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  • 3 days ago | wshu.org | Michael Fanelli

    ARI SHAPIRO, HOST:The town of Whale Pass, Alaska, is remote and tiny. It has fewer than a hundred year-round residents and no grocery store. But in the past few years, it's gotten a new distinction. It offers certified Taekwondo as a school sport. That's all due to the passion of one 12-year-old boy, and as Michael Fanelli reports, it may wind up saving the school from closing. DOMETRIUS HILL: Ready. Go.UNIDENTIFIED STUDENTS: One, Sir. Two, Sir. Three, Sir. Four, Sir.

  • 3 days ago | wbur.org | Michael Fanelli

    HomeRadioHere & NowInside Alaska's only certified Songahm Taekwondo dojoWhale Pass is such a small town, it doesn’t have a grocery store. But it does have Alaska’s only certified Songahm Taekwondo dojo. That could draw more students to the local school, which is in danger of closing from under-enrollment. Michael Fanelli reports. This segment airs on June 3, 2025. Audio will be available after the broadcast.

  • 4 days ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Michael Fanelli

    Whale Pass is such a small town, it doesn't have a grocery store. But it does have Alaska's only certified Songahm Taekwondo dojo. That could draw more students to the local school.

  • 4 days ago | ctpublic.org | Michael Fanelli

    SOMOS CONNECTICUT is an initiative from Connecticut Public, the state’s local NPR and PBS station, to elevate Latino stories and expand programming that uplifts and informs our Latino communities. Visit CTPublic.org/latino for more stories and resources. For updates, sign up for the SOMOS CONNECTICUT newsletter at ctpublic.org/newsletters.

  • 3 weeks ago | alaskapublic.org | Michael Fanelli

    School just let out for the day, and students in the tiny Southeast Alaska community of Whale Pass quickly hustled to change into their taekwondo uniforms. They then gathered on a blue mat in one of the school’s two classrooms and turned their attention to a big-screen TV. Through a projected Zoom meeting, Senior Master Dometrius Hill began to lead the taekwondo class — from Texas. Within minutes, the internet connection started to break up, and Hill’s voice became garbled.

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Maria Dudzak

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Maria Dudzak primarily covers news in the Southeast Alaska region, including areas around Ketchikan and Sitka, United States.

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Hannah Flor primarily covers news in the Kodiak region of Alaska, United States, including surrounding areas.

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