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The KTOO Spring Radio Auction is scheduled for Saturday, May 14th. If you’re a local business or individual who would like to support public radio by donating an item or service, please call Susan Fitzgerald at 586-1670. Look for a catalog in the Juneau Empire on May 8th.

The auction catalog is growing! Right now, it contains 174 items with a total value of $ 29,834. Here's a brief list of some of the items on the auction block.

The Auction is broadcast live on the air, from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. and features lots of fun and surprises!

Your friends and neighbors at KTOO are winners again...

KTOO FM & TV picked up more honors during the annual meeting of the Alaska Press Club in Anchorage on April 17th.

Anne Sutton won first place in government and political reporting in television for "The Boxer," first place in radio business reporting for "Point Sophia," shared a first place for comprehensive reporting in radio with Ed Schoenfeld of CoastAlaska and Matt Lichtenstein of KFSK on "Tourism Changes," and first place in radio reporting of the arts with "Transformations."

Rosemarie Alexander won first place in radio health and science reporting with "The Forgetting," and third place in radio sports reporting for "Tough Bears."

Jeff Brown won third place in public affairs programming for radio with the "American State Songbook."

Legal commentator Tom Wagner's analysis of rulings on presumptive sentencing that aired during Morning Edition's Courtwatch segment won second place in crime and court reporting.

Gavel-to-Gavel Alaska won first place as the best media website.

Katie Bausler, Skip Gray, and Terry Tavel won first place in television public affairs special with "Who's in? Who's Out?," and third place in feature photography with "Glacier Bay Blessing of the Fleet."

The Alaska Press Club issues awards each year for outstanding work done by print and broadcast journalists in Alaska.

And, congratulations Cheryl Levitt!

Cheryl Levitt has been appointed Station Manager for KTOO-FM, Juneau's public radio station. Levitt is currently Development Director for KTOO and CoastAlaska, the Southeast Alaska regional radio organization. Levitt comes to the position with nearly a decade of public broadcast management and fundraising experience, starting in Sitka in 1996 as CoastAlaska's first Development Representative. She moved to Juneau in 1997 and worked as KTOO FM & TV's Development Director and in 2001 became the regional development director for CoastAlaska's five public radio stations. In making the announcement, KTOO President and General Manager said, Cheryl will be a great leader for KTOO. She understands public radio inside and out, and knows the community. Cheryl will bring new ideas and energy to KTOO-FM. Levitt graduated magna cum laude from Brandeis University in 1993 with a BA degree in history. She is an avid biker, runner and outdoors person.

On Wednesday, April 20th, KTOO will host a screening of Sacred Planet, a film produced with Walt Disney productions with Robert Redford, and featuring the work of local KTOO-FM volunteer Cy Peck, Jr.

Sacred Planet is a journey away from the hectic world we live in. Through stunning cinematography, the film transports you to some of the most fascinating, exotic, and remote sites on Earth, giving you new insights into our planet's diverse landscapes, peoples, and animals. This mesmerizing, fascinating tour of faraway places and majestic creatures is an awe-inspiring wonder.

Cy Peck Jr. became involved in the project initially as a location consultant, but got more involved as the film developed, eventually serving as a writer and narrator for the film. He was also involved in the IMAX-production, EXTREME, about sports around the world.

"It looks easy, but it's a tough job with long hours," said Peck.

"The whole theme of Sacred Planet is choice'," continued Peck. "You can either pass by the bubble gum wrapper or pick it up."

Sacred Planet will be screened at KTOO on Wednesday, April 20 in the downstairs TV studio at 7 p.m. There is no admission charge.



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KTOO-FM will also be broadcasting live the Juneau Symphony's performance on Sunday afternoon at 3:00 pm. More information about the broadcast can be found by visiting KTOO’s website at www.ktoo.org. The Juneau Symphony performs Saturday, April 9th, 8:00 pm and Sunday, April 10th, 3:00 pm at the JDHS auditorium. The program includes Brahms’ Variations on a Theme by Haydn and Mozart’s Requiem featuring the Juneau Symphony Chorus.

The Juneau Symphony is thrilled to present the Juneau Symphony Chorus in its second appearance with the Symphony. Joining the orchestra for this performance are over 115 singers and local soloists Joyce Parry Moore, Catherine Pashigian, Dan Wayne, and John d’Armand.

Mozart’s Requiem was commissioned by Viennese Count Franz von Walsegg as a memorial to his wife Anna following her death in 1791. Written literally as Mozart lay on his deathbed and left unfinished at the time of his death later that year, the Requiem also became a memorial to the great composer himself. The Juneau Symphony will perform Mozart’s masterpiece on April 9 and 10, and at the request of symphony subscribers, will dedicate the concert in remembrance of past family members and friends of Juneau residents.

If you choose to attend rather than listen live on KTOO, here's some helpful information:

When: Saturday, April 9, 2005 at 8:00 pm (Concert Conversation at 7:00 pm)
Sunday, April 10, 2005 at 3:00 pm (Concert Conversation at 2:00 pm)
Where: JDHS Auditorium (both performances)

Parking:
Take advantage of free parking for Symphony goers at the UAS Vocational Center, across the skybridge from JDHS. Parking is also available at the Bill Ray Center parking lots. The lots will be open at 6:30 on Saturday and 1:30 on Sunday courtesy of University of Alaska Southeast.


Ticket Information:
Advanced Tickets are now available at Hearthside Books and online at www.juneausymphony.org. For more information, visit www.juneausymphony.org or call the Symphony office at 907-586-HORN (4676).

See you at the Symphony!

Yah! it's KTOO's pledge drive! KTOO is working to raise $90,000 this week in listener support. It's doing great! If you've not yet made your pledge to your community public radio station, please do so now! www.ktoo.org.

Pledge Online or call: 586-3636.

Raindrops bead on the black vinyl wall outside the house C.A. Bowman is building on North Douglas Highway.

Read this story at http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/040405/loc_20050404005.shtml?p

KTONE: KTOO Honors Alcohol Awareness Month in the KTOO Gallery

In honor of Alcohol Awareness Month, KTOO is hosting a month long art exhibit featuring artists in recovery. Opening night is Friday April 8 starting at 5:30 in the downstairs conference room at the KTOO building located at 360 Egan Drive. Everyone in the Juneau community is welcome to attend this event. Artwork will stay on display for the entire month of April and anyone interested in viewing the art at any time during the month can come to KTOO during regular business hours. For information contact Kristin at 463-3755.

KTWO: KTOO Record Collection Hangs Out in Douglas

KTMoMo visited a place called Truth Or Consequences, NM in October. It was a heavenly place for the hot spring lover, perhaps that should read (also) hotspring lover who is KTMoMo as deep and hot as it gets. But it is a very, very quirky town that is like a leftover from a bygone era, with bathhouse motels dating back to early and mid 20th century and those are the 'renovated' ones. The people who grow up there tend to leave, and those who have come, well, they are at least as interesting as the people who gravitate to Juneau. One fellow runs a business that specializes in tropical fish and some really fantastic tye dye and custom printed clothing. Dukatt 71, in case you are in need, will print anything for you and you can order online or via telephone. Ok, where's the tie-in? Inside and outside the shop are hung license plates from every state, almost every year, and many foreign countries too. It's an amazing and lovingly accumulated collection done with the help of kind customers. One outer wall is also entirely covered with CD's. They glisten, casting thousands of rainbows from their sunlit refraction gratings. It's really so dazzling as to be difficult to look at when the sun hits it full on. The Duke of Dukatt, whose name I unfortunately forget but it is available on a business card I left with Dave at Rainbow Foods, told me the secret to the wall. It is made with actual music CD's, probably none of them are Grateful Dead, and .... at night, when it is dark, the trick is to have somoene take your picture as you stand against the wall. The camera flash bouncing off the wall throws off a halo of rainbow brightness around you that is angelic.

Still wondering where is the tie-in? See Tony Carroll's article in the April 4, 2005 Juneau Empire.

I bet you were wondering what happened to all those records.... so drive by C.A. Bowman's house and take a look. Maybe we'll have another few good hot sunny summer days ahead to test how the whole thing holds up. Meawhile, listen to Cross Currents on KTOO, mornings 8:30 - 10:30 a.m., that is, on KTOO FM. Better yet, drive by Bowman's house on a sunny Wednesday between 8:30 and 10:30 and you can listen to his show and see his record collection at the same time.