Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Bobby Reynolds is a mostly self-taught musician who’s been playing the entertainment circuit for 60 years. To visit Juneau this summer, he self-quarantined upon arrival and had a COVID-19 test. (Photo by Elizabeth Jenkins/KTOO)

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Tuesday on Alaska News Nightly:

So far, fishing towns have stayed largely safe from fishing industry COVID-19 cases. And Alaska teachers voice concerns about returning to the classroom. Plus, a show tunes singer who usually performs for cruise ship tourists takes his act to the Juneau IGA instead.

Reports tonight from:

  • Lex Treinen, Liz Ruskin, Nat Herz and Emily Schwing in Anchorage
  • Andrew Kitchenman and Elizabeth Jenkins in Juneau
  • Dan Bross in Fairbanks

Casey Grove is host of Alaska News Nightly, a general assignment reporter and an editor at Alaska Public Media. Reach him at cgrove@alaskapublic.org. Read more about Casey here

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