Posts Tagged ‘KTUU’

Matthew, Off to New Horizons

By David Dodman | November 27, 2015

Matthew Smith has moved on from KNOM Radio, but not before greatly impactful stints both as a volunteer reporter and as a news director.

Nome Schools Begin Developing Lice Policy

By Jenn Ruckel | October 31, 2014

Male human head louse. Photo courtesy of Gilles San Martin via Flickr Creative Commons.

After other districts announced more lenient policies dealing with lice, Nome administrators pledged to develop their own policy for the pesky school health concern.

U.S. Senate Republican Candidates Respond to Rural Issues

By Anna Rose MacArthur | April 28, 2014 |

As seen on Channel 2 KTUU's program Alaska Asks. U.S. Republican candidate forum. Joe Miller (left), Dan Sullivan (middle), and Mead Treadwell (right). Sponsored by KTUU and the Alaska Press Club. Aired Friday April 25, 2014.

Last week three of the state’s Republican candidates responded to questions from Alaskans. The forum aired on KTUU and hosted Fairbanks attorney Joe Miller, former Attorney General Dan Sullivan, and current Lieutenant Governor Mead Treadwell.

Update News: February 7th, 2014

By Zachariah Hughes | February 7, 2014

In Friday’s news: Release of Arctic Deep Draft Port feasibility study delayed; Sen. Begich says USPS will roll back Parcel Post rate hike for shipments to rural Alaska; GCI and NBC affiliate KTUU reach agreement in time for rural Alaskans to watch opening ceremonies at tonight’s Olympics. http://www.knom.org/wp-audio/2014/02/2014-02-07-knom-update-news.mp3

Update News: November 12th, 2013

By Zachariah Hughes | November 12, 2013

In Tuesday’s news: Latest storm casts problem on Unalakleet’s long-term infrastructure problem: coastal erosion; NSEDC annual board meeting yields new members, officers, an increase in community benefits share, and a grant for Nome’s port expansion; GCI expands TERRA network to Nome, promising faster internet access, but still no resolution with KTUU. http://www.knom.org/wp-audio/2013/11/2013-11-12-knom-update-news.mp3

Update News: October 17th, 2013

By Zachariah Hughes | October 17, 2013

In Thursday’s news: GCI and KTUU reach temporary agreement to keep channel broadcasting outside of Anchorage; Unseasonably warm October weather coming from high pressure system and storms from South and West; UAF vice chancellor Pat Pitney to represent US in leg of Olympic Torch relay this week; Award-winning poet Peggy Schumaker visiting Nome this week…

Update News: October 14th, 2013

By Zachariah Hughes | October 14, 2013

In Monday’s news: Statoil comes to Nome to discuss potential lease-holdings in Chukchi Sea; Museum and Library Commission in Nome gets update on Richard Foster Building; GCI to drop KTUU channel in nine communities over payment dispute; Company handling Alaska’s medical records defends its privacy protections. http://www.knom.org/wp-audio/2013/10/2013-10-14-knom-update-news.mp3

Update News: Monday, September 3, 2012

By Matthew F. Smith | September 3, 2012

In Monday’s news: Shell’s drilling rig Nobel Discoverer arrives in the Chukchi amid uncertain weather; telecommunication problems in Wales trouble residents, organizations for more than a month; Coast Guard suspends search for crewmen missing after fishing vessel sinks near Kodiak Island; strong Yukon River chum salmon runs sees a single pulse of over 200,000 fish two weeks ago; 66-year-old pilot George Vonderheide killed in single-engine plane crash near Homer; and Sitka’s “Brewery Bandit,” Carl Liberty, charged with burglary and theft from Baranof Island Brewery.

Update News: Monday, August 6, 2012

By Matthew F. Smith | August 6, 2012

In Monday’s news: The 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health convenes in Fairbanks today; The Caleb Lumen Pungowiyi scholarship program extends its deadline to August 10th (hear more in Monday’s Profile); Alaska State Troopers say assaults against law enforcement officers on the rise; Mirroring a national trend, health officials in Alaska see an increase in…

News Director

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KNOM is hiring for a full-time Lead Reporter to serve as KNOM’s primary journalist for Western Alaska and to anchor daily and weekly newscasts on KNOM AM & FM. The Lead Reporter assists the News Director in training and coaching KNOM volunteer fellows. The position is open until filled.

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