Kodiak History Museum
The Shelikof Lodge which featured the Island Room, was established less than two years after the devastating 1964 earthquake and tsunami. When the Kodiak hotel first opened its doors, Ardingers was a House of Music, Sid and Martin Urie had just opened a new bar called Solly’s, and it was the heyday of the King Crab fishery in Kodiak.
The Midday Report - Statewide News and Local Events Update Every Weekday
Weekly Wrap
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KMXTOn this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we hear about a nearly two-day power outage in Chiniak, an update on the bear issues at the Kodiak landfill, the longtime owner of the 60-year-old Shelikof Lodge is selling, a Kodiak man originally from the Philippines had his toe amputated while in ICE custody, and KRBD in Ketchikan tells us about the upcoming first tribally-led addiction healing center in the state.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's episode, with host Davis Hovey, KMXT's former news reporter Brian Venua breaks down some of the top stories he and Hovey reported on during this year.Venua's last day working at KMXT was earlier in December and KMXT is hiring for a news reporter. More information about the position can be found on our homepage - https://www.kmxt.org/about/employment.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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(Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute)This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:Its Lookback Episode #2, with reporting from KUCB's Maggie Nelson on the FISH Act, from KMXT's Davis Hovey on a new herring fishery, plus a grim assessment of the state of halibut.
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