AK: Problem Bears
The kind that will root around in your garbage if its not properly stowed. Many communities in Alaska know this type of bear well.
KSKA Phone Bank Time Lapse
How busy are KSKA volunteers on the phone bank? Thanks to the 500+ KSKA members who have already called in with their pledges, the answer is very busy! Here's an entire fall drive afternoon in 30 seconds, put together by APTI Intern Erik Judson.
Night Music: September 10, 2011
Here’s the music playlist for Night Music with Connie G. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
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I’ve Found...
Night Music: September 3, 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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Free At...
Night Music: September 17, 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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Caravan
Milt Jackson...
Night Music: September 24, 2011
Here’s the music playlist for Night Music with Connie G. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
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Rhythm-a-ning
Thelonious Monk...
Night Music: October 1, 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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Ring Dem...
Night Music: October 8, 2011
Here’s the music playlist for Night Music with Connie G. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
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Black Hands...
Night Music: October 15, 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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Begin the...
Algo Nuevo: October 2, 2011
Here’s the Sunday, October 2, 2011 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If...
Video: Stories at the Cemetery – Micah Williams as Woodard Vining
On August 5, 2011 Stories at the Cemetery provided a self-guided walk through Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery, featuring presentations by costumed actors at ten pre-selected grave sites.
Here's the fourth installment, featuring local actor Micah Williams as Woodard Vining - another man who is not in-fact buried in the cemetery (at least no ALL of him.)
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Soul to Soul: October 8, 2011
Here’s the music playlist from the October 8, 2011 edition of Soul to Soul with Marvel and Sherry Johnson. All tracks played are...
Something Different: October 9, 2011
Here’s the Sunday, September 11, 2011 edition of Something Different with Betsy. All tracks played are listed below in the following...
2011 Alaska Federation of Natives Convention
Listen to one-hour AFN Summaries "Alaska Native Voice" Thursday - Saturday at 8:00 pm on KSKA FM 91.1 | Find 5-minute translations of the newscast in Yup’ik, Inupiaq, Athabascan, and Tlingit on Townsquare49. | LIVE AFN coverage on KNBA 90.3 FM
The Freezing of Alaska
Beneath a sky of stars and hazy aurora, the heat of an October day shimmers upward. The next morning, leaves, moss and tundra plants are woven into a carpet of white frost; a skin of ice creeps over the surface of lakes. Alaska is freezing once again, responding to the planet’s nod away from the sun and signaling one of the biggest changes of the year.
Northern plants in these parts are standing at the ready, prepared for a long season of doing nothing.
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TBA Theater Presents Dracula and Frankiestein, Jr.
This week on Stage Talk, host Jean Paal chats with Shane Mitchell and Billy Worthy about TBA's two upcoming Halloween productions. For the little ones, Frankie Stein Junior takes science fair projects to new heights. Dracula audiences on the other hand can expect a good scare with lots biting, blood and fangs. The original Dracula script was written by director, Shane Mitchell.
KSKA: Friday 10/21 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
‘Save Our Salmon’ Initiative; and Don Young’s AFN Proclamation
The stories up for discussion this week are: the “Save Our Salmon” initiative; Kott and Kohring change their pleas; AFN convention being held in Anchorage; Don Young’s AFN proclamation; medical homes in Alaska.
KSKA: Friday, 10/21 @ 2:00pm & Saturday, 10/22 @ 6:00pm
KAKM: Friday, 10/21 @ 7:30pm & Saturday, 10/22 @ 5:00pm
AFN 2011 Alaska Native Language Reports
Our good friends at local public radio station KNBA 90.3 FM have provided a series of reports from the 2011 Alaska Federation of Natives convention in four Alaska Native languages. Townsquare49.org has made those available for download here.
Food Day and Fair Trade Month
October 24th is National Food Day and October is Fair Trade Month!
Food Day seeks to bring together Americans from all walks of life-parents, teachers, and students; health professionals, community organizers, and local officials; chefs, school lunch providers, and eaters of all stripes-to push for healthy, affordable food produced in a sustainable, humane way.
Click for more, and a fair trade recipe.