Programs

Coming up this week, the FDA has given the OK to a fast-growing, gene-spliced Atlantic salmon, something Alaska’s fishermen and politicians have been fighting for decades. We hear a Nushagak fisherman lament farmed salmon in song, and, they’re training up the next generation of cannery bosses in Kodiak, all coming up on this Thanksgiving week edition of the Alaska Fisheries …

  Beyond the Cover Feature: Paul Morgan Stetler, Host and Creator of Letters Aloud, playing Thursday November 12th at the Gerald C. Wilson Auditorium by the Kodiak Arts Council. Paul Morgan Stetler discusses origins and inspirations for the show, where he finds the letters he uses in his performances, and reads of a few of his favorite letters. Community ROAR …

Host Kayla Desroches talks with Kodiak Island Borough School District Superintendent Stewart McDonald and Board of Education President Duncan Fields about what’s going on in the school district, new projects, and proposed legislation.

Coming up this week, what the infamous T-P-P could mean for Alaska’s seafood exports, the challenges of counting pink salmon, and The Cannery Project takes us to False Pass. All that and more on this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report. We had help this week from KDLG’s Molly Dischner in Dillingham, the Cannery Project’s Anjuli Grantham in Kodiak, KFSK’s Joe Viechnicki …

Host Kayla Desroches talks with cast members from the Kodiak Baptist Mission’s production of Godspell. The musical features Caleb Sharp as Jesus, Wes Hanna as Lamar, and Leslie Leyland Fields as Robin. On today’s show, the three actors talk about their roles, and Sharpe treats listeners to one of his favorite songs from the musical.

Coming up this week – fishery managers are wondering where the Kodiak and Chignik Tanner crab have gone to, the hatchery that burned near Petersburg is back up and running, and selling salmon in the desert. We had help from KRBD’s Leila Kiehry in Ketchikan, and both KFSK’s Joe Viechnicki and Angela Denning in Petersburg. 

Host Kayla Desroches talks with LA Holmes and Terry Haines about a new class as part of the Marine Workforce Development department at Kodiak College. Then, she speaks with representatives from KANA about the upcoming Kodiak College & Career Fair.

Coming up this week, we take a more in-depth look at the numbers released last week by NOAA Fisheries; the EU has its own problems with mislabeled seafood, and Kenai fishermen share their experiences with verse. We had help from KDLG’s Molly Dishner in Dillingham, KFSK’s Joe Viechnicki in Petersburg, and KDLL’s Jenny Neyman in Kenai. 

Host Kayla Desroches talks with Kodiak Arts Council Director Katie Oliver, Programs Coordinator Erin Starr-Hollow, Community Orchestra Director Jenny Stevens, and Music Man Director Veronica Costa-Bolton. They touch on community arts events happening over the next few weeks and months.

Beyond the Cover Feature: Bob Holman is a leader in spoken word and poetry, as well a slam and hip hop master;  teacher at Columbia and New York University; and Producer of language and poetry based TV and Movies. Bob visited Kodiak as part of his Alaska tour to promote his film, Language Matters, which highlights the importance of language …