Washington Week’s audio available
Fri, August 29, 2008
If you missed the broadcast of Washington Week this evening (7:00pm and Midnight), an audio edition of the show is available via the Washington Week web site. They also offer streaming video editions of the program.
Tonight’s topic? The choice of Sarah Palin for the VP slot on the Republican presidential ticket. (Of course!)
For your convenience, we’ve linked to the podcast audio from tonight’s show.
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PBS NewsHour offers strong Palin coverage
Fri, August 29, 2008
If you missed the NewsHour Friday night at 6:00pm, check out the NewsHour web site, with complete audio from the broadcast, including a fascinating discussion between analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks, offering a national perspective on the selection of Sarah Palin as John McCain’s running mate in the Presidential election.
- Picking Sarah Palin (MP3 Audio)
- McCain Sees Fellow Reformer in VP Pick Palin (MP3 Audio)
- Shields and Brooks Mull Road Ahead for McCain-Palin Ticket (MP3 Audio)
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Anchorage Edition: August 29, 2008
Fri, August 29, 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. Topics this week include:
- National attention turns to Alaska (again) — this time because Sarah Palin was picked as VP candidate alongside John McCain in the race for the White House
- Alaskan thoughts on the Obama-Biden ticket, in contrast to McCain-Palin
- What happens if Palin goes to Washington as VP and Parnell goes to the U.S. House?
- U.S. House race between Republicans Don Young and Sean Parnell is effectively tied until the Division of Elections can perform a recount from this week’s statewide primary election (Young in the lead by 152 votes at the moment)
- More primary election results for U.S. House (Berkowitz and Benson) and U.S. Senate (Stevens and Begich) and some of the local items
- All statewide ballot measures fail in the primary
- Additional results from the state legislative races — largely status quo, despite corruption controversies of the last couple of years
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Audio: John McCain introduces Sarah Palin as his VP choice
Fri, August 29, 2008
Today in Dayton, Ohio John McCain celebrated his 72nd birthday by announcing his choice for Vice President on the presumptie Republican Presidential ticket: Alaska’s own governor, Sarah Palin.
As a service to listeners, we’re providing the audio from the Palin introduction and her first speech as part of the McCain-Palin campaign.
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Palin VP coverage blitz begins
Fri, August 29, 2008
Join KSKA Public Radio, KAKM Public Television and the Alaska Public Radio Network for complete coverage of the Sarah Palin VP story starting today and running through next week’s Republican National Convention. Here’s what we’ve got on tap:
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 29
- KSKA (FM 91.1) — 3:30pm broadcast of Palin intro and acceptance of John McCain’s VP nod from earlier today in Dayton, Ohio
- Listen to the introduction and speech again on-demand at kska.org, kakm.org and aprn.org
- KSKA.ORG / KAKM.ORG — 4:00pm listen to and/or download Anchorage Edition, featuring local reaction and analysis of the Palin VP pick
- KSKA (FM 91.1) — 4:00pm coverage from NPR as part of All Things Considered
- KSKA (FM 91.1) — 6:00pm complete statewide coverage from APRN as part of Alaska News Nightly
- APRN.ORG — 6:00pm listen to and/or download Alaska News Nightly’s coverage online
- APRN.ORG / AKRADIO.ORG — 7:00pm listen to and/or download a special episode of AK focused on Sarah Palin (originally broadcast in February 2008, now updated)
- KAKM (Channel 7) — 6:00pm coverage from PBS as part of the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
- KSKA (FM 91.1) — 7:30pm listen to reaction from local political observers during Anchorage Edition
- KAKM (Channel 7) — 8:00pm tune in to Digital TV channel 7.3 (or GCI cable channel 15) for 360 North’s broadcast of historic Sarah Palin events
- KAKM (Channel 7) — 9:00pm see the TV broadcast of Anchorage Edition, featuring local analysis of the Palin announcement
SATURDAY, AUGUST 30
- KSKA (FM 91.1) – More news throughout the day from NPR
- KSKA (FM 91.1) — 10:00am broadcast of an updated version of AK’s Sarah Palin episode, originally broadcast in February 2008
- KAKM (Channel 7) — 5:00pm rebroadcast of Anchorage Edition
MONDAY TUESDAY - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1-4
- KSKA (FM 91.1) – Republican National Convention coverage each evening, some live, some tape-delayed and all from NPR in St. Paul, Minnesota (times will vary, tune in for details)
- KAKM (Channel 7) — 7:00pm to 10:00pm tune in for coverage of the Republican National Convention from the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
- UPDATE: Both NPR and PBS are canceling their Monday coverage, as the RNC has been curtailed in the face of hurricane Gustav on the Gulf Coast
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
- KSKA (FM 91.1) — 10:00am tune in and call in during a special Talk of Alaska (from APRN) focused on Sarah Palin and her ascendancy to the VP spot on the Republican ticket
- APRN.ORG — 11:30am listen to and/or download Talk of Alaska
- KSKA (FM 91.1) — 11:00am listen to the rebroadcast of the special Sarah Palin edition of AK (also available for download at aprn.org and akradio.org)
LIVE primary election coverage on KSKA tonight
Tue, August 26, 2008
Alaska Public Radio Network reporters are covering Alaska’s primary election results tonight (Tuesday, 8/26) LIVE on participating APRN stations statewide. Listeners in the Anchorage area can tune in to KSKA Public Radio at FM 91.1 or listen online.
APRN has a team in the Anchorage studios, another team covering results at “Election Central” at the Egan Center in downtown Anchorage and yet more reporters around the state.
Join the reporters online at APRN.ORG or follow our updates on Twitter.
Full reporting on results will be available tomorrow on KSKA (FM 91.1) and APRN stations statewide.
Election results are being published online by the State’s Division of Elections. You can find the updates here:
- Latest Results, for users of ACS Internet services
- Latest Results, for users of GCI Internet services
- Latest Results, for everyone else
Results are expected to start rolling in around 9:00 p.m. Alaska time.
Democratic National Convention on PBS
Mon, August 25, 2008
Tune in to KAKM Channel 7 tonight starting at 7:00 p.m.
Starting tonight (Monday, 8/25) and running through Thursday, KAKM is proud to bring you PBS’ special Democratic Convention coverage. NOTE: while the live activities start at 4:00 p.m. Alaska time, we’re tape-delaying the playback to 7:00 p.m.
Anchored by Jim Lehrer of The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, will include extended uninterrupted coverage of podium activities and speeches; reporting from the floor of the convention; newsmaker interviews; political analysis and historical perspective. NewsHour senior correspondents Gwen Ifill, Ray Suarez, Judy Woodruff and Margaret Warner will join Lehrer. Political analysis will be provided by New York Times columnist David Brooks and syndicated columnist Mark Shields. Presidential historians Michael Beschloss and Richard Norton Smith will add historical perspective; Andy Kohut, president of the Pew Research Center, will update viewers with the latest polling information. (CC, Stereo, HD)






