AK Rundown  for October 16, 2004

Open/Credits/Newscast
1.      Grateful Dogs… A group of concerned citizens in Juneau heads out to scoop the poop and convince other people to do the same. Anne Sutton/pkg/4:19

2.      Button… “Walking the Dog” by the Rolling Stones
3.      Traveling Reptile Exhibit… Ally the alligator and friends get ready to tour the North Slope in an Imaginarium traveling exhibit. Host wrap/0:15, 0:17, 0:11, 0:18, 0:19

4.      Reptiles in Barrow… Egbert the python and Edith the monitor lizard visit schools in Barrow. Doreen Simmonds/pkg/2:03

Break #1 “Fungai” Kodiak Island Drummers

5.      Psychology of “Animal Hoarding”… Dr. Randall Lockwood of the Humane Society of the United States explains why some people accumulate lots and lots of animals. 2-way/3:00

6.      Beekeeper… Honeybees in Alaska toughing out an arctic winter. Ellen Lockyer/pkg/4:22
7.      Doggie Massage… A spa in Kenai pampers tired pooches. Jeremy Pataky/pkg/3:25
8.      Teen mushers… Eagle River’s Christine Johnson and Wasilla’s Jeff Deeter explain why they’ve become dedicated mushers. Vox pop/1:51

9.      300 Villages… Marshall, Golovin and Akhiok. 2:55

Break #2 instrumental by the Beta Band

10.     Wolf Den… How wolves on Prince of Wales Island are responding to changes in habitat. Kristen Romanoff/pkg/3:07
11.     Calendar of Events… Instrumental music by Denise Martin.
12.     Dave Manning profile… The bluesy keyboardist is back in Anchorage after touring the Northwest this summer. Ellen Lockyer/pkg/4:45

13.     Slam Poetry Class… Students in this University of Alaska Anchorage class are learning the art of the spoken word. Gabriel Spitzer/pkg/6:41

Close credits Lili Haydn “The Longing”