ATMI senior producer Daisy Carter, who is now a sophomore at UAA, attended the film, audio, and video production class at King Technical High school a few years ago. It’s where she learned a lot of the skills that she’s brought to her work here at ATMI. But this year, that course is much different […]

Earlier this summer alumni from Anchorage Christian Schools came together to speak out and share stories of racism they experienced while attending school there. Only their experiences weren’t just with other students but the teachers and administration as well. Emboldened by an open letter from former Miss Alaska Ariane Audett… over 120 Black, Indigenous, People […]

Born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska, Michael Martinez is Yup’ik and Otomi, and is currently pursuing a degree in Biological Sciences at UAA. On campus, Michael works at the Advanced Instrumentation for Microbiome Studies facility, manufacturing Covid-19 tests for the state of Alaska. ATMI producer Ryan Danigole spoke with Michael to talk about the work […]

Mask Mission AK is a group of West Anchorage High School students who are organizing Alaskans in the making of homemade masks which they donate to areas of our community in need during the coronavirus pandemic. So far, they have provided over 1,400 masks to various sites such as ANMC, Alaska Regional Hospital, Bean’s Cafe, […]

We have a slew of terrific interviews for our August episode of In Other News. Hosted by Quinn White. Full Episode Re-Opening School with Joe Zawodny (Radio Edit) ATMI senior producer Quinn White spoke with Joe Zawodny, a director with the Anchorage School District about re-opening schools during a pandemic. The interview was conducted on […]

The fall semester is right around the corner, and with the coronavirus still spreading throughout the world, people are wondering if schools are going to reopen, and if so, how are they going to do it safely. So ATMI senior producer Quinn White called up Joe Zawodny, a director for the Anchorage School District, to […]

ATMI senior producer Daisy Carter’s cousins from California visited Alaska this summer! While out camping in the woods, Daisy sat down with her cousin to talk about the differences of how the virus is affecting their states, precautions the family has taken to ensure a safe vacation, and what they’re looking forward to most about […]

Dr. Anne Zink is the Chief Medical Officer of the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services. She has been a regular presence in the governor’s nightly briefings on the coronavirus and is known for her calm demeanor and straightforward presentation of the facts. Continue reading →

In the second episode of our series, ATMI senior producer Daisy Carter interviewed her mother about being furloughed from work during the quarantine. That was in early April. It’s June now and Alaska is in phase four of re-opening, so Daisy’s mother is back to work. Daisy sat down with her mother for a two-part […]

On May 30th, 2020 ATMI senior producer Cornilius Nelson attended the Icantbreathe Social Distance Rally, a peaceful protest against police brutality in the wake of George Floyd’s death by officers of the Minneapolis Police Department.

Cornilius brought his camera and audio recorder along to document the event. Using interviews and audio he collected, he created a segment for our radio show about the event and his feelings on the Black Lives Matter movement.

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