Alaska TravelGram

Visiting with Rich Kirkwood of Kennicott Glacier Lodge in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park! Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Well, it’s another GREAT edition of the Alaska Travelgram radio show. This week it aired today (Saturday) between 12-1pm. What time next week? Well, I think it’s going to air on Thursday, between 2-3pm. We’ll post the exact time/date when…uh….well, when we know for sure. HAHA. Still working out the kinks in the programming…but we [...]

Julie Saupe in the KOAN Studio, talking about "Visit Anchorage"! Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Hey–we hosted Julie Saupe, WIC (Woman In Charge) down at Visit Anchorage. Oh–we had a rolickin’ good time, too! We started out talking about G-R-E-A-T Club 49 air fares from our friends at Alaska Airlines, plus Erin’s F-A-B trip in the blazing spring sunshine up to Curry on the Alaska Railroad‘s Ski Train! Wow.! Julie [...]

Kirsten Dixon talks about gourmet cooking, their lodges and their brand-new grandson! Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Big day in the KOAN studio today. We hosted Kirsten Dixon of Within the Wild Adventure Lodges. Above–a nice day at Winterlake Lodge on the porch!  Kirsten and her husband, Carl, own three lodges: Winterlake Lodge, Redoubt Bay Lodge and Tutka Bay Lodge. Each of the lodges sports a unique wilderness setting for adventurers. Winterlake, [...]

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Ah. Co-host Erin Kirkland brought in Riley, the Alaska Travelgram Wonder Dawg to the studio! We talked about snowy adventures around the state–and asked Jake Frank from Denali National Park to call in and talk about winter in the park! Listen up on some tips on enjoying Denali National Park during the winter. And yes, it’s [...]

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Co-host Erin Kirkland hosts Casey Ressler from the Mat-Su Visitors Bureau in the studio–talking about all the great stuff going on this weekend, including the “real start” of the Iditarod in Willow on Sunday!! I called in from Valdez, deep in the dark heart of “Snowpocalypse”. Good news: if you like to play in the [...]

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First, co-host Erin Kirkland announces that the show has a new mascot: the Alaska Travelgram Wonder Dawg, Riley. Then, we move right into Iditarod season on the show–we hosted veteran musher Erin McLarnon, who gave us a primer for watching the start of the Last Great Race. Oh, and by “veteran musher”, we mean that [...]

KOAN Podcast Feb. 14, 2012 Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Co-host Erin Kirkland and I hosted Penny Schnering in the studio from the Anchorage Downtown Partnership. We talked about “100 days of Dining”, the unique promotion to get people to eat at downtown Anchorage restaurants. Oh–there’s more: the Crystal Gallery of Ice (above), the Performing Arts Center, the shopping. Ya! Plus, deep-track analysis (as always) [...]

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Yep, we succumbed. Here at the Alaska Travelgram, we’re all “Wild About Winter”. Skiing, ice carving, freezing and such. And I’m still here–walking the dogs at -15ºF, dontchyaknow. Erin? My lovely co-host? Oh, she’s in Hawaii. That’s right: H-a-w-a-i-i. Hmph. Pictured above, the beautiful waters of Hanauma Bay–where “AK Fam” went snorkeling. Read all about [...]

Erin and I taped a couple of radio show promos. Here’s the newest one: Travelgram PROMO 1 Oh–check out John, our producer, in the background. Ha. You know–Mister Maturity. HAHA