AK Rundown  for September 4, 2004

 

Open/News/Credits

 

  1. Juneau Weddings. Vegas is so passé. Out-of-staters are now flocking to Alaska’s capital to get hitched. KTOO’s Julia Carlisle/pkg/4:43
  2. Caskets. An Anchorage pastor sells affordable caskets to Alaskan Bush communities. Val Van Brocklin/pkg/5:20

 

Break #1: Music: Eric Braendel, “On the Windward Shore”

 

  1. Water Guy. Hank Boelter stumbled onto a new career three years ago – delivering one of the basic necessities to Homer residents. AK’s Ashley Gross/pkg/4:22
  2. button: Michael Faubion, “Water Day.”
  3. Koreans in Kotzebue. The business of selling Chinese food in the Bush. KOTZ’s James Mason/pkg/3:47
  4. 300 Villages. A bed and breakfast in Grayling, a pizzeria in Unalakleet, and a fishing charter company in Ninilchik. Vox with music/3:30
  5. Village E-Commerce. Anchorage computer consultant Joseph Davis advises villagers how to hawk crafts on EBay. Host interview/3:46

 

Break #2: The JBs, “Blessed Blackness”

 

  1. 10th Planet. The Fairbanks recording studio in a log building in the woods has launched many of Alaska’s best musicians. AK’s Ellen Lockyer/pkg/6:37
  2. Calendar of Events. (Music: Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five, “Willie the Weeper”)
  3. Demo Derby. The art of smashing up cars. Host pkg/6:00
  4. Whittier Pie. Babs Reynolds at the Hobo Bay Trading Company lets us in on the secret to her blueberry pies. Host wrap

 

Close/credits. (Music: Soulive, “Liquid”)