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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Homer Police arrested 22-year-old Karl Jerry Wickstrom last month and charged him with four offenses related to domestic violence. Alaska State Troopers arrested a Homer man on Wednesday who they say broke into and stole from four homes in a Cooper Landing neighborhood last month. -
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Municipal recycling as it used to operate on the Kenai Peninsula came to a grinding halt Dec. 11 with the demise of a 33-year-old piece of machinery at the Central Peninsula Landfill in Soldotna. Alaska’s harbors need more funding. That’s the case Petersburg’s harbormaster made to lawmakers on the state seafood task force earlier this month.
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Southeast Alaska’s commercial golden king crab and Tanner crab fisheries will open on February 17. The Anchorage Museum will launch a new fellowship next year designed to support artists in Alaska and the Circumpolar North.
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Late last week, power outages left thousands of Homer Electric Association members in the dark, including the region’s South Peninsula Hospital. International shipping and logistics giant Maersk is ceasing operations in Alaska by February. Terminals in Dutch Harbor and Kodiak are on the chopping block. The holiday season wouldn’t be the same without music. That’s why the Soldotna Public Library hosted a mini concert this week featuring an ensemble of local musicians.
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A motorist is being treated for severe hypothermia after their vehicle was found in the Kenai River. Kodiak’s largest seafood processing plant has a new owner. Housing is tight on the Kenai Peninsula, especially for renters.
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The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s Board of Education is preparing to advocate for its needs before the Alaska Legislature. For the second summer in a row, ferry trips across the Gulf of Alaska likely won’t happen. The Alaska Marine Highway System is cutting back summer service, based on its schedule released last month.
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The Alaska pollock A season opened mid-January but the Kodiak fleet has been standing down to avoid bycatch, or the incidental harvest of non-targeted species. After years without functional restrooms, the Homer City Council approved the purchase of mobile restrooms for Karen Hornaday and Jack Gist parks. More than 30 service providers lined the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex conference room Tuesday to deliver products and services to those experiencing homelessness.
