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Talk on the Rock: KSTK’s general manager gives an update on how the station is affected from the clawback of federal funds

by Colette Czarnecki | Aug 27, 2025 | Talk On The Rock | 0

Episode 65: Last month we had KSTK’s General Manager Cindy Sweat on air talking about the threat of public media. Since then, the House and Senate did pass the recent recissions package, which defunded the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Sweat hopped on air with KSTK’s News Director Colette Czarnecki to inform the community the newest updates on how that affects Wrangell’s community radio station and other stations nationally.

Talk on the Rock: Media makers and educators Brian Hockenstein and Laura Davies on working with students and stories

by Colette Czarnecki | Aug 20, 2025 | Talk On The Rock | 0

Episode 64: Wrangell Public School teacher Laura Davies and documentary filmmaker and photographer Brian Hockenstein from British Columbia met earlier this year at the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival. She brought two of her students who made documentaries to the festival. Shortly after meeting, she asked Hockenstein to visit Wrangell during the summer and work with the students for a week on visual media. In June, he sailed to the island from Vancouver and worked with the students in late July. Davies also organized a film screening at The Nolan Center during that week on a variety of Hockenstein’s work, where he talked to the community about the process and his experience making those films.

Talk on the Rock: Hannah Bean on capturing moments with her camera

by Colette Czarnecki | Aug 13, 2025 | Talk On The Rock | 0

Episode 63: Wrangell photographer Hannah Bean has been behind a camera for the past 15 years. Just last year she started her photography business, Hannah Bean Photography. She stopped by KSTK on Aug. 12 to talk with KSTK’s Colette Czarnecki on her journey and why photography resonates with her so much.

Talk on the Rock: Chamber of Commerce’s Tracey Martin on Wrangell’s Fish Derby

by Colette Czarnecki | Aug 5, 2025 | Talk On The Rock | 0

Episode 62: Wrangell’s Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Tracey Martin spoke with KSTK’s Colette Czarnecki about this year’s 69th annual Fish Derby. Participants began fishing for King and Coho on July 17 and it ends August 17. The halibut derby begins Aug. 14 for only four days, ending also on Aug. 17.

Talk on the Rock: Jean-Luc Lewis on attending medical school and where he hopes it will take him

by Colette Czarnecki | Jul 24, 2025 | Talk On The Rock | 0

Episode 61: Former Wrangell High School basketball player Jean-Luc Lewis spoke with KSTK’s Colette Czarnecki about his life in medical school. He left Wrangell to go to college six years ago and is visiting his home town for just the week. He attends Brown University in Providence, RI and is focusing on family medicine. He hopes his practice will take him past borders. He shared that one of his most fascinating experiences in med school was working on cadavers.