AK Rundown for February 5, 2005

 

Oh Canada!

 

Co-hosted by Gabriel Spitzer and Dave King of the CBC - Whitehorse

 

Intro/Newscast/Credits

 

  1. Canada Vox. What do folks in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory think about their Alaskan neighbors? Vox Pop/Mardy Derby/CBC. 2:30  (~4:30 with intro)
  2. Quest Set up. The Yukon Quest starts next weekend; mushers talk about why that race is unique. Pkg/Libby Casey/KUAC. 4:05 (~4:30 with intro)
  3. Calendar of Events. Events in Alaska and the Yukon.  Music bed: Mapleleaf Rag, composed by Scott Joplin.

 

Break 1: Sebadoh: “Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet” (the theme from Kids in the Hall)

 

  1. Alaska Vox. Alaskans talk about their impressions of our neighbors to the east. Vox Pop/Gross and Spitzer/~2:00.
  2. Missile Defense. Yukoners and Alaskans don’t agree on all issues – ANWR is one. The Fort Greely missile defense system is another. Pkg/Al Foster/CBC 4:00 (~5:00 with intro)
  3. Inuit Pollutants. Pollutants from the lower 48 and the south congregate in the north – for some reason they affect Canada and Greenland more than Alaska. Two-way Interview: Gabriel Spitzer and Marla Cone. ~4:30
  4. Button:
  5. Skagway Interview. Skagway and Whitehorse are only two hours apart – the two cross-border communities have a close relationship. Two-way interview: Dave King and Jeff Brady. ~3:00

 

Break 2:  Roger Williams “Canadian Sunset”

 

  1. Winter Recreation. Lots of Juneau area winter sports enthusiasts have taken to traveling to Whitehorse to get their fix. Pkg/Ed Schoenfeld/Coast Alaska. 3:55
  2. Music Interlude. Hobo Joe  singing “Redington’s Ride”
  3. Ovaltine. Shana Sheehy’s uncle will go to great lengths to get the good kind of Ovaltine, the stuff they sell in Canada. Pkg/Shana Sheehy. 3:36
  4. 300 villages. Old Crow, Haines Junction and Hyder.
  5. Music Interlude: Boy singing “French Connection”

 

Close: Music Bed – “Oh Canada”