Alaska Film Archives
- In this episode of Alaska On Line, Red Boucher interviews experts about various Alaskan issues. In part 1, Red Boucher interviews Senator Ben Stevens about his political priorities. In part 2, Red Boucher interviews Rada Jones about Sourdough Productions. In part 3, Red Boucher interviews Representative Pete Kott about his life and his role in politics. In part 4, Red Boucher interviews Ellen Paneok about her life and her involvement in flying. In part 5, Red Boucher interviews Wes Carson about telecommunications in Alaska.
- In this episode of Alaska On Line, Red Boucher interviews experts about various Alaskan issues. In part 1, Red Boucher interviews Walter Bender, executive director of the MIT Media Lab, about the role of the MIT Media Lab in the world of computer mediated information . In part 2, Red Boucher continues his interview with Walter Bender about technologies of the future. In part 3, Red Boucher interviews Jim Kelly, CIO of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation, about the past, present, and future of the Alaska Permanent Fund. In part 4, Red Boucher interviews Nan Thompson, chair of the Regulatory Commission of Alaska, about the commission's role in regulating Alaska's utilities. In part 5, Red Boucher interviews Dan Grimm, a systems engineer with Compaq Computer Corporation, about the history of the world's largest computer company and its plans for the future. These programs were recorded on April 7, 2001.
- In this episode of Alaska On Line, Red Boucher interviews experts about various Alaskan issues. Part 1: Tom Harris, CEO of Alaska Village Initiatives, talks about programs in 172 Alaska villages. Part 2: Walter and Ermalee Hickel, former governor of Alaska and first lady, talk about what went on behind the scenes during their time in Alaska. Part 3: Susie Carter, publisher of AlaskaMen, talks about publishing AlaskaMen. Part 4: Terzah Poe, the owner of Media Vision, discusses bringing Alaska into the information age. Part 5: David Bunzow, deputy director of the Center for Nanosensor Technology at the University of Alaska, discusses the role of nanosensor technology in the future. This program was recorded on August 28, 2004.
- In this episode of Alaska On Line, Red Boucher interviews experts about various Alaskan issues. In part 1, Boucher interviews Brian Porter and Rick Halford about the permanent fund dividend and economic policy in Alaska. In part 2, Boucher interviews Jay Hammond about the Alaska state budget. In part 3, Boucher interviews Ray Gallant about the Shriners' involvement in hospitals. In part 4, Boucher interviews Bernice Joseph and Bob Medinger about the College of Rural Alaska. In part 5, Boucher interviews Carol Comeau about education in Alaska.
- In this episode of Alaska On Line, Red Boucher interviews experts about various Alaskan issues. In part 1, Red Boucher interviews Gene Bjornstad, general manager of Chugach Electric, about deregulation and the role of electric energy in Alaska's economy. In part 2, Red Boucher interviews Colonel Randy Crawford, director of Alaska State Troopers, about law enforcement in Alaska. In part 3, Red Boucher interviews Wes Carson, president of Alaska Communications System, about the role of telecommunications in developing Alaska's economy. In part 4, Red Boucher interviews Robert Poe, executive director of AIDEA, about the Alaska Industrial Development Authority's role in developing Alaska's economy. In part 5, Red Boucher interviews Alaska State Senator Dave Donley about the goals and objectives of the 2001 legislative session. These programs were recorded on January 13, 2001.
- Bank president and community leader William G. Stroecker (1920-2010) of Fairbanks, Alaska, speaks to students at Monroe High School in Fairbanks on May 3, 2007, after first being introduced by instructor Pat Doogan (James P. Doogan, Jr.). Stroecker talks about his family's background in Alaska going back to the days of the gold rush, being born in St. Joseph's Hospital in Fairbanks in 1920, graduating from Main School in Fairbanks in 1938, attending military school in New Mexico, graduating from the University of Alaska, U.S. Army service during World War II, and joining the First National Bank of Alaska in 1947. He discusses the importance of basketball in his life. He mentions Charles Creamer, Dyea and the Chilkoot Trail, Noyes Slough, Loomis Security, gold exploration in the Fairbanks area, the Spanish Flu, Creamer's Dairy, Richard "Dick" Wood, E.T. Barnette, Ben Eielson, W.F. Thompson, the Fairbanks Daily News Miner, the Fairbanks Airplane Company, Noel Wien, and Joe Crosson. He talks about being a bank president until 1978, Alaska Pacific Bank, Key Bank, and knowing prospectors as he was growing up. He tells students about the importance of getting outdoors and exercising, and lists the locations of his cabins scattered throughout the state. He says that music is a big part of his life, and talks about playing trumpet, and about the swing era of music. A student asks him about Roswell, New Mexico, and UFOs. He talks about the North Slope being a godforsaken place and about the importance of the oil industry to the state. He talks about Atlantic Richfield and Exxon. He shares his philosophy that tomorrow is gone forever and so today is a good day. He talks about his house at Fifth and Noble Streets in Fairbanks and periodic flooding of town. He talks about Piledriver Slough, the Chena River, ice from the Tanana River flowing through town, and Moose Creek Dam. He says that he loves everything about living in Alaska and doesn't mind the cold. He talks about hiking on snowshoes. He talks about mosquitoes on the North Slope. He talks about boating and camping, and hunting for moose, sheep and deer. He talks about duck hunting with his black Labrador Retrievers at Healy Lake. He talks about marrying in 1957. He mentions Ted Stevens. He discusses his love for birch trees and talks about trimming birch trees near his home to a height of 14 feet so that they look like large shrubs. He talks about Main School, how everyone walked everywhere in Fairbanks because there weren't many cars, basketball, and dog mushing. He goes into detail about his first job as a teenager getting paid 60 to 90 cents per hour at Independent Lumber Company, and about wood products being locally milled after being floated down the Chena River. He discussed getting hazed as a new cadet at military school, and at being good at wrestling due to the strength he gained from working the lumber mill job. He talks about the importance of getting involved in activities in school, and says he is a strong proponent of sport, including sports for women, because it teaches people to get along.
- In this episode of Alaska On Line, Red Boucher interviews experts about various Alaskan issues. In part 1, Red Boucher interviews Tony Nakazawa and Jim Douglas of the University of Alaska Cooperative Extension Service about the role of the cooperative extension program in Alaska. In part 2, Red Boucher interviews Anchorage Times columnist and author Tom Brennan about the role of the Anchorage Times page in the Anchorage Daily News and about his recent books. In part 3, Red Boucher interviews economist Scott Goldsmith, director of the Institute of Social and Economic Research at the University of Alaska Anchorage, about Alaska's economy and efforts to solve the budget gap. In part 4, Red Boucher interviews Jeff Tyson, vice president of Alaska Communications System, about the ACS deployment of a statewide information technology network in Alaska. In part 5, Red Boucher interviews Fred Pearce of the University of Alaska Anchorage and Chuck Ackers of Rural CAP about the role of the university and Rural CAP in social development in Alaska. These programs were recorded on April 27, 2002.
- In this episode of Alaska On Line, Red Boucher interviews experts about various Alaskan issues. In part 1, Red Boucher interviews David Swendiman, BLM earth ranger, about opportunities for wilderness experiences in Alaska for young Alaskans. In part 2, Red Boucher interviews Scott Dennis, president of InfoTech Alaska, about developing an information technology business in Alaska. In part 3, Red Boucher interviews Phil Reid, FBI special agent in charge of Alaska, about the FBI's role in combatting terrorism in Alaska. In part 4, Red Boucher interviews Emil Notti, former president of the Alaska Federation of Natives, about the history of the Alaska Native Land Claims Settlement Act. In part 5, Red Boucher interviews Jeff Staser, executive director of the Denali Commission, about the commission's projects in rural Alaska. These programs were recorded on December 15, 2001.
- In this episode of Alaska On Line, Red Boucher interviews experts about various Alaskan issues. In part 1, Red Boucher interviews journalist Michael Carey about the issues and challenges that face Alaska. In part 2, Red Boucher interviews Phil Oates, major general and adjutant general of the state of Alaska, about his eight years as an adjutant general of Alaska. In part 3, Red Boucher interviews author and educator Larry Kaniut about the stories he has written about Alaska bears. In part 4, Red Boucher interviews Ken Jones, president of StrateGen, about strategic planning in the information age. In part 5, Red Boucher continues his interview with Phil Oates, major general and adjutant general of the State of Alaska, about the status of homeland security in Alaska. These programs were recorded on November 9, 2002.
- In this episode of Alaska On Line, Red Boucher interviews experts about various Alaskan issues. In part 1, Red Boucher interviews Mike Haller about the Alaska National Guard. In part 2, Red Boucher interviews Ed Bennett about economic news in print media in Alaska. In part 3, Red Boucher interviews Jeanie Greene about her television show. In part 4, Red Boucher interviews Pat Ladner about the Alaska Aerospace Development Corporation. In part 5, Red Boucher interviews Victoria Parham about the role of technology in Alaskan businesses. These episodes were filmed on on September 8, 2001.
- In this episode of Alaska On Line, Red Boucher interviews various experts about issues in Alaska. Part 1: Red Boucher interviews former governor Jay Hammond about Alaska issues as well as his new book, "Chips from the Chopping Block." Part 2: Red Boucher interviews former governor Walter Hickel about Alaska issues as well as his new book, "Crisis in the Commons - the Alaska Solution." Part 3: Red Boucher interviews Susan Ruddy, vice chancellor of the University of Alaska Anchorage, about her role as vice chancellor and about the university's plans for the future. Part 4: Red Boucher interviews Paul Fuhs, president of the Marine Exchange of Alaska, about the role of the Alaska Marine Exchange in Alaska maritime safety. Part 5: Red Boucher interviews Rick Smith, vice president of VECO International, about the construction business in Alaska and worldwide. The program was recorded on March 30, 2002.