APD’s crimes against children unit receives big funding boost

Wed, Oct 17, 2007

The Anchorage Police Department has just received a nearly 300-thousand dollar federal grant to use for investigations into internet crimes against children.

Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage

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Encounters is back!

Tue, Oct 16, 2007

Producer of Encounters, Richard Nelson

Its a program exploring the natural world and human relationships to the environment in Alaska. Recorded in the wild by award winning nature writer and cultural anthropologist Richard Nelson, Encounters returns to KSKA Thursdays at 1:30 PM. Richard Nelson is the executive producer, writer and narrator for Encounters, which has been broadcast on public radio stations throughout Alaska since January, 2004. Aurora is the topic this week, followed by Bald Eagles next week.

Hawaiian political and social action group meets in Anchorage

Tue, Oct 16, 2007

Making leis at the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs 48th Annual Convention, Photo by Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage

Anchorage may not be the site of this years’s Alaska Federation of Natives conference, but the city is hosting AFN’s Hawaiian counterpart.

Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage

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KSKA Community Advisory Council meeting

Mon, Oct 15, 2007

KSKA’s Community Advisory Council meeting is Wednesday, Oct. 17th at noon at the Elmo Sackett Broadcast Center, 3877 University Drive at the entrance to Alaska Pacific University campus. Come share your programming thoughts and ideas for KSKA. The meeting is open to the public.

Eagle River Town Center gets new life

Mon, Oct 15, 2007

Last Friday, Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich announced that the city and the Alaska Club chain want to purchase the Valley River Center building. If the deal works out, the municipality’s half would become a new “Eagle River Town Center.”

Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage

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Day after apology, Bauer attacks Ethics Board

Fri, Oct 12, 2007

Earlier this week — one day after the Anchorage Assembly officially admonished member Paul Bauer for violating the city’s ethics code — Bauer voiced his own charges against the Ethics Board itself.

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Anchorage Edition: October 12, 2007

Fri, Oct 12, 2007

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

Anchorage Forum on oil taxes
Special Legislative Session to start next week on oil taxes
Congressman Don Young draws two new challengers, including legislator Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux of Kodiak and former legislator Ethan Berkowitz
Former Rep. Tom Anderson to be sentenced Monday for being found guilty of corruption
Fire Marshal faults BP for number of fires on the North Slope

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Video: Howard Weaver

Fri, Oct 12, 2007

In addition to the audio of Howard Weaver’s speech at UAA on September 21, we also have video available for those interested.

Total (MP4) video size is about 73MB.

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Howard Weaver on KSKA

Fri, Oct 12, 2007

On a Friday evening in late September the UAA Honors College welcomed Howard Weaver, former editor of the Anchorage Daily News, to campus to discuss the ever-changing media scene.

Weaver’s speech, “Information Saturation: Sustaining a Place for Journalism in a Ubiquitous Media World,” draws on his decades of experience as a professional journalist — experience that started in Anchorage and captured two Pulitzer Prizes in 1976 and 1989. Today Weaver works as a VP for The McClatchy Company and guides editorial and strategic planning for some 80 newspapers nationwide.

We’re broadcasting the speech on FM 91.1 this evening at 8:00 p.m. or you can listen to and/or download the speech right here.

We also have video available

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Stage Talk: The Wizard of Oz & Audition for Murder

Fri, Oct 12, 2007

This week host Mark Muro is joined by director, Ron Holmstrom and Emily Decker, who plays Dorothy in the Anchorage Community Theatre’s production of The Wizard of Oz. Based on the book by L. Frank Baum, The Wizard of Oz opens Friday, October 12th at the Mountain View Community Church in Anchorage.

Director, Codie Costello and actress, Ellen Reed also stopped by to talk about Audition for Murder, which opens Saturday, October 27th at the Bear Mountain Grill in Eagle River. This interactive murder mystery and dinner encourages audiences to hunt for clues and solve the mystery for a chance to win prizes.