More photos added to picnic gallery
Fri, August 8, 2008
We recently had our second annual membership appreciation picnic (July 30) and posted some of our snapshots on Flickr. Now we’ve more than doubled our photo collection with amazing moments captured by Anchorage-based professional photographer Oscar Edwin Avellaneda.
These are some spooky-good photos that makes an amateur photographer like me scratch my head and wonder, “How did he do that?!”
The kids’ photos are especially delightful. Check out the complete gallery — now with 126 photos — on Flickr.
Michael Carey appears on PBS NewsHour in Stevens coverage
Fri, August 1, 2008
Michael Carey, editorial writer for the Anchorage Daily News and host of KAKM Public Television’s Anchorage Edition, appeared on the PBS NewsHour Thursday evening (7/31) to discuss reaction to and after effects of the Ted Stevens indictment this week. He spoke with host/reporter Judy Woodruff as well as Politico.com’s Martin Kady.
Click the image above to view the full discussion online.
Happy Birthday APRN!
Wed, July 30, 2008
The Alaska Public Radio Network was incorporated as a nonprofit public service company 30 years ago this week — on July 28, 1978. To celebrate the event — and KSKA Public Radio’s 30th anniversary — we had a bit of a picnic at APRN headquarters in Anchorage on Wednesday evening.
Click the image above to visit our growing photo gallery from the event.
The great thing about this birthday is that it’s not just for APRN in Anchorage — it’s for all the public radio stations statewide that have participated in this unique venture over all these years.
Just be sure to make an annual donation to your local public radio station in Alaska.
Web Extra: Wev Shea on Stevens indictment, Alaska corruption
Tue, July 29, 2008
Former U.S. Attorney for Alaska Wev Shea has been an outspoken critic of corruption within Alaska politics. In this longer — 12 min. — version of the interview that ran in Alaska News Nightly (July 29), Shea says there are possible implications for Ted Stevens’ son, former state Senate President Ben Stevens. Shea also says much of this corruption links to the state Republican party.
Shea says the fact that Ted Stevens was President Pro Tempore (third in line to the President of the United States) during the raids on Alaska legislative offices 2 years ago indicates that the Justice Department had been working all the way up the chain of command in Washington, DC before the raids began.
Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage
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Reuters video report on Stevens indictment
Tue, July 29, 2008
APRN’s Joel Southern reflects on Alaskan history and his career covering it
Sat, June 14, 2008
For more than 16 years Joel Southern has worked in a tiny corner of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, DC, on behalf of the statewide listeners of the Alaska Public Radio Network (APRN). He’s covered federal funding, projects and laws that affect Alaskan lands, communities and individuals at a level unparalleled by any other state- or region-focused reporter. APRN has been lucky to have him and his proud of the reporting legacy he’s built.
In this brief video, Southern is interviewed about his work in the Capitol and he reflects on Alaska’s history, from the fight for statehood leading up to the larger-than-life characters in Alaska’s Congressional delegation — Ted Stevens, Don Young and Lisa Murkowski.
Unfortunately, Southern is leaving APRN and Washington, DC this month to move to Denmark with his wife and family. (Southern’s wife is originally from Denmark.) We wish him well but mourn the loss of a good friend. Thank you Joel, for all your work, and be sure to visit us the next time you’re in Alaska!
The good news is that experienced Alaska reporter Libby Casey takes over in the “Capitol cubbyhole” starting in July. She’s moving from Fairbanks where she reported for APRN member station KUAC but has also completed special projects with National Public Radio and others in the last few years.
APRN dominates Alaska Press Club radio news awards
Wed, April 23, 2008
This past Saturday (19 Apr 2008) the Alaska Press Club held its annual banquet and awards ceremony and reporters from across the Alaska Public Radio Network scooped up a bundle of awards in a variety of categories. We couldn’t be more excited for the achievements.
Congratulations to all the reporters and the supporting staff of the APRN!
NOTES: Only the APRN winners are listed. Original stories are linked, where possible. Special thanks to Steve Heimel for assembling this list.
BREAKING NEWS
- First: Charles Homans, KIAL - Unalaska, “Fire on the Stellar Sea“
- Second: David Shurtleff, APRN - Anchorage, “FBI Raids Home of Senator Ted Stevens“
BEST SINGLE STORY
- First: Libby Casey, KUAC - Fairbanks, “Iraq war widow chooses in vitro“
- Second: Rebecca Sheir, AK / APRN - Anchorage, “Selling the U.S. One Inch at a time“
- Third: Matt Lichtenstein, KFSK - Petersburg, “Record Snowfall”
Tlingit and Haida audio postcard
Mon, April 21, 2008
Photo by Chris Miller, Juneau
KTOO’s John Ryan and Juneau-based photographer Chris Miller teamed up last week to cover the convening of the Tlingit-Haida Central Council’s general assembly. The result was a great audio postcard and slideshow they’ve shared with us and we hope you’ll enjoy.
- View the audio slideshow
- Listen to the original news report (”Tlingit-Haida rites of celebration, destruction” / 17 Apr 2008)
VIDEO: Fur Seal Science on St. Paul Island, Alaska
Wed, March 19, 2008
Annie Feidt, reporter for the Alaska Public Radio Network (APRN), visited remote St. Paul Island in Alaska’s Bering Sea in October 2007 while covering fur seal research and economic conditions in the Pribilof Islands. Fur seal numbers in the Bering Sea are on the decline and researchers are trying to figure out why.
Feidt narrates this unique, remote Alaskan footage, sharing a bit of her trip with those of us not lucky enough to make it to St. Paul.
Downloadable Video
You can download a copy of this video to play on your computer, your portable media player, or even the Apple TV in High Definition.
- HD quality video — 960 x 540, designed for Apple TV (MP4, 171MB)
- Medium quality video — 720 x 400, designed for iPhone (MP4, 48MB)
- Lower quality video — 320 x 176, designed for iPod (MP4, 24MB)
Photos from St. Paul
More Stories from the Pribilof Islands
- Fur seal numbers dropping 5% per year in Pribilofs; researchers looking at fishing and warming — 19 Mar 2008
- Crashed St. George economy hoping for revival — 23 Jan 2008
- Pribilofs struggle with economic hardship — 21 Jan 2008
- Documents detail island’s dark past — 5 Dec 2007
- Struggling to keep the Aleut language alive — 21 Nov 2007
- Staying with Harold — 27 Oct 2007 (republished 19 Mar 2008)
- Bottom of a Mystery — 20 Oct 2007 (republished 19 Mar 2008)
Web Extra: Staying with Harold
Wed, March 19, 2008
A not-so-friendly ghost at the hotel on St. George Island made for some sleepless nights for APRN’s Annie Feidt.
This story originally appeared in AK: Coming Together on 27 Oct 2007.
Annie Feidt, APRN - St. George Island
Web Extra: Bottom of a Mystery
Wed, March 19, 2008
For decades, scientists have struggled to get to the bottom of a mystery on St. Paul Island. Starting in the 1950s the fur seal population began a slow decline — one that continued even after commercial seal harvesting was banned in the 1980s.
This story originally appeared in AK: On the Bottom on 20 Oct 2007.
Annie Feidt, APRN - St. Paul Island
APRN’s Joel Southern appears on KCRW
Tue, February 26, 2008
Public radio station KCRW (Santa Monica, CA) aired a program today (Tue, Feb 26) including APRN’s own Joel Southern. On a show called “To the Point,” the discussion focused on gray wolves, polar bears and the endangered species list.
The audio clip included below runs about an hour. The relevant discussion appears starting around 7 minutes in, and Southern can be heard starting around 34:45.
State of the Judiciary 2008
Wed, February 6, 2008
Chief Justice Dana Fabe gave this year’s State of the Judiciary address today at the capitol in Juneau. Attached is a complete recording of the speech for those that would like to hear her comments in full.
Chief Justice Fabe was Alaska’s first female Supreme Court justice starting in 1996 and became the state’s first female Chief Justice beginning in 2000. You can discover more biographical details at Wikipedia and at the Alaska Courts site.
The speech runs about 26 minutes. APRN’s Dave Donaldson recorded the event.
Web Extra: Ten minutes with Sarah Palin
Sat, February 2, 2008
In preparation for this week’s edition of AK, host Rebecca Sheir spent some time interviewing Alaska’s first female and remarkably popular Governor — Sarah Palin.
Portions of the interview appear in the complete AK show this week, but this extended version (9 min, 32 sec) is the complete and uncut edition. Enjoy!
Web Extra: David Gottstein on AGIA
Fri, February 1, 2008
In this extended interview, APRN reporter Dave Donaldson speaks with David Gottstein, from Backbone II, a citizen’s watchdog group focused on the oil and gas industry in Alaska and its interaction with the State.
Gottstein spoke about the rejection of the Alaska Gasline Port Authority’s bid for the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act (AGIA) project and other issues surrounding the State’s attempt to develop natural gas resources with various petroleum producers.
This extended interview runs just over 8 minutes.
State of the State Address
Tue, January 15, 2008
Program Notes:
- KSKA Public Radio (FM 91.1) is airing Governor Palin’s State of the State address this evening at 7:00 p.m.
- KAKM Public Television (Channel 7) is airing the State of the State at 8:00 p.m.
The actual speech was live this afternoon at 4:00 p.m.
If you missed the speech or want to hear it again, no problem. You can listen online here or download the audio and listen anytime.
Web Extra: Louise Hogarth Interview
Tue, December 4, 2007
In addition to the brief interview featured in tonight’s Alaska News Nightly, we’re offering this extended version of our chat with filmmaker Louise Hogarth, creator of the film Angels in the Dust, focused on the impacts of the HIV/AIDS crisis in South Africa. Hogarth is also creator of doactnow.org, a nonprofit service fighting poverty and unemployment in South Africa.
Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage
AK tops 200 episodes
Tue, November 27, 2007
Earlier this month APRN’s national award-winning show, AK, crept over the 200 episode mark, and we couldn’t be happier! First broadcast in the fall of 2003, AK has become a weekly Alaskan cultural touchstone as it brings the unique people and places of Alaska to life on public radio stations statewide and for listeners worldwide via the podcast.
Aside from a brief celebration in-house (before we got right back to work on the next episode) we also invited KTUU Channel 2 to stop by and have a look at how AK is produced and what makes this little four-year-old a winner. They profiled the show in the following brief video story, graciously shared online by KTUU via YouTube:
Our heartfelt thanks go out to everyone that listens to and supports both AK and the public radio system in Alaska. We absolutely couldn’t do it without you.
For now, we’d better get back to work on the next 200 episodes…
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