Category: Station Highlights

Five questions with Rich McClear

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Jun 17, 2019 | Station Highlights

Regular morning listeners will have noticed that Rich McClear has stepped in to host Morning Edition this June. Rich brings a unique energy to radio with his expertise, depth of experience, and gift for telling stories. And it's not limited to public radio: McClear has also been hosting Problem Corner on KIFW, Sitka's commercial AM station. Read More

Five questions with Wrangell reporter June Leffler

by Katherine Rose | Jun 3, 2019 | Station Highlights

For a moment in May, listeners may have caught a different voice reading Sitka's news over the airwaves. KSTK reporter June Leffler traveled to Sitka from Wrangell last month, and spent a week shadowing the KCAW news department. Read More

KCAW News ‘goes to eleven’ at Alaska Press Club awards

by KCAW News | May 10, 2019 | Station Highlights

The KCAW News Department won a record 11 awards at the 2019 meeting of the Alaska Press Club in April. Our colleagues at the Daily Sitka Sentinel brought home 3, cementing the fact that -- for a town of its size (or any size, really!) -- Sitka values exceptional journalism. Read More

Rose takes over as KCAW’s full-time reporter

by KCAW News | Apr 12, 2019 | Local News, Station Highlights

After a comprehensive search and recruitment effort over the winter, KCAW found a candidate to fill the demanding shoes of full-time reporter -- and we never had to look too far. Katherine Rose became our full-time reporter on March 18. Read More