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Rhonda McBride

Juneau Afternoon

Wednesday, September 14, 2022: LoveStroke releases new EP this week. Juneau Police Department monthly update. League of Women Voters holds candidate’s forum. Several organizations partner for fall community clean-up. 

From indie rock to hip hop, Ben Love makes music just about everywhere he goes. On the prairies of North Dakota. Across Canada. On The beaches of Southeast Alaska. Even inside a glacier. On this Wednesday's Juneau Afternoon, Love will talk about his band, LoveStroke, which is releasing a new recording this week called Encephal…

Part 1: Ben Love: Using music to tell stories.

Guests: Ben Love, musical artist.
Ben Love talks about how composing and performing music is an important outlet for him, that he uses to fight depression. He says his music is also a way to tell stories, which he does in his new EP, Enchephal Wealth.

Part 2: Juneau Police: Changing seasons means changing road conditions.

Guests: Lt. Krag Cambell, Juneau Police Department.
As the days grow darker, colder and wetter, so does the danger on Juneau Roads.  And while it's hard to switch to the winter driving mode,  Lt. Krag Campbell with the Juneau Police Department says there are some ways to prepare.  

Part 3: Juneau League of Women Voters hosts candidates forum.

Guests: Kirsa Hughes-Skandijs, President, Juneau League of Women Voters.
Even though the October 4th Municipal Election is just a few weeks away,  for many voters, it's not on their radar screens just yet. But on Wednesday night,  the Juneau League of Women Voters is hosting a forum, so voters can get to know the candidates for assembly and school board, as well as learn…

Part 4: Juneau fall community clean-up.

Guests: Debbie Hart Southeast Alaska Fish Habitat Partnership. Raechel Juzeler, Ratchet Construction and Makerspace. Ryan Lange, Alaskan Brewing Company.
As the saying goes, many hands make light work. That’s the spirit behind this Saturday’s community clean-up campaign.  Several organizations in Juneau have teamed-up to draw as much support as possible.  

Juneau Afternoon

Tuesday, September 13, 2022: Alaska historian Steve Haycox on Mary Peltola’s Congressional swearing-in ceremony. Juneau trail system initiatives on the October 4th ballot. First annual Babefest launches tomorrow with a Joni Mitchell retrospective.

Steve Haycox never gets tired of writing about Alaska history. It’s a state with many a political page-turner. And Mary Peltola’s swearing-in ceremony in Washington D.C.  on Tuesday afternoon was just another example. Peltola won the race in August to fill the remainder of the late Congressman Don Young's term. On Juneau Afternoon, Haycox reflects…

Part 1: Steve Haycox: The curious history of Alaska's U.S. House seat.

Guests: Steve Haycox, author, historian and professor at the University of Alaska Anchorage.
Alaska's lone U.S. House Seat has a history has, well, quite a history. The first time the late Congressman Don Young ran for office in 1972, he was actually beaten by Nick Begich, a Democrat, who died in a plane crash just before the election -- so Young got the job by default, one that…

Part 2: Joni Mitchell retrospective concert, a longtime dream of Teri Tibbett.

Guests: Teri Tibbett, Juneau singer-songwriter.
  For years, Teri Tibbett wanted to get a group of singers together to do a concert featuring Joni Mitchell songs. At the Crystal Saloon in Juneau this week, that dream will finally come true. Tibbett says, as an aspiring singer and performer in the 1960's, Mitchell was a role model for her, because there…

Part 3: Crystal Saloon holds Juneau's first Babefest concert series.

Guests: Taylor Vidic, Crystal Saloon stage and marketing manager. June Bunch, singer-songwriter.
Juneau's first Babefest, which features four nights of feminine focused entertainment, includes a Joni Mitchell retrospective, a "Babes and their Ballads" concert, a performance of "The Vagina Monologues"  and an open mic and market night, with local artisans selling their wares.      

Part 4: Why Trail Mix and the Juneau Park Foundation support Propositions 2 and 3.

Guests: Ryan O'Shaughnessy, Executive Director Trail Mix, Inc. John Pugh, Juneau Park Foundation board member.
On October 4th, Juneau voters will asked to approve $6.6 million in spending to upgrade Juneau's parks and trail systems, as well as extend a temporary one percent sales tax. which would also include money for trail improvements. Why Trail Mix and the Juneau Parks Foundation supports both ballot measures. Editors note: Organizations with other…

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Friday, September 9, 2022: Mudrooms storytelling and Evening at Egan lectures return. 49 Writers launches new podcast series. Juneau Audubon Society spotlights Harlequin Ducks. 

As summer fades and fall begins, Juneau’s favorite evening pastimes return in full force. On this Friday's Juneau Afternoon, a preview of Mudrooms’ new season of storytelling – seven true tales, told in seven minutes on the second Tuesday of each month, from September to April. Also on this program: Evening at Egan presentations get…

Juneau Afternoon

Thursday, September 8, 2022: Lost Alaskans Project shines a light on a dark time in Alaska history, when mental illness was considered a crime

On this Thursday's Juneau Afternoon, travel back in time to Alaska’s Territorial Days – a time when mental illness was considered a crime in Alaska, when adults were convicted of insanity and children were labeled as "defectives" -- then sent away to Morningside Hospital in Portland, escorted by Federal marshals. Some were lost to their…

Listen to the program on the Lost Alaskans project:

Guests: Niesje Steinkruger, retired Fairbanks Superior Court Judge. Dr. Rosita Worl, President of the Sealaska Heritage Institute.
  From 1904 to the 1960's, more than 4,ooo Alaskans were sent to Morningside Hospital in Portland, Oregon, because the young state wasn't able to provide treatment for mental patients. They were arrested and put on trial as criminals. After they were convicted of insanity, the judge issued an order committing them to Morningside. Through…

Juneau Afternoon

Wednesday, September 7, 2022: CBJ COVID-19 Update. Kathy Kulkhorst Ruddy arts awards announced. Gigi Monroe previews upcoming Juneau drag show season.

If you’ve been infected with COVID-19, how long should you wait to get a vaccine booster shot?  What versions of the virus does the new vaccine protect against?  Where can you get the updated booster shot? On this Wednesday's Juneau Afternoon, the answers to those questions and an update on the prevalence of the virus…

Part 1: New COVID booster shot availability in Juneau.

Guests: Robert Barr, Deputy City Manager, City and Borough of Juneau.
Although the urgency is not the same as it was in the beginning of the pandemic, the City and Borough of Juneau still maintains that the need for protection from COVID-19 still exists.

Part 2: Juneau Arts and Humanities Council: Recognizes artists, businesses and supporters of the arts.

Guests: Reggie Schapp, Operations Manager. Kathleen Harper, Centennial Hall Manager.
In honor Kathy Kulkhorst Ruddy, a lover and supporter of the arts, the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council recognizes artists, local businesses and patrons of the arts each year.  This year the following people will be recognized Bing Carrillo, Patron of the Arts  Melissa Leeanne Bakes, Inspiration and Innovation in the Arts.  Michael Bucy, Arts…

Part 3: Gigi Monroe: Champagne Brunch drag shows.

Guests: Gigi Monroe, Drag show producer and performer.
Gigi Monroe, one of Juneau's favorite drag queens, talks about her upcoming monthly series of drag shows that include a champagne brunch,

Juneau Afternoon

Tuesday, September 6, 2022: 2022 Sharing our Knowledge Conference starts this week in Wrangell

  The Sharing Our Knowledge Conference gets underway this week in Wrangell – a gathering that explores the culture, history and languages of Lingít, Haida and Tsimshian tribes and clans. The first symposium was held almost 30 years ago in Haines, the brainchild of the late Andrew Hope III, who envisioned an exchange of information…

Listen to the program: Sharing Our Knowledge Conference highlights.

Guests: Organizers for Sharing Our Knowledge Conference: Joaqlin Estus, Peter Metcalfe, Jim LaBelle and Meda DeWitt
    The theme for this year's gathering is "A Time for Peace."  One day of the gathering is devoted to the Native boarding school experience, led by Jim LaBelle, a boarding school survivor from Wrangell. LaBelle is currently vice president of the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition working to address boarding school…
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