The Kuskokwim 300 sled dog race was born in Myron Angstman’s living room in 1979, almost 40 years ago. If there’s one word that can describe the sled dog race, it’s scrappy.

The late and beloved John Active has joined the ranks of the Alaska Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame. John worked with KYUK for more than 40 years in both radio and television as a journalist, Yup’ik translator, storyteller, talk show host, and radio personality. The Alaska Broadcasters Association inducted John on Friday at the Association’s annual awards ceremony in Anchorage. KTVA "Frontiers" host and former KYUK News Director Rhonda McBride, along with KYUK General Manager Shane Iverson, nominated John and presented the award. John’s cousin Marie Meade, a professor of Alaska Native Studies at UAA, accepted the award on behalf of John’s family. Below are their speeches in full. John, congratulations. We wish you could have been there.

The late, beloved John Active will be inducted into the Alaska Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame on Friday evening. John worked with KYUK for more than 40 years in both radio and television as a journalist, Yup’ik translator, storyteller, talk show host, and radio personality.

Unofficial election results show that Alaska is a little redder this year. Republican Mike Dunleavy will be the next Governor of Alaska, and Don Young, another Republican, will hold onto his seat at the U.S. House of Representatives, adding another two years to the more than four decades he's served. 

Now for another episode of “What It Is At LKSD,” a weekly roundup of events happening throughout the Lower Kuskokwim School District. This week’s episode is brought to you by LKSD Media Ready student and KYUK intern Kaylee King of Mekoryuk.

Many communities across the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta are reporting a higher than usual voter turnout this Election Day, even where dicey river conditions are making getting to the polls dangerous. 

On the weekend before the election, incumbent U.S. Rep. Don Young stopped through Bethel to meet with local leadership and speak with KYUK.