Tom Kizzia spent three years with the Homer News in the late 1970s before moving to the Anchorage Daily News, where he worked for 25 years.
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New book by Alaska author Tom Kizzia explores ghost town era of McCarthy
Tom Kizzia said the new book builds off of research he did for his bestselling 2013 true crime book, “Pilgrim’s Wilderness.” That followed the story of Papa Pilgrim, who settled in McCarthy with his wife and 15 kids in the late 1990s.
Federal funding for public media is at risk.
The House of Representatives voted to eliminate already-approved funding for public media. This bill, now headed to the Senate, will have a devastating impact on public media in Alaska. Make your voice heard before it’s too late.