Rundown of show order and description of stories for  July 17, 2004

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

Intro/Newscasts/Credits

 

  1. Competition. Intro to show – there are plenty of competitive events and strong competitors in the state. Rdr.
  2. Ultra Challenge Interview. The toughest wheelchair race in the world begins this weekend in Fairbanks. Host Interview with Yevgeniy Tetyuukhin of Kazahkstan.
  3. Button: Cake – The Distance.
  4. Olympians. An interview with Tela O’Donnell, one of Homer’s two Olympians. Randi Somers.
  5. Calendar of Events.

 

Break #1: Music: The Whipsaws (listen for a feature on the Anchorage-based Whipsaws sometime in the next couple of weeks!)

 

  1. Dug Out. A master carver in Haines is using a carving project to keep Native youth away from alcohol and trouble. Pkg/Dan Coleman.
  2. Kotzebue Festival. A visit to the Kivviq festival in Kotzebue shows that modern culture and arctic native culture are mixing. Pkg/Nathanael Johnson.
  3. Bering Glacier Research. Scientists hope glaciers may hold some of the answers to Global Warming. Pkg/Ellen Lockyer.

 

Break #2: Music: Alaska Button Box Gang

 

  1. 300 villages. Checkin’ in with Wales, Metlakatla and Stebbins. Vox with Music.
  2. Farmer Al. Meet Al Kingsbury, a former state worker, who 20 years ago, decided to become a farmer on the edge of the wilderness. Interview by Amanda Stossel, KTNA.
  3. Button – “Green pastures”, the Stanley Brothers
  4. Ginger Ninjas. A California woman who promotes Alaska musicians down south brings a group to the state for a tour. The Ginger Ninjas mix performing with strong convictions. Pkg/Ellen Lockyer.

 

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