Iron Dog races to Nome
KNOM News met 2014 Iron Dog snow machine race leaders at the half way point of their 2,031 mile race from Anchorage to Nome to Fairbanks. We snapped some shots and grabbed a couple quick interviews of top finishers.
Headstands on Ice
On a rare occasion, Zach recently chose to treat himself to a new, “big boy” camera. Inspired by a new toy, he experiments with yoga on the sea ice. Yes, including headstands.
Alaska: The Photographer’s Dream
Tara shares a hobby she picked up in her last years of college. Practicing photography continues to motivate her to get out and explore. See some of her favorite shots from Nome so far.
Breakfast Wednesday: Taquitos
What on earth is a taquito? Well, well, well, hold on to your pants, I’ll tell you what a taquito is: Delicious. It is also a…
Gone country
With each new class of KNOM volunteers comes a new wave of energy and fresh ideas for how to make our mission even better. This year’s…
Here comes race season
The later winter months in Western Alaska are made busy, each year, through the sled dog and snowmachine (or snowmobile) competitions that our listeners and community…
Spotted
The messages you see in grey boxes throughout our print newsletter (which you can download as a PDF) – and in all of our Static (newsletter) issues –…
A candidate’s visit
Pictured above is Alaska gubernatorial candidate Byron Mallott alongside KNOM’s news director Laureli Kinneen and general manager Ric Schmidt. Mallott has made history in recent months…
The polar vortex
With regards to weather, 2014 got off to a very strange start all throughout the United States: in Alaska as well as in the Lower 48,…
Called by name
This month (in our February newsletter), we share reflections from Father Ross Tozzi: the parish priest of Nome’s St. Joseph Catholic Church, the president of KNOM’s…