Probably, like a lot of cyclists in Anchorage, you know our trails pretty well, especially the ones closest to home because that’s where you ride on a regular basis. But bikes these days can go a lot farther than that. On our next show, we’re talking about mountain biking opportunities beyond the bowl, including in the Mat-su and on the brand new trails just finished near Eagle River, at Mirror Lake.
HOST: Charles Wohlforth
GUESTS:
- Chris Wilson, founder of Chugach Mountain Bike Riders
- Adam Muggli, founder of Chugach Mountain Bike Riders
- Steve Cleary, Executive Director, Alaska Trails
- Phill Block, on the Board of Directors for Valley Mountain Bikers and Hikers
- Cody Johnson, on the Board of Directors for Valley Mountain Bikers and Hikers
LINKS:
BROADCAST: Thursday, April 13, 2017. 2:00 pm – 3:00 p.m. AKT
REPEAT BROADCAST: Thursday, April 20, 2017. 8:00 – 9:00 p.m. AKT
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Eric Bork, or you can just call him “Bork” because everybody else does, is the FM Operations Manager for KSKA-FM. He oversees the day-to-day operations of the FM broadcast. He produces and edits episodes of Outdoor Explorer, the Alaska-focused outdoors program. He also maintains the web posts for that show. You may have heard him filling in for Morning Edition or hosting All Things Considered and can still find him operating the soundboard for any of the live broadcast programs.
After escaping the Detroit area when he was 18, Bork made it up to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, where he earned a degree in Communications/Radio Broadcasting from Northern Michigan University. He spent time managing the college radio station, working for the local NPR affiliate, and then in top 40 radio in Michigan before coming to Alaska to work his first few summers. After then moving to Chicago, it only took five years to convince him to move back to Alaska in 2010. When not involved in great radio programming he’s probably riding a bicycle, thinking about riding bicycles, dreaming about bikes, reading a book, or planning the next place he’ll travel to. Only two continents left to conquer!
