Juneau Afternoon: ‘KTOO 50th Anniversary Kick-Off Special’

Volunteer DJ panel during Juneau Afternoon special two-hour kick-off celebration for KTOO’s 50th anniversary on May 3, 2024. (Clarise Larson/KTOO)

On today’s program:

KTOO celebrates 50 years of operation in 2024. On this special two-hour Juneau Afternoon, broadcast live with a studio audience from Studio 1A at KTOO, voices from past and present talk about the early origins of KTOO, the beginnings of KTOO-TV and Gavel Alaska, plus a look into the launch of two additional radio stations in 2007, and a panel with long-time volunteers on music, the magic of Jeff Brown, and more.

Voices heard in this broadcast: Dennis Harris, Frederick Hoskinson, Linda Ellerbee, Bill Legere, Bruce Theriault, Betsy Brenneman, Sharon Gaiptman, Laury Scandling, Glenda Carino, Elizabeth Arnold, John Greely, Wayne Jensen, George Reifenstein, Kristine Harder, Andy Kline, Annie Bartholomew, Chandre Boom, Kyle Paw, Jonas Lamb, Katie Bausler, Ricky D., Callie Conorton, Jaime Waste, Adelyn Baxter, Anna Canny, Clarise Larson, and Susan Fitzgerald.

For more on KTOO’s 50th Anniversary, visit the Inside KTOO page.

Live studio audience during Juneau Afternoon special two-hour kick-off celebration for KTOO’s 50th anniversary on May 3, 2024. (Clarise Larson/KTOO)
Musician Annie Bartholomew during Juneau Afternoon special two-hour kick-off celebration for KTOO’s 50th anniversary on May 3, 2024. (Clarise Larson/KTOO)
Former President and General Manager Bill Legere with host Bostin Christopher during Juneau Afternoon special two-hour kick-off celebration for KTOO’s 50th anniversary on May 3, 2024. (Clarise Larson/KTOO)

Bostin Christopher and Cheryl Snyder host the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK and is rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. You can listen online or subscribe to the podcast at ktoo.org/juneauafternoon.

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Juneau Afternoon is a production of the KTOO Arts and Culture Team.
Bostin Christopher produced today’s show
with help from Cheryl Snyder, Craig Georg, Mikko Wilson, Lisa Purves, and Erin Tripp.

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