Valerie Kern
Valerie is a California native who joined Alaska Public Media in July 2017. Before moving to Alaska, Valerie worked as an ENG Editor at WRAL-TV in Raleigh, North Carolina. She also served in the U.S. Air Force as a TV/Radio Broadcast Journalist where she got the opportunity to travel around Europe, Africa, The Baltics and Australia reporting on military events, exercises and missions. Outside of work she enjoys hiking, skiing, backpacking, traveling, trying new foods and spending time with her husband and their dog, Layla.
Audiogram: The Visitors
As polar bears lose their habitat in the Arctic, they have no choice but to come to shore and try to live part of their lives on land. That means they come into the...
Audiogram: The Fishermen
For years, Alaska fishermen have worried that climate change would threaten their livelihoods - now, it has. In late 2013, a strikingly warm mass of water arrived in the Gulf of Alaska and stayed...
Audiogram: The Senator
As chair of the Senate Energy Committee, Lisa Murkowski has a significant role in shaping national energy policy. She, more than most Alaskans, sees how climate change could devastate her state. But on climate...
Audiogram: The Village
The village of Newtok, in Western Alaska, is about to disappear. The land it was built on is eroding away, threatening not just the village, but a way of life.
I am an Alaskan Rapper | INDIE ALASKA
Different rap styles can vary from the West Coast to the East Coast, to down South; and in Anchorage, Alaska, rappers like Tayy Tarantino are creating their own unique sound. Tayy Tarantino started singing...
2018 Anchorage Mayoral Candidate Paul Kendall
Paul Kendall speaks at a Mayoral Candidate Forum at the Anchorage Rotary Meeting on March 13, 2018 at the Dena'ina Center. The audio from this forum was featured on Addressing Alaskans.
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2018 Anchorage Mayoral Incumbent Candidate Ethan Berkowitz
Ethan Berkowitz was interviewed by Lori Townsend during Alaska Insight, alongside challenger Rebecca Logan. Watch the full episode here.
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Alaska Public Media invited all of the 2018 Anchorage mayoral candidates...
2018 Anchorage Mayoral Candidate Interviews
Alaska Public Media attended a Mayoral Candidate Forum at the Anchorage Rotary Meeting on March 13, 2018 at the Dena'ina Center. The audio from this forum was featured on Addressing Alaskans.
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2018 Mayoral Candidate Dustin Darden
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Alaska Public Media invited all of the 2018 Anchorage mayoral candidates to participate in an in-studio interview as well as a written questionnaire. Each candidate was offered the exact...
2018 Anchorage Mayoral Candidate Timothy Huit
Alaska Public Media invited all of the 2018 Anchorage mayoral candidates to participate in an in-studio interview as well as a written questionnaire. Each candidate was offered the exact same questions. Candidate Timothy Huit...
2018 Anchorage Mayoral Candidate Matthew Mendonsa
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Alaska Public Media invited all of the 2018 Anchorage mayoral candidates to participate in an in-studio interview as well as a written questionnaire. Each candidate was offered the exact...
2018 Anchorage Mayoral Candidate Nelson Godoy
Alaska Public Media invited all of the 2018 Anchorage mayoral candidates to participate in an in-studio interview as well as a written questionnaire. Each candidate was offered the exact same questions. Candidate Nelson Godoy...
What do we know to date about the Alaska recession and the fiscal crunch?...
The Institute of Social and Economic Research at the University of Alaska Anchorage recently released a report on the economic status of the state. The report was published by Mouhcine Guettabi, Assistant Professor of...
First Rehabilitated Cook Inlet Beluga Calf | INDIE ALASKA
Indie Alaska visited the SeaLife Center in Seward, Alaska where they're caring for Tyonek, the first rehabilitated beluga calf from the Cook Inlet. He was found in September 2017, stranded on a beach with...