Rhonda McBride

Every organization in Juneau has had to chart a new course after the COVID-19 pandemic, especially those involving young people.

On Tuesday’s Juneau Afternoon, a look at how some groups plan to re-emerge from the COVID crisis.

Some of the highlights:

• Two UAS student leaders reflect on how college life has changed. Guests: Kali Spencer and Elizah Dominy.
• How Pack 10 of the Juneau Cub Scouts have coped with COVID. Guests: Keith Pahlke and Kelsie Powers.

Also on Juneau Afternoon this Tuesday:

• As COVID cases decline, the City and Borough of Juneau’s Parks and Recreation Program gradually allows more public access to its facilities. Guest: Kollin Monahan.
• Plans for the Juneau Nordic Ski Team’s annual ski celebration and fundraiser. Guests: Mo Michels, Finn Morley and Serena Crupi.

KTOO’s Sheli Delaney hosts this edition of Juneau Afternoon on Tuesday, February 23^rd, 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.

 

 

 

 

Steven “Scott” McClure is a Sealaska and Goldbelt shareholder with a story to tell. He’s currently a radiation project manager for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory on the Europa Clipper Mission. He also worked on the Mars Perseverance Rover.

Join KTOO’s Rhonda McBride on Monday’s Juneau Afternoon for a conversation with McClure about the Rover — and the importance of encouraging more young Alaskans to pursue careers in science and technology.

Steve Scott McClure Interview: Part.1

Steve Scott McClure Interview: Part 2.

Also on Monday’s Juneau Afternoon, a discussion about two new developments on the COVID-19 front at Bartlett Memorial Hospital — a new Emergency Department entrance and the opening of a new lab for expanded COVID testing. Guests:  Billy Gardner, Chief Operating Officer. John Fortin, Laboratory Director.

This edition of Juneau Afternoon aired on Monday, February 22nd, 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.

 

 

Does the name Shelton Johnson sound familiar?  Maybe you saw him in the PBS series on national parks. Ken Burns had him in every episode. He also got Oprah to go camping at Yosemite.

As an African American, Johnson is passionate about making parks accessible to all Americans, something he’ll talk about in this Friday’s Mendenhall Glacier Fireside Chat.

On Juneau Afternoon, get a preview of Johnson’s presentation on the Buffalo Soldiers, an all-Black regiment assigned to protect Yosemite National Park in the 1900’s.

• Part 1. Shelton Johnson talks about the historic reasons why African Americans don’t feel a cultural connection to America’s parks and wilderness areas — why he believes the story of the Buffalo Soldiers might change this. He also explains why he invited Oprah to Yosemite.  Other guests: Barbara Miranda and Amber Debardelaben.

• Part 2. Winter activities at the Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area.  Guest: Barbara Miranda.

• Part 3. The Juneau Animal Rescue’s February fundraising campaign. Guest: Samantha  Blankenship.

KTOO’s Rhonda McBride hosted Juneau Afternoon on Friday, February 19, 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.

 

George Washington Carver is well known for inventing hundreds of products from the humble peanut — not just peanut butter, but flour, paste, insulation — even shaving cream and skin lotion.

But there are fourteen other inventors the Black Awareness Association of Juneau wants to celebrate as part of Black History month, inventors you probably didn’t know about, who developed lots of products we use every day.

Join Christina Michelle for Juneau Afternoon this Thursday.

Her guest is Kerry Austin of Queens, New York, who will take a quiz to test her knowledge about Black inventors. You can join in the fun and in the process learn about inventors you probably didn’t know about and find out the origins of the phrase, “The real McCoy.”

Black Inventors, Part 1.

Black Inventors, Part 2.

Black Inventors, Part 3.

 

This program aired on Thursday, February 18th, 2021 and is a collaboration of KTOO and the Black Awareness Association of Juneau.  Juneau Afternoon airs,  Monday-Friday, live at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO Juneau 104.3. Also, online at KTOO.org and rebroadcast at 4:00 p.m. on KRNN 102.7.

 

 

 

It’s only a reading of the play, Titus Andronicus — so you’ll have to see this dark Shakespearean tale, worthy of a Steven King horror film, play out in your mind’s eye.

On Wednesday’s Juneau Afternoon, a preview of this latest Perseverance Theatre production, known as Shakespeare’s bloodiest play.  Guests:  Leslie Ishii, Irene Martinko and Katie Jensen.

Other highlights:

• Making the most of Sesame Street to promote early learning. Guests: Joy Lyon and Jeana Varney.
• A pre-season update on the Gastineau Channel Little League. Guests: Jeff and Isaac Kirsch.
• And the bidding is about to begin in the Alaska Women’s Lobby Auction. Guests: LaRae Jones and Nancy Courtney.

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.

February 16^th is Elizabeth Peratrovich Day, in celebration of an Alaska Native civil rights activist, instrumental in the passage of a landmark anti-discrimination bill in 1945.

On  Tuesday’s Juneau Afternoon, we ask the question:  What made this Tlingit woman the right person, at the right time, to change the course of history?

Diane Benson wrote and performed in a play about that. Now, 20 years later, she reflects on why Peratrovich’s story continues to offer inspiration.

 

 

The success of the play led to a film called “For the Rights of All.”  Benson talks about her role in that project that started out on her kitchen table.

 

Other highlights on this Tuesday’s show:

• The story behind the Elizabeth Peratrovich Google Doodle. Guests: Natalie Benassi, Migrant Education Coordinator, Haines High School. Luke Hedrick, Haines High School graduate, who now works for Google in New York.

 

• The Grand President of the Alaska Native Sisterhood, Paulette Moreno, talks about Elizabeth Peratrovich and the Tlingit tradition of “humble service.”

 

 

 

Rhonda McBride hosted Juneau Afternoon on Tuesday, February 16, 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.