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KRBD tee shirts on sale now
KRBD-FM has fabulous tee shirts with our logo on sale! We didn’t order many – just want to see how sales go – so let us know right away how many you would like! Royal Blue or Heathered Red, the tees are $25 each. $20 if you’re a KRBD volunteer or current member. We also have stickers available for $2.00 with the logo in royal blue and white. Stop by the station to buy your tee, Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. We’re at 1101 Copper Ridge Lane (by the Library) or email gm@krbd.org.
Mike Gates moves to Interim GM job
Mike Gates has accepted a six week contract to be the interim General Manager at KRBD starting March 1. He presently is Development, Operations, and Volunteer Specialist – a hydra headed job that has highlighted his people-skills by leading successful underwriting campaigns. The KRBD Board of Directors voted on the contract after an Executive Session Tuesday, February 13 at the station.
Community Advisory Board to meet Feb. 20
The KRBD Community Advisory Board meets at least once a year. The goal of the meeting is to provide a formal avenue for our listeners to tell the Board of Directors and the KRBD staff their opinions of the station’s programming, services, and goals. You are invited to participate. Tuesday, February 20, at 5:30 p.m. at the station, 1101 Copper Ridge Lane. Tell us what you like, don’t like, want to hear more of, less of, want to change, or want to never change. We’ll have pizza too.
Job Opportunities at KRBD
There are no job opportunities at the present time. Please check back. Resumes and letters of interest will be kept on file
More 2024 KRBD Calendars are in!
Due to popular demand, we had more KRBD 2024 Photo of the Day calendars printed. $15 each and available at the station and Parnassus Books. We can also mail them for a $5 fee. Call 907-225-9655 for more information.
Arts Council Report
It’s Wearable Weekend! Some tickets to the popular annual event are still available. PLUS! Lots of other things going on around town. Listen to this week’s Arts Council report with Executive Director Kathleen Light, Program Director Megan Griffin and Admin Santiago Bedia. More information is available at the Arts Council 907-225-2211 or on their website. www.ketchikanarts.org Here is a link to the Arts Council website. KAAHC Facebook Page. Phone: 907-225-2211
LEPC is prepared for emergency response
The Local Emergency Planning Committee meets regularly to talk about what could happen and how responders will react. Over the last several months, they have updated their detailed Emergency Operations Plan to address catastrophes that could happen here. Ketchikan has been largely spared the natural catastrophes that have impacted some other Southeast communities. Five people died this fall in a landslide in Wrangell. There have been other casualties in recent years from slides in Sitka and Haines.
New KRBD Board of Directors chosen
Peter Amylon was elected President of the KRBD Board of Directors at their monthly meeting Wednesday night. Peter also serves as the Board’s representative to the CoastAlaska Board. Leah Canfield was elected as Treasurer and Jai Mahtani and Jason House were reaffirmed as Vice President and Secretary respectively. The Board also has new members. Tim Royer joined the Board in November and Shawn House and Bob Fultz were appointed to the Board at the most recent meeting January 3.
Welcome News Director Michael Fanelli to KRBD
Michael Fanelli join the KRBD staff February 8. He’s headed south to the rainy part of Alaska. Michael comes to us from Anchorage, where you may have heard him hosting the statewide morning news for Alaska Public Media. He also reported a wide variety of stories within the economics beat, covering topics ranging from glacier tourism to king crab pop-up sales.
Pick. Click. Give.
Listeners have supported KRBD since the beginning of the Pick. Click. Give program available on their permanent fund applications. Since 2010, almost $34,000 has been contributed to your community radio station – and that doesn’t include the amount donated in 2023. When you apply for your Permanent Fund Dividend this year, please choose to Pick. Click. Give and add your name to the list of supporters who keep KRBD a strong voice in the communities we serve.
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry Raffle winners!
Congratulations to the winners of KRBD’s “Eat, Drink, and Be Merry” raffle.
PeaceHealth Report
Satish Putta is not only the PeaceHealth Ketchikan Director of Pharmacy but he’s also assumed the roles of directing Infusion and Oncology. “That’s a huge job,” we asked. He replied: Here is a link to the PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center website.
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry
AH! What a fun bunch of prizes in the KRBD Raffle! Tickets are $20. The drawing is Saturday, January 30. Here’s the list: The EAT section of prizes is: $500 Bush Pilot Lounge Gift Card Case of Wildfish Cannery smoked sockeye Three large pizzas from Pizza magician Steve Patton $50 Alaska Crepe Company gift card Four “Free Friday Nights Kayhi Carryout” (you’ll get lots of picks!) $50 Burger Queen Gift Card Drink?
Job Center Report
Hear about job opportunities Interesting school system jobs and upcoming spring-time jobs. Katy Posey gives details. You can contact the Ketchikan Job Center at 907-225-3181. Here is a link to find jobs on the State of Alaska website.
Ketchikan Public Library Report
The Library will be closed for a few days during the holidays but there’s a lot going on. Rebecca Brown has this week’s report
Weather Report from NWS Juneau
Probably not a White Christmas but maybe some snow – not Snowman Snow – more like Snowball-Snow. Rain and light winds are in the forecast for the next several days. Meteorologist Grant Smith gives details of this and more.
KRBD tee shirts on sale now
Here’s a great idea for last minute shoppers. KRBD-FM now has fabulous tee shirts with our logo on sale! We didn’t order many – just want to see how sales go – so let us know right away how many you would like! Royal Blue or Heathered Red, the tees are $25 each. $20 if you’re a KRBD volunteer or current member. We also have stickers available for $2.00 with the logo in royal blue and white. Great little stocking stuffers.
Ketchikan Public Library Report
Hear about special holiday programs, teen activities, Advance Care Planning sessions and more. Pat Tully gives details.
Sure, I can do that...
Did you get an email from Robyn Anderson? She’s the very competent professional who usually sends bulk emails (among many other things). She’s great at her job. She didn’t send that email. I just wanted to send a quick email and told her “Sure, I can do that”. Like many things, it’s harder than it looks and I blew it. Here’s what you should have gotten: KRBD Membership Letter December 2023 Hello everybody! Thank you for being part of community radio.
KRBD Annual Meeting Saturday, November 18
Board President Vicki O’Brien gave her report on the status of the station. General Manager Marty West had a similar report. There was no public comment. Here is Vicki’s report: I’d like to start my report with an acknowledgment that KRBD broadcasts from the traditional lands of the Saanya Kwaan and Taant’a Kwaan.
Ketchikan Public Library Report
The library will be closing early on Wednesday and closed Thursday and Friday, the indigenous reads challenge continues, a kindness challenge starts Saturday, and a STEAM class for kids age 6 and up is coming, and Outreach Services is there for those who are homebound. Rebecca Brown shares this and more.
PeaceHealth Report
Lanetta Lundberg, the President of the PeaceHealth Ketchikan Foundation Board, talked about National Philanthropic Day on Wednesday’s Morning Edition. Here is a link to the PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center website.
The Bird is the Word: "Even More Birds" Thursday at the UAS Library
Swans and ducks are regular visitors but new species are being spotted. “Even More Birds” is the topic of UAS Professor Barbara Morgan’s lecture on our local birds Thursday at 6:00 p.m. at the UAS Library. All ages are welcome to this free event. It will also be on Facebook Live. Our interview starts with Library Assistant Lana Clark who has news from the UAS Library plus registration has begun for Spring Semester classes. The common neighborhood chicken
High wind watch set for Wednesday
High winds are expected across Southern Southeast starting Wednesday afternoon. Southeast gusts could reach 60 miles per hour according to the Alaska State Troopers High Wind Watch issued Monday. Sustained winds from 20-30 miles per hour are expected. The Troopers advise that damaging winds could blow around unsecured objects, damage property, and cause power outages. Travel could be difficult.
Maria Dudzak acknowledged for Customer Service skills
Maria Dudzak, KRBD Program Director, was acknowledged at the recent Chamber of Commerce Gala for her unparalleled customer service skills. The Rotary Club sponsored the Exemplary Customer Service award that cited Maria’s role as the station’s “Swiss Army Knife.” The nomination highlights not only her massive technical mastery of all things electronic at KRBD, but her gracious manner and incisive questions when she has guests on Morning Edition.
Ketchikan Public Library Report
An indigenous reads challenge, new craft kits and activities, a S.T.E.A.M class for kids, advanced care planning workshops and more are happening this month.
KRBD Board Meeting
The KRBD Board of Directors will meet in regular session on Wednesday, November 8 at 6:00 PM at the station and via Zoom. Call 907-225-9655, 800-557-5723, or email gm@krbd.org by 3 PM on the day of the meeting for information on how to participate. The KRBD Annual Meeting will be on air Saturday, November 18 at 5:00 p.m.
Arts Council Report
A weekend of Tango starts Friday – Evon Zerbetz and instructor Gabriela Condrea give details – plus Kathleen Light, Nate Edwards, and Santiago Bedia have news about gallery openings, music and more. Here is a link to the Arts Council website. KAAHC Facebook Page. Phone: 907-225-2211
Arts Council Report
“We Will Rock You” is in rehearsal, Arts Walk and Beer & Brats this weekend. We hear first from Elizabeth Nelson about the musical. Plus Kathleen Light, Nate Edwards, and Santiago Bedia have more news about what’s happening around town. Here is a link to the Arts Council website. KAAHC Facebook Page. Phone: 907-225-2211
They're here! - KRBD
The 2024 KRBD Photo of the Day Calendars have arrived. You can get your copy at the station, 1101 Copper Ridge Lane weekdays, during business hours, for only $15. Each month has a fabulous photo from a spectacular assortment of 2023 photo submissions. Buy several. These will make great gifts.
Mike Gates joins KRBD team October 1
Mike Gates will join the KRBD staff as Programming Specialist October 1 but the new job might as well be called “Other duties as assigned”. Fundraising and underwriting, that’s on the list. Programing and operations? That’s there too but a priority for the new position will be volunteers.
Shhhhh It's the Quiet Drive (but tell your friends...)
KRBD’s Quiet Drive is now until October 2. Click here to donate. You’ll be entered into a drawing for a round-trip for two on the Inter-Island Ferry (+ a car or truck) AND! a $250 Gift Card from the new, swanky waterfront restaurant Bush Pilots Lounge. Sustaining members are automatically entered. No donation necessary. To enter, stop by the station September 30, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Journalist Jack Darrell will join KRBD
You likely heard Jack Darrell on Alaska News Nightly this summer reporting from KDLG in Dillingham about their fishery and on the Bristol Bay Fisheries Report, a regional daily show for the thousands of commercial fishermen who fish the Bay. He is passionate about local stories that connect communities and explore the intersections of class, culture, and natural resources.
Hello KRBD supporters and friends
Last Monday was my first day as Interim GM at KRBD. I was General Manager here in the 90’s and was part of the Board and Managers group that started CoastAlaska. I also worked here as Program Director, News Director, Morning Edition host, and a few other things. I started when we used splicing blocks to cut tape for the news and our sole source for playing recorded music was turntables. Yes, I am a dinosaur but I love public radio and I am grateful to be a part of our amazing community station.
Commentary: Remembering justice
By Marty West Special to The Enterprise We are here tonight in Davis Central Park to celebrate the life of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She has always been a part of my professional life and our lives have intersected many times. I will miss her. In fall 1971, when I was beginning my second year of law school at Indiana University in Bloomington, Ruth argued and won her first case in the U.S. Supreme Court. The case was Reed v.
Commentary: Support Paul’s Place
By Robb Davis and Marty West Special to The Enterprise Large or small, urban or rural, communities nationwide are striving to address the growing impacts of homelessness on public resources, businesses, neighborhoods, and — most of all — those who are suffering. Unfortunately, Davis is not immune to the human tragedy and complex challenges of people struggling to live with extreme poverty and precarious housing. This crisis has become even more significant during our current virus pandemic.
A dream to sail the Pacific will come true this Spring
A dream to sail the Pacific will come true this Spring (SitNews) Ketchikan, Alaska - What is it like when you look in every direction and all you see is the deep blue sea and the edge of the earth as it falls away below the horizon? For some, this is their dearest dream, the salt spray, the creaking ropes, the rolling waves, and the ocean sliding below your sailboat. For fewer still this will be a reality. Tim Walker with his granddaughter Alice pictured in the background.
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