Alaskan Students Awarded $21,500 in Scholarships
This year, Pride foundation will award the most it ever has in scholarships to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) and straight ally students throughout the Northwest. Six Alaskan scholars will receive a combined $21,500 from Pride Foundation’s scholarship program.
A statewide committee of volunteers worked together to review applications and interview finalists.
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Independent Lens: Summer Pasture
“Summer Pasture” is the story of a young nomadic couple living with their infant daughter in the high grasslands of eastern Tibet. The film offers a rare window into a highly insular community seldom seen by outsiders. In the collective imagination of Tibet, nomads have traditionally occupied a dual role — romanticized as embodying the purest form of Tibetan identity and mocked as being backwards, uncivilized and inferior.
KAKM: Thursday, 5/10 at 9:00pm
Alaska News Nightly: May 9, 2012
Airman Under Arrest In Connection With Clinton Reeves Disappearance; Assembly Chairman Hall Fires Deputy Clerk Duke; Coast Guard Head Warns Of Major Need For New Ice Breaker; Debate Over Consultation With ANCSA Corporations Continues; Militia Trial Continues For Third Day; EPA Prepares To Make Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment Public; Airport Operators Meet For Flight Standard, Safety Updates; Anchorage Kids Use YouTube To Stand Up To Bullying; Galena School District Takes Part In National Celebration Of Imagination
Federal Spending in Alaska: Running Out of Steam?
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Alaska & the UN: More Connected Than You Know
Chief Executive Officer of the United Nations Foundation, Kathy Calvin was recorded speaking on “Alaska & the UN: More Connected Than You Know” at the Alaska World Affairs Council on May 4, 2012.
Sitkans Come Together to Save Campus
Sitka, a town of just 8,900 residents, has put in 23,000+ volunteer hours to revitalize the Sheldon Jackson Campus. This is the story of a community coming together, working toward a common goal.
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Soul to Soul: May 6, 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...
Something Different: May 6, 2012
Here’s the Sunday, May 6, 2012 edition of Something Different with Betsy. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
Song Title
Artist Name
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Anchorage Assembly Appoints Election investigator
The Chair of the Anchorage Assembly has appointed an independent third party investigator to look into what went wrong during the April 3rd Municipal Election. A retired judge investigate the matter. Chair Ernie Hall made the announcement at Tuesday's regular assembly meeting, along with other election updates. KSKA's Daysha Eaton was there and has this report.
Alaska News Nightly: May 8, 2012
Militia Trials Continue In Anchorage; Tribes Fear Road Maintenance Money Won’t Be Distributed Equally; Bill Allows Use Of Naturally Occurring Asbestos; Searchers Find Missing Teenage Hiker; APD Believes Missing Airman Victim Of Foul Play; Alaska-Based Soldier Killed In Afghanistan; Police, Troopers On Lookout For Two Men Who Escaped From Halfway House; Processing Plant Planning On Running Despite Ferry Collision; Former Head Of Whaling Commission Pleads Guilty; Author Investigates Exxon-Mobil In Book; Bethel Getting New Grocery Store, Movie Theater
Rescued Baby Sea Otter’s Long Day
The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium working with partner the Alaska SeaLife Center (ASLC), is providing a safe home for a newborn sea otter pup found stranded along an Alaskan coastline.
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American Experience: Clinton – Part 1
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, 5/8 at 7:00pm
Alaska News Nightly: May 7, 2012
Jury Selection Begins For Militia Trial; State Ferry Matanuska Crashes Into Seafood Processing Dock; Tugboat Tackles Ice For Bearing Sea Crabbers; J-1 Program Safe Until November; Harry Bader Heading Up Polar Security Center; Supreme Court To Hear Arguments On Which Voting District Maps Will Be Used In Election; Researchers Study Impact Of Invasive Plants On Native Tundra Berries; Meg Mackey Band: Spenard’s New Indie Darlings
Algo Nuevo: May 6, 2012
Here’s the Sunday, May 6, 2012 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments...
Journey of the Bonesetter’s Daughter
Follow the creation of the San Francisco Opera’s celebrated production of The Bonesetter’s Daughter, composed by Stewart Wallace with a libretto by best-selling novelist Amy Tan. Based on Tan’s book of the same name, the opera is an ambitious, cross-cultural tour de force that brings together artists from China and the U.S. to tell the deeply moving story inspired by Tan’s own family history.
KAKM: Monday, 5/7 at 8:00pm
Alaska Girl Scout Prepares for the Trip of a Lifetime
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AK: Hibernation
Many mammals across Alaska are waking up from their long winter’s nap. But exactly how they get in and out of hibernation is still a mystery. A scientist at University of Alaska Fairbanks thinks unlocking the secrets of hibernation could help benefit human health in the future.
Alaska News Nightly: May 4, 2012
Agreement Allows All Alaska Veterans Care At Tribal Clinics; Judicial Council Holding Hearing On Judge Retention; Observers Soon Start Work On Southeast Gillnet Grounds; Muni Certifies Anchorage Election; Special Meeting To Address Possible Recall Of Wrangell Hospital Board Of Directors; Lawmakers Approve $2.9 Billion For Statewide Construction, Maintenance Projects; AK: Hibernation; 300 Villages: St. Paul
Film Festival Seeking Submissions from Alaskans
The Never Sets Film Festival is once again seeking the creative contributions of people from across the state. Returning for a second year with a theme of “Stories from the North,” the festival is asking for short films and short screenplays created by Alaskans for an upcoming competition.
Last year, the festival received submissions from all around Alaska and was able to present the films over the course of several days at events in Anchorage, Juneau, Barrow and Bethel.
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Buzz Schwall
Buzz Schwall's talents have taken him around the world, from Alaska, throughout Europe and even into the war-torn nation of Afghanistan. Schwall is a puppet master and has been involved in the theater scene for over a decade after working as a carpenter for most of his adult life.
KAKM: Sun. 5/6 at 6:30 pm & Weds. 5/9 at 10:00 pm
KSKA: Thurs. 5/10 at 1:00 pm