Talk of the Rock

On this week’s Talk of the Rock, host Jared Griffin talks with the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce’s outgoing executive director, Jena Lowmaster, and incoming executive director, Ellen Simeonoff, about running the Chamber, small business support, and, of course, putting together Kodiak’s largest Crabfest ever. Listen here:

On this week’s Talk of the Rock, host Jared Griffin speaks with Ellamy Tiller, Outreach Coordinator for Kodiak Women’s Resource and Crisis Center, about Mental Health Awareness Month. If you or someone you know is experiencing or affected by mental illness in a way that you fear for their safety, there is help: you can call the Suicide and Crisis …

On this week’s episode of Talk of the Rock, host Jared Griffin speaks with representatives of the Kodiak History Museum. KHM Executive Director Sarah Harrington talks about plans for the museum building (Alaska’s oldest), plus museum curator Lynn Walker and board member and exhibit committee member Candace Branson talk about the Native Identities exhibit and other museum programming. Listen here:

On this week’s Talk of the Rock, host Jared Griffin talks with KMXT News Director Kirsten Dobroth and KMXT reporter Bryan Venua about their awards at the Alaska Press Club conference and their recent significant news coverage. Listen here:

On this week’s Talk of the Rock, host Jared Griffin talks with Jackie Lindsey, Science Coordinator for the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team at University of Washington, about marine bird monitoring and how the Kodiak community can become citizen scientists. Listen here: If you are interested in becoming part of the seabird survey team in Kodiak, come to the …

On this week’s Talk of the Rock, Derek Clarkston, sports reporter for the Kodiak Daily Mirror, returns with Deb Rohrer, Activities Director for KIBSD, to talk spring sports with host Jared Griffin. Listen here:  

Host Pam Foreman talks with Marion Owen about gardening in Kodiak. Marion shares some tips on how to maintain healthy soil and plants in Kodiak’s climate – whether you garden in a hoop house or a container – and what you can be doing now to get things going in the garden.

On this week’s Talk of the Rock: KMXT’s news director Kirsten Dobroth is joined by Rep. Louise Stutes during her visit to Kodiak for ComFish to discuss progress with the budget, the Alaska Marine Highway System, and what a state Bycatch Board might look like in the future.

On this week’s Talk of the Rock, join host Jared Griffin as he talks with Stephanie Mason and Rob Stauffer of the Kodiak Harvest Food Co-op about supporting locally-grown and farmed food in Kodiak. The Co-op store is located at 1410 Selig St, and is open T-F 3-7pm, and Saturday 12-3pm. Listen here:

On this week’s Talk of the Rock, host Jared Griffin speaks with the directing crew of Kodiak Arts Council’s upcoming production of “Chicago.” Join director Jessi Marlow, music director Angie Chervenak, and co-choreographer Hazel Delos Santos (who also plays Velma Kelly), along with “Chicago” superfan Kirsten Dobroth, as they talk about the production. Listen here: