AK Rundown for January 15, 2004
Warmer Climes
Intro/Newscast/Credits

1)      Tsunami Survivor #1 – A Dillingham teacher talks about surviving
the Indian Ocean tsunami. Seitz/Cochran / wrap :66 (2:08 with intro)
2)      Tsunami families – The Asian tragedy hits close to home, and
Alaskan families are affected. Gross / pkg 5:30 (5:54 with intro)
3)      Mat-Su Relief – A Mat-Su church sends a medical team to help the
tsunami relief efforts. Spitzer / pkg 3:20 (3:51 with intro)

Break 1 – Cheyenne Brown & Linda Fin Yarbough - “The Gypsies”

1)      Tsunami Survivor #2 – A Big Lake woman’s story of survival.
Gross / wrap 2:08 (2:25 with intro)
2)      Quake Science – An earthquake expert talks about Alaska’s
seismic environment, and what dangers may be ahead. Gross / wrap :24;
:11; :17 (1:54 with intro)
3)      300 Villages – AK talks to coastal villages about their own
tsunami disaster plans, and their response to the Indian Ocean tsunami …
Port Lions, Kipnuk and Sand Point. Lockyer/Spitzer / pkg 3:12 (3:34 with
intro)
4)      Kaktovik update – A more local disaster affects residents of the
North Slope village of Kaktovik. Townsend / warp :18; :22 (1:55 with
intro)
5)      Randi Somers Interview – Homer writer Randi Somers has been on a
decades-long quest for the perfect warm-weather spot. Spitzer / 2-way
3:56 (4:31 with intro)
6)      Button: The Velvet Underground – “Stephanie Says”
7)      Hula Hands – AK’s on-staff food critics taste a bit of
Polynesian cuisine. Lockyer / pkg 3:17 (3:51 with intro)

Break 2 – “The 12th Rag”

1)      Hmong Families – Refugee families come to Alaska from warmer
climes, seeking a new life. Feidt / pkg 5:50 (6:14 with intro) à Special
thanks to interpreter Arthur Yang
2)      Calendar of events :53 (music: The JBs – “My Brother”)
3)      Service birthday – Sunday would be the 116th birthday of Gold
Rush-era poet Robert Service. Nome actor Richard Beneville reads “The
Cremation of Sam McGhee.” 5:34 (5:56 with intro)
4)      H-3 – Two Hawaiians and a Tuvalu-an make Reggae-tinged
Polynesian pop in Anchorage. Lockyer / pkg 4:11. (4:31 with Intro)

Close: “The Uke Bed”