AK: A Tribute
The famous late singer-songwriter John Denver loved the outdoors. Denver got a taste of Alaska’s wilderness on a visit to the state in the 70s. One of his stops was to the McCarthy-Kennecott area. Thirty years later, residents there pay tribute to that visit with a concert. KCHU’s Tony Gorman traveled to McCarthy to attend the fifth and final John Denver Tribute Concert and has this story.
Alaska News Nightly: July 6, 2012
State Gets First Federal Waiver For ‘No Child Left Behind’; Researchers Find Surprising Plastic Pollution Levels In Pacific Northwest; Dive Team Recovers Body From Matanuska Lake Canoe Accident, Searching For Second; Search Efforts Intensify For Missing Mt. Marathon Runner; Shell’s Oil Response Barge Awaiting USCG Approval Before Heading North; Greenpeace Campaign Against Arctic Drilling Facing Less Resistance In Unalaska; AK: A Tribute; 300 Villages: Nikolaevsk
1on1: Dallas Seavey
He says he did crazier things while training for the Iditarod, than he did during the race itself. Gain some insight into the life of the reigning Iditarod champion.
TV: Sunday, 7/8 6:30pm & Wednesday, 7/11 at 11:00pm
KSKA: Thursday, 7/12 at 1:00pm
Muni Election Report Released; And Mt. McKinley May Be Renamed Denali
Independent investigator Dan Hensley releases his report on the Muni election debacle. Reality TV flourishing in Alaska. Mayor Dan Sullivan takes his oath while on vacation in Hawaii. Muldoon community members finding resistance to their request for a local park. The U.S. Supreme Court rejects the Stolen Valor Act by a vote of 6-3. Sen. Lisa Murkowski introduces legislation to rename Mount McKinley to Denali. Governor Parnell might be saying no to the Medicaid expansion.
KSKA: Friday, 7/6 at 2:00pm & Saturday, 7/7 at 6:00pm
KAKM: Friday, 7/6 at 7:30pm & Saturday, 7/7 at 5:00pm p.m.
Alaska News Nightly: July 5, 2012
Runner Missing After Mt. Marathon Race; Troopers Shoot Man Brandishing Gun In Wasilla; APD Shootings Spark Rally, Community Concern; Alaska Teachers Attend National Education Association Conference; More Fire Crews To Assist With Lower 48 Blazes; Scientists Search For Answers To Low Chinook Runs; Assessment Aims To Document Arctic Biodiversity; Earliest Matanuska Valley Residents Shrouded in Mystery; Alaska Territorial Guard Gains Recognition With Bethel Memorial
Night Music: June 30, 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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Something Different: July 1, 2012
Here’s the Sunday, July 1, 2012 edition of Something Different with Betsy. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
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Soul to Soul: June 30, 2012
Here’s the music playlist from the June 30, 2012 edition of Soul to Soul with Marvel and Sherry Johnson. All tracks played are listed...
Soul to Soul: June 23, 2012
Here’s the music playlist from the June 23, 2012 edition of Soul to Soul with Marvel and Sherry Johnson. All tracks played are listed...
Grant Supports Juneau Transitional Housing Program
The Juneau Community Foundation (JCF) granted $5,000 to Haven House, Inc., on behalf of the Machamer Fund, a donor-directed fund of the Foundation.
The grant will be used to help fund Haven House staffing.
Read more. Alaska News Nightly: July 4, 2012
Western Arctic Caribou Herd Continues Declining; Soldotna Hold First Public Hearing On Coastal Zone Management Initiative; Joint Venture Aims To Create Jobs in Kake; Mask Carver Puts an Urban Twist on Alaska Native Tradition; Group Learning Nearly-Traditional Kayak Making Techniques; Woman Using Changing Time To Reinvigorate Seward Journal; Unalaska Kids Reinvent The Lemonade Stand
All About Oysters (and Recipes for the Grill).
“The best thing about oyster farming is knowing I’m bringing to market the finest oysters in the world,” said Oyster Farmer Mike Nakada when asked why he loves his work.
Nakada had been an Alaskan fisherman for over 40 years before he switched to oyster farming.
Click for recipes.
Alaska News Nightly: July 3, 2012
Whaling Commission Upholds Subsistence Catch Limits; Sen. Begich, Fishermen Discusses Low King Runs; Financial Pressure Mounts For Military Downsizing; Baby Found In Sitka Sink Returns As Adult; Slavic Population Influx Slowing In Delta; Park Service Releases New Denali Road Management Plan; Oyster Farms Flourishing in Southeast; Dismal Runs Close Ship Creek Fishery
Alaska News Nightly: July 2, 2012
Report on Muni Election Debacle Blames Complacency, Inexperience; Alaska Sending Fire Crews To Help Fight Lower 48 Blazes; Japanese Skiff Lost In Tsunami Washes Up Near Metlakatla; IRS Threatens Alaska’s Air Taxi Operators; Yukon River Communities Cope With Low King Runs; Searches Called Off For Hyder, Wrangell Residents; State Revamping Animal Health Care Regulations; 54 Mushers Sign Up On First Day Of Iditarod Registration; Taco Bell Delivers 10,000 Tacos To Bethel
Solo the Rescued Sitka Black Tailed Fawn
On June 29th, AWCC staff received an orphaned sitka black tailed deer from the Alaska Department of Fish & Game, arriving on Alaska Airlines Flight 67 from Ketchikan.
The orphaned fawn will spend the rest of its days at the Portage facility.
More photos. Algo Nuevo: July 1, 2012
Here’s the Sunday, July 1, 2012 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments...
Whittier by Wheel
Kristopher Peck rides his custom built seatless unicycle across ice and snow in Whittier, Alaska.
Filmed in March 2011, this seven minute movie also captures a snapshot in time of a mysterious and isolated rural Alaskan town.
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1on1: Schatzie Schaefers
Meet the heart and soul of today’s Alaska. They are colorful. They are adventuresome. They are inspiring. Find out why they came here and why they stayed. Their answers might surprise you. Every week on 1on1.
Alaska News Nightly: June 29, 2012
Fiscal New Year Starts With Low Income, Rundown of a Busy Week in D.C., What it Means for Alaska, Small businesses Worry About Health Law’s Unknowns, Greenpeace Makes Way Toward Unalaska, University of Alaska President Proposes Tuition Hike, Salmon Fishing Restrictions Down, Free Tacos Because of Hoax, AK: Ionia, 300 Villages: Bettles
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Alaska News Nightly: June 28, 2012
Murkowski, Begich Split On Health Care Decision; Gov. Parnell Reacts To Health Care Ruling; Some Alaskans Relieved By Health Care Ruling; Transportation Bill Would Give Alaska Railroad $31 Million; Salazar Signs Off On 5-Year Offshore Oil, Gas Leasing Plan; NOAA Crew Surveys Beaches For Tsunami Debris; Ship Creek Closed To King Fishing; Forest Service, Conservation Groups Bet On River Restoration