Alaska Radio Reader Rambler: Holiday festivities

Tue, November 24, 2009
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This month on Alaska Radio Reader Rambler, Cheri Spinx of the Anchorage Downtown Partnership joins hosts Sandy and Dick to talk about all the festive holiday happenings downtown this season.

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HOST: Sandy Harper and Dick Reichman

GUEST:

Cheri Spinx, Anchorage Downtown Partnership

ORIGINAL BROADCAST: November 24, 2009 at 2:30 p.m.

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Schedule Updates: Thanksgiving Programming

Tue, November 24, 2009
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We’re switching things up a little bit for the Thanksgiving day holiday on Wednesday and Thursday. Here are the details:

Wednesday, November 25

2:00 pm, [R] 10:00 pm – Commonwealth Club: The Myth Busters
The Commonwealth Club welcomes Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, hosts of the popular television series. The MythBusters will tell you the truth about science. They don’t call themselves scientists or physicists, just curious guys doing fun things. Join in the fun and listen to this special program on KSKA with The MythBusters, Wednesday afternoon at 2:00p.m. repeating Wednesday evening at 10:00 pm Hometown, Alaska will return next week (12/02).

Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26

7:06 am – NPR News
8:06 am – Health in a Heartbeat
8:30 am – Writers Almanac

(APRN News and Economic Report returns tomorrow, 11/27)

2:00 pm – BackStory
When we sit down to Thanksgiving dinner, do we know what we’re commemorating? On the holiday special called, BackStory, on KSKA, the History Guys search for the roots of Thanksgiving. They discover that the holiday we celebrate today begins with the Victorians, who in the midst of the Civil War sought a holiday honoring home and family. They’ll find out if Thanksgiving strengthen the Union, as its proponents had hoped and, what relation Indians have to the holiday in reality and in myth. And ,what does football have to do with it? These are some of the questions on the table as BackStory digs into an American classic on KSKA, Thursday afternoon at 2:00p.m. Addressing Alaskans will return next week (12/03).

6:00 pm – A Closer Look
An encore of A Closer Look recorded this summer features producer Annie Feidt talking to Dr. Jane Lubchenco, head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. She was in Alaska for nearly a week this summer to tour the state. She also held the first in a series of public meetings this year to help inform future federal policy on the nation’s oceans. Alaska News Nightly will return tomorrow (11/27).

Wednesday, December 2

9:00 pm – Radio Lab
Hosts Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich take a big idea, so big that it lives everywhere, hiding in a thousand places under different names, and they chase that idea, going wherever whim takes them. Along the way, they interview, argue, imagine, and discover the hidden connections which make the idea so surprisingly powerful. Radio Lab is produced by WNYC, New York and distributed by National Public Radio. Addressing Alaskans will return (12/04)

For a complete program guide, you can click on Schedule at the top of the page anytime.

Line One: Vitamin D

Mon, November 23, 2009
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How important is vitamin D to our health? How can those of us in Alaska be sure were are getting enough of this vitamin whose primary source is sunlight? This week on Line One: Your Health Connection, host Dr. Woodard interviews vitamin D authority Dr. Michael Holick, Monday afternoon at 2:00 pm repeating at 10:00 pm.

GUESTS:

Dr. Michael Holick, Professor of Medicine, Physiology and Biophysics at Boston University School of Medicine; authority on vitamin D

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Assembly Approves New Control on Unruly Bars

Fri, November 20, 2009
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Tuesday night the Anchorage Assembly expanded the municipality’s excessive police response ordinance from residential properties to all types of property within the city.

By Len Anderson, KSKA

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Anchorage Edition: November 20, 2009

Fri, November 20, 2009
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Each week, KAKM gathers commentators for a review of the week’s news, politics and public affairs in Anchorage and Alaska. Topics for this week are expected to include:

Former Governor Sarah Palin (R) releases her new book and goes on tour.
Palin appears on network TV shows, including Oprah.
What are Palin’s future in politics?
Governor Sean Parnell (R) continues to make his mark in Juneau.

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Stage Talk: Christmas Belles

Fri, November 20, 2009
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This week on Stage Talk, Jean Paal hosts UAA’s Theatre and Dance Department Director, Jessica Jacob, who talks about the opening of Christmas Belles now playing at the Main Stage Theatre of the UAA Fine Arts Building, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through December 6.

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HOSTS:

Jean Paal, theater critic

GUESTS: Jessica Jacob. Director of Theatre and Dance Department. UAA.

ORIGINAL BROADCAST: Fri, November 20, 2009 at 2:15 p.m.

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Addressing Alaskans: Climate Change and the Impact on Human Health – An Alaska Perspective

Thu, November 19, 2009
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Founder and Director of the Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Center of Alaska, Dr. Jeff Demain considers Alaska’s temperatures which are rising four times the global average in his talk – “Climate Change and the Impact on Human Health – An Alaska Perspective.” Dr. Demain’s research on the health effects of climate change in Alaska will play a significant role in shaping climate change policy around the state and the country in the years ahead.

DEC: Alaska Climate Change Strategy
APRN: Alaska Businesses Call For Action on Climate Change (5 Nov 200)
Talk of Alaska: Citizen Observation on Natural Phenomena (21 July 2009)
APRN: Ocean Acidification Sets Off Alarm Bells ( 8 July 2008)

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Municipal Attorney Says Begich Failed to Inform Assembly About Budget Gap

Thu, November 19, 2009
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A report by Anchorage’s municipal attorney holds that former Mayor Mark Begich was aware of, but failed to tell the Anchorage assembly the full extent of the city’s financial shortfall during the 2008 economic crisis.

Responses by Senator Mark Begich (D-AK) To Questions Regarding Budget. (PDF)

Statement by Senator Mark Begich (D-AK) (PDF)

By Len Anderson, KSKA

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Budget Postponement Produces New Public Hearing

Wed, November 18, 2009
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The public is getting another chance to weigh in on Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan’s proposed 2010 budget and its cuts. Tuesday night the Anchorage Assembly postponed final action and that means a new public hearing.

Len Anderson, KSKA

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School District Seeks Public Advice on Budget gap

Wed, November 18, 2009
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The Anchorage School District held the first of four public forums on the expected $15-million shortfall in next year’s budget. Attendance was light despite upcoming budget decisions that could impact programs throughout the district.

Len Anderson, KSKA

Schedule for public forums:

Monday, Nov. 16, Mears Middle School

Thursday, Nov. 19, Girdwood School

Monday, Nov. 30, Gruening Middle School

Wednesday, Dec. 2, Wendler Middle School

All forums are from 7 to 9 p.m.

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