
Hometown, Alaska
Hometown, Alaska features conversations with local civic and cultural leaders, educators, and community members making an impact on their city.
Contact us: hometown@alaskapublic.org
Listen to Hometown, Alaska on KSKA FM 91.1 in Anchorage, AK.
Mondays at 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
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On today's Hometown Alaska, we'll introduce you to a free garden mentoring service with high ambitions.
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On this episode of Hometown, Alaska, Zoryna Lealai, a youth advocate for the Anchorage Youth Task Force, and Julia Terry, co-director of the organization Choosing Our Roots, will be joining the discussion on exposing and combating youth homelessness, while providing a very personal perspective on the issue. What organizations are out there shedding light on, and actively engaging in, the fighting against youth homelessness?
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Here's a new word for you: infodemic. The World Health Organization coined the term and centered a recent global conference around coming to terms with a…
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cleaning. To a lot of people in Alaska, though, April is also Sobriety Awareness Month. Alaska’s history with alcoholism and recovery runs deep, and three local recovery heroes join host Justin Williams to share their encouraging experiences.
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Community Health Workers are relatively new to Alaska. They come from the communities they serve. They get specialized training in communication and health systems, and their mission is to help guide people toward the health care they need.
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many years. The team behind the center bring a shining light into Fairview, and the recent inclusion of a new indoor playground is sure to leave an even brighter legacy for its residents. This episode discusses the impact, history, and legacy of the Center.
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diversity in Alaska, and raise the standard for how we observe and celebrate black culture?
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On this week's Hometown Alaska, Anchorage teens describe how they have suffered, endured, and even grown through living under the COVID-19 pandemic. We'll…
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The UAA Women’s basketball program is elite. Conference champs, sweet 16 appearances, perennial national championship contender, and of course - mayhem! What makes them so successful? How much attention are they getting locally, and nationally? Should they be getting more attention given their success? And what does the future hold for UAA basketball?
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Andrea Noble, executive director of the Alaska State Council on the Arts, has one word for the Alaska artists and arts organizations now tackling Year…