Lori Townsend is the News Director for Alaska Public Media. In addition to herding the newsroom cats, she also offers edits and advice to reporters in public broadcasting newsrooms across the state and hosts weekly, statewide public affairs programs. She has been a reporter for nearly 25 years and has lived in Alaska for 20 […]
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APC Meeting Speakers
June 6, 2019 — Tom Clancy Thriller Author Marc Cameron — Story First — Writing Down to the Bone
Cameron was given the honor to continue the popular Tom Clancy line of book thrillers. Tom Clancy Oath of Office made the New York Times bestseller list in 2018, and Tom Clancy Code of Honor is anticipated in November. Cameron is a master thriller writer. Details in his books stem from nearly three decades in […]
May 2, 2019 — Melissa Saulnier — Raising funds for and building awareness of community needs
Author Melissa Saulnier will describe how she is raising funds for and building awareness of community needs. Melissa is writing a mystery trilogy, Fallen Race, about a young woman’s introduction to dangerous secrets when she inherits her grandmother’s estate. The stories involve history of the Vatican’s Observatories, antediluvian relics, science, and ancient mysteries. Formerly working […]
April 4, 2019–Pam Cravez–The Biggest Damned Hat: Tales From Alaska’s Territorial Lawyers and Judges
Pam Cravez will be telling stories from her book, The Biggest Damned Hat: Tales from Alaska’s Territorial Lawyers and Judges, and talking about the practice of law prior to statehood. Cravez interviewed more than 50 Alaska lawyers for the book, all of whom began practicing law prior to statehood in 1959. Published by UA Press […]
March 7, 2019–Laura Atwood–Changing Perceptions of Anchorage Animal Care and Control …by Making Connections and Creating Community
As the Public Relations Coordinator for Anchorage Animal Care and Control (AACC), Laura Atwood engages with the Anchorage community every day, whether through social media, shelter tours, school presentations or press interviews. Since starting at AACC in 2014, her goal has been to change the perception of Anchorage’s open-admission animal shelter from “the pound” to […]