Happy Halloween!

From everyone at 360 North!

Did you miss The National Parks series?

If you missed the Ken Burns National Parks series that aired on 360 North, here's your chance to watch it now. Starting on Tuesday, October 27 at 8pm and airing every Tuesday night for six weeks we are airing The National Parks series again. Enjoy!

2009 Elders & Youth Conference

Celebrate Alaska Native intellect! As part of AFN the 2009 Elders & Youth Conference stimulates dialogue between young people and Elders and encourages them to maintain traditional Native values and practices while thriving in the modern world.

Watch the 2009 Elders & Youth Conference LIVE during our AFN Convention coverage on Monday Oct. 19 from 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM and on Tuesday Oct. 20 from 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM.

AFN Convention 2009

360 North is proud to be airing the 2009 AFN Convention.

Coverage will begin on Thursday October 22 and will broadcast live from 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM.

Friday Oct 23 and Saturday Oct 24, live convention coverage will air from 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM.

Alaska's History - It's Magic!

What does a psychic duck have in common with Alaska’s governors? Plenty, especially when they’re all a part of Alaska’s History – It’s Magic, a magical presentation highlighting various moments in Alaska’s history. Watch Alaska’s History – It’s Magic on Wednesday, Oct. 21 at 8pm!

The program has been presented to thousands of young people and their families in schools and libraries in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, and other Southeast Alaska communities, stimulating lots of laughter and wonder as Alaskan history comes alive through the medium of magic.

“Magic can help give meaning to historical events and facts, supplying kids with another way to enjoy their studies,” said Jeff Brown, a Juneau-based magician who developed the show. “It helps provide another handle to support their education, while at the same time providing a healthy dose of entertainment.”

The show features magical effects highlighting Alaska’s Native cultures, its Russian heritage, the Gold Rush and more, taking a live studio audience of kids and their families on a wild ride full of audience participation, amazement and plenty of amusement, gathering praise from kids, families, and educators.

The program was made possible with the help of the Rasmuson Foundation, The Alaska Humanities Forum, and the Douglas-Dornan Foundation, and was recorded before a live studio audience.

Fundraiser Success!

360 North's first ever on air fundraiser was a big success!! We'd like to thank everyone who helped make it possible. Our on air people - Marc Wheeler, Scott Foster, Beth Weigel, John Kelly and Peter Griffin really helped get people to call in and support 360 North.

And we had great volunteers from SAGA, NCADD, Bob Poe for Governor, and AmeriCorps to help answer the phones. The staff at 360 North would like to thank everyone who helped out! Thanks for watching!

TONIGHT ON THE NATIONAL PARKS!

Starting tonight at 8pm!

“Great Nature” (Episode Five)

To battle unemployment in the Great Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt creates the Civilian Conservation Corps, which spawns a “golden age” for the parks through major renovation projects. In a groundbreaking study, a young NPS biologist named George Melendez Wright discovers widespread abuses of animal habitats and pushes the service to reform its wildlife policies. Congress narrowly passes a bill to protect the Everglades in Florida as a national park — the first time a park has been created solely to preserve an ecosystem, as opposed to scenic beauty. As America becomes entrenched in World War II, Roosevelt is pressured to open the parks to mining, grazing and lumbering. The president also is subjected to a storm of criticism for expanding the Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming by accepting a gift of land secretly purchased by John D. Rockefeller Jr.