AK Rundown, June 25/26, 2005

 

Intro/Newscast/Credits

 

  1. Intro to Fire Season. Rdr/Gabriel Spitzer. (:55 second total time).
  2. Wild Fire Science. Researchers study the role of fires in global warming, and vice versa. AK’s Ashley Gross. Pkg. 3:30 (3:52 total time)
  3. Button: “Too Darn Hot” by Ella Fitzgerald from the “Kiss Me Kate” Soundtrack
  4. Fire Oral History#1: Palma McGee talks about the Fairbanks fires of 1946. Wrap. (1:53 total) time.
  5. Gathering Firewood. It takes a little effort to collect firewood in a place with no trees. Commentary/Angela Denning-Barnes. 4:30 (4:53 with intro and tag)

 

Break #1: “Hitchschool Witch” by the 5-6-7-8’s from “The 5-6-7-8’s”

 

  1. Fire Oral History#2: Roberta Johnson talks about the fire that destroyed Douglas in 1926. (1:37 total time)
  2. Save. What would you save in case of a fire? Val Van Brocklin asked lots of Alaskans.  Pkg. 5:40. (5:52 including intro)
  3. Fireworks. Fireworks are illegal in most of the state, but that doesn’t stop them from selling like hotcakes in Houston on the Parks Highway. AK’s Aileo Weinmann/pkg.  2:53 (3:07 total time)
  4. Fire Investigations. Fire inspectors try to determine the causes of structural fires. AK’s Ellen Lockyer. Pkg. 2:26 (2:45 total time)
  5. Sedaris Smoking. Cigarettes smokers are so maligned in the U.S. – writer David Sedaris was forced to move to France. Wrap. :57 tape. (1:16 total time)
  6. 300 villages. Willow and Kaltag.
  7. Calendar of Events. Music: “Seven Steps to Heaven” by Miles Davis from Seven Steps to Heaven

 

Break #2: Miles Davis, continued

 

  1. Copper River Hazard. New gear helps fire fighters keep tabs on high risk areas like the Copper Basin. Ak’s Ellen Lockyer. Pkg. 2:28 (2:49 with intro)
  2. Kenai Fire. Kenai residents and communities continue efforts to reduce their risks in a wildfire. Ann Marina/pkg. 3:30 (3:49 total time)
  3. Hot Shots. Lots of fire crews are on stand by during an Alaska summer; the elite hot shots can be called to fires anywhere in the country. Ellen Lockyer/Host Wrap. (1:50 total time)
  4. Button: “This Fire” by Franz Ferdinand from Franz Ferdinand
  5. Winter Fires. Some fires can last through the winter. Host Wrap/Gabriel Spitzer. (1:50 total time)
  6. Arlitia Jones poem.
  7. Button: “Smoke on the Water” by Deep Purple from Machine Head
  8. Bethel Drill Team. National champion drill team from Bethel was in Anchorage recently for a camp. Host Pkg/Gabriel Spitzer. 4:43 total time.

 

Close. “Stars and Stripes Forever” by the Concert Arts Symphonic Band from The Military Band