Creating Alaska: The Framers of the Alaska Constitution

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Alaska Constitutional Convention, former convention delegates Victor Fischer, George Sundborg, Sr. and Jack B. Coghill join convention economic consultant and temporary Secretary George Rogers and Chief Clerk Katie Hurley in looking at the Constitution as a living document and asking whether it has fulfilled their intentions.

The program was recorded at the University of Alaska Southeast in 2006.

Friday at 8:00 pm
repeats Sunday at 10:00 pm

360 North on ARCS

Tuesday, September 30, the Alaska Rural Communications Service (ARCS) will begin re-broadcasting the 360 North program stream. Our Tuesday evening broadcasts will now reach the additional communities that ARCS serves with low power transmitters. ARCS is seen in over 200 communities across Alaska, primarily in more rural areas.

For almost a year now, prime time on Tuesday has been a dedicated spot for Alaska Native and Native American programming. The 360 North programs that ARCS will be sharing with rural residents include Northwest Indian News, Native Report and Alaska documentary and cultural specials.

Economic Forum Airs Saturday

The Permanent Fund Annual Meeting that 360 North broadcast Monday night included a question and answer discussion with representatives from some of the nations top fund managers and investment strategists.

The Alaska Permanent Fund Economic Forum:
Subprime Crisis and Lessons Learned

This very timely event gave Alaskans the opportunity to hear the thoughts, advice and discussions being provided to the people who manage the Alaska Permanent Fund. It was a rare opportunity to hear information and a perspective that is not always reflected in the mainstream press.

360 North will be repeating the Alaska Permanent Fund Annual Meeting this weekend. That broadcast will include the Economic Forum which lasts 90 minutes.

Permanent Fund Annual Meeting (Day 1)
Saturday 1:00 pm

*Economic Forum*
Saturday 5:15 pm

Permanent Fund Annual Meeting (Day 2)
Sunday 1:00 pm

Heroes of the Slopes

Heroes of the Slopes is a one hour film on some of the top enabled skiers of our time. It was produced and hosted by Marc Romero, a former one-leg US Disabled Ski Team member turned top free-skier. The film contains a grass roots and inside perspective displaying many different and unique stories and characters. The people highlighted in this film are true mentors, leaders and heroes to those who watch.

Wednesday
9:00 pm

Permanent Fund Annual Meeting

The annual meeting of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation trustees will be broadcast on 360 North. This same-day meeting coverage will include:

The Alaska Permanent Fund Economic Forum: Subprime Crisis and Lessons Learned

The September 22nd and 23rd meetings, including the Economic Forum, will be shown each evening in their entirety.

Monday and Tuesday - Sept. 22 and 23
8:00 pm

repeat broadcast
Saturday and Sunday - Sept. 27 and 28
1:00 pm

Good Music on a Saturday Night

This month 360 North added a little bit of music to the schedule.

Throughout the fall you can enjoy good old public broadcasting music from Song of the Mountains and Mountain Stage.

We have a collection of older programs with great artists and will be running new programs later in the year.

Saturday Nights
9:00 to 11:00 pm

Passage of Migrants

Shadows passing across the moon, a soft beating of unseen wings in the dark, distant cries blown back by the wind, a line of geese flying high… these are some of the familiar fragments that are part of the mystery of migration. Waterfowl, shorebirds and cranes are linked by a love of water. Since the Ice Age retreated, arctic nesting birds have travelled immense distances every fall to overwinter and every spring to return. Their passage marks the seasons, and is a mystery that still fascinates man.


Witness the Passage of Migrants, a Karvonen Films special.

Wednesday at 8:00 pm

The Events of World Ocean Day

If you missed World Ocean Day 2008 you have a chance to see the events of the Juneau, Alaska event on 360 North.

See experts talk about invasive species, whales, birds, climate and fish. Take a tour of the new Southeast Alaska NOAA labs. Learn more about the ocean ecosystem.

World Ocean Day 2008

Monday, September 15
8:00 pm

(repeats several times throughout the week)

Only on 360 North.

Three Way River

A Play by David Hunsaker


Three Way River combines myths from Tlingit, Appalachian, and Russian cultures into an original play in the tradition of Beauty and the Beast. The play was performed and recorded in the outdoor pavilion on the University of Alaska campus in Juneau against the backdrop of Auke Lake and Mendenhall Glacier.

Friday at 8:00 pm

Country of the Musk Ox

A new series begins this week. Twenty great natural history films by Karvonen Films will air each week through the end of the year. These programs were selected with the help of the filmmaker, Albert Karvonen, specifically for the Alaska audience that watches 360 North.

Subjects over the next weeks include Denali, bears, grouse, moose, owls, caribou, wolves and more. These are wonderfully photographed productions by a world-class cinematographer.

Wednesday at 8:00 pm

The Last Lecture

On September 18, 2007, computer science professor Randy Pausch stepped in front of an audience of 400 people at Carnegie Mellon University to deliver a last lecture called “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams.” With slides of his CT scans beaming out to the audience, Randy told his audience about the cancer that is devouring his pancreas and that will claim his life in a matter of months. On the stage that day, Randy was youthful, energetic, handsome, often cheerfully, darkly funny. He seemed invincible. But this was a brief moment, as he himself acknowledged.

Randy’s lecture has become a phenomenon, as has the book he wrote based on the same principles, celebrating the dreams we all strive to make realities. Sadly, Randy lost his battle to pancreatic cancer on July 25th, 2008, but his legacy will continue to inspire us all, for generations to come.

The Last Lecture
Wednesday, September 10
9:00 pm
(repeats several times through 9/14)

Palin - Republican Convention Coverage

Wednesday Convention Coverage on 360 North

We will be providing Republican National Convention coverage on Wednesday, September 3.
With the governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin, now nominated for Vice President on the Republican party ticket in the national election, 360 North will bring live coverage of the evening events that include the Palin address.

The broadcast from Minnesota is scheduled to kick off at 4 pm on Wednesday and last approximately three hours. We will bring that broadcast to Alaskans live. Then, we will present a selection of programs recounting the rise of Governor Palin from a collection of historical public television news events provided by 360 North's Gavel to Gavel Alaska.

Wednesday night will be full of Alaska public affairs programs about Governor Palin that will run for eight hours. See the most recent events LIVE from PBS, then view a little of the history behind the governorship of Alaska's governor-turned national candidate.

Wednesday, September 3
Live Convention - 4:00 pm
BBC World News - 7:00 pm
Palin Historical Broadcasts - 7:30 pm

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Historical Palin News Coverage

Today, Republican presidential candidate John McCain chose Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to be his vice presidential running mate on the Republican ticket.

360 North will air historical news coverage of Governor Palin beginning at 8:00 pm Friday.

8:00 pm - 2006 Republican Gubernatorial Primary Debate

9:30 pm - 2006 Swearing In Ceremony

10:45 pm - 2007 State of the State Address

11:20 pm - 2008 State of the State Address

(times approximate)

Digital Television?

The last time 360 North conducted a telephone poll of Alaskans, you told us how you receive television in your households.

Well over half of you have the television signal that you watch delivered to you by cable. About a quarter of Alaskans have satellite receivers of their own. Almost twenty percent of our poll participants watch TV by antenna or other means.

This February, television stations in the U.S. are required to be broadcasting digital signals. This means that viewers need to be able to receive digital signals to watch 360 North and other programming. For many with cable connectivity and satellite dishes this will be a seamless transition. You are, very possibly, already watching a digital signal. Your cable or satellite company are making the switch. You might be required to upgrade your cable box or receiver. It's possible you have already done this.

360 North is a little ahead of the game when it comes to digital transmission. In Juneau and Anchorage we are already using digital transmitters at KTOO and KAKM to deliver a digital signal to viewers. If you watch 360 North on Dish Network or DirecTV your reception is already digital.

But,... what if you aren't sure?
Will this change in February affect you?
Do you have an older television with an antenna?
What can you do to make sure you continue to receive information by television?
How can you get more information about digital television?

There is an answer to these questions and more.

http://www.dtv.gov/

We want to hear from you!!

360 North is always looking for ways to expand and improve our selection of programming. And we want to hear from you! Help us better understand what the 360 North audience is looking for by answering our question of the month! Each month we will be asking you to answer a question or two about 360 North. Please take a second to respond. We really appreciate your feedback!

Online Surveys & Market Research

Alaska Primary Election Results

Primary Night Results

360 North will be broadcasting election results from around the state on Tuesday, August 26.
9:00pm - 11:00 pm

More from viewers...

We continue to hear from viewers about programming on 360 North.

We love to hear from you and read each email message, listen to every phone message and enjoy talking to you and getting to know you on the phone. We also respond to all questions.

If you have comments or suggestions about programming please let us know.

Here are just a few of the comments we have received recently...


"I watch 360 North at night and find the Alaska stuff very interesting. I would like to learn more about Alaska Native songs."

"Is there any way I can get a copy of the lecture by Dr. Lani Leary? I have friends who are going through a very tough time and I would like to share it with them." (yes, DVD's are available)

"The Cliff Hudson documentary was great. Is that going to be on again?" (yes, in October)

"I like Native Ways of Knowing. Particularly these Native shows about land claims."

"I am, overall, very impressed with what you are doing with 360 North. The gas line hearings are very interesting and important. I hope you will continue to cover that."

"I very much want to watch the testimony during the APFC (Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation) Board. This is cool and 360 North is great. (we will cover APFC meetings throughout 2008-09)

Earth Factor Asia

From Japan to Indonesia, Earth Factor Asia examines the monumental challenges and opportunities created by environmental issues.

With technology and transportation bringing the world ever closer, Alaska's geographical position in the Pacific Rim makes news, policy and the environment of Asia important to Alaskans. This series takes the viewer on a journey of culture and science to discover how a region that includes over half of the world's population recognizes and responds to some of the most profound environmental challenges of the day.

This six-part series begins on 360 North this Friday, August 15 at 9:30 pm and will continue into the fall on Friday nights.

Earth Factor Asia
Friday 9:30 pm

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On Thin Ice

On Monday nights it has become a bit of a tradition to have science programming on 360 North. This coming week will not be disappointing.

On Thin Ice: Marine Mammals Challenged by Climate Change is relevant and pertinent. Mike Castellini, scientist and Associate Dean of the School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences at UAF, presents this timely lecture.

Science for Alaska is made possible on 360 North through a collaboration with the Geophysical Institute at UAF.

Monday at 8:00 pm
(repeats several times during the following week)

Tales of the Tundra

Produced by public television station KYUK-TV in Bethel.

Yup'ik storytellers of Southwest Alaska spin tales of fantastic creatures, terrifying ghosts and the mischievous Little People.

Tales of the Tundra

Tuesday (8/5) at 9:00 pm

Saturday (8/9) at Noon and 9:00 pm

A 360 North Special

Honoring the Former First Ladies of Alaska
A 360 North Special

Alaska's First Gentleman, Todd Palin, will celebrate the 50th anniversary of statehood at a tea in honor of the former First Ladies of Alaska.

360 North will join the former residents of the governor's mansion in their former home. Events during the broadcast include lunch with the First Gentleman, a reception with the First Spouses and the Capital City Celebration committee, The First Ladies' Tea and a tour of the governor's residence.

Watch the event on 360 North.

Sunday, August 3
7:00 pm

Programs May Be Preempted

There are less than ten days left in the current special session of the Alaska legislature. With the clock ticking and important issues and votes to be decided 360 North will preempt regularly scheduled programming whenever necessary so we can keep Alaskans informed of the activities in Juneau.

When meetings run later in the evening, we will present them in full. As the legislature extends hours into the weekend we will broadcast those proceedings, as well. Gavel to Gavel Alaska will continue to present on 360 NORTH the most extensive coverage of Alaska government available.

Grant for Specials

Capital Community Broadcasting has been awarded a grant to bring special programming to 360 North.

The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority has provided 360 North with funding to acquire and broadcast mental health-related public broadcasting programs.

A portion of the funds will be used to produce local follow-up programs and provide Alaska resource information tailored to Alaska viewers. This partnership with The Trust compliments the 360 North mission to provide Alaska public affairs and information material to our statewide audience. These programs and other new public affairs initiatives will be scheduled for broadcast through the coming fall and winter.