Josh Krohn
General ManagerJosh is a graduate of the University of Nebraska with a degree in communications and broadcasting, and a Certified Audio Engineer through the Society of Broadcast Engineers. At 13, he got his first taste for public radio when he interned at KBBI, an experience that shaped his career. Josh returns to Homer after twelve years with Classical 90.7 KVNO, in Omaha, Nebraska, where he was senior audio engineer and production coordinator. Previously he was station manager/general manager of KUHB-FM, St. Paul, Alaska, in the Pribilof Islands.
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The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly approved land purchases, discussed school funding and finalized election measures at its meeting on Tuesday night. The Ninilchik public school released a letter to the public on August 12th advising that due to staff shortages the school cafeteria would be closed and unable to serve meals until mid-September. There are two opportunities this weekend for Homer youth to audition for upcoming fall and spring dance performances. -
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly approved land purchases, discussed school funding and finalized election measures at its meeting last night. The Ninilchik public school released a letter to the public on August 12th advising that due to staff shortages the school cafeteria would be closed and unable to serve meals until mid-September. There are two opportunities this weekend for Homer youth to audition for upcoming fall and spring dance performances.
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The Kachemak Bay Personal Use Set Gillnet Fishery opens at 6 a.m. Monday, Aug. 18. Regions of Alaska and the arctic are warming more quickly than anywhere else on Earth. That trend is the focus of a new show at the Kenai Art Center titled “World on Fire.” Every summer for the past 30 years, culture camps have been held in a remote forested landscape on Afognak Island in the northern end of the Kodiak Island Archipelago. Better known for youth summer camps, this month the island hosted the inaugural adult sobriety camp.
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The Kachemak Bay Personal Use Set Gillnet Fishery opens at 6 a.m. Monday, Aug. 18. Regions of Alaska and the arctic are warming more quickly than anywhere else on Earth. That trend is the focus of a new show at the Kenai Art Center titled “World on Fire.” Every summer for the past 30 years, culture camps have been held in a remote forested landscape on Afognak Island in the northern end of the Kodiak Island Archipelago. Better known for youth summer camps, this month the island hosted the inaugural adult sobriety camp.
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Nearly 10,000 music lovers descend on Ninilchik each year for Salmonfest, making it the largest music festival in Alaska. That also means it generates a lot of trash. Next Monday, Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic is offering a free showing of “Are you there, God? It’s me, Margaret,” a film based on Judy Blume’s classic teen novel on August 11th at Porcupine Theater.
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The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly advanced several measures at last night’s meeting, including two tax-related proposals heading to the October ballot. Next Monday, Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic is offering a free showing of “Are you there, God? It’s me, Margaret,” a film based on Judy Blume’s classic teen novel on August 11th at Porcupine Theater.
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The Homer City Council met last night to introduce several budget ordinances, approve a list of appointments and move forward on loans and agreements tied to local infrastructure projects. A climber stranded on a steep cliff near Mt. Marathon was rescued Saturday by the Alaska Air National Guard. Ninilchik voters may get the chance to create their own tax base to support community recreation.
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A jet boat carrying seven people sank just minutes after leaving Homer Harbor on Tuesday evening. Homer’s Lisa Talbott, former pastor of the United Methodist Church where she has served since 2013, has recently started her new role as Assistant to the Bishop for Equity and Intercultural Competency for the greater northwest area which covers Alaska, Washington, Oregon and Idaho.
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Crews battled a roughly 10-acre fire north of Kasilof over the weekend. Another young gray whale washed up dead near Kodiak late last month. The Dena’ina people have lived on the Kenai Peninsula for thousands of years. But today, the group’s Indigenous language isn’t spoken as widely as it once was.
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