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The bears are waking up and bear awareness is highly recommended!
It also means we dig out our interview with Gene Moe whose hand- to-paw encounter with a Kodiak grizzly is legendary!
We also talk to Rick Rydell Green, former hunting/fishing guide and presently the Special Assistant to the Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Rick's had plenty of close encounters with bears and geeks who study bears!
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Special Assistance to the Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Rick Rydell Green, talks about bears and coming out of hibernation. Rick's years as a hunting/fishing guide, self-avowed wildlife biology geek and longtime broadcaster, makes this interview fun about bear habits coming out of hibernation. He even tolerates our teenage mentality when it comes to certain bear colon habits of "blowing the plug"! Fun, informative interview!
Thanking Our Veterans
Randy Kimpton, president of the Last Frontier Honor Flight, joins us to share what his organization does to honor and thank our military veterans.
Co-host, Mike Ford, and I pull out interviews from our past as we work towards our 15th Anniversary of the Big Alaska Show!
Gene Moe's legendary encounter with a Kodiak bear with only a Buck knife!
Governor Wally Hickel's inspirational interview with Mike Ford! Former Mayor of Seward, David Seward and his remarkable journey! A Tall Alaska Tale and a Tall Alaska Tale outtake! This show is packed!
The Last Run: Barry Matteson
We pay tribute to a beloved Alaskan biking legend. Barry Matteson leaves a legacy of service to the biking community and served with a smile that lit up the room. Biker Patti Bogan and President of ABATE of Alaska, Ken Coston, share stories!
Special Assistant to the Commissioner of Fish & Game, Rick Rydell, takes us into the world of wildlife management.
It’s a BIG job and they have the right man for it. Rick’s resume includes decades as a fish & game hunting guide as well as a popular radio personality.
For more information about Alaska Department of Fish and Game visit https://www.adfg.alaska
We also pay special tribute the Mayor of Nome, Richard Beneville, who passed away this month. Nome’s colorful Ambassador who showed us there truly is No Place Like Nome!
It means something extra when Kim Carlson has attendst he annual Polar Bear Jump Off in Seward, AK, as she has done for ten years—raising tens of thousands of dollars. She has dedicated her jumps, first to her mother, who was lost to cancer, and subsequently to other victims and their families.
It was a packed house and a packed show of fun! Alaskans and Texans- in the same room! Only on the Big Alaska Show can such a combination co-exist in the same room.
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