Kathleen Gustafson

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Senior Producer at KBBI-AM (Homer, AK)

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Kachemak Bay State Park does more with less

1 week ago | kbbi.org | Kathleen Gustafson

On this episode of Coffee Table, host Kathleen Gustafson and guests:Hans Rinke - Kenai/PWS Area Superintendent, Alaska DNR, Kathy Sarns , Robert Archibald and Cameale Johnson from Friends of Kachemak Bay State Park, talk about the park's dwindling staff and budget, and about the many ways the Friends fill in the gaps with volunteer trail and maintenance work. To volunteer of find out more information go to:https://www.friendsofkachemakbay.org/
Harbor expansion project update with the City of Homer

2 weeks ago | kbbi.org | Kathleen Gustafson

Hear the latest on the long-term Homer Harbor expansion project with guests:Jenny Carroll - Communications Coordinator, City of Homer Bryan Hawkins -Homer Harbor Director Dave Mastolier - President, Support Vessels of AlaskaRonny McPhearson -project engineer, HDR Engineering. Keep up with the project's progress and find more information athttps://homerharborexpansion.com/
Wednesday Morning 05/14/2025

3 weeks ago | kbbi.org | Kathleen Gustafson

A young sea otter rescued from a Homer beach is now under care at theAlaska SeaLife Center in Seward; and Homer’s artist and writer BriannaAllen is putting together the next version of the Momologue Collective,a book of stories she collected from over 200 moms about theirexperiences in motherhood that was published in 2022.
The Seward Prevention Coalition and the Icelandic Prevention Model for youth drug abuse

3 weeks ago | kbbi.org | Kathleen Gustafson

Katie Cornwell and Andrew Scrivo from The Seward Prevention Coalition join host, Kathleen Gustafson to discuss the results of their Planet Youth survey and the coalition's implementation of the Icelandic Prevention Model. Contact the Seward Prevention Coalition at:https://www.sewardpreventioncoalition.org/Find out more about the Icelandic Model at: https://planetyouth.org/the-icelandic-prevention-model/
Friday Morning 05/02/2025

1 month ago | kbbi.org | Kathleen Gustafson

The annual Kachemak Bay Campus Conservation Ecology Student ScienceSymposium began Thursday morning and will run with presentation eventsthrough Friday. Support for the morning newscast comes from the Homer Foundation. For 33 years, The Homer Foundation has worked with friends and neighbors across the Southern Kenai Peninsula to meet the big challenges of today and grow exciting ideas for the future. The Homer Foundation has awarded over $5 million in grants and scholarships.
Thursday Morning 05/01/2025

1 month ago | kbbi.org | Kathleen Gustafson

A Homer pilot and passenger from Anchorage died Monday afternoon in a plane crash near the small Kenai Peninsula community of Nanwalek. Also, Homer’s first cruise ship for the season, the Viking Venus, with Viking Ocean Cruises arrives this morning. Support for the morning newscast comes from the Homer Foundation. For 33 years, The Homer Foundation has worked with friends and neighbors across the Southern Kenai Peninsula to meet the big challenges of today and grow exciting ideas for the future.
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education grapples with their budget

1 month ago | kbbi.org | Kathleen Gustafson

This week:KPBSD Board President Zen Kelly and Seward Representative Virginia Morgan talk about school funding and how the state budget affects the school district's budget. Bills discussed in this episode:SB 152 Education Tax https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/34?Root=HB%20152SB 113 Corporate Income Tax https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/34? Root=SB%20113SB 57 Cell phones and many amendments https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/34?Root=HB%2057.
Dementia Awareness Week

1 month ago | kbbi.org | Kathleen Gustafson

This week, learn about Hospice's ongoing work with people living with Alzheimer's disease and their meetings and trainings scheduled for Dementia Awareness Week. This week's events include their Positive Approach to Care, Creating Friendly Spaces and the Dementia Roadmap, all taking place in the next few days. Guests:Hospice Director, Holly DramisProgram Director Morgan Laffertand Hospice volunteer Nona Safra. For more information, go to https://www.hospiceofhomer.org/.
Wednesday Morning 04/23/2025

1 month ago | kbbi.org | Kathleen Gustafson

Lawmakers are taking public testimony this week on a bill that would raise Alaska’s age of sexual consent from 16 to 18, and Triumvirate Theater premieres its new performance space in Kenai. Support for the morning newscast comes from the Homer Foundation. For 33 years, The Homer Foundation has worked with friends and neighbors across the Southern Kenai Peninsula to meet the big challenges of today and grow exciting ideas for the future.
Fathoms Deep: An Oral History of Homer Harbor, Episode Six - The 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

1 month ago | kbbi.org | Kathleen Gustafson

Fathoms Deep: An Oral History of Homer Harboris a ten-part series aired once a month to record our harbor's history told by people who lived and worked in Homer at the time, and their descendants. This is Episode 6 which focuses on the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound and its effects on Homer Harbor. Guests:Robert ArchibaldAnnette BellamyCecil Cheatwood Bryan Hawkins Nancy Hilstrand Ray Kranich Kate Mitchell This series is sponsored by The Homer Marine Trades Association.