Radio Station Staff

Posted: March 20th, 2010 | Author: Alaska Political News Wire | Filed under: Staff

General Manager: Kells Hetherington

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Age: 31

Hometown: New Canaan, CT

Joined KSDP Staff: October, 2006

Previous Experience: Field Reporter, 750-AM KFQD / Reporter, 800-AM WLAD

Biography: Hetherington is a graduate of Manhattanville College in Purchase, New York where he earned a Bachelors of Science in Communications Management.  He also attended Davidson College in North Carolina where he was a political science major.  While in college, Hetherington had radio internships with OFM in the Orange Free State, SOUTH AFRICA and WABC Radio in New York, New York.

Administrative Assistant: Shannon Sommer

Hometown: Tanana, Alaska

Joined KSDP Staff: September, 2007

Previous Work Experience: Office Manager, Tanana Water & Sewer Project

Biography: A graduate of Maudrey J. Sommer High School in Tanana, Shannon studied at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Shannon moved to Sand Point in September 2006 and has lived all over the State of Alaska.

Music Director: Virgil Porter

Hometown: Soldotna, Alaska

Joined KSDP Staff: April, 2008

Previous Work Experience: San Francisco Chronicle

Biography: Porter is a graduate of San Diego State University and worked for the San Francisco Chronicle as a photographer and online photo editor from 2000 to 2007.

Employment: 830-AM KSDP Radio / Aleutian Peninsula Broadcasting, Inc. employs full-time and part-time staff to oversee the operation and development of the radio station. The Board hires the General Manager and he or she oversees the day to day operation of the station. Vacancies are posted locally in Sand Point, aired on the radio and posted online at www.apradio.org and on the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s Jobline.

APBI is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a drug-free workplace.


March 17, 2010: Listen to author Charles McCain on Meet the People

Posted: March 17th, 2010 | Author: Alaska Political News Wire | Filed under: 2010, Meet the People

Click below for Kells Hetherington’s interview on Meet the People with author Charles McCain.  McCain discusses his new book An Honorable German.

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March 9, 2010: Listen to Sam Albanese and Ervin Petty Discuss Tusnami Preparedness in Alaska on Meet the People

Posted: March 9th, 2010 | Author: Alaska Political News Wire | Filed under: 2010, Meet the People

Click below for Kells Hetherington’s interview on Meet the People with NOAA Warning Coordination Meteorologist Sam Albanese and Alaska Division of Homeland Security Plans and Preparedness Emergency Management Specialist II Ervin Petty.

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March 8, 2010: Meet the People w/ Dr. Jane Orient

Posted: March 8th, 2010 | Author: Alaska Political News Wire | Filed under: 2010, Meet the People

Today on Meet the People, Kells Hetherington discusses the proposed health care reform with Dr. Jane Orient.  A medical doctor in private practice since 1981, Dr. Orient is Executive Director of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons.  She is also a clinical lecturer in medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine.

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GAME 8: Friday, March 5, 2010: Newhalen Malamutes vs. King Cove T-Jacks

Posted: March 6th, 2010 | Author: Alaska Political News Wire | Filed under: Basketball

8:00 pm Championship game Friday, March 5, 2010 in Sand Point

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GAME 7: Friday, March 5, 2010: New Stuyahok Eagles vs. Sand Point Eagles

Posted: March 6th, 2010 | Author: Alaska Political News Wire | Filed under: Basketball

6:00 pm Friday, March 5, 2010

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March 4, 2010: Dr. Richard Amerling on Meet the People

Posted: March 4th, 2010 | Author: Alaska Political News Wire | Filed under: 2010, Meet the People

Kells Hetherington discusses health care reform with Dr. Richard Amerling on Meet the People.  Dr. Amerling is an associate professor of clinical medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Director of Outpatient Dialysis at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York and the Director of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons.  Dr. Amerling is a widely recognized medical authority on public policy issues.

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March 2, 2010: Steven Deaton w/ the US Post Office on Meet the People

Posted: March 2nd, 2010 | Author: Alaska Political News Wire | Filed under: 2010, Meet the People

Kells Hetherington interviews Steven Deaton, a Network Operations Specialist with the United States Post Office in Alaska.  The interview focused on the Post Office’s intra-Alaska hub expansion thoughts.

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Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010: Rookies vs Kokhanok in King Cove

Posted: February 27th, 2010 | Author: Alaska Political News Wire | Filed under: Basketball

11:00AM – Rookies vs Kokhanok in King Cove, AK on Friday, Feb. 27th, 2010.

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Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010: King Cove T-Jacks vs Sand Point Eagles

Posted: February 27th, 2010 | Author: Alaska Political News Wire | Filed under: Basketball

9:30AM – King Cove vs Sand Point in King Cove, AK on Saturday, Feb. 27th, 2010.

FINAL SCORE: King Cove T-Jacks JV 53, Sand Point Eagles 58 Read the rest of this entry »


Friday, Feb. 26, 2010: King Cove T-Jacks vs Sand Point Eagles

Posted: February 26th, 2010 | Author: Alaska Political News Wire | Filed under: Basketball

8:00PM – King Cove vs Sand Point in King Cove, AK on Friday, Feb. 26th, 2010.

FINAL SCORE: King Cove T-Jacks 76, Sand Point Eagles 46 Read the rest of this entry »


Friday, Feb. 26, 2010: Rookies vs Kokhanok

Posted: February 26th, 2010 | Author: Alaska Political News Wire | Filed under: Basketball

6:45PM – Rookies vs Kokhanok in King Cove, AK on Friday, Feb. 26th, 2010.

FINAL SCORE: Rookies 47, Kokhanok 29

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Feb 26, 2010: Meet the People w/ Dr. Elizabeth Lee Vliet

Posted: February 26th, 2010 | Author: Alaska Political News Wire | Filed under: 2010, Meet the People

Kells Hetherington interviews Dr. Elizabeth Lee Vliet on the proposed health care reform.

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Governor Parnell’s Statement on Passing of Jim Bowles, President of ConocoPhillips Alaska

Posted: February 14th, 2010 | Author: Alaska Political News Wire | Filed under: 2010, 2010, Alaska Political News Wire, Governor Sean Parnell

 

February 13, 2010, Anchorage, Alaska – “Sandy and I were deeply saddened today by news of the loss of Jim Bowles. Jim brought so much to our state: his love of the great outdoors, his leadership of ConocoPhillips Alaska, and his dedication to making Alaska a better place for all of us to call home. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family during this difficult time.”


Begich Statement on Death of Jim Bowles

Posted: February 14th, 2010 | Author: Alaska Political News Wire | Filed under: 2010, 2010, Alaska Political News Wire, Senator Mark Begich

U.S. Sen. Mark Begich released the following statement regarding the death of Jim Bowles, President of ConocoPhillips Alaska: Read the rest of this entry »