September Schedule Highlights

Fri, August 27, 2010

In September, KAKM, Channel 7, is happy to bring you some new programs, as well as some of your favorites.

Alaska Far Away tells the story of 202 struggling Midwestern families that are given a chance at a new start by President Franklin Roosevelt – a new start that happens to be in the Matanuska Colony. It will air on Monday, September 13, starting at 7:00 p.m.

Highlights for September Include:

Our Complete September Schedule

CREATE Schedule for September

Mon, August 23, 2010

Tune into KAKM channel, CREATE for some of your favorite how-to shows!

CREATE can be found in Anchorage on 7.2 or GCI Cable 94 and is also available in the Mat-Su on MTA Channel 307.

Here are some of your old favorites:

Don’t miss this CREATE’s marathons! This month’s marathons include:

Remember: The schedule reflects the Eastern time zone.

Eating Alaska Premieres on KAKM This September

Thu, August 12, 2010

“What happens to a vegetarian who moves to Alaska and marries a commercial fisherman and deer hunter?

Join Ellen Frankenstein on a wry search for a sustainable, healthy and ethical meal.

Women try to teach her to hunt, teens gather traditional foods, vegans give cooking lessons, she fishes for wild salmon, scrutinizes food labels with kids and finds toxic chemicals getting into wild foods.

With humor and compassion, the documentary Eating Alaska shows natives and non-natives trying to balance buying industrial processed foods with growing their own and living off the land in the 21st century.

Made by a former urban vegetarian now living on an island in Alaska, it is a journey into regional food traditions, our connection to where we live and what we put into our mouths.”

This film is perfect for the Alaskan audience, where the subject matter is relevant to the choices we make every day.

Coming This Fall on PBS Kids!

Wed, August 11, 2010

Don’t miss all the great programming for kids heading your way this fall!

Click on the title of the program for games and activities!

Curious George

“Season 5 launches with 10 new episodes featuring George learning about new cultures, exploring transportation and trade, and meeting his new neighbor Marco, a 7-year-old Mexican-American, who plays in his family’s band.”

Between the Lions

“Ten new episodes will include animation, music and stories keyed to reading skills for young children.”

Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman

“20 new episodes feature new behind-the-scenes casting and Halloween-themed specials.  Challenges include visits to Penn & Teller in Las Vegas, Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and Yellowstone and Yosemite National Parks.”

Martha Speaks

“Season 3 launches with 10 new episodes including Halloween, Earth Day, and pet adoption themed-episodes as well as the premiere episode “The Martha Show” where Martha gets her own TV series.

Arthur

Season 14 brings 10 new episodes including the introduction of a new character, Lydia, a wheelchair basketball player (winner of the “All Kids Can” character search), and two spooky new episodes for Halloween, one featuring bestselling sci-fi/fantasy author Neil Gaiman.

All photos courtesy of PBS Pressroom:  Children’s Media

The Cat in the Hat Premieres on KAKM This September!

Wed, August 11, 2010

Now is your chance to learn something new,
With the Cat in the Hat, Thing One, and Thing Two!

You’ll go on adventures to fabulous places,
and on your way you will meet lots of new faces!

So come on and hop in the Thinga-a-ma-jigger
and prepare for your brain to get bigger and bigger!

Don’t miss the “first-ever Suess-inspired animated preschool series” on KAKM, Channel 7, featuring the voice talent of Martin Short as the Cat in the Hat.

Have you ever wondered how bees make honey?

Or how whales communicate to each other?

These questions and many more will be answered as you, Sally, and Nick explore the amazing world we live in with the Cat in the Hat!

“Science is a critical area of development for young children, and PBS KIDS is strengthening its content to include more fun, age-appropriate ways to engage young scientists. What better guide than the Cat himself?”

Visit pbskids.org/catinthehat/ for CAT-ivities and games for everyone to enjoy.

Coming soon, pbsparents.org and pbsteachers.org will have various resources and tools that will aid in teaching children about science.

Photo Courtesy of The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That: Sally, the Cat in the Hat and Nick all shrink down to explore a tide pool.

CREATE Schedule for August

Thu, August 5, 2010

We hope that you have been enjoying KAKM’s channel, CREATE.

CREATE can be found in Anchorage on 7.2 or GCI Cable 94 and is also available in the Mat-Su on MTA Channel 307.

Check out some of the leading “how-to” shows on television, including:

Remember: The schedule reflects the Eastern time zone.

August Schedule Highlights

Thu, August 5, 2010

In August, KAKM, Channel 7, will be bringing you some of your favorite programs as well as some new programs.

Anchorage Edition has moved to a new time on Fridays. Tune into KAKM’s news commentary show at 7:30 p.m. on Friday nights!

Leading up to the primary elections, KAKM will host our election-time Running debates from August 16 through August 19, where we invite candidates from the State House, State Senate, Lt. Governor, Gubernatorial, U.S. House and U.S. Senate primary races.

Highlights for July Include:

Our Complete August Schedule

1 Hour Special Premiere! Dinosaur Train Under the Sea!

Thu, August 5, 2010

All ABOARD!  Visit the magical world of the sea as Buddy and the Pteranodon family take the Dinosaur Train underwater!

“The Pteranodon family learns about new aquatic creatures when they ride the train through a glass-encased time tunnel that dives down under the sea to explore the Cretaceous, Jurassic, and Triassic oceans.”

You will meet lots of different sea creatures on your journey, including Carla Cretoxyrhina.  Her big teeth scare everyone away, but she is actually very nice!

Learn interesting facts about the creatures, such as Elmer Elasmosaurus‘ ability to hold his breath for a very long time!

After you meet each sea creature, renowned paleontologist Dr. Scott Sampson shares interesting facts about them in even greater detail.

Visit the Dinosaur Train website for games and activities!

Photo Courtesy of Dinosaur Train Under the Sea: Carla Cretoxyrhina

Our Complete August Schedule

Coming this fall to KAKM: Top Secret America

Wed, August 4, 2010

“A major investigation by Washington Post reporters Dana Priest and William Arkin is the subject of an upcoming hour-long FRONTLINE documentary to air in October on PBS, produced by veteran FRONTLINE producer Michael Kirk.

The Post’s two-year investigation looks at the top secret world the government created in response to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001—a world that has become so large, so unwieldy and so secretive that no one knows how much money it costs, how many people it employs, how many programs exist within it or how many agencies duplicate work being done elsewhere.

This is the first and most comprehensive examination of the complex system. It was reported by two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Dana Priest and author, researcher, and military expert William M. Arkin.

The findings are based on hundreds of interviews with current and former military and intelligence officials and public records.

Nearly two dozen journalists worked on the investigation, including investigative reporters, cartography experts, database reporters, video journalists, researchers, interactive graphic designers, digital designers, graphic designers, and graphics editors at The Washington Post.”

Our Complete August Schedule



Special Presentation: IDITAROD 2010: CHASING HISTORY

Fri, July 9, 2010

On March 6th, 2010, one musher in a field of 71 was determined to re-define Iditarod History.  Lance Mackey set out to do what no musher has ever done: win four Iditarods in a row.

But there were some major obstacles in his way including white out blizzards in the Alaska Range, minus 40 degree temperatures in Alaska’s interior and at least ten teams that were determined to stop the streak.

Mackey was chasing history, while everybody else was chasing him.

Iditarod 2010: Chasing History reflects the battle that 55 official finishers waged with Mother Nature and within themselves.  It’s about storms and cold and it’s about long standing records that are no longer.

This documentary is about a race that will define future Iditarods and how the teams that made it to Nome were a part of Alaskan History.

Make sure to watch this special showing of the race of a lifetime!

If you were any closer to the race, you would get frostbite!

Special guest Chas St. George of the Iditarod Trail Committee will be joining us in the studio.

Photo by Jeff Schultz

Turmoil & Triumph: The George Schultz Years

Wed, July 7, 2010

This three-part series chronicles the career and contributions of Secretary of State George Shultz, the key shaper of foreign policy in President Ronald Reagan’s administration.

The first episode introduces George Shultz through the details of his early life: his service as a U.S. Marine, his academic career as a free-market economist at MIT and as dean of the business school at the University of Chicago and his early cabinet posts as secretary of labor and secretary of the treasury under President Nixon. As he’s sworn in as secretary of state under President Reagan, the war in Lebanon presents a dangerous diplomatic challenge. A second crisis boils over when it’s discovered that the CIA is secretly aiding Nicaraguan Contra rebels. Through it all, Shultz clings to one goal: to bring Ronald Reagan and the Soviet leaders together for the first time.

Our Complete July Schedule

Rick Sebak’s BREAKFAST SPECIAL

Tue, July 6, 2010

Scattered across America are some of the most interesting and delicious breakfast places.

Visit the Maple Tree Inn, where people line up in the cold for two months out of the year to eat buckwheat pancakes and homemade maple syrup.

Meet breakfast connoisseur  Joseph “Jody” Sadowsky, who catered for John F. Kennedy Jr.’s exclusive wedding.

“Breakfast Special is a tasty documentary about some great American places where you can get a truly memorable meal.”

Get away from cold cereal for a change and learn some new menu options you and your taste-buds will enjoy.

“This hour-long special program is the latest work of popular PBS producer Rick Sebak and his production team who have put together such programs as A Hot Dog Program, A Flea Market Documentary and A Ride Along The Lincoln Highway among others.”

Want to tell the world about your favorite breakfast place?  Comment about your best breakfast experience, as well as upload photos or even videos!

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