Brian Venua
Senior ReporterBorn and raised in Dillingham, Brian Venua attended Gonzaga University before graduating and ultimately returning to Alaska. He moved to Kodiak and joined KMXT in 2022. Venua has since won awards for the newsroom as both a writer and photojournalist, with work focused on strengthening community, breaking down complex topics, and sharing stories of and for the people of the Kodiak Archipelago.
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The autumn community cleanup has had dozens of participants pick up car and boat parts, rusty crab pots, buoys, and more from Kodiak Island's road system. The 10 day long cleanup has one more big push before it ends on Oct. 26. -
The 2024 general election is less than two weeks away, so KMXT staff put together a quick voter guide for what Kodiak residents can expect to see on their ballots. -
The federal government published an “economic snapshot” in October that said Alaska’s commercial fishing industry in 2023 was about half as profitable as it was in 2021. Last year in particular marked one of the worst years for commercial fishermen in modern history. -
The 2024 General Election is less than three weeks away, on Nov. 5, and Alaskans will rank their top choices for who they want to represent them in the U.S. House of Representatives. One of the four candidates on the ballot is incumbent Congresswoman, and Democrat, Mary Peltola. -
The theme this year was Enchanted Forest, as servicemembers and spouses bid on prizes like plane tickets and art. The money goes towards Santa in the Villages, a program that brings presents to kids in rural places around the archipelago. -
The Star of Kodiak plant in its namesake town is the last plant to sell after Trident Seafoods announced its plan to sell a third of its Alaska facilities in December 2023. Pacific Seafood already has a plant in Kodiak though — its CEO called the purchase an opportunity to expand their operations on the island. -
The ship responded to Russian military ships in U.S. waters as part of spending over two months patrolling the Bering Sea from the edges of the Aleutian Chain to the edges of ice in the Arctic. -
It's National Fire Prevention and Safety Week, so on this week's Talk of the Rock, Host Brian Venua speaks with Bayside Fire Chief Scott Ellis about best practices for fire safety for homes, offices, and while outside. -
This week we hear the unofficial results of the 2024 municipal election, the Trusty Tusty is having maintenance issues, Kodiak's fall herring fishery has low participation, restaurants in city limits are not able to get new beer and wine licenses, and Teen Court will have a statewide conference hosted on the island. -
“Our theme for the conference this year is ‘Beyond the Bench,’ and we really wanted to focus on ways that we can better ourselves as attorneys and not just in the courtroom,” said Payton Callahan, a senior at Kodiak High School, the president of the local teen court’s Board of Directors, and a Teen Court judge.
