PBS Previews: Week of April 27

Sun, April 27, 2008

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Here are PBS Previews for April 26-May 3, 2008 with local air dates for KAKM:

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Anchorage Edition: April 25

Fri, April 25, 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:

US Senate asks Justice Department to investigate Rep. Don Young.
Gov. Palin’s remarks about session; media attention to Governor’s new baby and how health care legislation fared in this session.
Arctic Power hires Gordon Libby, broadcaster and former Watergate figure, to promote the opening of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich announces he’ll run for US Senate.
State rejects Exxon’s Pt. Thompson development plan.

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Anchorage Edition: April 18

Fri, April 18, 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:

Analysis of 90-day legislative session.
Update on gas-line policies and politics.
Judge John Sedwick rules against former Rep. Vic Kohring’s plea for mistrial.
School vandalism.
Rep. Don Young’s legal fees.
Clear Channel DJ’s raise firestorm with on-air remarks.

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PBS Previews: Week of April 20

Fri, April 18, 2008

Here are PBS Previews for the week of April 20, 2008 on KAKM:

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HISTORY and SOCIETY
SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY
PBS PARENTS
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Anchorage Edition: April 11

Fri, April 11, 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:

ConocoPhillips and BP press conference announcing gas line project.
State capital budget reaches more than $2.8 billion.
Initiative to legalize gambling in Alaska.
Governor Palin vetoes more than $50 million in legislators’ projects.

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PBS Previews on KAKM: Week of April 13

Fri, April 11, 2008

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Here are PBS Previews for the week of April 13, 2008 on KAKM:

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HISTORY and SOCIETY
SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY
PBS PARENTS
PBS BLOGS

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PBS Previews on KAKM: April 6

Sun, April 6, 2008

Here are Previews for the week of April 6, 2008 on PBS and KAKM:

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Anchorage Edition: April 4, 2008

Fri, April 4, 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:

Analysis of the Anchorage Municipal Election.
Update on legislative affairs in Juneau, discussions on how to spend the surplus budget and effects of the 90-day session.
Update on the gas line.

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Alaska Weather Extras: April

Wed, April 2, 2008

Here is a list of Alaska Weather Segments and links for April:

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April Schedule

Tue, April 1, 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.

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