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Alaska Insight: The Legacy of Vic Fischer

Season 2024 Episode 6 | 26m 46s

Vic Fischer, the last remaining delegate of Alaska's Constitutional Convention, has died. Fischer was an active public servant, and a champion, and a champion of equity, civil rights, and free speech. On this episode of Alaska Insight, host Lori Townsend is joined by Jane Angvik, Fischer's wife of 42 years, and Charles Wohlforth, who helped Fischer write his memior, to discuss his legacy.

Aired: 10/26/23
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