Anchorage Edition: March 28, 2008
Fri, March 28, 2008
Each week, host Michael Carey gathers journalists and commentators for a review of the week’s news, politics and public affairs in Anchorage and Alaska. Today’s topics include:
- Overview of House Finance Committee proposal to give Alaskans a $500 one-time energy rebate.
- Gas line update.
- Anchorage Municipal election.
- Anchorage ballot proposition to deregulate taxi cabs.
- Sean Parnell’s announcement to run for US House.
- Governor calls for Special Session June 3 to address AGIA.
Anchorage Edition: March 21, 2008
Fri, March 21, 2008
Guest host Nellie Moore gathers journalists and commentators for a review of the week’s news, politics and public affairs in Anchorage and Alaska. Today’s topics include:
- A round of Anchorage Edition “Jeopardy” questions for panel guests
- Safety concerns re: oil tanker transportation and North Slope oil production amid Congressional scrutiny
- Price of oil in an oil-rich state
- Lt. Governor Sean Parnell’s announcement to run again Rep. Don Young
- Legislature and Gov. Palin at odds over supplemental budget
- Criticism for Governor meeting/not meeting with legislators regarding previously vetoed items in budget.
- US Senator Lisa Murkowski’s address to Alaska Legislature highlights
- Alaska Gasline Inducement Act (AGIA)
- Ethics
HOST: Nellie Moore, independent journalist
GUESTS:
- Frank Gerjevic, Anchorage Daily News
- Paul Jenkins, voiceofthetimes.net
- Steve MacDonald, KTUU News
KSKA (FM) BROADCAST: Friday, March 21, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.
KAKM (TV) BROADCAST: Friday, March 21, 2008 at 9:00 p.m., Repeats Sunday, March 22 at 5:00 p.m.
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Sen. Murkowski Address to Alaska Legislature
Tue, March 18, 2008
11:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 18
KTOO TV and APRN are providing coverage of Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s Address to the Alaska Legislature. The live event at 11 a.m., will be taped for air on KAKM at 11 p.m. tonight. The address is expected to run about 40 minutes and will be followed by a question and answer period.
Bush’s War
Mon, March 17, 2008
Monday, March 24 and Tuesday, March 25, 2008, 8 P.M.
From the horror of 9/11 to the invasion of Iraq; the truth about WMD to the rise of an insurgency; the scandal of Abu Ghraib to the strategy of the surge-for six years, FRONTLINE has revealed the defining stories of the war on terror in meticulous detail, and the political dramas that played out at the highest levels of power and influence.
Programs of Note: Monday, March 17
Sun, March 16, 2008
FINDING THE RICH WOMAN IN YOU: with Kim Kiyosaki
7:00 p.m., Monday, March 17
Kim Kiyosaki brings her passion to teach women the mindset, skills and action steps to become Rich Women. Kim’s three special guests, girlfriends who are all great role models for women, will share their stories-mistakes and successes-of becoming Rich Women. Robert, Kim’s business partner, husband and author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, will join her on stage to encourage you to make your financial education and independence a high priority in your life.
DR. WAYNE DYER: Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life 
9:00 p.m., Monday, March 17
Dr. Dyer’s newest PBS special is based on his one-year immersion and study of the Tao Te Ching, which was probably written in the sixth century B.C. Dyer offers a presentation of the Tao Te Ching that speaks to life in the 21st century, helping people to find peace while living through turbulent times.
Programs of Note: Sunday, March 16
Sat, March 15, 2008
CELTIC WOMAN
6:00 p.m., Sunday, March 16
Celebrate tomorrow’s St. Patrick’s Day with tonight’s program that brings five exceptional Irish stars to the screen in a spectacular performance recorded live at Dublin’s prestigious Helix Centre. Performing some of the most beautiful and best-loved songs in the musical repertoire, the four singers and extraordinary violinist brought Dublin audiences to their feet over and over again.
ALEUT STORY 
8:00 p.m., Sunday, March 16
ALEUT Story recounts the rarely told story of indigenous Alaskans forced internment during WWII and their subsequent fight for civil rights. Includes performances by Emmy-winner Martin Sheen and Grammy-winner Mary Youngblood, the voice talent of John O’Hurley and the late Jay Hammond, former Governor of Alaska. Produced by SprocketHeads.
CELEBRATING THE COMPLETE JANE AUSTEN 
10:00 p.m., Sunday, March 16
A special behind-the-scenes look at an historic television event: MASTERPIECE THEATRE’S presentation of The Complete Jane Austen-film adaptations of all six of Jane Austen’s novels.
Programs of Note: Saturday, March 15
Fri, March 14, 2008
ANDRE RIEU: Radio City Music Hall: Live in New York City
6:00p.m, Saturday, March 15
Taped at Radio City Hall in New York City in July 2006, Andre Rieu brings an outstanding group of guest stars and musical themes together for this PBS special.
THE OSMONDS 50th ANNIVERSARY REUNION 
8:00 p.m., Saturday, March 15
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Anchorage Edition: March 14, 2008
Fri, March 14, 2008
The March 14th taping of ANCHORAGE EDITION will be seen on KAKM on Sunday, March 16 at 11:30 p.m. The program resumes normal schedule on March 21. Today’s program will air at its regular time on KSKA FM 91.1.
Each week, host Michael Carey gathers journalists and commentators for a review of the week’s news, politics and public affairs in Anchorage and Alaska. Today’s topics include: READ MORE →
Programs of Note: Friday, March 14
Thu, March 13, 2008
WASHINGTON WEEK
7pm, Friday, March 14
For more than 30 years, WASHINGTON WEEK has delivered the most interesting conversations of the week and is the longest-running public affairs program on PBS, featuring host Gwen Ifill and a group of journalists participating in roundtable discussion of major news events.
NOW ON PBS
7:30pm, Friday, March 14
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April Schedule
Thu, March 13, 2008
Here are the down-loadable (PDF) schedule grids for daytime and prime time programming in April 2008.
- April 2008 Prime Grid (PDF)
- April 2008 Day Grid (PDF)
MASTERPIECE THEATRE wraps up the Jane Austen series with “Sense and Sensibility” on Sunday, April 6 from 8:00 to 9:30 p.m., followed with the MASTERPIECE CLASSIC series beginning Sunday, April 13 at 8:00 p.m. NATURE kicks off the season with “What Females Want and What Males Will Do” on Sunday, April 6 from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. Programs of note in April include two key PBS programs for spring:
JEAN-MICHEL COUSTEAU’S OCEAN ADVENTURES:
Return to the Amazon
Wednesdays, April 2 and 9, 7:00-8:00 p.m.
A generation ago, Jacques-Yves Cousteau revealed the oceans’ mysteries to millions of landlocked PBS television viewers and inspired a groundswell of public awareness of the unique problems faced by the world’s marine environments. Now, 30 years later, Jacques’ son Jean-Michel Cousteau and his team of “oceanauts”have set sail to explore dangerous and spectacular locales across the globe.
CARRIER
Sunday - Tuesday, April 27-May 1, 8:00-10:00 p.m.
CARRIER, a 10-part series filmed aboard the USS Nimitz , is a character-driven immersion in the high-stakes world of a nuclear aircraft carrier. Pictured: Sailors “manning the rails” aboard the USS Nimitz.
Other programs of note in April include: READ MORE →
March Schedule Updates
Thu, March 13, 2008
Schedule changes for March include prime time changes on March 12-13, 15-16.
Here are the downloadable (PDF) schedule grids for daytime and prime time programming in March 2008.
- March Prime Time Grid Update (PDF)
- March Day Time Grid Update for March 15-16 Weekend (PDF)
- March Day Time Grid (PDF)
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Programs of Note: Thursday, March 13
Wed, March 12, 2008
THE OSMONDS 50TH ANNIVERSARY REUNION
7:00 p.m., Thursday, March 13
Osmond mania re-ignites in this 80-minute concert special, recorded before a live audience in Las Vegas at the Orleans Hotel showroom, reunites all seven Osmond performers in concert performing many of their best-selling hits along with cameo appearances by celebrity guests, including the legendary Andy Williams. Video clips and historical photos are presented around many of the performances.
JOHNNY CASH: A Man and His Vision, Part 1 & 2 
9:00 p.m., 10:00 p.m., Thursday, March 13
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Programs of Note: Wednesday, March 12
Wed, March 12, 2008
MY MUSIC: My Generation–the 60s
7:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 12
MY MUSIC special appeals to the “sixties generation” of baby boomers. The program focuses on the years 1965 through 1969 and includes essential 60s folk rock, R&B and pop.
THE 49th STAR: Creating Alaska
9:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 12
This documentary, produced by KUAC TV in Fairbanks, tells the story of a populist push to recognize the country’s northernmost territory–Alaska–through the experiences of Alaskans who were part of the state’s Constitutional Convention in the winter of 1955/56.
Programs of Note: Tuesday, March 11
Mon, March 10, 2008
John Denver: A Song’s Best Friend
7:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 11
This special celebrates the late singer/songwriter’s legacy of classic performances and includes his popular 1970s television specials plus rare footage from his Sing Australia! (1984 and 1994) and Red Rocks concerts (1973 and 1982), as well as interviews with the people closest to him-ex-wife Annie, producer and arranger Milt Okun, manager Hai Thau, conductor and composer Lee Holdridge, and band members Pete huttlinger and John Somers among them. Songs performed include “Sunshine on my Shoulders,” “Country Roads,” “Annie’s Song,” “Leaving on a Jet Plane,” and “Rocky Mountain High.”
Bill Moyers Journal: Buying the War
8:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 11
In the lead up to the invasion of Iraq, the government’s claims about weapons of mass destruction and terrorist ties to Saddam Hussein went mostly unchallenged by the media. Four years after “shock and awe,” how the government sold the war has been much examined, but a big question reaming: how and why did the press buy it? In this program, Bill Moyers and his team piece together the reporting that shows how the media were complicit in shaping the “public mind” toward the war, and ask what’s happened to the press’s ole as skeptical “watchdog” over government power.
Our Life’s Essential Information
10:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 11
Dorothy Breininger shows you how to organize your life’s essential information-the medical, financial, legal and personal documents and data that are important to you and those you love.
Programs of Note: Monday, March 10
Sun, March 9, 2008
Aleut Story
7:00 p.m., Monday, March 10
ALEUT Story recounts the rarely told story of the forced internment of Native Alaskans during WWII and their subsequent fight for civil rights. Includes performances by Emmy-winner Martin Sheen and Grammy-winner Mary Youngblood, the voice talent of John O’Hurley and the late Jay Hammond, former Governor of Alaska. Produced by Alaskan production company, SprocketHeads.
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