AK Rundown for March
5, 2005
The Iditarod
Open/Newscast/Credits
- Mitch Seavey part one. Will Peterson talks to reigning
Iditarod champ Mitch Seavey. Two –way. 3:40 plus cut in intro (4:39 with
intro)
- Lance Mackey. Reigning Yukon Quest champ Lance Mackey
is also heading into the Iditarod – feeling confident. Host Wrap. Two cuts:
:16, :29 (1:30 with scropt)
- button: APRN Iditarod theme music
- Rachael Scdoris. The “media darling” of this year’s
Iditarod is legally blind 20 year Rachael Scdoris from Oregon. Pkg. Ashley
Gross. 5:27 (5:43 with intro)
Break #1: Tomegan Gospen by Medicine Dream (Alaska
musician)
- Girdwood Dogs. Alaskans are passionate about their pet
dogs too, especially in Girdwood. Ann Kaiser. Pkg. 5:20 (5:35 with intro)
- Heidi. Tony Bickert has been spending time lately in
veterinarian waiting rooms, trying to figure out what’s wrong with his best
friend. Commentary. 2:43 (3:05 with intro)
- Button: Col. Vaughan, by Matt Hammer
- Norman Vaughan. 99 year old Alaskan adventurer Norman
Vaughan talks about his introduction to dog mushing. Pkg. Ashley Gross. 3:30
(4:00 with intro)
- 300 villages. Akiachak, Chignik Lagoon and Coffman
Cove.
- Calendar of Events. Music bed: Jazz My Blues by Kerry
Maule and the Snapping Turtle Swing Band (Alaska musicians)
Break #2: Jazz My Blues, continued
- Handler. Winning the Iditarod is all in the training.
Ellen Lockyer goes along for a ride on a training run. Pkg. 4:57 (5:20 with
intro)
- Trail Conditions. Low snowfall has moved the race
start, but the rest of trail has plenty of snow. Gabriel Spitzer. 3:03
- Mitch Seavey Part Two. Seavey talks about how his
family has helped him succeed in mushing and business. Will Peterson.
Two-way. 3:29
- Women Mushers. Lots of women have run the Iditarod,
and they rock. But they don’t like to be thought of as women mushers. Pkg.
Ellen Lockyer 4:16 (4:41 intro)
Close.