NOVA: Crash of Flight 447
On June 1, 2009, Flight AF447, an Air France Airbus A330 flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean, taking with it all 228 lives on board. How could a state-of-the-art airliner with elaborate electronic safety and navigation features and a faultless safety record simply vanish without a trace? NOVA assembles a team of seasoned pilots, engineers and safety experts to examine the evidence that emerged in the weeks following this disaster. What led Flight 447’s crew to fly straight into a towering thunderstorm?
KAKM: Wednesday, 6/13 at 8:00pm
Alaska News Nightly: June 12, 2012
Dry Weather, Thunderstorms Light Wildfires In Western Alaska; IWC Meeting To Set Whaling Catch Limits; JBER Soldier Killed In Afghanistan; Alaska Highway Reopens; Officials Investigating Vehicle Fire In Pogo Gold Mine; State Wants Comments On Coal Health Assessment; Subsistence Salmon Fishing Closed For Week On Kuskokwim; Like Adventure? Siberian Bike Ride Goes To Facebook Vote; Celebration 2012 Ends With Grand Exit
Alaska Gold Rush 1983
In 1983, my husband, Randy, and his family traveled to Alaska, near the town of Circle Hot springs, to try their luck at gold mining. At that time, gold prices were at all time highs.
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Razor Clam Fritters & Wasabi Slaw
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Frontline: My Father, My Brother and Me
In 2004, journalist Dave Iverson received the same news that had been delivered to his father and older brother years earlier: He had Parkinson's disease, a degenerative neurological disorder that affects about one million Americans.
KAKM: Tuesday, 6/12 at 9:00pm
Challenges for German Foreign Policy in 2012
German Ambassador to the United States, Dr. Peter Ammon was recorded speaking on “Challenges for German Foreign Policy in 2012" at the Alaska World Affairs Council on Wednesday, June 6, 2012.
Alaska News Nightly: June 11, 2012
DEC: No Harm to Wildlife Seen in Wake of Monterrey Spill; Parts of Alaska Highway Remain Closed; Grocery Shoppers Feeling Effects Of ALCAN Closure; NPFMC Reduced Halibut Bycatch Nearly 700,000 Pounds; Efforts to Find ‘Supersack’ Remain Unsuccessful; Woods Pellets to Power USCG Air Station Sitka; Alaska Native Group Suing Division of Elections; Housing Measure Could Help Rural Educators, Medical Providers; 500 Gather for Chickenstock Music Festival
Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work – The State Visit
How do American hosts entertain a monarch who has visited nearly every country on earth and dined with 10 U.S. presidents over the course of her 55-year reign? “The State Visit” follows the elaborate preparations as four localities get ready for a visit from the queen.
KAKM: Monday, 6/11 at 8:00pm
Love Never Dies
The ultimate love story continues in LOVE NEVER DIES, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s spellbinding follow-up musical to the phenomenal Phantom of the Opera. From one of musical theatre’s most captivating composers, based on the book by Ben Elton, and featuring the highly acclaimed new Australian production filmed in Melbourne, this dazzling production takes audiences on a thrilling rollercoaster ride of intrigue, obsession and romance. Ben Lewis as the Phantom and Anna O’Byrne as Christine star.
KAKM: Sunday, 6/10 at 6:00pm
Superstars Of Seventies Soul Live
"Superstars Of Seventies Soul Live" is a once-in-a-lifetime gathering of legends — all original performers singing their greatest jammin’ hits. Soul diva Patti LaBelle hosts the historic reunion of classic recording artists of the decade, including the Commodores, original lead Eugene Record reuniting with the Chi-Lites, the Stylistics, Yvonne Elliman,Heatwave, Earl Young’s Trammps, the Emotions and the Manhattans.
KAKM: Saturday, 6/9 at 8:00pm
AK: Hunting for Ferns
Researchers from the Smithsonian Institution visited Sitka recently. The group works at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington DC. The collection includes countless items from Alaska. Staff members at the museum are well acquainted with those items. But they don’t often get to see where the items began. To do that, they turned to Sitka resident and renowned Tlingit weaver Teri Rofkar.
Alaska News Nightly: June 8, 2012
Police ID Body Found in Near Island Channel; IEGs Introduce New Element To Alaska Campaign Funding; Fairbanks Leaders, Air Force Officials Discuss F-16 Move; Anchorage Braces For F-16 Transfer; JBER Soldier Killed In Afghanistan; Mudslides, Washouts Close Alaska Highway; Fish and Game Anticipates Subsistence Restrictions Along Yukon River; Five Alaska Native Tribes To Receive Clean Energy Help; AK: Hunting for Ferns; 300 Villages: Pilot Station
Algo Nuevo: June 3, 2012
Here’s the Sunday, June 3, 2012 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have...
Soul to Soul: June 2, 2012
Here’s the music playlist from the June 2, 2012 edition of Soul to Soul with Marvel and Sherry Johnson. All tracks...
Anchorage Assembly Delays Land Swap; and the Militia Trial Continues
The Anchorage Assembly puts off a controversial land swap. The EPA hears from Alaskans on the proposed Pebble Mine project. The Fairbanks militia trial continues with testimony from Schaeffer Cox and Coleman Barney. Anchorage is voted the worst-dressed city in America.
KSKA: Friday, 6/8 at 2:00pm & Saturday, 6/9 at 6:00pm
KAKM: Friday, 6/8 at 7:30pm & Saturday, 6/9 at 5:00pm
Chris Isaak Live! Beyond the Sun
Taped before a live audience on the AUSTIN CITY LIMITS soundstage, this new PBS special showcases Chris Isaak’s most beloved hits and his personal tribute to the glory days of the legendary Memphis Sun Studio and the music created by his heroes in that famous room.
KAKM: Friday, 6/8 at 9:30pm
Alaska News Nightly: June 7, 2012
Divers Unable to Find Lost Bag of PCB-Contaminated Dirt; Long-Standing Land Dispute Should Be Settled Soon; Missing Bison Found Near Chena Lakes; Lightning Blamed For Denali Park Fire; Redistricting Board Chairman Says Fair Plan In Place For Year’s Elections; Tok May Be First Alaska Community Fully Powered By Biomass; Fish Processor Won’t Reopen This Summer After Crash; Calista Corporation Reschedules Shareholder Meeting; Celebration 2012 Underway In Juneau; Hunter Rescued After Traveling Across Bristol Bay On Ice Floe
Kes Woodward Mini-Doc
On June 5, 2012, Fairbanks artist Kes Woodward was named the Rasmuson Foundation 2012 Distinguished Artist, the ninth Alaskan to receive the award.
Juneau-based filmmaker Pat Race created this mini-doc about the artist for the occasion.
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An Evening With Carl Kasell
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CREATE Schedule for June
Tune into KAKM channel, CREATE for some of your favorite how-to shows! CREATE can be found in Anchorage on 7.2 or GCI Cable 94 and is also available in the Mat-Su on MTA Channel 307.