AK Rundown, December 22nd & 23rd, 2007
“Giving”
Host: Rebecca Sheir
News/Intro/ Credits
Giving To Your Peers. Shaun Nessheim is starting philanthropy at a young age. As AK’s Scott Burton reports, the Juneau Douglas High School junior is already giving mini-grants to his peers, for projects having to do with renewable energy. Pkg. 3:29 (4:33 with intro)
Music Button: “Give the People What They Want” by The O’Jays from Give the People What They Want
Giving Is Better Than Receiving. Shaun Nessheim is giving at a local level; AK contributor Rex Gray took the opposite approach. He recently returned from a trip to Indonesia, where the age-old wisdom proved true: it is better to give than to receive.
Pkg. 6:18 (6:27 with intro)
Break #1: “Give a Little Bit (Karaoke)” from Zoom Platinum Artists - Volume 88 (Karaoke)
Giving Back Alaska. Russian presidential candidate Vladimir Zhirinovsky claims that the US needs to give Alaska back. AK host Rebecca Sheir speaks with members of Anchorage’s Russian community -- as well as the American Russian Center’s Russ Howell and Mat-Su College Professor Erik Hirschmann -- to find out why. Pkg. 5:31
Music Button: “Ne Valyay Duraka, Amerika! (Don’t Fool Around, America!)” by Lyube from Who Said That Life Used To Be Bad?
Giving a New Home. APRN’s Lori Townsend brings us the story of Catherine Miller and Louise Hogarth, Alaskan sisters who have given hundreds of AIDS orphans in Africa a new home. Pkg. 6:00 (6:12 with intro)
AK Calendar of Events. AK’s weekly rundown of community events. (Music: “I Can't Give You Anything But Love” performed by Al Jenkins & Dan Barrett from Reunion With Al)
Giving Your Two Cents. Juneau author James Todd Cochrane is the kind of guy who gives himself over to imagination. He says his new book, Max and the Gatekeeper, can be enjoyed by anyone - though its target age group is 10 to 16. With that in mind, AK’s Scott Burton tracked down some literary 13 and 14 year-olds at Dzantiki Heeni Middle School to give their two cents about the book. Pkg. 4:31 (4:11 with intro)
Break #2: “Give It Away” by The Red Hot Chili Peppers from Karaoke - 90's Male Pop - Vol.2
Giving Gifts. Fairbanks poet Carolyn Kremers reflects on the giving nature of the season. Poems. 1:18 (1:41 with intro)
Music Button: “Christmas Time Is Here (Instrumental Version)” by Vince Guaraldi Trio from A Charlie Brown Christmas
Forgiving. Forgiving someone who's hurt you, or offended you, can be a gift in itself - and a priceless one at that. AK’s Ellen Lockyer reflects on the meaning of forgiveness. Pkg. 3:47 (4:03 with intro)
Music Button: “Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67: Peter in the Meadow” performed by Czechoslovakia Radio Symphony Orchestra from Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf
Giving the Gift of Art. Last year, charitable giving reached an all-time high nationwide: $295 billion. This year, people seem to be giving just as much, and two Alaska Native artists are reaping benefits from the generosity. Melissa Marconi Wentzel introduces us to Tommy Joseph and Diana Burton, two Sitka artists who’ve received grant awards that are helping them realize their artistic dreams. Pkg. 5:35 (6:05 with intro)
300 Villages. AK’s weekly trip around the state. This week, Tanana and Skagway.
Your Comments & Letters. A semi-regular segment featuring your two cents about the show. To send in your comments and letters, email us at ak [at] aprn [dot] org (Music: “Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me” played by John Pizzarelli from One Night With You - The John Pizzarelli Collection)