Local News

Shareholders re-elect Sealaska board incumbents

by Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska News | Jun 26, 2017

The management slate won this year’s Sealaska board election. Three incumbents and a newcomer who ran with them beat out eight independent candidates.

3 Sitka teaching jobs at stake in legislative education standoff

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Jun 21, 2017

Sitka may be forced to cut three additional teaching positions, if the legislature reduces education funding by five-percent. This comes on top of the two teachers and four paraprofessionals the district cut in April.

A ‘funnybug’ holds a serious clue to Ice Age ecology

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Jun 21, 2017

While finding the "funnybug" in Sitka sheds light on one of the more obscure corners of entomology, it also is a clue to how humans may have survived the Ice Age in North America.

Leak shuts down Green Lake power plant

by Emily Kwong, KCAW | Jun 20, 2017

For the second time in the past year, the city shut down Sitka’s Green Lake power plant. Electric department staff discovered a leak in a 40-year-old electrical conduit.

PBS premiere: ‘Real Boy’ a journey through transition to acceptance

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Jun 19, 2017

An award-winning film premiering on PBS tonight (6-19-17) has an Alaska connection. Real Boy is the story of a transgender youth launching a career as a musician in the Bay Area of California. The film was directed by Shaleece Haas, a former news intern at KCAW in Sitka.

The Morning Interview

Sitka class to teach life jacket ins and outs

Jun 23, 2017

The US Coast Guard's Mike Morris talks about a free life jacket class he will be instructing at the Blatchley Middle School swimming pool. The in-water class will be Tuesday, June 27 at 6 pm.

Musical duo excited to return to Alaska

Jun 22, 2017

Flutist, Amy Taylor and violist/violinist, Christian Colberg have flown in to play chamber music for the Sitka Summer Music Festival. They talk about what listeners can expect in their many performances, which start today and continue throughout weekend.

Job Openings

Post-Graduate Fellowship in Community Journalism

Jun 22, 2017

The application period is now open for KCAW's Post-Graduate Fellowship in Community Journalism. This 30-week program is an opportunity for a recent Journalism school graduate or established print reporter to build a portfolio in broadcasting. The application deadline is Friday, July 21, 2017. The Fellowship starts in mid-September.

KCAW is hiring a Program Coordinator

Jun 14, 2017

Raven Radio is seeking a full-time Program Coordinator to assist the General Manager with programming, operations and managing large on-air volunteer program. Required qualifications: strong production and on-air skills; demonstrated organizational, teaching and computer skills; ability to work with wide variety of people and to work flexible hours. Read a full job description and find out how to apply here. This job is open until filled. First application review will be Monday, June 26th.