AK Rundown: October 27th & 28th, 2007
“Coming Together”
Host: Rebecca Sheir
Intro/Newscast/Credits
Engaging Youth. Matthew Stevens is a rapper and organizer: he’s working with Denakkanaaga and the students at Effie Kokrine Charter School in Fairbanks to produce a play based on Sydney Huntington book “Shadows on the Koyukuk”. Host Pkg. 4:20
Jeff’s Balloons. Jeff Brown of Juneau is the Balloonist Laureate of Alaska, and the founder of Balloons Around the World Day. As Scott Burton tells us, it’s a chance for balloon artists to bring people smiles, just because. Pkg. 3:03 (3:54 with intro)
300 Villages. AK’s weekly attempt to put every community in Alaska on the radio. This week, we hear from Akiak and White Mountain. 3:15
Break #1: “Fiddle Bottle Waltz” by Eric Eid Reiner from Oasis Acoustics Vol. VI
Wisdom Bearers. As part of AFN week, all the Natives who have received honorary degrees from the University of Alaska gathered to share some words of wisdom, including Walter Soboleff, Poldine Carlo, and Sydney Huntington. Host Pkg. 3:10
Making (Green)Peace in the Pribilofs. The international environmental organization is trying to get Pribilof islanders to sign off on a sweeping conservation plan for the Bering Sea, but first it has repair a relationship that’s been rocky for decades. Charles Homans reports from Saint Paul Island. 5:19 (5:56 with intro)
Carriage Driving. AK’s Ellen Lockyer learns to drive a horse and carriage (and a hay wagon, and a surrey) with Carriage Wheel Ranch in Chugiak. Pkg (self –introduced). 6:15
Music Button: “Surrey With a Fringe on Top” by Oscar Peterson Trio from Live at Zardi’s
A 50th Birthday. The legendary Salty Dawg in Homer turned 50 this year; Rebecca Sheir visited before it closed for the season. Audio Postcard. 2:00 (2:51 with intro)
Break #2: “Goop” by Mark Snow from The X-Files: Fight the Future
Staying with Harold. A not-so-friendly ghost at the hotel on St George Island made for some sleepless nights for APRNs Annie Feidt. Pkg. 4:00 (4:35 with intro)
Music Button: “Ghostbusters” by Andrew Gold from Halloween Howls
Calendar of Events. AK’s weekly look at upcoming events around the state.
Honoring a Leader. Gathering is an important part of Tlingit culture. The memorial potlatch held recently for Mark Jacob Jr., head of of the Killer Whale Clan, was the largest in decades. Melissa Marconi Wentzel was there. Pkg. 4:00 (5:00 with intro)
Unfinished Business. UAA Music professor Craig Coray has produced a cd and book from recordings his father made of Yupik and Athabascan singers decades ago. He spoke with APRN’s Lori Townsend about the project. 4:40 (5:45 with intro)
Close: Bethel dance group performing at Quyana 2007