Sept. 6, 2012–Historic Preservation in Skagway–Bob Lyon
Bob Lyon started with photography by learning to do wet-plate tintypes, the kind of photography done during the Civil War. Since then he has done photojournalism—having work published in the Washington Post, Rugby Magazine, Der Speigel, Civilization Magazine, Mother Jones, L’Express, and the International Herald Tribune, among other print media. Bob specializes in large format […]
June 7, 2012–White House of the North: Stories from the Alaska Governor’s Mansion–Carol Sturgulewski
Journalist and author Carol Sturgulewski will speak at the monthly luncheon for Alaska Professional Communicators. Sturgulewski, oldest daughter of former Governor Murkowski, has recently published White House of the North, an account of a century’s worth of legends, history, and personalities in Alaska’s Governor’s Mansion. She interviewed governors, first ladies, and friends from every administration […]
May 3, 2012–Teacher at Mirror Lake Middle School – Recipient of the 2011 Mayor’s Youth Arts Award–Emily Blahous
Emily Blauhous has been a teacher in the Anchorage School District for over thirty years and has been at Mirror Lake since the school opened 15 years ago. She teaches piano keyboarding classes to music students and is the leader and mentor of a group of students who produce an present daily closed circuit news of […]
April 5, 2012–Personal Photo Journalism–Richard Murphy
Richard Murphy was the photo editor of the Anchorage Daily News from 1985 to 2011. During his time with the Daily News, he was on a team that won the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. He and his team of photojournalists were nominated the next year for news photography. Murphy has also been a […]
March 1, 2012–Blazing a trail from hard news to activist journalism–Teeka Ballas
Founder and publisher of F Magazine, Teeka Ballas will discuss how she went from being a news hound to becoming a staunch advocate for culture and community at the stern of an arts publication. Although the magazine has a short history, it is a dynamic one and is currently making a tremendous impact on numerous […]