Serving Alaska's Prince William Sound & Copper River Valley
Monday, December 23, 2024
On the evening of July 7th into the early hours of July 8th, the Valdez Glacier underwent a massive separation and calving event. According to drone footage, it appears the entire remainder of floating toe has separated, leaving the rest of the glacier to sit upon land. KCHU’s
Gabriella Palko looks into the historical and climatic impact of this story.
Carley Conomac is a talented singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and raconteur who currently resides in Homer, Alaska. She dropped by the studio to discuss her musical projects, her decade of experiences freight hopping, slush metal, the differences between Homer and Valdez, and much more. Along the way she played a variety of tunes on both the banjo and keyboard.
KCHU’s Gabriella Palko interviewed Valdez Chief of Police Bart Hinkle about policing policies and his reactions to the national news. Click play to listen or read the transcript below.
Alaskan author Mary Odden discusses her new book, Mostly Water: Reflections Rural and North, an essay compilation that form a memoir of life in the 49th state.
An interview and live music set with local guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Kory Maillet. Kory discussed his background and musical influences and performed both original and cover songs in the studio. There was also a discussion about the Grateful Dead, why people like them and why they don’t .
The COVID-19 Economic Relief Program, established by Valdez City Council, provides a one-time economic relief payment to qualifying Valdez households & local businesses adversely impacted by the pandemic. Sharon Scheidt, Mayor Pro Tem, and Brian Carlson, City Finance Director, discussed the conception, requirements, and execution of the program on KCHU’s Coffee Break on 5/20 Click play below to listen.
With the national unemployment rate at about 14%, the devastating economic impact of
the Coronavirus pandemic has been widespread. Federal relief checks of $1200 were issued to
qualifying Americans to help alleviate some of the burden. Now, the City of Valdez is cutting
relief checks of its own. KCHU’s Gabriella Palko has this story
This public service announcement from the State of Alaska Emergency Operations Center is provided by KCHU
An interview and live music set with local singer-songwriter Carter Woodruff. Carter discussed his musical background, performed his original songs, discussed future recording projects, and much more.
As of Sunday night (5/10), there were 379 total cases, 10 deaths, and 324 recoveries of COVID 19 in the state of Alaska. As Governor Mike Dunleavy slowly reopens the state, KCHU’s
Gabriella Palko took a pulse on the City of Valdez to find out what it’s been through, and where it’s headed.
