AK Rundown November 25 &26, 2006

“Roots”

Host: Rebecca Sheir

 

Intro/Newscast/Credits

 

  1. Jewish roots in the frozen North. Rebecca Sheir interviews the second Jewish baby born in Fairbanks, and runs into some complications based on Alaska’s short winter days. Host Pkg. 5:00 total time
  2. Button. “Shtetl Medley: In Odess’Yas” by Sid Beckerman and Howie Leess from Klezmer Plus
  3. Ernestine Hayes. A woman returns to Juneau after a quarter century absence and recalls her days growing up in an Alaska Native tradition. AK’s Jessica Cochran. Pkg with music. 5:26 (6:17 with intro)

 

Break #1: “Soire de Fete” by Yann Tierson from Le Fabuleux Destin D’Amelie Poulin (Soundtrack)

 

  1. From Fairbanks to Utah. About 400 Alaskan kids with mental illnesses are currently being treated out of state. AK’s Ashley Gross profiles one family that made the tough choice to send their son to Utah to help him get well. Pkg. 7:54 (8:55 with intro)
  2. FASD.  Juneau’s Scott Burton has the story of one teenager coping with a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Pkg. 4:55 (5:36 with intro)
  3. Button. “When We Grow Up” by Diana Ross from Free to Be… You and Me
  4. Calendar of Events. "How Insensitive" by Orquestra Universal from New York Salsa
  5. 300 Villages. Georgetown and Metlakatla. Vox pop with music. 3:35

 

Break #2:  "Route 66" by Toscho from New Old Rhythm and Blues

 

  1. Tree Roots. Expert Trish Wurtz gives some fascinating facts about tree roots. AK’s Ellen Locker. Host wrap. 2:34
  2. Stinger. “Le Phoque en Alaska” by Beau Dommage from Non defini
  3. Alaska 67. Where to find some of the best historical facts about Alaska. AK’s Rebecca Sheir. Host wrap. 2:33
  4. Kay Fanning book. Host Rebecca Sheir speaks with Kay Fanning’s daughter, who has just completed her mother’s unfinished book. Host 2-way. 4:04 total time.
  5. Button. “History Repeating” by Propellerheads & Miss Shirley Bassey from Decksandrumsandrockandroll
  6. Calendar of Events. “So What’s New” by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass from Greatest Hits Vol. 2

 

Close: "This Could Be the Start of Something Big" by J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding from The Great Kai & J.J.