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Whittier, gateway to the Prince William Sound

Alaska Public Media | By Eric Bork
Published June 8, 2018 at 7:00 PM AKDT
Emerald Cove. Photo courtesy Alaska Sea Kayakers.
Emerald Cove. Photo courtesy Alaska Sea Kayakers.

The town of Whittier is surprisingly close to Anchorage. With luck on hitting the tunnel schedule, you can be there in an hour. That hour puts you on the edge of one the the world’s largest and modest spectacular marine recreation areas, Prince William Sound. On the next Outdoor Explorer, we’re going to talk about going to Whittier. It’s not just for tourists, it’s a threshold to the ocean and the wilderness.

 

Thanks for listening!

HOST:  Charles Wohlforth

SEGMENTS:


  • Segment 1: “Things to do in Whittier- water taxis”. Kelly Bender, Lazy Otter Charters and the Whittier Chamber of Commerce.

  • Segment 2: “Things to do in Whittier- sea kayaks”. Peter Denmark of Alaska Sea Kayakers.

  • Segment 3: “Early days of Anchorage trail development”. Dick Mize at a Trail Tales event.

  • Segment 4: “Listening to northern lights”. Producer Barrett Golding, from the Hearing Voices network and PRX.

LINKS:

BROADCAST: Thursday, June 14th, 2018. 2:00 pm – 3:00 p.m. AKT

REPEAT BROADCAST:  Thursday, June 14th, 2018. 8:00 – 9:00 p.m. AKT

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Eric Bork
Eric Bork, or you can just call him “Bork” because everybody else does, is the FM Operations Manager for KSKA-FM. He oversees the day-to-day operations of the FM broadcast. He produces and edits episodes of Outdoor Explorer, the Alaska-focused outdoors program. He also maintains the web posts for that show. You may have heard him filling in for Morning Edition or hosting All Things Considered and can still find him operating the soundboard for any of the live broadcast programs. After escaping the Detroit area when he was 18, Bork made it up to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, where he earned a degree in Communications/Radio Broadcasting from Northern Michigan University. He spent time managing the college radio station, working for the local NPR affiliate, and then in top 40 radio in Michigan before coming to Alaska to work his first few summers. After then moving to Chicago, it only took five years to convince him to move back to Alaska in 2010. When not involved in great radio programming he’s probably riding a bicycle, thinking about riding bicycles, dreaming about bikes, reading a book, or planning the next place he’ll travel to. Only two continents left to conquer!
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