Rundown of show order and description of stories for July 3, 2004

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

 

Intro/News/Credits

 

  1. Intro to Roads Show. Gabriel Spitzer recalls his first encounter with an Alaska road controversy – over the road to McCarthy. Rdr.
  2. 300 villages. On this week’s 300 villages segment, we talk to two villages about current and future road projects.  Host wrap w music.
  3. Calendar of Events.
  4. Northern Exposure, the movie. Seward resident Doug Capra has come up with a plot-ling he thinks could make a blockbuster.  Commentary.

 

Break 1

 

  1. Learning to Drive. Interview with Nellie Moore learning to drive in Kotzebue and the fear of driving in Anchorage. Intv/Lori Townsend. Button in host intro: Michelle Shocked, “Memories of East Texas”
  2. Research Lab. DOT lab workers try to develop pavement that will be cheaper to maintain. Host pkg.
  3. Ice Road Button. Some of Alaska’s roads aren’t meant to stick around, they melt each spring. Michael Faubian’s tune about Kuskokwim River ice road.
  4. Permafrost. Melting permafrost is making road maintenance more difficult. Gabriel Spitzer/Host wrap.
  5. Coastal Erosion Hearings. Melting permafrost and warming temperatures are damaging more than roads in much of Alaska: some voices from the coastal erosion hearings held this past week in Anchorage. Vox Pop.
  6. Inlet bookshop. A used book store in Homer is finding success and moving to a larger space. Ellen Lockyer/Pkg.

 

Break 2

 

  1. Denali Lottery.  Every year, thousands hope to be among the lucky few allowed to drive the Denali National Park road; the lottery is open, with some new rules. Ellen lockyer/Host Wrap.
  2. Button – Modest Mouse.
  3. Biker Guy. Road trips are an American tradition, UAF professor Robbie Herrick gives the road trp a new spin by moving to his new job by bicycle. Jessica Cochran/pkg.
  4. Will Putman. Many a tune has been inspired by driving, Fairbanks singer Will Putman’s new cd is full of such tunes. Host Interview with music.
  5. Pie Review. We hop this will be the first in a series of pie reviews from favorite spots around the state. Sound montage from the Marine Restaurant in Seward.

 

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