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Talk on the Rock: Ronan Rooney on the fifth year anniversary of Wrangell History Unlocked

by Colette Czarnecki | Sep 3, 2025 | Talk On The Rock | 0

Episode 66: Sept. 2 marks Ronan Rooney’s fifth year anniversary of his multimedia project, Wrangell History Unlocked. It consists of his podcast, a blog and a historical timeline of archival footage he’s helped uncover. He spoke with KSTK’s Colette Czarnecki about his commitment to historical storytelling, how he juggles working simultaneously on a variety of Wrangell stories and his journey throughout the last five years with the project.

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.