Ava White
Statewide Morning News Host/ReporterAva is the statewide morning news host at Alaska Public Media, and she covers local and state economic trends as a reporter. (Catch her weekly Economic Report on Thursdays.)
Ava started in her current role in February 2024, after working as a reporter for KNOM in Nome. She graduated from the University of Alaska Anchorage with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and public communications, and a minor in communications.
Outside of work, Ava enjoys baking new recipes to give to her friends and family. Her favorite thing to make is a key lime pie.
Reach Ava at awhite@alaskapublic.org or 907-550-8445.
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The Interior Alaska musher won his first Iditarod on his eighth try, arriving in Nome with his dog team early Friday. -
Holmes had a three-hour lead over his closest competitor, Matt Hall, who said he had stopped trying to catch up. -
Jessie Holmes, Matt Hall and Paige Drobny have jockeyed for first for much of the race, leapfrogging one another on the trail. -
It’s the 8th day of the race and, in prior years, a winner finishes around this time. -
It’s the first dog death of the 2025 race. Last year, three dogs died while racing. -
The list of expenses is long: dog booties, dog food, race fees, veterinary care, equipment, fuel. -
Rookie Emily Ford said her dog team cannot wait to get into some snow. “I think they're gonna be so stoked and be like — finally.” -
Teams dashed down a much shorter trail in Anchorage this year because of scarce snow. -
How long is the trail? Who's racing? We answer those questions and more. -
The mushers and dogs will end at Sullivan Arena instead of the Campbell Airstrip.
