Lori Townsend
Chief Editor & Senior Vice President of JournalismLori is the chief editor, senior vice president of journalism and senior host for Alaska Public Media. She has worked in print and broadcast journalism for nearly 30 years.
Lori got her start in broadcasting at the age of 12 as the park announcer for softball games in her hometown of Deer Park, Wisconsin.
Radio brought her to Alaska in 1999 when she was hired as a broadcast trainer for Native fellowship students at Koahnic Broadcasting. She was hired by APRN as host of Alaska News Nightly and general assignment reporter in 2003. She became news director after the APRN merger with Alaska Public Media. In addition to running the newsroom, Lori hosts Talk of Alaska and Alaska Insight.
Lori is an avid reader, a rabid gardener and loves to be outside, wandering the trails of Anchorage and Southcentral.
Reach Lori at ltownsend@alaskapublic.org or 907-550-8452.
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What are elected leaders and businesses doing to address the need for easily-available and affordable child care? We ask advocates on this Talk of Alaska. -
What is the best way to support students, teachers and schools for Alaska’s future? We discuss educational outcomes and funding on this Talk of Alaska. -
What do recent international conflicts and tensions mean for Alaska-based troops and defense installations? -
We talk with presenters about the latest ways to protect the health of Alaska’s ecosystem on this Talk of Alaska. -
What should be done to ensure caribou are healthy and plentiful for future generations, and who should have a say in management? -
What’s the latest science on monitoring mountain slopes to better calculate risk and provide early warning of landslides? -
Few people have shaped Alaska as much as the late Sen. Ted Stevens. We discuss his legacy and his fall from politics on this Talk of Alaska. -
Paths to healing and happiness for veterans is our discussion on this Talk of Alaska. -
We discuss darkness, and finding ways to enjoy the short days of winter, on this Talk of Alaska. -
How is the food stamp backlog being addressed and what are potential answers for long term stability?
