AK: Climate Change
Alaska Natives living in some Arctic coastal communities became the nation’s first climate change refugees when the loss of protective ice, exposed them to huge waves and storm surges, making it too dangerous to remain in their homes. But inland villages are also feeling the affects of global warming. Melting permafrost is devastating the delta community of Selawik. To find out how residents are coping, Johanna Eurich visited the village, where the land is sinking and eroding.
Alaska News Nightly: May 18, 2012
EPA Releases Bristol Bay Assessment; Defense Authorization Facing Presidential Veto; Arrow Refuse To Offer Curbside Recycling In Juneau; Kuskokwim River Breakup Less Extreme Than Expected; Bethel Hold Breakup Bash; Air Station Sitka Changes Command; AK: Climate Change; 300 Villages: Nenana
Shifting International Petroleum Landscape
Fellow in the Energy and National Security Program at the Center for Strategic & International Studies, Edward Chow was recorded speaking on "Shifting International Petroleum Landscape" at the Alaska World Affairs Council on May 11, 2012.
Chad Carpenter
He always loved drawing and cartooning, but never really thought that he would be able to make a living off of it. So, Chad Carpenter decided law enforcement was the path he would take, until he got a little encouragement from an instructor and he decided to leave the trooper academy and take up cartooning full time. After getting "Tundra" off the ground in Alaska and hustling state fairs, his passion started to take off, making it into over 500 newspapers nationwide so far.
KAKM: Sun. 5/20 at 6:30 pm & Weds. 5/23 at 10:00 pm
KSKA: Thurs. 5/24 at 1:00 pm
Gov. Parnell’s Vetoes; and ASD Layoffs
The stories up for discussion this week are: Gov. Parnell’s vetoes; Rumrunners; the Fairbanks militia trial; Randy Ruedrich retires as chairman of Alaska Republican Party; ASD teacher layoffs; update on the Kodiak Coast Guard Base homicides; Cook Inlet oil and gas update; “The Eskimo and the Oil Man” book.
KSKA: Friday, 5/18 at 2:00pm & Saturday, 5/19 at 6:00pm
KAKM: Friday, 5/18 at 7:30pm & Saturday, 5/19 at 5:00pm
Great Performances at the Met: The Enchanted Island
Watch GP at the Met: The Enchanted Island on PBS. See more from Great Performances.
This extraordinary new work combines the world’s best singers, the glorious music of the Baroque masters, and a story drawn from Shakespeare. In “The Enchanted Island,” the lovers from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream are shipwrecked on the other-worldly island of The Tempest. Inspired by the musical pastiches and masques of the 18th century, the work showcases arias and ensembles by Handel, Vivaldi, Rameau and others, and a new libretto by Jeremy Sams. Eminent conductor William Christie leads an all-star cast featuring David Daniels, Joyce DiDonato, Danielle de Niese, Luca Pisaroni, Lisette Oropesa and Anthony Roth Costanzo, with special guest star Plácido Domingo. KAKM: Friday, 5/18 at 9:30pmAlaska News Nightly: May 17, 2012
Federal Government Unprepared To Deal With Tsunami Debris; Native American Energy Act Passes Committee Vote; Prosecution Presenting Evidence, Witnesses In Militia Trial; Nearby Residents Won’t See Effects Of F-22 Flight Restrictions; Fairbanks Soldiers Celebrate Return From Deployment; Memorial Honors Fallen Ft. Wainwright Soldiers; St. Lawrence Island Elder Started Studying Climate Change Independently; Herring Fishery Hampered By Weather, Unripe Fish; ‘Yarn Bomb’ Covers UAA Statue
American Road to Victory: Americans on D-Day
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As host of the trilogy, von Seibold, a surprisingly agile and energetic 63 year old, gives viewers the full battlefield experience of three crucial points in World War II from the blood soaked beaches of D Day through Hell's Highway in Holland and to the frozen Ardennes forests of the Battle of the Bulge. In this first episode, land in Sainte-Mère-Église with the 82nd Airborne, scale the cliffs at La Pointe du Hoc with the Rangers, wade through the surf on Omaha Beach with the Big Red One and the 29th Infantry Division, and take the guns at Brecourt Manor with Easy Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment. See the uniforms they wore, the weapons they fired and the equipment they carried. KAKM: Thursday, 5/17 at 8:00pmAlaska News Nightly: May 16, 2012
Cook Inlet Oil, Gas Lease Sale Nets Over $6.8 Million; Naknek Residents Take On Logistical Recycling Endeavor; Work Between Native Hunters, Biologists Lays Groundwork For Future; Shell Oil Hopes To Begin Exploratory Drilling This Summer; Another Weak Yukon River Chinook Run In The Forecast; Bald Eagles Back On The Attack; Anchorage Residents React To Morning Quake
King Salmon Attorney Publishes “Regular Army Corporal”
There was still ice on Pike Lake in front of Richard Ellmers’ house as we recently chatted about his new book over the phone. He had just put his King Salmon house up for sale and was planning to move to Anchorage after this winter’s record snowfall.
Ellmers is a mesmerizing story teller both vocally and in print.
Read more. Upcoming APTI Board Meeting: Thursday, May 24
The next APTI Board meeting will be held Thursday May 24th at 3:30pm, followed by the Annual Meeting of the members of KAKM and KSKA at 4:30. The meetings will be at the Elmo Sackett Broadcast Center, located at 3877 University Drive near the entrance to Alaska Pacific University. The public is welcome to attend.
Alaska News Nightly: May 15, 2012
Breakup Proving Tough On Kwethluk; Activists Protest Arctic Ocean Exploratory Wells; Groups Sue To Protect Cook Inlet Beluga Whales; Murkowski Scores Additional Funding For Veterans; $107 Million To Be Spent On Pebble Permitting; JPARC Public Hearings Continue This Week; Elders Saw Climate Change Coming Early; Contest Brings Innovative Architecture To The Aleutians; Anchorage Edges Closer To Glass Recycling Solution; Are Alaska’s Teachers Appreciated?
Raising Kid Colt – Inside a Sandhill Crane Family
“Raising Kid Colt,” was filmed over a span of two summers by amateur videographer, Nina Faust, who was able to film the intimate details of the lives of two Sandhill Cranes.
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Celebrate Your Rhubarb, Alaska
In Alaska, rhubarb is one of the crops that grows with a pretty high success rate. The yield is excellent, it is a perennial - that means it grows every year - and harvesting the stalks is absolutely satisfying.
Some folks will even pull a shaker of salt out of their pocket at this moment, cover the stalk, and chomp in to it.
Click for recipe ideas. Night Music: May 12, 2012
Here’s the music playlist for Night Music with Kirk Waldhaus. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
Song Title
Artist Name
Album Title
Label
Duration
Misturada
Joe Ferrell...
American Experience: Clinton – Part 2
From draft dodging to the Dayton Accords, from Monica Lewinsky to a balanced budget, the presidency of William Jefferson Clinton veered between sordid scandal and grand achievement. In CLINTON, the latest installment in the critically acclaimed and successful series of presidential biographies, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE explores the fascinating story of an American president who rose from a broken childhood in Arkansas to become one of the most successful politicians in modern American history and one of the most complex and conflicted characters to ever stride across the public stage.
KAKM: Tuesday, 5/15 at 7:00pm
Soul to Soul: May 12, 2012
Here’s the music playlist from the May 6, 2012 edition of Soul to Soul with Marvel and Sherry Johnson. All tracks played are listed...
Alaska News Nightly: May 14, 2012
Groups Push For Ratification Of Law Of The Sea Treaty; Governor Signs Budgets And Bonds; Some Federal Unemployment Insurance Payments To End; Marine Toxins Finding New Habitats As Oceans Warm; Redistricting Board Votes To Revise Two Southeast Districts; New Management Style Allows Health Organization To Improve Care; Communities Walk For Suicide Prevention
American Masters: Johnny Carson
Explore the life and career of "The Tonight Show" host — seen by more people than anyone else in U.S. history — through unprecedented access to Carson’s personal and professional archives, including all existing episodes of "The Tonight Show" from 1962-1992. Interviews with family, colleagues and performers who appeared, began or were influenced by "The Tonight Show" illuminate his story: David Letterman, Jay Leno, Ellen DeGeneres, Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Fallon, Jerry Seinfeld, Steve Martin, Joan Rivers, Mel Brooks, Angie Dickinson, David Steinberg, Don Rickles, Carl Reiner, Doc Severinsen and others. Kevin Spacey narrates.
KAKM: Monday, 5/14 at 8:00pm
Masterpiece Mystery!: Sherlock Holmes – The Hounds of Baskerville
Sherlock and Watson pursue the trail of the Baskerville experiments — top-secret government research on genetically engineered gigantic animals for military use. Or so it is rumored. Whatever the truth, something big is up on the moors.
KAKM: Sunday, 5/13