Alaska News Nightly: April 10, 2013
Senate Confirms Sally Jewell Appointment; Senate To Vote On First Steps In Gun Control Debate; ConocoPhillips Suspends Chukchi Sea Drilling; More Questions Than Answers On Federal Health Insurance Exchange In Alaska; Legislators Prioritize Capital Projects; Alaska Senate To Vote On HB77; Unalaska Prepares For Bird Blitz; Gwichin’ Athabascan Version Of Shakespeare Play Goes On Tour
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Night Music: May 9, 2009
Here’s the music playlist from the May 9, 2009 edition of Night Music with Connie G. All tracks played are listed below in the following...
AK: Libraries
A library is more than a collection of books. In a small town like Sutton in the Matanuska Valley, the library serves many functions. It’s a meeting place for people of all ages, a storehouse of information, and a door allowing a peek into the community’s past. Sutton residents have worked for years to raise funds for a new library, and last month, that dream became reality.
Algo Nuevo: January 24, 2016
Here’s the Sunday, January 10th, 2016 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments or music requests for host Dave Luera, send email to algonuevo [at] alaskapublic [dot] org or post your comment at the bottom of this post.
Alaska News Nightly: November 11, 2009
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Hometown, Alaska: Public Transportation
The Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico is sharpening the public focus on energy efficient living. The use of public transportation is...
Retiring at 70, this MD helped lung patients, climbed Denali, ran the Iditarod and saved lives along the trail. Hear her stories.
Beth Baker came to Alaska at age 32, joining an Anchorage medical group as a pulmonary physician in 1982, staying with them for 36...
Call the Midwife Holiday Special
Join the revels as Poplar readies itself for Christmas 1960. An unexpected surprise for a grieving mother brings the holiday magic home, while Nonnatus is rocked when one of its own disappears. A film crew promises to make this a memorable Christmas on CALL THE MIDWIFE HOLIDAY SPECIAL. Friday, December 25. 8:00 p.m.
Wilderness in Alaska
Whether you call it locking up land or protecting it, wilderness designation raises some profound cultural, biological and management
questions. As it turns 50 years old, is the Wilderness Act showing signs of age? Or has it barely reached maturity? Nowhere in the country is there more wilderness than Alaska.
APRN: Tuesday, 5/13 at 10:00am
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Addressing Alaskans: Planning to Keep Big, Wild Life in Anchorage
Anchorage neighborhood moose scavenging for some McDonalds scraps. Photo by Kristin Spack
Wildlife biologist, Rick Sinnott has been studying and interacting with Anchorage moose, bears,...
Number of Alaska Native Health Professionals Growing
Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage
A transformation is quietly taking place in rural Alaska and at Anchorage’s Native Medical campus. More and more of the...
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Doctors are concerned that the removal of an abortion pill from Walgreens may impact rural Alaskans. In Nikolai, Iditarod rookie Gregg Vitello discusses his experience from the back of the pack. Plus, Kotzebue declares a disaster due to massive snow drifts.
Snowmachines: Not just for motorheads
What if you’re new to Alaska or you were born here but you were raised by skiing purists and you want to know what riding a snowmachine is all about? This week's show is for you. We’re going to talk about why snowmobiling is fun, where you can go in this vast state, and how you can get into the sport as a beginner. The new machines are reliable and easy to use--it's not just for motorheads. Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015, 2:00 Download Audio
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, May 19, 2017
Police Memorial Day in Fairbanks pays tribute to last year's fallen officer; Cook Inlet oil and gas lease sales set for June; Preventing human trafficking of homeless youth by building connections; Juneau’s homeless population prefers Marine Park over Thane campground; Report: Melting of Arctic sea ice taking heavy toll on marine species; CEO: Possible Sitka Community Hospital merger raises ‘complexity’ of hospital’s challenges; AK: New book of poetry explores indigenous thought; 49 Voices: James Hart of Haines Listen now
Alaska News Nightly: June 8, 2009
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LISTEN: Teens talk mental health to combat stigma
The stigma associated with mental health remains one of the biggest barriers to young people seeking effective treatment. Teens involved with Mental Health Advocacy Through Storytelling hope to change this story by sharing their own.
Matanuska outdoor gems
You can’t always assume the places you love to recreate will still be accessible for the next generation, especially on the edges of urban Alaska where development happens rapidly. The Matanuska Valley contains some of our favorite places. We'll discuss the work being done to conserve it by a private non-profit organization, and about fun spots like Bodenburg Butte, the Palmer Hay Flats, and the many other hiking, biking, hunting and fishing areas to enjoy.
KSKA: Thursday, August 21, at 2:00 and 9:00 p.m.
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How to talk about suicide after the fact
Many conversations about suicide only focus on prevention and looking for the warning signs. But what if a suicide has already happened? How do we talk about it publicly and privately in healthy, supportive ways? During this week’s show we’ll discuss the media coverage of recent suicides, like the death at AFN, and how to have community conversations about such deaths.
KSKA: Fri., Oct. 30, at 2:00 p.m. & Sat., Oct. 31, at 6:00 p.m. KAKM: Fri., Oct. 30, at 7:30 p.m. & Sat., Oct. 31, at 6:00 p.m.
Listen Now:Alaska News Nightly: Monday, Aug. 14, 2017
Sen. Sullivan calls out neo-Nazis; Critics abound; Commuter flight makes emergency water landing outside Juneau, all occupants unharmed; ADN declares bankruptcy and new owners emerge; Recall election spotlights political division in Haines; BlueCrest is latest company to stop work, citing state’s defunct cash-for-credits scheme; St. George Island receives apology from USFWS... 75 years after WWII internment; Newtok village holds ribbon cutting at Mertarvik; Tularemia reported around Fairbanks, Palmer; vets urge quick diagnosis, treatment for pets; Longtime Juneau painter Herb Bonnett dies at 87 Listen now
Algo Nuevo: August 30, 2009
Here’s the music playlist from the Sunday August 30, 2009 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera....