Author: Robert Woolsey, KCAW

‘Lefty’ O’Neal: Crossing the color line in the Negro Leagues

A little bit of baseball history visited Southeast Alaska this summer. Dick “Lefty” O’Neal is the only person to have crossed baseball’s color line -- in the opposite direction. O’Neal is white, but he made his mark in baseball pitching in two of the country’s semi-pro Negro Leagues.He stopped by KCAW during a cruise ship call in Sitka recently, and spoke with Robert Woolsey on the front porch of the Cable House.

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Cypress String Quartet

One of the founding members of the Cypress String Quartet, cellist Jennifer Kloetzel, and Sitka Summer Music Festival director Zuill Bailey visit the KCAW studio to talk about Schubert and the quartet’s upcoming...

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US Chamber won’t pull Sitkans into senate election fight

The US Chamber of Commerce has thrown its weight behind the effort to unseat Alaska Sen. Mark Begich in this fall’s election. Chris Eyler, the director of the Northwest Region of the US Chamber of Commerce, says not every local chamber agrees with the national organization’s picks. During his presentation Wednesday (6-25-14), Eyler was questioned by the Sitka Chamber about its support of Dan Sullivan.

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Healthy Sitka

Sitka Health Summit Steering Committee member Doug Osborne breaks the news that Sitka did not win the top Roadmaps to Health Prize, awarded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. But he explains why Sitka was selected as one of...

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Campers’ celebrations

New York City theater professionals and Sitka Fine Arts Camp instructors Michael Eisenstien and Nora Gustuson talk about the last week of middle school camp and upcoming culminating performances – June 25, 26, 27 at 7 p.m....

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Sitka Fine Arts Camp happenings

Roger Schmidt, executive director of the Sitka Fine Arts Camp, visits the studio to talk about the upcoming Jazz on the Waterfront event (6/28/14) and other happenings during this busy time on the campus.

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Jazz Combo live on Straight No Chaser

The Sitka Fine Arts Camp Jazz Combo class stopped by the station during Straight No Chaser. Who knew we could squeeze that many students into the air room! They played a few tunes, and sounded fantastic. There will be many great performances happening with the Fine Arts Camp Students coming up, so check out the whole schedule at the Fine Arts Camp Website.

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