Emilie Springer
ReporterEmilie Springer is a lifelong resident of Homer (other than several years away from the community for education and travel). She has a PhD from the University of Alaska Fairbanks in Anthropology with an academic focus there in oral history, which means lots of time studying and conducting the process of interviews and storytelling. Emilie typically focuses stories on Alaska fisheries and the environment, local arts and theater and public education.
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The Alaska Afterschool Network honors Homer’s Lucas Thoning with a statewide superhero award with his work with Project GRAD at the Razdolna School on the Kenai Peninsula. KBBI’s Emilie Springer spoke with the network director Thomas Azzarella about what the award entails.
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Each spring, in conjunction with Earth Day, HoWL hosts a week of spring cleaning with DirtBag clean-up week to start off their summer programs. This year the event will take place April 20-24th. Molly Mitchell with HoWL met with KBBI to provide more details about the annual event.
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Homer High School students and two teachers traveled to eastern Europe over spring break to visit three countries. Senior McKenzie Hansen shared some of the details of the trip with KBBI’s Emilie Springer.
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The stage component feature of Homer’s 2026 spring Jubilee arts festival will take place on Friday this weekend. KBBI’s Emilie Springer spoke with the program director and some of the senior performers about what this presentation will offer the community.
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South Peninsula Haven House started a girls after school running program, Girls on the Run, 12 years ago and this year was able to add another program, “Let me Run,” for boys. KBBI’s Emilie Springer spoke with girls coach Marcee Gray about program details and what the new boys program offers.
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The Nikolaevsk Charter School for grades K-12 will open in Nikolaevsk on the Kenai Peninsula and recently hired a principal, Jason Roslansky, currently vice superintendent with the Copper River School District. KBBI’s Emilie Springer spoke with Mr. Roslansky and charter school board member Natalie Thomas about plans to open the school in the fall 2026.
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Homer dancer Aria Palma has used funding available through the Motivity Dance Collective to travel and participate in summer dance training programs. Motivity encourages local dance students to look into dates and availability of summer programs in Alaska. Palma shares her own experiences and some of the benefits of summer training with KBBI’s Emilie Springer.
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Homer Public Library presents three annual community awards this weekend for Lifelong Learner, Youth Learner and Library Spirit Award. An awards ceremony will be held this weekend to celebrate this year’s awardees. Emilie Springer spoke with Cheryl Illg, coordinator of Friends of the Homer Public Library, for more information.
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A small group of artists from across the country have joined in Homer for two weeks of work together to share their mutual concern for climate and the planet through art work. The group met with KBBI’s Emilie Springer on Tuesday to share thoughts on their organization and what their plans are in homer over the next few weeks.
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The Homer High School 2026 musical performance for the school year is Footloose, by Dean Pitchford with stage adaptation by Pitchford and Walter Bobbie the event will be held in the High School theater March 19, 20 and 21. Emilie Springer speaks with some of the high school seniors performing in the production.