Alaska Radio Reader Rambler: Timothy Daly

Wed, Aug 22, 2007

Hosts Sandy Harper and Dick Reichman chat with Australian playwright Tim Daly.

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First families arrive at Salvation Army’s new McKinnell House

Tue, Aug 21, 2007

The Salvation Army is celebrating its new $12 million SAFE campus in Anchorage. But the real celebration surrounds the arrival of the families who will live there.

Photos courtesy The Salvation Army - Anchorage

The Salvation Army will give tours of the new facility. Contact:
Jenni Ragland, Associate Director, Community Relations Department
The Salvation Army Alaska Divisional Headquarters
907-276-2515 x431

Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage

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Satellite services restored

Tue, Aug 21, 2007

The satellite distribution outage that took KSKA off the air in Girdwood, Seward, Unalaska and Prudhoe Bay has been resolved. Our signal should be restored in these areas.

Additionally, the repair of the “ARCS” system should restore distribution of KAKM’s Alaska Weather to the remote parts of the state as well as restore broadcast TV services in many bush parts of the state.

Here’s the message we received from APBI technical support at 3:47 p.m. today:

Satellite delivery for ARCS, Alaska One, 360 North (Gavel to Gavel) and UATV has resumed. Engineers and technicians in Fairbanks were able to identify and solve the path interruption. From the monitor point in Anchorage, all video and audio services in the multiplex appear to be working correctly. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

For any new signal outages, please feel free to call us at 907-550-8400 anytime of day or night.

Alaska Zoo’s ‘Maggie’ may be headed to California

Mon, Aug 20, 2007

An elephant rescue facility in California has been revealed as one of the top contenders to acquire Maggie the Elephant when she moves from the Alaska Zoo. Zoo officials had previously refused to disclose any information on where she might go.

David Shurtleff, APRN - Anchorage

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Mat-Su Borough holds terror response drill in Palmer

Mon, Aug 20, 2007

A terror response drill was held in Palmer over the weekend, organized by the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. It was a staged scenario of a busload of tourists colliding with a van carrying a stolen biological powder.

Photos by David Shurtleff, APRN - Anchorage

David Shurtleff, APRN - Anchorage

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Line One: Treating ADD/ADHD

Mon, Aug 20, 2007

This week Dr. Thad Woodard explores attention deficit disorder (ADD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with his guest, Dr. Al Collins, a local psychologist. They discuss the the use of biofeedback and neuroscience as adjunctive treatment for these disorders.

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Satellite outage alert

Mon, Aug 20, 2007

The state-operated satellite service carrying KSKA’s signal to Girdwood, Seward, Prudhoe Bay and Unalaska started having technical difficulties this past weekend — sometime on Saturday. This puts KSKA off the air in these communities (we’re still on the air from our primary transmitter north of Anchorage).

Communities that receive TV signals from the “ARCS” system are similarly affected.

Technicians are working to fix the satellite problem. We’ve asked for an estimated time for repairs but haven’t received one as yet. We’re hoping the signals can be restored soon.

Picnic Photos!

Fri, Aug 17, 2007

Thanks to everyone that came out to our Member Appreciation Picnic last night! It was great weather and we were delighted to meet so many folks we work hard to serve every day. We hope you enjoyed the sunshine, hot dogs, lemonade, popcorn and cookies, plus the TV and radio studio tours and even the live music from our very own Ellen Lockyer.

We’ve got some photos to share, too. They’re posted on Flickr and you can either browse the photos or check out a slideshow.

We’re expecting to post more photos next week when we get them from professional photographer Clark James Mishler. And we may just post a short video, too. Check back!

In the mean time, thanks again to our generous event sponsors:

Indian Valley Meats
Hot Dog on a Stick (they provided the fantastic lemonade)
Regal Foods
Carrs/Safeway
Anchorage Downtown Partnership
Alaska Chip Company
Cafe Croissant (yay –cookies!)
Northern Air Cargo

Anchorage Edition: August 17, 2007

Fri, Aug 17, 2007

Host Michael Carey gathers journalists and commentators for a review of the week’s news, politics and public affairs in Anchorage and Alaska.

Will Alaska face leaner times as the investigations of our Congressional delegation continue?
Congressman Don Young held a picnic on the Park Strip.
As special Legislative session is scheduled for this fall.
New ethics bill takes effect.
40th anniversary of the 1967 flood in Fairbanks
F-22 Raptors arrive in Alaska — what’s their significance in general and in Alaska specifically?
Red Flag — the world’s largest aerial war game — will be held in Alaska.
Missile defense construction continues — and we had some Russian visitors.
MidAmerican Energy is going to submit a proposal to construct a gas line.
Senate President Lydia Green has been asked where to hold the special Legislative session and she flipped that decision right back to the Governor.
What does the weakening real estate market mean for Alaska?
Speaker John Harris said the Senior Care special session (held in June) was based on a fictional poll.

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Anchorage’s I/M Task Force holds public forum

Fri, Aug 17, 2007

Does the success of Anchorage’s vehicle I/M program mean that it’s no longer needed or at the very least, needs to be changed? A majority of those speaking at last night’s public forum held at the Loussac Library thought so.