Rundown of show order and description of stories for  June 26, 2004

*due to memory constraints, we are unable to offer stories individually. Please download entire program from archives page

Intro/Newscast/Credits

 

  1. Deep Survival. News in Alaska is full of disasters – plane crashes, drownings, etc…but also a few remarkable survival stories. Author Laurence Gonzalez looks at the science behind survival in his new book. Host Interview, part one.

 

  1. Mountain Rescue Conference. Many survive because of the efforts of well-trained back country search and rescue personnel. Host Wrap.

 

  1. Knowles Campaign. Political survival takes entirely different skills, as KSKA’s Len Anderson found on a recent bush trip with Tony Knowles. Pkg. 4:01

 

Break One - Lahira

 

  1. Deep Survival part two. Continuation of Laurence Gonzalez interview.

 

  1. Button – I Will Survive.

 

  1. Drag Queens. During Gay Pride week, get to know some of the more flamboyant members of the gay community – the drag queen divas of Mad Myrna’s. Pkg/Michelle Wozniak.

 

  1. HIV/AIDS test. It’s also National AIDS testing week – and the Alaskan Aids Assistance Association is reaching out to the community to encourage more people to be tested.  Host pkg.

 

  1. 300 villages. Many rural Alaska towns are struggling to survive, with almost no assistance from the state government. Vox Pop.

 

Break Two – Pamyua

 

  1. Seth Kantner. Interview with the author of Ordinary Wolves about growing up in remote arctic Alaska. Lori Townsend Interview.

 

  1. Valdez Theatre Conference.  Rachael Kvapil talks with the organizer and participants about what makes the conference such a success. Pkg/Rachael Kvapil.

 

  1. Calendar of Events.

 

  1. China Trip. A Juneau teen string ensemble just returned from a trip to China.

 

Close/Credit