KUAC public radio and television will stop carrying several radio and television channels on Oct. 1 due to budget reductions. The television channels include 9.7 and 9.8, which are radio channels on television, and 9.9, which is 360 North. The station will also stop broadcasting online digital radio channels KUAC 2 and KUAC 3. Those […]
Announcements
Get to know the voices behind Molly of Denali!
WGBH Boston developed Molly of Denali with a working group of Alaska Native advisors, including Elders, who advise on many aspects of the show, including culture and languages. Below are profiles of the cast members & advisors who lent their voice talents to the show: Sovereign Bill (voice of Molly Mabray) Sovereign Bill has been […]
Merritt Helfferich, Longtime KUAC Supporter, Passes Away
Merritt Helfferich, 83, a longtime supporter of KUAC, passed away May 2 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. A former associate director of the Geophysical Institute at UAF and project director of the International Arctic Research Center building project, Merritt said in the past, “Public broadcasting is important every day. The information brought to the public by […]
Joel Switzer Estate Boosts KUAC Fundraiser
The spring fundraiser, held April 12-14 at KUAC, got a healthy financial boost, due to a generous contribution from the estate of Joel Switzer. Switzer, who died in a construction-related accident in August 2017, loved KUAC so much that his family decided to make the station a beneficiary of his estate. “We wanted to celebrate […]
The 2019 Spirit of KUAC award goes to Patty Kastelic
“KUAC is a treasure,” said Patty Kastelic, the public broadcasting station’s volunteer of the year. Kastelic, the 2019 Spirit of KUAC awardee, is not only a volunteer, but a staunch advocate and champion for public broadcasting in Interior Alaska. “I immediately fell in love with KUAC; it became my best friend,” she said. Keith Martin, […]
