Rhonda McBride

Parenting is never easy under the best of circumstances but even tougher for those struggling with addiction or substance abuse. On Juneau Afternoon, a look at how AWARE is working to support those parents through its Nurturing Parenting program.

Also, today:

• Perseverance Theatre’s upcoming season and its focus on a theme of “connection.”
• Also coming to Overstreet Park, the climate crisis, seen through the lens of the performing arts.
• A chance to raise money for Juneau Animal Rescue while treating yourself to a whale-watching cruise.

Join Sheli DeLaney for Juneau Afternoon, live at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO Juneau 104.3, online at ktoo.org, and repeated at 4:00 p.m. on KRNN 102.7.

Listen to the whole show:

(Please note: apologies for the audio quality. Juneau Afternoon was experiencing technical difficulties.) 

Part 1: AWARE Nurturing Parenting Program. Guests: Tressa Millam and Megan DeSloover 

Part 2: Perseverance Theatre’s Upcoming Season.  Guests: Leslie Ishii. Frank Delaney. 

Part 3: 350Juneau and Theatre Alaska team up to host a climate action fair. Guests: Elaine Schroeder and Christina Apathy. 

Part 4: Whales Tails Animal Rescue Fundraiser. Guest: Samantha Blankenship. 

From legislative staffer — to Governor Wally Hickel’s chief of staff — to Governor Frank Murkowski’s fish and game commissioner, McKie Campbell has worn a lot of political hats over the years.

But on this Friday’s Juneau Afternoon, Campbell will wear his most recent – a writer of outdoor adventure novels, with a little romance thrown in for good measure. Campbell’s latest book, North Coast, is set in Juneau. Read the first chapter:  North Coast 

Also today:

• Mary McEwan, August’s featured artist at the Juneau Artists Gallery.
• The Golden North Salmon Derby celebrates its 75th anniversary.
• The Juneau Audubon Society’s birds of the week.

Listen to the entire show:

Part 1 & 2. McKie Campbell talks about writing Juneau-based adventure novels and weighs in on national politics, Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Alaska’s energy future.

Part 3. Mary McEwan sees art as an exploration process.

Part 4. Golden North Salmon Derby celebrates 75^th anniversary. Ron Somerville and Shawn Hooton, members of the Territorial Sportsmen, talk about the history of this event and how, since its inception, has provided $1.9 million in scholarships.

Part 5. Brenda Wright from the Juneau Audubon Society spotlights three birds in her weekly birdwatch: Rock Doves, European Starlings and Fox Sparrows.

 

Join Rhonda McBride for  Friday’sJuneau Afternoon, which airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO Juneau 104.3, online at ktoo.org, and repeated at 4:00 p.m. on KRNN 102.7.

A young man, who only wants to be known as Michael, leads the discussion on this Thursday’s program from the Black Awareness Association of Juneau.

Michael is joined by two boyhood friends, who talk about what was part of their coming of age – learning how to put up with subtle slurs and insults, a form of racism, known as “micro-aggressions,” confusing because they were often masked in the guise of humor.

Another skill they had to cultivate – the ability to fade into the background and not call attention to themselves – whether in stores or elevators or in the presence of police – a necessary survival skill for young black men.

Listen to the program:

(Please note: This show originally aired on January 28, 2021) 

A candid conversation from the Black Awareness Association at 3:00 p.m. Thursday on KTOO Juneau 104.3, online at ktoo.org, and repeated at 4:00 p.m. on KRNN 102.7.

 

The winners of the Juneau Arts and Humanity Council’s Kathy Kolkhorst Ruddy Awards will be announced on Wednesday’s Juneau Afternoon.

JAHC recognizes artists in a number of areas: arts in education, inspirational leadership, volunteerism as well as individual and lifetime achievement.

Also on Wednesday’s show:

• The Juneau Police Department looks ahead to the start of the school year.
• August’s offerings from the Juneau-Douglas City Museum.
• The “Skagway Exposé,” Taylor Vidic’s musical romp in a town with a colorful history.

Catch Juneau Afternoon with Sheli DeLaney on Wednesday, August 4, 2021, live at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO Juneau 104.3, online at ktoo.org, and repeated at 4:00 p.m. on KRNN 102.7.

Listen to the whole show:

Part 1: Juneau Police Department’s August outlook. Guest: Lt. Scott Erickson.

Part 2: Skagway Exposé, produced by Taylor Vidic and Kelsey Riker.

Part 3: How European settlers started the first dairies in Juneau. Guest: Nikko Sanguinetti, Juneau-Douglas City Museum.

Part 4: Kathy Kolkhorst Ruddy awards for arts and culture. Guest: Nancy DeCherney, Executive Director of the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council.

Friday was a big day for Juneau, starting with a downtown ceremony  to mark the release of a new U.S. Postage stamp, designed by a local artist.

On Friday’s Juneau Afternoon, Rico Worl will talk about how he incorporated his Tlingit heritage into his Raven story stamp – and how an art director for the U.S. Postal Service discovered his work by chance.

 Also on Friday:

• 25 years ago, there wasn’t anything like it: A journal written by” Alaska women, “for” Alaska women. Today, Alaska Women Speak still publishes its quarterly journal of essays, poems and photographs and is out with a new anthology, showcasing work from past issues. Why Gloria Steinem calls the new volume a “portable friend.”
• Also, in this week’s Juneau Audubon Society Birdwatch: Northern Shovelers, Blue Herons and Black Turnstones.

 

To listen to the entire show:

 

Part 1. Rico Worl tells the story of how his raven design came to appear on a U.S. Postage stamp.

Part 2. An anthology of stories, spanning more than two decades of contributions from women across the state. MaryLee Hayes and Angie Slingluff, co-editors of Alaska Women Speak, say the anthology has been a labor of love.

Part 3. Brenda Wright from the Juneau Audubon Society spotlights three birds: the Northern Shoveler, the Blue Heron and the Black Turnstone.

Rhonda McBride hosted this Friday’s program. During the summer, you can listen to Juneau Afternoon on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO Juneau 104.3, online at ktoo.org, and repeated at 4:00 p.m. on KRNN 102.7.

In this Thursday’s program from the Black Awareness Association: Part two of Christina Michelle’s conversation with three military veterans.

How they feel pride in serving their country — yet hope future soldiers won’t have to experience the pain and heartbreak of racism.

Listen to the program:

(Please note, this episode originally aired on November 19 , 2020)

The Black Awareness Association of Juneau’s Culture Rich Conversations show airs every Thursday at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO Juneau 104.3, online at ktoo.org, and repeated at 4:00 p.m. on KRNN 102.7.