Alaska Radio Reader Rambler

Alaska Radio Reader Rambler: The Big One

Twenty years after the nation’s worst oil spill, there’s a play about it. Alaskan playwright, Dick Reichman joins host Steve Heimel to discuss the The Big One: A Chronicle of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. The play premieres at Read More

Alaska Radio Reader Rambler: Alaska State Council on the Arts

On this month’s edition of Alaska Radio Reader Rambler, hosts Sandy Harper and Dick Reichman talk to Charlotte Fox about the role of the Alaska State Council on the Arts, how the Council supports the arts and how the… Read More

Alaska Radio Reader Rambler: Summer Reading

Literary guru, author and voracious reader, Wayne Mergler joins hosts Sandy and Dick this month on Alaska Radio Reader Rambler. Mergler discusses books he looks forward to reading this summer and highly anticipated new books coming soon. Listen to Read More

Alaska Radio Reader Rambler: Summer Solstice Cemetery Tour

This month on Alaska Radio Reader Rambler, Bruce and Audrey Kelley who conduct the annual Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery tour (originated by John Bagoy) join hosts Sandy and Dick to talk about the 13th annual tour, which has become summer solstice… Read More

Alaska Radio Reader Rambler: Anchorage Musuem Expansion and Reopening

On Saturday May 30, the Anchorage Museum will reopen and kick off more than a year’s worth of expansion related changes. The Anchorage Museum will open its new wing with an outrageous traveling exhibit called Gold. Included in the… Read More

Alaska Radio Reader Rambler: Time Immemorial

The 50th year of Alaska statehood has spawned a lot of interesting projects. One of them is a set of theatrical productions at Cyrano’s. Steve Heimel hosts Alaska Native artists, Jack Dalton and Allison Warden, creators of Time Immemorial,… Read More

Alaska Radio Reader Rambler: Make Good the Fires

Today is the first in a special Alaska Radio Reader Rambler series celebrating the history of Alaska with five world premiers of new plays especially written by Alaska playwrights on Alaska themes. The first one, Make Good the Fires… Read More

Alaska Radio Reader Rambler: Philanthropy in Alaska

This month on Alaska Radio Reader Rambler, hosts Dick and Sandy sit down with Dennis McMillian, CEO of The Foraker Group. They talk about philanthropy in Alaska, maintaining healthy and sustainable non-profits, and this year’s Pick… Read More

Alaska Radio Reader Rambler: Willie Hensley

Willie Hensley joins Sandy and Dick to talk about his book, Fifty Miles from Tomorrow: A Memoir of Alaska and the Real People.

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Program note: Sandy and Dick will return to host Alaska Radio Reader Rambler in February 2009.… Read More

Alaska Radio Reader Rambler: Anchorage Place Names

This month Sandy and Dick sit down with local author Rae Arno for a chat about her new book — Anchorage Place Names: The Who and Why of Streets, Parks and Places — all about the history behind the neighborhoods, streets and other… Read More

Alaska Radio Reader Rambler: Alaska Historical Society presidents

Katie Ringsmuth returns to Alaska Radio Reader Rambler to celebrate the success of the Alaska Historical Society Conference, which just concluded last week. Former president of the Alaska Historical Society, Bruce Merrel recently passed the wand of presidency to… Read More

Alaska Radio Reader Rambler: Suehyla El-Attar

Volcanic activity may have cut he trip short, but she still made it to Anchorage in time  to star in The Clean House at Cyrano’s. Suehyla El-Attar, who took tango lessons to train for the role plays Matilde, a Brazilian house maid… Read More

Alaska Radio Reader Rambler: Captain Cook, exploring Alaska

In Anchorage we’re quite familiar with Cook Avenue, The Captain Cook Hotel and the Cook Inlet of course, but we don’t know very much about the man, Captain James Cook and his adventures in Alaska. Today on ARRR, hosts Sandy and Dick interview… Read More

Alaska Radio Reader Rambler: We're in weekend

Anchorage’s celebration of 50 years of Alaska Statehood kicks off Friday.  Event coordinators, Tennys Owens and Darl Schaaff discuss planning the celebration, including the “Operation Gratitude” concert with Wynnona Judd, ther Arctic Thunder Air Show at Elmendorf Air Force Base and family festivities happening downtown.… Read More

Alaska Radio Reader Rambler: Way Up North

Filmmaker, Levi Taylor and Director of Photography, Mike Collier sit down with ARRR hosts Sandy and Dick to talk about shooting Way Up North, an Alaskan short film. This “action-adventure, musical” will feature over 200 local Alaskans.

Alaska Radio Reader Rambler: The Three Barons Renaissance Fair 2008

The “Renaissance Man,” Shane Mitchell and Dana Fahrney join hosts Sandy Harper and Dick Reichman to talk about the upcoming Three Barons Renaissance Fair 2008, the longest running renaissance fair in Anchorage.

Alaska Radio Reader Rambler: Celebrating 50 years of statehood

Join hosts Sandy Harper and Dick Reichman and their guest Laura Shue, grants officer for the Alaska Humanities Forum. There are grants available to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Alaskan Statehood in addition to the regular grants.

Alaska Radio Reader Rambler: Teresa and Bob Pond

Bob and Teresa Pond join hosts Sandy and Dick on this month’s edition of Alaska Radio Reader Rambler. Father and daughter, Bob and Teresa represent a theatrical dynasty in Anchorage. Bob has been artistic director at Anchorage Community Theatre… Read More

Alaska Radio Reader Rambler: The Big Read

The Anchorage library director, Karen Keller and The Big Read coordinator, Barbara Brown join hosts Sandy and Dick for discussion on The Big Read in Anchorage. This year the book is To Kill A Mockingbird, a story of the South and prejudice in… Read More