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Summer Visitors and the Economy
For the visitor industry, Anchorage is a product we are all selling. While the national economy was in a slump, those sales weren’t going...
Knik Bridge Stuck in Slow Lane
The Knik Arm Crossing could be operational in about five to six years, according to backers of the project. But there's a few stumbling blocks in the way. As KSKA's Ellen Lockyer reports, one of them rests with the state legislature, and bridge supporters may have to wait till next year to get the green light.
‘And then what happened?’
The Alaska Native Oratory Society just celebrated its 10th anniversary at UAA, featuring a full day of stories told by students and emceed by Alaska Native storyteller Jack Dalton. Join us for a round of stories including 'The Dragger,' 'Never Look in Windows,' and more.
KSKA: Wednesday, 4/25 at 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm
Kikkan Randall Gets Enthusiastic Welcome In Anchorage
World Champion cross country skier Kikkan Randall got a heroine’s welcome in her hometown Tuesday. Anchorage fans lined up for the champ’s autographs at a celebration of her achievements hosted by enthusiastic winter sports fans.
Alaska News Nightly: April 18, 2012
Three New Charges Announced Against Israel Keyes, Special Session Gets Underway, Assembly Appoints New Leaders Amid Ballot Scandal, Scientists Want To Take Eastern Steller Sea Lion Off Endangered List, Bethel Court Struggles With Judge Vacancies, GCI Announces Plans For Faster Internet In YK Delta, Bristol Bay, New Books Talks About Alaska Newspaper War, Kikkan Randall Gets Enthusiastic Welcome In Anchorage
MacKenzie: Is It The Little Port that Could?
Port MacKenzie has big ambitions: a rail extension to Interior Alaska, the MV Susitna Ferry sailing to Cook Inlet communities, and a bridge touching Anchorage. These make Port MacKenzie a potential hub for commercial activity. They also place it in the cross hairs of some hot public policy debates simmering in Southcentral - the Knik Arm crossing and Mat-Su coal deposit development. Join host Kathleen McCoy and port director Marc Van Dongen as they update the Port MacKenzie story.
Photo slideshow: Port MacKenzie over the years
KSKA: Wednesday, 4/18 at 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm
Spring Break up
Given this winter's record-smashing snowfall, break up looks to be a big one. Will your crawl space flood? What should we do about those dripping ice dams on the roof? We know the Yukon usually floods, but what about Chester and Campbell Creek? And potholes, now there's a category of break up hell all its own. So let our experts help you survive this messy season. House and water table questions, answered here.
KSKA: Wednesday 4/11 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Alaska’s Only Private University
Alaska has only three private colleges listed by the college board, and only one offering a four-year liberal arts education. Others have failed, and many students assume they must leave the state for educational choices. APU President Don Bantz discusses the challenges and rewards of running a private college in Alaska, and the benefits for students. Join host Charles Wohlforth to talk about options for our brightest young people on Hometown, Alaska.
KSKA: Wednesday 4/4 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Alaska News Nightly: Apriil 2, 2012
Lawmaker predicts uphill battle for oil tax bill. GAO raises questions about Shell's arctic drilling plan. Innovative court program encourages settlment in divorce cases. Anchorage mayoral candidates prepare for election. Bethel residents consider the merits of hydro electricity. Native Youth Olympic teams start competing in Bethel. Otter pelt restrictions anger Native artists. Savoonga residents hear from national expert on environmental human rights violations.
Native Youth Olympic Teams Start Competing in Bethel
The Native Youth Olympics season is in full swing across Alaska. Recently Bethel Regional High School's NYO team faced off with 20 other teams...
Alaska Women’s Hall of Fame & Women’s History Month
Since 2009 the Alaska Women’s Hall of Fame has been recognizing women who have helped shape Alaska at an induction ceremony held every March during Women's History Month. AWHF steering committee member, Jane Angvik joins hosts Sandy and Dick on this month's edition of Alaska Radio Reader Rambler to talk about the Class of 2012 and how you can nominate an Alaska woman to become a member.
KSKA: Monday 3/26 at 1:00 pm
“Yes” or “No” on Proposition 5: Anchorage Equal Rights Initiative
On Tuesday, April 3rd, Anchorage residents will vote "yes" or "no" on Proposition 5. Proposition 5, or the "Anchorage Equal Rights Initiative", asks the question: "Shall the current Municipal Code sections providing legal protections against discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, marital status, age, physical disability, and mental disability be amended to include protections on the basis of sexual orientation or transgender identity?"
KSKA: Wednesday, 3/28 at 2:00pm and 7:00pm
A Tongue Untied: Fred Newman, Sound Effects Guy For A Prairie Home Companion
Does your beat box lack pizazz? Is your scary alien impression missing a certain gravitas? Help is on the way! Join me, Peter Dunlap-Shohl for the next Hometown Alaska when I'll attempt to interview Fred Newman, sound effects guy for A Prairie Home Companion.
KSKA: Wednesday, 3/21 at 2:00pm & 7:00pm
Apache Emerges As Player In Cook Inlet Oil, Gas Exploration
One of the emerging players in the recent renaissance of Cook Inlet oil and gas exploration is the Houston, Texas-based Apache Corporation. One of the leaders at Apache is John Hendrix, an Alaskan who graduated from Homer High School in 1975. Hendrix returned to his hometown Monday to make a presentation to the Homer City Council about his company’s intentions.
Alaska News Nightly: March 5, 2012
Begish Sees The Future In The Arctic, Ron Paul Visits Alaska, Atka Mackerel, Pacific Cod Won’t Return To Aleutians, Iditarod Leaders Leave Rainy Pass, Lockheed Martin And Alaska Aerospace Announce Partnership, Unalaska To Settle Lawsuit For Clean Water Act Violation, Oil Tax Bill Draft Leaves First Committee, Apache Emerges As Player In Cook Inlet Oil, Gas Exploration, Four Anchorage Youths In Ski Jump, Nordic Combined Nationals,
The Alaska Permanent Fund Model
As the deadline approaches to apply for your permanent fund dividend, scholars around the world are examining our unusual institution for a model they can use in the middle east, Russia, or anywhere resource wealth is found. This week on Hometown, Alaska host Charles Wohlforth and his guests talk about this amazing Alaskan invention, the permanent fund, and why it is attracting admirers you might not expect, for reasons we rarely consider.
KSKA: Wednesday 3/7 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
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Addressing Potential Impacts of Base Realignment and Closure Act (BRAC) on Alaskan Communities
Proposed cuts of over $500 billion dollars in federal defense spending may trigger the federal Base Realignment and Closure Act, or BRAC. BRAC could negatively impact Alaska’s regional economies and military communities. On February 29th, a group of legislators, led by Representative Steve Thompson, introduced House Bill 316 to create ‘Military Facility Zones’. These zones could thwart BRAC by helping businesses and communities secure funds and projects to serve and support their installations.
Remembering Frank Reed, Iconic Alaskan
Frank Reed came to Anchorage in 1915 and recently passed at the age of 99. Frank was healthy and active up to a week before his passing last month, in fact he had been planning (and prepaid) his 100th Birthday Bash which will still take place next December 22, 1912 at the Alaska Railroad Depot. This month on Alaska Radio Reader Rambler, a tribute and stories about Frank Reed, iconic Amazing Alaskan.
KSKA: Monday 2/27 1:00 pm
Andromeda Romano-Lax talks love, war and her new novel, “The Detour”
Alaska writer Andromeda Romano-Lax is once again disturbing the Universe with her buzz-generating second novel, The Detour. Join host Peter Dunlap-Shohl, on the next Hometown, Alaska for a conversation about writing, art, ethics, love and war with one of Alaska's brightest literary lights.
KSKA: Wednesday, 2/22 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up? Unique Learning Opportunities For Alaskan Youth
Growing up as a young person in rural Alaska is both exciting and challenging. How do rural Alaskan youth decide what they want to be when they grow up and once they decide, what resources help them succeed? Join host Shelly Wade and her guests as they share how unique learning opportunities in Anchorage and rural Alaska have changed their lives on the next Hometown Alaska.
KSKA: Wednesday, 2/15 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm