Juneau Afternoon

Bill Legere retired from KTOO after almost 40 years this past January. Bill sits down with Host Bostin Christopher to chat about his time at KTOO and a lifetime in Public Media. Also, a look at three optional programs of the Juneau School District, and a preview of “The Singing Planet,” an offering of the Juneau Audubon Society

Guests: Ryan Conarro – “Inside Wire: Colorado Prison Radio,” Mason Engel – “Books Across America,” and Sara Juday and Angela Gonzalez
– Alaska Center for the Book’s “Read Alaska Native” reading challenge.

Segments: Slacktide band visits from Sitka; The UAS One Campus, One Book project; and Alaska State Museum’s new exhibit.

Today on Juneau Afternoon, Culture Rich Conversations from Juneau’s Black Awareness Association begin Women’s History Month by discussing today’s hottest topics in Black Culture!

KTOO’s Sheli Delaney chats with the honorees of the March 4, 2023, Women of Distinction event hosted by AWARE.

Juneau Human Rights Commission’s Lance Mitchell about an upcoming special free event in honor of Black History including a new play reading and a movie screening of “Glory.”

Perseverance Theatre’s latest productions, performing both in Juneau and Anchorage, are tackling big cultural themes.

On this month’s Halo-Halo Chef’s Talk segment, KTOO Community Reporting Fellow Tasha Elizarde sits down one-on-one with Rachel Carrillo Barril, Head Chef at In Bocca Al Lupo, to discover her Filipino roots and how she made her way to being one of the top chefs in Juneau.

  Women of Distinction is the annual banquet held by AWARE, Inc. to honor women in our community whose work has made a major impact on improving the lives of others. This year’s honorees are Kate Wolfe, Jeni Brown, LaRae Jones, and Susan Bell. On today’s show, Saralyn Tabachnick sits down with host Andy Kline…

Today on Juneau Afternoon, guest host Katie Bausler chats with Juneau Ghost Light Theatre about their upcoming production of “Puffs: Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic.”