Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Sun, February 28, 2010

Rock into March!

If you missed this extraordinary program last year, you will not want to miss this encore presentation.

We are rebroadcasting Rock and Roll Hall of Fame which was shot during the last 24 years. The biggest names in rock perform in intimate settings and jam in combinations not seen anywhere else.

The program features exclusive, anything-goes induction speeches by rock royalty, along with rare behind-the-scenes footage.

Paul Shaffer, musical director for the hall’s induction ceremonies, hosts.”

Friday, March 5. 9:30 -11:00 p.m.

And mark your calendar for this year’s RUNNING. Special programs on the upcoming Anchorage Assembly and School Board races.

Wednesday, March 31. 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. School Board Candidates.
Thursday, April 1. 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Assembly Candidates.

Michael Bolton at Royal Albert Hall

Sun, February 28, 2010

He’s sold more than 53 million records and sung and composed with everyone from Luciano Pavarotti and B.B. King to Lady Gaga and Kanye West. Now Michael Bolton takes viewers on a spectacular grand tour of his music at London’s Royal Albert Hall.

He performs his Lady Gaga collaboration “Murder My Heart,” Bolton classics “How Can We Be Lovers” and “Soul Provider,” timeless classics from the big band days and the emotionally charged “Georgia on my Mind,” among other Bolton hits.

Sunday, March 7. 7:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m.

Alaska Baseball: Long Flies and Late Sunsets

Sun, February 28, 2010

With roots in the days before the playing of the first Midnight Sun game in 1906 the Alaska Baseball League has been adding to Alaska’s (and indeed America’s) cultural and historical legacy, defined as much by its Alaskan existence as by its exceptionally high quality baseball.

Many greats like Tom Seaver, Dave Winfield, Mark McGwire, and Randy Johnson have spent summers in Fairbanks, Anchorage and Kenai on their road to the Major Leagues, often thriving, sometimes just enduring, MLB Hall of Famers and journeymen alike have played in the annual Midnight Sun Game.

Tuesday, March 9. 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.

National Geographic: Top 10 Photos of the Year

Sat, February 27, 2010

National Geographic Magazine is known for its eye-opening and evocative images. With flair, action and behind-the-scenes footage, this special counts down the “best of the best” from the magazine that has won dozens of national magazine awards for photography.

Editor in chief Chris Johns takes a list of hundreds of exceptional photos and whittles it down to just 10. The program tells the stories behind those photographs and includes interviews with the dedicated, adventurous photographers who get the one-in-a-million shot that makes it into the magazine.

Saturday, March 6. 7:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Anchorage Edition: February 26, 2010

Fri, February 26, 2010

Each week, KAKM gathers commentators for a review of the week’s news, politics and public affairs in Anchorage and Alaska. Topics for this week are expected to include:

Legislators are unhappy with new lobbying rules.
US Senate passes a jobs bill. Both Alaska senators supported.
Legislature gets briefed on revenue potential from gas pipeline.
Anchorage Fire Department cuts back on services.
Rep. Don Young’s higher visibility in Congress.
An update on the ACES campaign.
Alaska benefits from the stimulus spending.

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NOVA: The Pluto Files

Fri, February 26, 2010

When the American Museum of Natural History’s Hayden Planetarium stopped calling Pluto a planet, director Neil deGrasse Tyson found himself at the center of a firestorm led by angry, Pluto-loving elementary school students who wrote letters like the one above. But what is it about this cold, distant, icy rock that captures so many hearts? Now, almost 10 years after the news broke on the front page of The New York Times, “Pluto Not a Planet? Only in New York,” and nearly four years after the IAU (International Astronomical Union) officially reclassified the ninth planet as a plutoid, NOVA travels cross-country with Tyson to find out.

Tuesday, March 2. 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.

An Evening with Smokey Robinson

Fri, February 26, 2010

Gwen Ifill talks with Smokey Robinson, giving viewers an insider’s look at the life and career of the Motown legend.

The program, taped in 2009 before a theater audience at Northwestern University Thorne Auditorium, features former Motown executive and film producer Suzanne de Passe as mistress of ceremonies, with musical tributes from Grammy-nominated artists such as Teena Marie, Howard Hewett and Musiq Soulchild.

Saturday, February 27. 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Masterpiece Classic: 39 Steps

Wed, February 24, 2010

Secret agent Richard Hannay battles German spies on the eve of World War I in a riveting and romantic new version of the classic thriller by John Buchan, made famous in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1935 movie.

MASTERPIECE favorite Rupert Penry-Jones (“Persuasion”) stars as Hannay, with Lydia Leonard (“Jericho”) as suffragette Victoria Sinclair, his unlikely accomplice in a quest to expose German plans to destroy the British navy and invade the country.

Watch a Preview.

Sunday, February 28. 8:00 – 9:30 p.m.

Encore: This Emotional Life

Wed, February 24, 2010

The three-part series THIS EMOTIONAL LIFE explores ways to improve social relationships, learn to cope with depression and anxiety and become more positive, resilient individuals. The series host, Harvard psychologist and best-selling author of Stumbling on Happiness, Professor Daniel Gilbert, talks with experts about the latest science on what makes us “tick” and how we can find support for the emotional issues we all face.

Each episode weaves the compelling personal stories of ordinary people and the latest scientific research, along with revealing comments from celebrities such as Chevy Chase, Larry David, Alanis Morissette, Robert Kennedy Jr. and Richard Gere.

Part 1. Family, Friends & Lovers. Thursday, February 25, 8:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Part 2. Facing Our Fears. Thursday, March 4. 8:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Part 3. Rethinking Happiness. Thursday, March 11. 8:00 – 10:00 p.m.

Faces of America: Making America

Tue, February 23, 2010

During this episode of Faces of America Henry Louis Gates, Jr. tells the story of the peopling of the New World, how land came to define the settling and identity of America and how the guests’ ancestors were part of this history.

Viewers learn of Meryl Streep’s eighth great-grandfather who fought in Metacom’s War; records of a land dispute in Spain that forced Eva Longoria’s ancestors to leave for the New World in 1603; and Yo-Yo Ma’s Chinese genealogy, which gives insights into the identity that Ma has longed for his whole life.

If you want to search some of your own history, PBS has assembled a number of helpful links. You can begin your own journey by clicking here.

You may also want to visit the Loussac Library which has a collection of helpful books on genealogy.

Wednesday, February 24. 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Independent Lens: Behind the Rainbow

Mon, February 22, 2010

Over two tumultuous decades, South Africa has finally arrived on its own bumpy road to democracy. With the 2009 presidential election looming as a historical turning point, “Behind the Rainbow” is a previously untold account of the country’s political problems, struggles and realities.

Tuesday, February 23. 9:00 – 10:30 p.m.

Frontline: Behind Taliban Lines

Mon, February 22, 2010

In Behind Taliban Lines, provides a rare glimpse into the inner workings of the growing insurgency in Afghanistan — a first-ever film among these militants as they travel from village to village, picking up support and weapons, imposing sharia law and collecting taxes as they open up a new battlefront in Afghanistan’s northern provinces.