. The Nation: Kreiss-Tomkins A ‘Lesson For The Left’. Dead Eagle Near Sitka Made News In 1995.
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The Illusive Portage Glacier
In the early 1950s, many people thought Alaska was remote, practically inaccessible.
I was seven years old the summer of 1951 when my father quit his job as a Northwest Airlines pilot and moved our family from Seattle to Anchorage to begin flying for Pacific Northern Airlines.
Read more. Alaska News Nightly: May 6, 2013
Cleveland Eruption Continues. Newtok Residents Describe Injuries From Era Plane Crash. Hundreds Gather In Juneau For Malaspina Tours. Decades After WWII, Alaska’s First Governor Gets His Discharge Papers. New Airplane Will Improve Medevac Service In Southeast. Americorps Workers Embrace Sitka. Visting Artist Merges Theater With Academics.
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Mountaineering on the Cheap
Today we learn how to take an epic Alaskan journey on the cheap. Luc Mehl has lived in Alaska most of his life, and he does not waste an opportunity to be outdoors.
Luc has done it all - from skiing down volcanoes to pack rafting through craters. Most recently he traversed and climbed the three largest peaks in North America. That’s more than 800 miles of hiking, biking, skiing and rafting.
Indie Alaska: The Ski Train
The Ski Train is a springtime tradition in Alaska, and one of the biggest parts of the experience is the roving polka band, the Alaska Blaskapelle.
In this video, we take a look at the whole experience, and get a look at a few of the characters from the band.
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In My Family: “Sit Down”
This week on “In My Family,” Annette teaches teaches Raven how to say “sit down,” in Yup’ik.
Alaska News Nightly: May 3, 2013
Governor Sean Parnell Announces He Will Seek Re-Election In 2014. Alaska Supreme Court Rejects “Fetal Personhood” Initiative. Convicted Former Murkowski Aid Registers As Lobbyist. Senator Murkowski Meets With Subsistence Users In Glenallen. Scientists Study Mt. Redoubt’s 2009 Seismic Activity. Canoes Arrive In Wrangell. ‘Day Of Loss’ As Bill Brady Center Closes Its Doors. AK: Bacon. 300 Villages: Newtok.
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Squash Mac & Cheese
I love this dish. But I seriously fretted about what to call it.
Because it's a lighter mac & cheese, but calling it "light mac & cheese" is such a culinary turnoff. Might as well tell folks to chew on some saw dust, eh?
See the recipe. AK: Bacon
This week on AK, bacon. From its sound to its smell, it’s safe to say most meat eaters love everything about bacon. But few love it as much as Erik Johnson. He makes his homemade. Over the years he’s experimented with different bacon recipes, once even using an entire bottle of whiskey as a marinade.
Pack Rafting
A pack raft is a raft you can fit in a pack, and it opens up Alaska in a way that few other inventions ever have done. For skilled paddlers, the raft eliminates the barriers presented by rivers, lakes and even bays when crossing country. But there’s a lot to learn to be safe. We hear from a famous trekker and pack raft pioneer, and a business owner who teaches pack rafting.
KSKA: Thursday 5/9 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
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Alaska News Nightly: May 2, 2013
Parnell Administration Shifts Focus From Oil To Natural Gas. Begich To Introduce Social Security Legislation. Business Of Clean Energy Conference Begins. USS Anchorage: Tours And More. Fairbanks Pilot Makes Solo Trip To The North Pole. Soldier Sentenced For Involuntary Manslaughter. Stikine Subsistence Closed To Chinook Harvest. "Winter Bear” Returns. Kasilof Bear Killed.
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