University of Alaska Anchorage's Kodiak College
Kodiak College has named its next leader, after being under the leadership of an interim director for the past few months. Sam Hirt, originally from Fairbanks, will take over as the director of the college effective on January 4, 2027.
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Weekly Wrap
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KMXTOn this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, an interview with House District 5 candidate Sheldon Prout, a new model could predict ocean acidity for crab fishery management, the former North Star building is home to the Sun’aq Tribe’s Alutiingcut Child Care Center and the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly votes down a proposed cannabis sales tax.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's Talk of the Rock, host Jared Griffin discusses the upcoming performing arts season with Molly Miller, executive director of the Kodiak Arts Council, and Pam Foreman and Kristina Van Hoogmoed with Fairwind Players.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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(KCAW/McKenney)On this week's Alaska Fisheries Report with host Terry Haines: Katie Reuther of KUCB reports on the golden king crab season, KFSK's Taylor Heckart on the Southeast Dungeness crab season, KRBD's Sydney Dauphinais on improvements to the Metlakatla Indian Tribe's salmon hatchery, and KCAW's Hope McKenney on a popular source of sockeye salmon for Sitkans-Redoubt.
Alaska News
- Republican Matt Heilala, first-time candidate, says Alaska needs an outsider as governor
- State Senate candidate Louise Stutes agrees to settle campaign finance violations
- Republican gubernatorial candidate Click Bishop says he's focused on Railbelt energy crunch
- Alaska’s delisting of voters may violate federal law, Legislature’s legal advisor says
- Republican Shelley Hughes leans on record as legislative bridge-builder in bid for governor
- Why top Alaska Republicans candidates skipped a chance to explain their views
- Republican Dave Bronson says ‘tough’ term as mayor gives him an edge in governor’s race
- Will the Dome be deflated? Anchorage sports facility launches fundraising campaign.
- In Anchorage, so-called ‘flushable’ wipes create a clogging, costly problem
- Republican governor hopeful Adam Crum says he wants Alaska to get back to building
NPR National News
- By sky and sea, Ukraine's drone strikes challenge Russia's grip on Crimea
- Taiwan briefly slows its mobile internet to text-only speed as part of defense drill
- Spotify will now label AI creators posing as human artists
- The drug lenacapavir is a mighty weapon against HIV. Its rollout gets mixed reviews
- U.S. ambassador calls settler siege of Palestinian homes a 'horrific act of terror'
- Phoebe Bridgers remembers everything
- These swing voters in Nevada say they are not dismissing socialist candidates
- Sailors and their families have lives on pause, uncertain if they'll return to Mideast
- Former Disney CEO Bob Iger and investor Josh Kushner buy the Los Angeles Lakers
- New indictment alleges Nick Reiner was lying in wait before killing his parents