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Alaska Podcast

Interviews and podcasts from the Last Frontier. Created in Valdez, Alaska.

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KVAK's Laurie Prax interviewed Mary Ann Krider about their haul after fishing on a halibut charter in Valdez.

 

KVAK's Laurie Prax interviews Leroy Krider, a man from Orofino, Idaho. Krider made it out of the hospital to fish Alaska.

 

Alexander Prescaro of North Pole, Alaska told KVAK's Laurie Prax that he loves coming to Valdez. Prescaro said he frequents fishing in Valdez and that coming to town is like taking a breath of fresh air.

 

KVAK's Barrett McCumby gives an update on fishing for big halibut in PWS and the people participating in the Valdez Halibut Derby.

 

KVAK's Barrett McCumby talks about Summer Ruge, a 12 year old who went on her first ever halibut fishing trip in Valdez, Alaska. While out on the water Ruge hooked into a 150 flatfish.

 

KVAK's Laurie Prax talked with Chloe Martin, the Public Affairs Officer for the FBI in Anchorage, about how she grew up in Alaska and came to work for the FBI. Martin was in Valdez attending a "College and Career Fair" at Valdez High School and talked with students and KVAK about the different types of jobs available with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

 

KVAK's Laurie Prax talked wtih Andy Smith of the Anchorage office of the FBI about the most common "Investment" Fraud schemes in Alaska as well as "Confidence/Romance" fraud. In 2023, an FBI Internet Crime Report showed "Investment" Fraud constituted 6.6 million of the losses in Alaska and "Confidence/Romance" fraud was 2.8 million. Smith shared tips on how to spot a fraud and explained how to report a fraud to the FBI.

 

KVAK's Laurie Prax talked with Andy Smith of the Alaska Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation about their work in Alaska and common fraud. This podcast focuses on Business E-Mail Compromise (Scams targeting business or individuals working iwth suppliers and/or businesses regularly performing wire transfer payments.

 

KVAK's Laurie Prax talked with Nate Duvall, Assistant City Manager and Capital Facilities Director about the construction and impacts of the Sewer Force Main Replacement Project.

 

KVAK's Laurie Prax interviewed Joslyn Unger about her artwork.

 
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