Programs

In October 2011, Bristol Bay Native Corporation (BBNC) gave away video cameras to qualifying BBNC shareholders in the region who agreed to use them to take part in a region-wide, interactive, multimedia initiative. The camera giveaway was part of “Day in Our Bay,” a community video event combining digital tools, training and a powerful platform to provide Bristol Bay’s rural populations an innovative way to share their voices, views and values with the world. KAKM: Thursday, 6/7 at 10:30pm

This Sunday I am embarking on a new challenge; I am taking a stab at escaping from Alcatraz. After months of training and six Ironman Triathlons in my pocket, I am heading to California to take my chances with what even I call a crazy race. Read more.

Joint pain is the major complaint of millions of individuals who suffer from arthritis, who’ve injured themselves or who perform jobs that require some form of repetitive action. All joint pain sufferers share a common observation: the real pain of joint pain is that it is unrelenting. According to yoga expert Peggy Cappy, yoga can be a great first line of defense. In this new program, she demonstrates how yoga can increase flexibility, reduce joint and muscular aches and pains and even combat fatigue. KAKM: Wednesday, 6/6 at 10:00pm

The band members of Superfrequency are often seen backing many other musicians throughout Alaska. In this concert and interview taped at Tap Root in Anchorage, Superfrequency brings home the electro-funk jams that started it all. KAKM: Tuesday, 6/5 at 7:00pm

He went to college to study chemistry and never dreamed of being an artist. Today, artist Kes Woodward of Fairbanks was awarded the 2012 Rasmuson Distinguished Artist Award, which recognizes artists with stature and a history of creative excellence and accomplishments in the arts. Read more.

Growing up in Fairbanks as a kid in the 80s, we didn’t exactly have access to the freshest ingredients or have the most diverse array of restaurants. Despite that, my parents did their best to expose us kids to a broad spectrum of cuisines. Or rather, their idea of a broad spectrum. Read more.

An estimated 900 people packed the Wendy Williamson auditorium at UAA in Anchorage for a presentation and public comment on the draft assessment of the Bristol Bay watershed. The document is the Environmental Protection Agency's take on the impact that a large mine such as the Pebble Mine could have in Southwest Alaska. KSKA's Daysha Eaton was there and filed this report.

This MY MUSIC special travels to London and around the UK to the places where the British Beat was born. The program features a mix of rare archival full-length performance films mixed with live performances from the Zombies, Wayne Fontana, Eric Burdon and the Animals, Gerry and the Pacemakers and many more — including sets from Chad and Jeremy and Peter Noone. Petula Clark hosts. KAKM: Sunday, 6/3 at 7:30pm

PA’S FIDDLE is an intimate evening of music and songs selected from the writings of Laura Ingalls Wilder, beloved author of the Little House on the Prairie books. This was the music that young Laura heard her Pa play on his fiddle, accompanying her family during their much celebrated adventures on America’s vast prairies in the years just after the Civil War. KAKM: Saturday, 6/2 at 8:00pm

May and June are some of the best months to go birding in Alaska. And the city of Anchorage is no exception. There are hundreds of different birds to spot, and no limit to the characters you’ll find watching them. APRN’s Dave Waldron is not a birder, but on a recent spring morning, he found his way into the flock.