Grilled Halibut with Puréed Olive and Garlic Filling
The opportunity to grill and serve a halibut in the whole doesn’t come along every day, particularly in waters where 50-pound fish are more commonly caught than five-pounders.
But, I could feel the characteristic thumping of a halibut 130 feet below, and I knew the metal jig I was fishing might have found just the fish we were looking for.
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The Latest Adventures of Alaskan Mystery Writer, Dana Stabenow
This month on Alaska Radio Reader Rambler, Dana Stabenow talks about her Edgar-award winning Kate Shugak series as well as her latest historical novel about Marco Polo's granddaughter traveling the Silk Road west from China to England in the years between 1322 and 1327. Dana also shares inside stories about publishing and establishing her own ebooks site so fans can order from her directly. Learn about Storyknife, the writers retreat for women that Dana is going to build in Homer.
KSKA: Monday 7/29 at 1:30 pm
Treadwell Announces Candidacy For US Senate; And Murkowski Says She Now Backs Gay Marriage
Current Lieutenant Governor Mead Treadwell officially announces his run for the U.S. Senate in 2014. Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan announces his candidacy for Lieutenant Governor in the next election. Senator Lisa Murkowski says she now backs gay marriage. Proponents of a marijuana initiative have gathered enough signatures to get the issue on the 2014 ballot. In order to comply with the Clean Water Act, Anchorage Wastewater Utility may have to spend up to $800 million on equipment upgrades.
KSKA: Friday, 6/21 at 2:00pm & Saturday, 6/22 at 6:00pm
TV: Friday, 6/21 at 7:30pm & Saturday, 6/22 at 5:00pm
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AK: Paddles
Remember the Tlingit paddlers who lost their canoes on a recent journey through Southeast? High winds and rough seas capsized the watercraft, dumping hand-carved, red cedar paddles into the ocean.
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Traveling Music
6-30-13
Host: Shonti Elder
Format:
Song Title
Artist / Composer
CD Title
Label
Duration
Dark Hollow
Kathy Kallick Band / Bill Browning
Time
Live Oak Records
2:57
The Sun Jumped Up
Tim O’Brien / Woody Guthrie,...
Traveling Music: May 12, 2013
Traveling Music
5-12-13
Shonti Elder
Rough and Rocky
Cathie Ryan
The Farthest Wave
Shanachie 78062
Waiting on the Evening Rise
Ben Demerath
Fishing Music ll
www.Fishingmusic.com
Rain Night
Cindy Kallet
Dreaming Down A Quiet Line
STM-1
Fishin’ in the...
Traveling Music: June 23, 2013
Traveling Music
6-23-13
Kluonie Frey host
Format:
Song Title
Artist / Composer
CD Title
Label
Duration
The Village Green Preservation Society
Kate Rusby / Kate Rusby
Awkward Annie
Pure
3:21
Little Sadie
Crooked Still / Traditional
Crooked Still Live
Independent...
New Schedule Starts in July
This July look forward to listening to some new shows on KSKA! When Talk of the Nation ends production, Here and Now will expand to two hours (except Tuesdays). Snap Judgement will also be moving to Saturdays and World Café to 10:00 pm week days. We'll also have some summertime specials. Read More...
Pribilof Islands Middle Schoolers Make a Documentary about Seabirds
A group of St. Paul Island 6th and 7th grade students have been studying the seabirds native to their island. For their final project for the Seabird Youth Network, the young students teamed up with Alaska Teen Media Institute to make a video documentary.
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OWL Project Connects Libraries Statewide
Imagine following a guide as he swims through Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. He holds up shells for you to see and points out colorful fish. You wave your hand to get his attention and ask a question.
After listening to the answer, you continue exploring together: You and the other 50 people seated in Muldoon Neighborhood Library’s community room.
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Announcing the Great Alaskan Short Film Contest
The Anchorage International Film Festival announces the Great Alaskan Short Film Contest. This is a new contest meant to encourage filmmaking in Alaska by Alaskans.
Films must be between 15 and 25 minutes in length and not have screened anywhere previously. Winners will be awarded cash prizes.
Read more. DOMA Is Voted Down; And Access Alaska Has A New Building
The U.S. Supreme Court votes down the Defense of Marriage Act. Those gathering signatures for a referendum on Gov. Parnell’s oil tax legislation are experiencing paid opposition. An Anchorage resident is killed in the third fatal APD-involved shooting this year.
KSKA: Friday, 6/28 at 2:00pm & Saturday, 6/29 at 6:00pm
TV: Friday, 6/28 at 7:30pm & Saturday, 6/29 at 5:00pm
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AK: A Remote Cruise
It’s not often that cruise ships call in the far western Aleutian port of Adak, but earlier this month, one did just that. The 295-foot Caledonian Sky wound up in Adak after bad weather forced it to bypass its original destination.
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Sunchokes in Alaska
For those of you who don't know, a Sunchoke, or Jerusalem Artichoke, is a perennial related to the sunflower with a tuberous root that is very edible and quite tasty.
I have been hearing about Sunchokes and their cold temperature hardiness for many years now, and they seem like a great perennial vegetable for Alaska, yet I've never seen them planted in the gardens around here.
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Veteran Highlight: Ron Travis
After getting out of the Navy, Ron Travis used the GI Bill to go to college in Washington state where he recalls his professors, during the height of the Vietnam War, organized protests to the war.
In this interview, Travis recalls that difficult time.
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Angry Young and Poor Music Festival
Angry Young and Poor is a music festival held every second weekend in July in the beautiful Ester Community Park, just five miles outside of Fairbanks.
We have live music for 12 hours, interspersed with dancing, art and community.
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Cultural Revitalization and Economic Development in Wrangell
A small island town with economic roots in the fishing and logging industries, Wrangell is nestled in the heart of the Inside Passage at the mouth of the mighty Stikine River.
Wrangell’s cultural heritage is rooted in the traditions of the Stikine Tlingit and Haida tribes, a cultural connection that the Wrangell Cooperative Association has been working to revitalize and reestablish in the close-knit community of 2,300 residents.
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Art Comes as a Refuge for June’s End of School Puzzles
The Brooklyn Museum of Art is a short subway ride from Midtown and although it competes with Manhattan’s museum trifecta: Metropolitan, Guggenheim, and MoMA, lately it’s been packing a mean punch.
John Singer Sargent could paint anything, as noted in his seafaring compositions where canvas sails soften wooden boats which lap up reflections from the water.
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The Day Alaska Became a State
Does the date June 30, 1958 mean anything to you? For most of us it is utterly insignificant.
But to a select few the date stands out as a landmark in history. On that date, the Alaska Statehood bill passed the US Senate with a vote of 64-20.
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Sopa Azteca: Mexican Traditions in Alaska
The smell of chicken stock simmering with spices, tomatoes and potatoes brings Rebeca Barbosa right back to her childhood kitchen in Central Mexico. She now prepares Sopa Azteca regularly at her home near Westchester Lagoon.
This is her mother's traditional recipe.
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