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UAS braces for budget cuts, distance learning at risk

The UAS Sitka campus employs 44 people. Jill Hanson says that brings important economic value to...

Sitka International Cello Seminar hits the ground running

Cellists Melissa Kraut and Zuill Bailey join KCAW's Rich McClear to talk about the agenda for the 2019 Sitka International Cello Seminar. Every year, a group of young cellists come to Sitka, where they have the opportunity to immerse themselves in all things cello.

Sitkans protest conditions in detention centers from afar

Sitkans gathered during lunchtime on Tuesday, July 2 to bring visibility to their concern about...

What the budget means for KCAW

Becky Meiers has a plan for how to manage the budget cuts that Gov. Dunleavy dealt last week. KCAW...

Meet Dave Emmert, KCAW’s New Program Director

We’re excited to welcome Dave to the Raven Radio staff. His first day will be on July 22nd....

Last festival weekend brings diverse programming

Sitka Summer Music Festival artistic director Zuill Bailey and clarinetist Ted Burch join KCAW's Rich McClear to chat about the last weekend of the Sitka Summer Music Festival.

Sitka students pin down new home for teen center: The Cloud

Being a teenager in small-town, rural Alaska means getting creative about finding things to do and meeting people. Over the past year, a group of Sitka teens has taken matters into their own hands: they’re building a teen center.

Old windows shine light on Stevenson Hall restoration challenge

The Sitka Summer Music Festival first started using Stevenson Hall in 1972. The Festival finally...

Swing into the weekend with Duke Ellington

Ed Littlefield and Roger Schmidt join KCAW's Rich McClear in the studio. Littlefield and Schmidt are local musicians playing in this Saturday's Jazz on the Waterfront event from the Sitka Fine Arts Camp.

Sitka Summer Music Festival gears up for a busy weekend

Violinists Allison Bailey and Helen Kim join KCAW's Rich McClear to talk about the specific dynamics of playing chamber music, and why it takes the right group of people to play it best.