Look whose back!

0Josh • 15th Feb 2005 • blog entries, Iditarod, nome.

Alright guys I realize how incredibly long its been since our last update, and it’s a terrible shame. I think its pretty much this new schedule that has me up in a busy whirl. I forgot how much work even one class is when you’re out of the classroomand that with the guitar lessons it makes for less stress-free evenings. Class is going well, its still just me and the professor in a room on the phone with five native ladies in places like golivin, tuntutuliack, and one in Anchorage. I’m doing really well compared to any other school endeavor I’ve taken in the past..oh, 20 years. I had my first quiz last Friday and will probably get it back today, we will see how things progress. Guitar is going well too, although I still don’t practice as much as I should.

Things at the radio station are going well, Dennis and Lon were gone for a while at Mid-winter in Chicago, then it was just Neil and I running the radio station. Everyone is back plus the addition of Irene, the newest volunteer. She is very nice and has been teaming up with Lon on the AM morning show. I think she will start to help me with FM music soon, and I can focus more on the news (which is a really good thing). Speaking of news.

This just in!! Iditarod is approaching, and KICY is gearing up for our coverage (correction, I’m gearing up for our coverage). Normally we give regular updates from the standings found on the internet, meet mushers before they get into town, and then call the finish live.but this year I’ve got some big aspirations. I’m flying down to Anchorage to cover the start, and re-startand plan to fly out to villages starting at Unakleet (where we can fly for free on advertising trade). I also got a deal worked out with OLN (Outdoor Life Network, or the Only Lance Network). They are doing 5, 1-hour specials to air in April about the Iditarod, and want my coverage to be a story that they tell in the specials.and they want to use my news reports in the specials as well. In return, they are going to have their reporter phone in updates from each checkpoint on the trailmaking our coverage pretty awesome. I’m also working on getting the usage of a satellite phone for live village updates all on a trade account, where we don’t pay cash but offer a dollar for dollar advertising contract with the company, so far they think it sounds good too.

Well, I must again apologize for the lack of updates recently, life here is been busy, and my afternoon is just about to get busier as class starts in about an hour and a half, and I’ve quickly got to finish up some reading. I did post some photos of my first snowmachine trip enjoy!