I Am A Bush Radio Reporter | INDIE ALASKA

There are 26 public radio stations throughout the state of Alaska, providing vital news and information to a diverse area over twice the size of Texas.

Angela Denning-Barnes has worked at KYUK in Bethel for more than a decade, reporting on stories from the very edge of society.

For her living in, and reporting on, bush Alaska is more than just a lifestyle - it's a source of true happiness.

INDIE ALASKA is an original video series produced by Alaska Public Media in partnership with PBS Digital Studios. The videos capture the diverse and colorful lifestyles of everyday Alaskans at work and at play. Together, these stories present a fresh and authentic look at living in Alaska.
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Story & Video:
Travis Gilmour

Music:
Marian Call

[johnlindsay]

Angela mentioned that she feels happy. She doesn't know why. She just does -which in a way answers her own question. No one is really happy "being". They're happy "doing". I imagine living in a place like Alaska forces you to do or die; fight or freeze; strain or starve. Maybe it will make more sense if we put it this way: She doesn't feel happy because she is - She feels happy because she does. Thanks Angela.

[kimmetcalfe]

Great story. Nice to see who Angela is--I hear her on KTOO in Juneau. What an interesting life out there in Bethel. Alaska is such a huge state and every place is so different! 

[ramaraomallavarapu]

great day s ND golden days I never forgotten

[FranciscoGobea-zw]

wow hello i am intrested, ,it be nice to have a freind to talk to, ,,iam in playas de Rosarito mexico baja ca., , , i hope to here from you thank you, ,

[capmoman]

"It's the only station in the country that broadcasts in two languages simultaneously"....Then, " [...] The majority speaks [a different language]".

If the "majority" ONLY speaks a different language, then I would assume that a radio station would broadcast in the same language. The fact that it's a US state should also dictate that it transmits in the US's language. I might be wrong, but there is no reason for other stations to transmit in duel languages since the majority can speak English in their broadcast location, right? If I said I'm the only radio station in America that broadcasts in, both French and English, yet 90 percent of the people that live in my broadcast area speak I brag about the fact that I broadcast in two languages???

-didn't think so.