alaskapublic.org » Hometown, Alaska http://www.alaskapublic.org KAKM - KSKA - APRN - Town Square 49 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:30:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 noKAKM - KSKA - APRN - Town Square 49kska-hometownalaskahttp://feedburner.google.com What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up? Unique Learning Opportunities For Alaskan Youth http://www.alaskapublic.org/2012/02/10/what-do-you-want-to-be-when-you-grow-up-unique-learning-opportunities-for-alaskan-youth/ http://www.alaskapublic.org/2012/02/10/what-do-you-want-to-be-when-you-grow-up-unique-learning-opportunities-for-alaskan-youth/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:42:30 +0000 Shelly Wade http://www.alaskapublic.org/?p=56622 Hometown Alaska. KSKA: Wednesday, 2/15 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm]]> Growing up as a young person in rural Alaska is both exciting and challenging. How do rural Alaskan youth decide what they want to be when they grow up and once they decide, what resources help them succeed? Join host Shelly Wade and her guests as they share how unique learning opportunities in Anchorage and rural Alaska have changed their lives on the next Hometown Alaska.

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]]> http://www.alaskapublic.org/2012/02/10/what-do-you-want-to-be-when-you-grow-up-unique-learning-opportunities-for-alaskan-youth/feed/ 0 Chancellor Tom Case http://www.alaskapublic.org/2012/02/03/chancellor-tom-case/ http://www.alaskapublic.org/2012/02/03/chancellor-tom-case/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:06:12 +0000 Charles Wohlforth http://www.alaskapublic.org/?p=56270

Courtesy UAA

UAA is one of the largest and most important institutions in Anchorage, but what is it really for? To help train kids for jobs, like a community college? To produce four-year graduates going toward professions? To advance knowledge like a great university?

On the next Hometown Alaska, Chancellor Tom Case joins host Charles Wohlforth, to talk about UAA, what it is, where it’s going, and how. And your questions.

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]]> http://www.alaskapublic.org/2012/02/03/chancellor-tom-case/feed/ 0 noCharles Wohlforth hosts UAA Chancellor Tom Case to talk about the changing roles of Alaska’s largest university, and his vision of higher education in Anchorage. Join the conversation with your thoughts or questions about UAA. KSKA: Wednesday, February 8 Charles Wohlforth hosts UAA Chancellor Tom Case to talk about the changing roles of Alaska’s largest university, and his vision of higher education in Anchorage. Join the conversation with your thoughts or questions about UAA. KSKA: Wednesday, February 8 at 2:00 pm repeating at 7:00 pmHomepage Programs - Mid Right, Hometown, Alaska, Alaska, chancellor, Charles Wohlforth, College, education, Future, Hometown, KSKA, UAA, University of Alaska The Creative Impulse Behind Object Runway http://www.alaskapublic.org/2012/01/27/the-creative-impulse-behind-object-runway/ http://www.alaskapublic.org/2012/01/27/the-creative-impulse-behind-object-runway/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:02:55 +0000 Kathleen McCoy, KSKA - Anchorage http://www.alaskapublic.org/?p=55797 A dress made of old but shiny bicycle parts? That was the People’s Choice award from Object Runway’s third annual show before a packed crowd at the Bear Tooth Jan. 26, featuring some 65 garments designed by Alaskans, each telling its own story. Kathleen McCoy hosts show organizers and garment designers, on the next Hometown, Alaska. KSKA: Wednesday, 2/1 at 2 pm, repeating at 7 pm]]>

A dress made of old but shiny bicycle parts? That was the People’s Choice award from Object Runway’s third annual show before a packed crowd at the Bear Tooth Jan. 26, featuring some 65 garments designed by Alaskans, each telling its own story.

There was the dress that told McCarthy, Alaska’s story. A dress that captured birds in flight. A dress made of vinyl records, and another out of Girl Scout cookie boxes.

Find out why these D.I.Y. fashion shows, with garments made of found and unpredictable materials, attract so many enthusiasts. Join me, host Kathleen McCoy, with Object Runway co-organizer Holly McQuinn and artist Keren Lowell, along with several of the Anchorage designers who submitted  their wildly unpredictable garments. Where do their ideas come from and how do they execute? This Friday, you can take a closer look at the garments from 5:30-7:30 p.m. during the International Gallery of Contemporary Art First Friday.

Learn about an upcoming opportunity for more wearable art at the Alaska Fiber Festival’s “Eye of the Beholder” show on March 9.

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HOST: Kathleen McCoy

GUESTS: Holly McQuinn, Project Runway co-organizer
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]]> http://www.alaskapublic.org/2012/01/27/the-creative-impulse-behind-object-runway/feed/ 0 no A dress made of old but shiny bicycle parts? That was the People’s Choice award from Object Runway’s third annual show before a packed crowd at the Bear Tooth Jan. 26, featuring some 65 garments designed by Alaskans, each telling its own story. Kathleen A dress made of old but shiny bicycle parts? That was the People’s Choice award from Object Runway’s third annual show before a packed crowd at the Bear Tooth Jan. 26, featuring some 65 garments designed by Alaskans, each telling its own story. Kathleen McCoy hosts show organizers and garment designers, on the next Hometown, Alaska. KSKA: Wednesday, 2/1 at 2 pm, repeating at 7 pmHomepage Programs - Mid Right, Hometown, Alaska, International Gallery of Art, Object Runway Surviving Alaska Winter http://www.alaskapublic.org/2012/01/20/surviving-alaska-winter/ http://www.alaskapublic.org/2012/01/20/surviving-alaska-winter/#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 03:08:43 +0000 Kristin Spack http://www.alaskapublic.org/?p=55376 Hometown, Alaska. Participate in the live call-in Wednesday 2:00 - 3:00 pm. KSKA: Wednesday 1/25 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm]]>

SAR volunteers cleared a landing zone and set off red smoke to signal a nearby helicopter participating in the training. Photo courtesy Alaska State Troopers, Seach and Rescue

Alaska Winter Hazards, from Cabin Fever to avalanches. Waking up in the morning with the conviction that mother nature wants you dead is never more plausible than in the midst of the cold, dark Alaska Winter. What it takes to survive on the next Hometown, Alaska.

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Avalanche training Turnagain Arm. Photo courtesy Alaska State Troopers, Search and Rescue

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]]> http://www.alaskapublic.org/2012/01/20/surviving-alaska-winter/feed/ 0 noAlaska Winter Hazards, from Cabin Fever to avalanches. Waking up in the morning with the conviction that mother nature wants you dead is never more plausible than in the midst of the cold, dark Alaska Winter. What it takes to survive on the next Hometown,Alaska Winter Hazards, from Cabin Fever to avalanches. Waking up in the morning with the conviction that mother nature wants you dead is never more plausible than in the midst of the cold, dark Alaska Winter. What it takes to survive on the next Hometown, Alaska. Participate in the live call-in Wednesday 2:00 - 3:00 pm. KSKA: Wednesday 1/25 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pmHomepage Programs - Mid Right, Hometown, Alaska, Alaska, Alaska Weather, Anchorage, Cold, freezing, Hometown, KSKA, snow, survival, survive, temperatures, winter Ski Jumping in Anchorage Takes Off http://www.alaskapublic.org/2012/01/13/ski-jumping-in-anchorage-takes-off/ http://www.alaskapublic.org/2012/01/13/ski-jumping-in-anchorage-takes-off/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:07:17 +0000 Kathleen McCoy, KSKA - Anchorage http://www.alaskapublic.org/?p=54794

Ever wish you could fly? Well, ski jumping may be the closest we humans ever get. And, amazingly, you can learn how right here in Anchorage, at the Nordic Ski Association’s ski-jumping program at Hilltop Ski Area.  Adults are welcome!

Karl Eid labored mightily to bring the sport to Anchorage back in the 1980s. His legacy remains here in three jumps (15-meter, 40-meter and 64-meter). Interest has waxed and waned over the years. But now, thanks to the enthusiasm of two Anchorage moms, community backing and some adults who trained with Eid, the sport is rebounding.

Alan Alborn

Alan Alborn

Eid’s program produced Olympian Alan Alborn. At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, he finished 11th in the team large hill and 11th in the individual normal hill events. Today, he coaches the first U.S. women’s ski jump team, voted into the Olympics for 2014 just last year.

The current crop of enthusiasts hopes to send athletes to the Junior Olympics in 2014. But this sport isn’t just for kids. If you’re an adult hankering to try it, your chance is Jumpfest on Feb. 25, a part of Anchorage’s Fur Rondy celebrations. That day, kids will take off from the 15-meter and 40-meter jumps, and race in Nordic combined that includes jumping and skiing. The club will host an adult competition and provide a U-Try-It opportunity off the 15-meter jump. Now there’s one for the bucket list.

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]]> http://www.alaskapublic.org/2012/01/13/ski-jumping-in-anchorage-takes-off/feed/ 0 no Ever wish you could fly through the air like a bird? Well, ski jumping may be the closest we humans ever get. And, amazingly, you can learn how right here in Anchorage, at the Nordic Ski Association's ski-jumping program at Hilltop Ski Area. Some much-ne Ever wish you could fly through the air like a bird? Well, ski jumping may be the closest we humans ever get. And, amazingly, you can learn how right here in Anchorage, at the Nordic Ski Association's ski-jumping program at Hilltop Ski Area. Some much-needed TLC this summer refreshed the jumps that Karl Eid opened in the 1980s. Now, the sport is growing again, ambitious to groom Alaskans in an Olympic sport with Nordic roots. The video, courtesy of Karen Compton of the NSAA's Alaska Ski Jump Club of Anchorage, shows the current crop or young athletes taking the leap. KSKA: Wednesday, 1/18 at 2 pm, repeating later that evening after the State of the State Address. Homepage Programs - Mid Right, Hometown, Alaska, Karl Eid, NSAA, Ski jump Good News on Aviation Safety http://www.alaskapublic.org/2012/01/06/good-news-on-aviation-safety/ http://www.alaskapublic.org/2012/01/06/good-news-on-aviation-safety/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:30:16 +0000 Charles Wohlforth http://www.alaskapublic.org/?p=54310 A program created a decade ago to reduce the extraordinary death toll of Alaska plane crashes reached a milestone with a recent study that found pilot deaths down 57%. How did regulators, operators and scientists crack the safety puzzle? And what more can we do to reduce crashes of the small planes that are basic transportation over most of Alaska?

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LIVE broadcast: Wednesday, January 11, 2012. 2:00 – 3:00 pm (Alaska time)

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]]> http://www.alaskapublic.org/2012/01/06/good-news-on-aviation-safety/feed/ 0 noA program created a decade ago to reduce the extraordinary death toll of Alaska plane crashes reached a milestone with a recent study that found pilot deaths down 57%. How did regulators, operators and scientists crack the safety puzzle? And what more canA program created a decade ago to reduce the extraordinary death toll of Alaska plane crashes reached a milestone with a recent study that found pilot deaths down 57%. How did regulators, operators and scientists crack the safety puzzle? And what more can we do to reduce crashes of the small planes that are basic transportation over most of Alaska? KSKA: Wednesday, 1/11 at 2:00pmHomepage Programs - Mid Right, Hometown, Alaska, Alaska, Anchorage, aviation, cdc, FAA, KSKA, plane crashes, Safety Immigration Challenges and Opportunities in Anchorage http://www.alaskapublic.org/2012/01/03/migrating-to-alaska/ http://www.alaskapublic.org/2012/01/03/migrating-to-alaska/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:49:26 +0000 Shelly Wade http://www.alaskapublic.org/?p=54029 2010 Census data show that Anchorage is growing and becoming increasingly diverse. A growing percentage of the people that represent Anchorage’s new residents have moved from other countries and speak English as a second language. What are some of the challenges and opportunities of migrating to Alaska from a different country and what services can Anchorage offer to help ease the transition to a new and foreign place? Join the conversation with your host Shelly Wade on Hometown, Alaska.

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]]> http://www.alaskapublic.org/2012/01/03/migrating-to-alaska/feed/ 0 no2010 Census data show that Anchorage is growing and becoming increasingly diverse. A growing percentage of the people that represent Anchorage's new residents have moved from other countries and speak English as a second language. What are some of the cha2010 Census data show that Anchorage is growing and becoming increasingly diverse. A growing percentage of the people that represent Anchorage's new residents have moved from other countries and speak English as a second language. What are some of the challenges and opportunities of migrating to Alaska from a different country and what services can Anchorage offer to help ease the transition to a new and foreign place? KSKA: Wednesday 1/3 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pmHomepage Programs - Mid Right, Hometown, Alaska, Alaska, Census, diverse, diversity, English, Hometown, immigrants, immigration, KSKA, language, migrating, migration, Services Recognizing Alaska Volunteers http://www.alaskapublic.org/2011/12/23/recognizing-alaska-volunteers/ http://www.alaskapublic.org/2011/12/23/recognizing-alaska-volunteers/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 21:00:43 +0000 Peter Dunlap-Shohl http://www.alaskapublic.org/?p=53531 Alaska is still a place where one person can make a difference. If you know someone or some group who deserve thanks for their efforts as volunteers, you can show your appreciation by calling into the next Hometown Alaska and thanking them live on the air.

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]]> http://www.alaskapublic.org/2011/12/23/recognizing-alaska-volunteers/feed/ 0 noAlaska is still a place where one person can make a difference. If you know someone or some group who deserve thanks for their efforts as volunteers, you can show your appreciation by calling into the next Hometown Alaska and thanking them live on the airAlaska is still a place where one person can make a difference. If you know someone or some group who deserve thanks for their efforts as volunteers, you can show your appreciation by calling into the next Hometown Alaska and thanking them live on the air. KSKA: Wednesday 12/28 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pmHomepage Programs - Mid Right, Hometown, Alaska, Alaska, Anchorage, big brothers big sisters, Hometown Alaska, KSKA, new years, Peter Dunlap-Shohl, recognizing, united way, volunteers What’s Next for the Troubled “New” Port of Anchorage? http://www.alaskapublic.org/2011/12/09/what%e2%80%99s-next-for-the-troubled-%e2%80%9cnew%e2%80%9d-port-of-anchorage/ http://www.alaskapublic.org/2011/12/09/what%e2%80%99s-next-for-the-troubled-%e2%80%9cnew%e2%80%9d-port-of-anchorage/#comments Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:48:09 +0000 Kathleen McCoy, KSKA - Anchorage http://www.alaskapublic.org/?p=52664

Fully 90 percent of what we eat, drink, read and drive flows through the Port of Anchorage. And yet this gateway is 50 years old and vulnerable. A big quake could damage or destroy it. The fix has been flawed. Cost over runs and construction failures brought this retired Alaska shipper’s lament: “We’ve got a real mess on our hands.” Untangle it with host Kathleen McCoy and her guests Dr. Larry McCallister of the Army Corps of Engineers and Anchorage, Mayor Dan Sullivan on Hometown, Alaska.. KSKA: Wednesday 12/14 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm]]>

Photo courtesy of the Port of Anchorage

It’s not just Anchorage’s port. It’s Alaska’s port.

Our food, fuel, books, tires and toys flow through here. In  2005, the federal government named it one of 19 national strategic seaports for the U.S. Fuel for Alaska’s military bases and the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport comes through here. Construction cement – enough last year to build a sidewalk from Kenai to Barrow and back — arrives this way.

Without this commodity pipeline, we’re in a world of hurt.

Here’s the bad news. The port is 50 years old. Some of it predates the ’64 quake and a major tumbler could seriously damage or even destroy it.

And here’s the really bad news.  The fix – a rebuilt port — went wildly awry.

The first plan was a giant upgrade, in the works for a decade and priced at $360 million in 2005. It would add 135 acres, expand the number of berths from four to seven, and include buildings and a military staging area. Instead of a traditional dock on pilings, this design relies on creating new landmass behind a bulkhead of steel that stretches out into the inlet, held in place by interlocking steel sheets.

Now, with $279 million spent and only about a third of the work done (some of it so flawed it needed re-doing), the price tag has climbed to $1.2 billion. Instead, the city of Anchorage is opting for a much smaller fix, heading to Juneau in January asking for $350 million to get at least a piece of the job done.

The finger pointing is fierce. Lawsuits are flying, audits are underway and some new oversight is in place.

It there a way out of this dilemma?  And importantly, how did we get here in the first place?

Host Kathleen McCoy, Dr. Larry McCallister of the Army Corps of Engineers and Anchorage, Mayor Dan Sullivan will untangle the port’s troubles on Hometown, Alaska Join us with your questions.

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]]> http://www.alaskapublic.org/2011/12/09/what%e2%80%99s-next-for-the-troubled-%e2%80%9cnew%e2%80%9d-port-of-anchorage/feed/ 0 no Fully 90 percent of what we eat, drink, read and drive flows through the Port of Anchorage. And yet this gateway is 50 years old and vulnerable. A big quake could damage or destroy it. The fix has been flawed. Cost over runs and construction failures bro Fully 90 percent of what we eat, drink, read and drive flows through the Port of Anchorage. And yet this gateway is 50 years old and vulnerable. A big quake could damage or destroy it. The fix has been flawed. Cost over runs and construction failures brought this retired Alaska shipper’s lament: “We’ve got a real mess on our hands.” Untangle it with host Kathleen McCoy and her guests Dr. Larry McCallister of the Army Corps of Engineers and Anchorage, Mayor Dan Sullivan on Hometown, Alaska.. KSKA: Wednesday 12/14 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pmHomepage Programs - Mid Right, Hometown, Alaska, Alaska, Anchorage, Dan Sullivan, Economy, Expansion, flawed, gateway, goods, Hometown, KSKA, mayor, old, Port, project, upgrade Anchorage in World War II http://www.alaskapublic.org/2011/12/02/anchorage-in-world-war-ii/ http://www.alaskapublic.org/2011/12/02/anchorage-in-world-war-ii/#comments Sat, 03 Dec 2011 02:30:16 +0000 Charles Wohlforth http://www.alaskapublic.org/?p=52233 Hometown, Alaska with your host Charles Wohlforth. Wednesday 12/7 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm]]> December 7, 1941, was a day that changed Alaska as much as any other in our history. During World War II, Anchorage went from a town to a city, Alaskans helped arm the Russians and new forts defended against invasion. Residents fled. And an invasion did come. A resident who remembers that day Frank Reed is our guest, as well as a historian Dr. Stephen Haycox who has studied the impact of World War II on our city. Join the conversation on Hometown, Alaska with your host Charles Wohlforth.

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]]> http://www.alaskapublic.org/2011/12/02/anchorage-in-world-war-ii/feed/ 0 noDecember 7, 1941, was a day that changed Alaska as much as any other in our history. During World War II, Anchorage went from a town to a city, Alaskans helped arm the Russians and new forts defended against invasion. Residents fled. And an invasion did cDecember 7, 1941, was a day that changed Alaska as much as any other in our history. During World War II, Anchorage went from a town to a city, Alaskans helped arm the Russians and new forts defended against invasion. Residents fled. And an invasion did come. A resident who remembers that day Frank Reed is our guest, as well as a historian Dr. Stephen Haycox who has studied the impact of World War II on our city. Join the conversation on Hometown, Alaska with your host Charles Wohlforth. Wednesday 12/7 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pmHomepage Programs - Mid Right, Hometown, Alaska, Alaska, Anchorage, Attack, Hometown, Japan, KSKA, Pearl Harbor, Russian, World War II nonadult