Juneau Afternoon
Juneau Afternoon is locally produced and airs on KTOO 104.3 & KAUK 91.7 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Wednesday through Friday. It’s repeated at 7:00 p.m. on KTOO 104.3 & KAUK 91.7.
Host Bostin Christopher interviews guests from local business owners to artists and speakers. If it’s happening in Juneau, you’ll hear about it on the show.
You can find archived episodes below. You may also find Juneau Afternoon on your podcast app of choice, or you can view inside the studio while the show is recording via live streams on KTOO’s YouTube and Facebook pages. Videos are also available inside the links to each episode below (if available).
If you’d like to be a guest on the program, contact us during regular business hours at 907-463-6417, or email juneauafternoon [at] ktoo [dot] org. Send pictures to juneauafternoon [at] ktoo [dot] org.
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Programming support for Juneau Afternoon comes from:
Country Financial, Hansen Gress, Heritage Coffee Roasting Co., and Tongass Federal Credit Union
Wednesday, August 25th: Delta variant raises Juneau COVID threat and slows city’s economic recovery. Southeast Alaska Land Trust volunteers install “beaver deceiver.”
Juneau’s pandemic journey has been full of twists and turns, and the emergence of the Delta variant of the coronavirus has thrown the community yet another curve. On Wednesday’s Juneau Afternoon, a conversation about how to navigate these latest threats to health and safety – and their impact on the city, schools and business community.…
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Friday, August 13th: Anniversary of 1993 “miracle” Bering Sea plane crash remembered. Cancer Connection’s “Beat the Odds” fundraiser reaches 30-year milestone. Salmon Beyond Borders enlists Chef Hank Shaw for its Southeast Feast. Juneau Audubon Society’s birds of the week.
It was Friday the Thirteenth, 28 years ago. Even so, Dave Anderson remembers it like it was yesterday – a plane crash west of Nome, in which he and six others were rescued from the icy waters of the Bering Sea. On Friday’s Juneau Afternoon, Anderson shares his story and reflects on a day that…
Read more »Wednesday, August 11th: AWARE’s Nurturing Parenting program. Perseverance Theatre’s new season. Climate Fair at Overstreet Park. Juneau Animal Rescue’s Whales for Tails cruise.
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…
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Friday, August 6th: McKie Campbell’s new novel, North Coast. Mary McEwan featured at the Juneau Artist’s Gallery. Celebrating 75 years of the Golden North Salmon Derby. Juneau Audubon Society’s birds of the week.
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…
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Wednesday, August 4th: Kathy Kolkhorst Ruddy Awards announced. Juneau Police Department gears up for the school year. Juneau Douglas City Museum. Skagway Expose.
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…
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Friday, July 30th: Rico Worl’s raven story stamp. Alaska Women Speak’s 25-year anthology. Juneau Audubon Society’s birds of the week.
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…
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Wednesday, July 28th: Jon Hays and the Juneau Piano Series. An encore for the Juneau Volunteer Marching Band. Lessons on feeding the future from Juneau Composts.
If the Wilhelm Schimmel concert piano tucked away at Centennial Hall could talk, it would probably tell you how much it craves some musical company. Jon Hays surely feels the Schimmel’s pain. After all, he helped raise the money to bring this fine instrument to Juneau – and founded the Juneau Piano Series, to make…
Read more »Friday, July 23rd: SHI Cultural Education Conference. UAS research on ice and fungi. Juneau Audubon Society’s birds of the week.
Sealaska Heritage Institute says its annual teacher’s summit is more than just a conference — but a chance to change the educational landscape in Southeast Alaska to be more responsive to Native students. On Friday’s Juneau Afternoon, an overview of SHI’s cultural education summit, Our Cultural Landscape Conference, why it’s just as important to teach…
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Wednesday, July 21st: Ceramics artist Mercedes Muñoz emerges from COVID isolation. The Juneau Piano Series returns. Singer-songwriter Tekla Waterfield releases a new single.
Mercedes Muñoz may be a ceramics artist — but since COVID-19, she says she’s been forced to develop a talent for turning lemons into lemonade. On Juneau Afternoon today, Muñoz talks about her journey — from the devastating closure of her art show when the pandemic first set in – to how she has…
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Friday, July 16th : Remembering Romeo, the wolf who came to Juneau. Birds through the lens of Jessica Millsaps.
When Shakespeare wrote, “Romeo, oh Romeo, wherefore art though Romeo,” the playwright had no idea what those words would mean to Juneau, a community that fell in love with a black wolf named Romeo. On Friday’s Juneau Afternoon, Dr. Emily Kane, composer William Todd Hunt and writer Nick Jans talk about their hopes to…
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