Alaska Captures Dolly Parton’s Attention
Alaska is enrolling more and more children in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, and none other than Parton, herself, has taken notice. When Alaska’s enrollment topped 13,000 children receiving Imagination Library books every month, Parton taped a video message congratulating and thanking Alaskans for making it happen.
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How To Make Love Like an Alaskan
Friday, July 29 at 2:45 pm
If you haven't seen How to Make Love Like an Alaskan in Talkeetna yet, less than 20 shows remain until the laugh-out-loud, improv, sketch concludes its run at the end of August. Director, Nick Condon and actress, Sandra White share scenes from the romantic comedy about love and relationships in the Last Frontier this week on Stage Talk.
Traveling Music: July 24, 2011
Here’s the music playlist from Traveling Music with Shonti Elder. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
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Cumberland...
Alaska News Nightly: July 25, 2011
Two Bodies Found in Plane Wreckage Near Eaglecrest Ski Area, Four Rescued from Floatplane Crash in Cook Inlet, Survival Camp Teenagers Attacked by Bear, Village Public Safety Officer Shot in Napakiak, and more...
You and Your Pets
Weds., July 27 at 2:00 pm, repeating at 7:00 pm
Join Shelly Wade, one of your new Hometown, Alaska hosts and her guest Anchorage veterinarian Dr. Shannon DiRuzzo for a discussion on you and your pets. Everything from finding pet that's right for you to caring for older pets, listeners are encouraged to call in with their favorite pet stories or to ask questions of the vet.
Obama To Make Prime-Time Debt-Ceiling Speech To Nation
Monday, July 25 at 5:00 pm
In case you were wondering if and when President Obama would make a prime time speech from the White House to argue his case on the debt ceiling, wonder no more. The White House announced the president is scheduled to speak to the nation Monday evening from the East Room.
Algo Nuevo: July 24, 2011
Here’s the music playlist from the Sunday, July 24, 2011 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have...
Night Music: July 23, 2011
Here’s the music playlist for Night Music with Kirk Waldhaus. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
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AK: Peek Inside Military Training
Recently an anti terrorism battalion of Marine Reservists were in Alaska for a two week training.
Alaska News Nightly: July 22, 2011
Congress Still Has No Deal for National Debt, Partial FAA Shutdown Imminent; Anchorage Mayor Proposes Limiting Downtown Sidewalk Sitting; EPA Releases Two Draft Permits for Offshore Projects; Missing Railroad Employee’s Body Found Near Healy; and more...
New Old Time Chautauqua
Tuesday, July 26 at 10:00am
They juggle, they do acrobatics and magic tricks, and they walk on stilts. They come into town with tents and they run workshops, as well as put on a show.
State of Alaska Health Impact Assessment Program
Monday, July 25 at 2:00 pm
Alaska is one of the few states participating in the emerging practice of Health Impact Assessments (HIAs), a combination of procedures and methods used to judge the potential effects of a program or practice on the health of a population. This week on Line One, state epidemiologists, Paul Anderson and Joe McLaughlin join host Dr. Thad Woodard to discuss how they're using HIA's to improve the health of Alaskans.
Kim Rich, “Johnny’s Girl” Is Now All Grown Up
Monday, July 25 at 1:00 pm
This month on Alaska Radio Reader Rambler, an update on Kim Rich, who's book was national sensation in 1999 and is still in print. Johnny's Girl started as a series in the Anchorage Daily News, became a book, a TV special and a play.
The 39 Steps
Friday, July 22 at 2:45 pm
Based on the classic 1935 Alfred Hitchcock movie, Alaska Community Theatre in partnership with Midnight Sun Theatre presents The 39 Steps through July 30. This week on Stage Talk, meet actor Alex Lannin who plays over 30 characters in the play and director, David Block.
President Obama Talks Deficit, Jobs On NPR
Host Michel Martin interviews President Barack Obama about the Gang of Six's bipartisan debt-reduction plan, job stimulation, and which public programs he believes should be protected from spending cuts. Obama also comments on whether he thinks he has a special responsibility to look out for African-Americans' interests.
National Debt Default; Mayor Sullivan Takes On Protester; Public Safety Commissioner Charged with Rape
Friday, July 22 at 2:00pm on KSKA 91.1FM and Friday, July 22 at 7:30pm on KAKM, Channel 7 television
The U.S. risks defaulting on the national debt come August; Don Young is absent from Washington D.C. during the the debate; Mayor Sullivan takes on a homeless sidewalk protester with a criminal history; a Anchorage's Public Safety Advisory Commissioner was arrested for rape; the possible effects on Alaska if the U.S. defaults on its debt, and Joe Miller says he won't appeal $17,200 in legal fees he owes the state after his failed election lawsuits.
Alaska News Nightly: July 21, 2011
Glacial Outburst Floods Mendenhall Lake, River, Emergency Towing System Tried on Cruise Ship, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Launches, New Law Banning Synthetic Marijuana Goes Into Effect, and more...
Anchorage Food Mosaic Project: Ghormeh Sabzi, Iran
When Samuel Bayani Neek arrived to Alaska in November 2009, the Alaskan winter seemed tough. He left as a refugee from his native country of Iran. He lived in Turkey before coming to Anchorage. He did not know a single person in Alaska when he arrived.
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You Know You Live on Big Lake When…
Big Lake blogger Lisa Conner muses on her families life in their waterfront cabin, accessible only by boat.
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Alaska News Nightly: July 20, 2011
Foreign Workers Fuel Bristol Bay’s Fish Processing Industry, Study Shows ‘Frankenfish’ Can Breed With Wild Salmon, Alaska Businessman Won’t be Charged in Florida, Pallada Arrives in Kodiak, and more...