AK Rundown September 1&2, 2007
“Getting Even”
Host: Rebecca Sheir
Intro/Newscast/Credits
Hardcore Revenge. AK’s Scott Burton brings us a story of rather racy revenge… from his local hardware store. Pkg. 4:08
Exxon Payback. The 1989 running-aground of the Exxon–Valdez caused North America’s worst oil spill. Exxon has dragged its heels on paying damages to many of those injured, and now it's pushed its case to the US Supreme Court. AK’s Ellen Lockyer speaks with affected fishers Michelle O’Leary, Jim Heston and Stosh Anderson, as well as the attorney for the case’s 33,000 plaintiffs, David Oesting. Pkg. 4:36 (5:01 with intro)
Music Button: "Prelude" by Alex De Grassi from The Water Garden
Gold Rush Vengeance #1. The first of three stories on Gold Rush revenge, told by National Park Service historian Frank Norris. In this tale, Captain William Moore exacts revenge on an entire town. Essay. 1:55 (2:17 with intro)
Break #1: “Miner’s Night Out” performed by Todd Taylor from 3-five-N
Revenge and the Mosquito. Storyteller, artist, writer and Perseverance Theater outreach director Ismael Hope tells a revenge story whose consequence happens to be a critter to which all Alaskans can, unfortunately, relate. Essay. 5:44 (6:11 with intro)
Music Button: “Untitled” by Tribelectron
On the Right Track. The Alaska Railroad is immersed in a multi-million-dollar realignment project, aimed at eliminating major curves and putting trains on a faster, straighter, more even track. AK host Rebecca Sheir rides the Denali Star with Clark Hopp, the Railroad’s Manager of Special Projects, and gets the inside scoop. Pkg. 5:02
Calendar of Events. AK’s weekly look at upcoming events around the state. (Song: “Take the ‘A’ Train” performed by Tito Puente & Tito Puente & His Conjunto/Orchestra from The Essential Tito Puente)
300 Villages. Kaktovik and Gulkana.
Gold Rush Vengeance #2. The second of three stories on Gold Rush revenge, told by National Park Service historian Frank Norris. Here, we find out what happens when you broke the Gold Rush code of honor. Essay. 1:46 (1:59 with intro)
Break #2: “Turkey in the Straw” performed by The Hiltner Brothers from The Hiltner Brothers
Evening Out. In 2000, Peggy Shumaker and her husband, Joe Usibelli, were riding on the Farmer’s Loop bike path in Fairbanks, when a 17-year-old ATV rider zoomed around the corner and ran them over. Joe was bruised; Peggy was taken straight to surgery. As Theresa Bakker tells us, Shumaker’s new memoir about the experience takes readers to a destination that looks an awful lot like forgiveness. Pkg. 4:44 (5:22 with intro)
Music Button: “Theme From Northern Exposure” by David Schwartz from Northern Exposure: Music From the Television Series
Naatsilinae and the Whales. For close to 10 years, actor/storyteller Gary Waid of Juneau worked and toured with Sea Alaska Heritage Institute’s Naka Heidi Theater. He brings us a killer tale of revenge. Essay. 6:02
Gold Rush Vengeance #3. The third of three stories on Gold Rush revenge, told by National Park Service historian Frank Norris. In this story, George Carmack gets revenge on an overly discriminating colleague. Essay. 2:30 (2:47 with intro)
That’s Life. Sometimes, payback can be a reward for kindness. Len Anderson speaks with Kotzebue elder Art Fields, who reveals that good deeds just might be the secret to a long life. 1:47 (2:22 with intro)
Close: “That’s Life” performed by The George Mann Orchestra from That’s Life