Radio Free Palmer

Annual Meeting Sunday May 20, 2012

lee — Sat, 19 May 2012 04:26:47 +0000

Wi-Fi Innovator Alex Hills to Help Radio Free Palmer Celebrate its First Months on the Air
The man most responsible for Wireless computing will be the keynote speaker at the Radio Free Palmer Annual Meeting on May 20 at 2:00 PM at Turkey Red Restaurant in downtown Palmer. Renowned percussionist Meggie Aube will perform after the talk. He will be introduced by Lieutenant Governor Mead Treadwell.
This is an exciting annual meeting for Radio Free Palmer members, many of whom have been involved for the six years it took to put the fledgling community radio station on the air. Volunteers applied for and received a coveted Federal Communications Commission license. They found locations for both a main antenna and a secondary “translator” antenna. They built the station with help from a wide range of donations and grants.
The station already offers a breadth of locally produced programming, including various music shows, a mushing show, a technology show, and health show – all available on the web and on the radio at 89.5 FM. More programming is on the way, all produced by enthusiastic and knowledgeable local volunteers. In addition, Radio Free Palmer streams Borough Assembly and School Board meetings through its radiofreepalmer.orgwebsite.
Dr. Alex Hills is Distinguished Service Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Engineering & Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University. At Carnegie Mellon, Professor Hills conceived and built the world’s first Wi-Fi network. He tells the story in his new book,Wi-Fi and the Bad Boys of Radio.
The title of his talk will be “Wi-Fi and the Alaska Connection.”
Meggie Aube, born and raised in Alaska, graduated from the University of Alaska, Anchorage with a bachelor’s degree in percussion performance in 2006. While in Alaska, she distinguished herself as a performer and educator, performing recitals and teaching throughout the state. She completed her Master’s degree in 2008 and earned her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Percussion Performance and Pedagogy in May 2011. She actively performed throughout the Midwest in numerous professional and university ensembles. Dr. Aube has had the pleasure of teaching and performing at the Amman National Music Conservatory in Amman, Jordan. She was also the founder and artistic director of the Palmer Arts Council Summer Percussion Camp; and this summer will be the percussion instructor at the Lutheran Summer Music Festival in Decorah, Iowa.

Tech Talk with Michael and Paul May 14, 2012

mikecski — Thu, 17 May 2012 18:43:30 +0000

Michael and Paul discuss some computer history that helps us understand how we got here and where we seem to be going tech-wise.

Tech Talk 5.14.12

Bridge to Everywhere May 14, 2012

mikecski — Thu, 17 May 2012 18:07:46 +0000

Kevin and Sam interviewed Dr. Amy Chadwick.

The recording is provided for your listening pleasure.

Bridge to Everywhere 5.14.12

Mat-Su Borough Regular Assembly Meeting 5.15.12

mikecski — Wed, 16 May 2012 22:07:16 +0000

Mike Chmielewski and Jack Horner streamed the regular Tuesday assembly meeting on May 15. This included votes to keep or eliminate borough business licenses, reducing or eliminating the business inventory tax, funding for the new assembly/staff/public annex, and the mayor’s vetoes on budget items for the new fiscal year (FY13) beginning July 1.

The file is here,

Mat-Su Borough Regular Assembly Meeting, May 15, 2012

Mat-Su Borough Special Assembly Meeting 5.14.12

mikecski — Tue, 15 May 2012 04:26:48 +0000

The Special Assembly Meeting was streamed in its entirety by Mike Chmielewski.

Enjoy the recording!

Mat-Su Borough Assembly Special Meeting 5.14.12

Dave and Mike for the Week of May 13, 2012

lee — Mon, 14 May 2012 01:25:55 +0000

Mon. May 14 8:15 AM - Jennie Barge will talk about returning to AK for the summer, Baton Rouge post-Katrina, and maybe even her music.

Tues. May 15 8:00 AM - a City of Palmer representative will talk about the Capital Projects Event at the Depot on Thursday.

Wed, May 16 8:00 AM – The Citizen Lobbyist fills us in on Assembly deliberations on the budget.

Thur. May 17 8:00 AM – Steve Nowers on “From Alaska to North Dakota and Back.”

Assembly Meetings the Week of May 13, 2012

lee — Mon, 14 May 2012 01:20:14 +0000

RFP will be streaming the special budget meeting of the Assembly on Monday, May 14, 2012 starting at 6 pm.

We will stream the regular Borough Assembly Meeting on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 starting at 6 pm.

American Routes is coming to RFP!

lee — Wed, 09 May 2012 04:11:01 +0000

American Routes is coming to RFP on Sundays from 7 to 9 and Wednesdays from 2 to 4!

American Routes is a weekly two-hour public radio program produced in New Orleans, presenting a broad range of American music – blues and jazz, gospel and soul, old-time country and rockabilly, Cajun and zydeco, Tejano and Latin, roots rock and pop, avant-garde and classical.

This is our first non-local programming. Look for their special in honor of Woody Guthrie’s 100th birthday this summer.

lee — Mon, 07 May 2012 03:49:14 +0000

On Wed. May 9 the Citizen Lobbyist will join Dave and Mike at 8 am for an hour long discussion on the Assembly Special Meeting(s) on Borough-wide Budget.

On Thur. May 10 at 8 am Mark Austin converses with Dave and Mike about musk ox.

There are some great archived podcasts here. All the Bridge to Everywhere shows, all the Tech Talks, and more are to be found. Select a category on the right to see the podcasts. For an adventure, select Other Programming and listen to some of the interesting interviews that Dave and Mike recorded.

MSB School Board Meeting, May 2, 2012

mikecski — Thu, 03 May 2012 21:47:45 +0000

The borough school board met on Tuesday, May 2, in Talkeetna.
It is posted here for the information of those unable to attend or who would like to listen again.

Mat-Su Borough School Board Meeting 5/2/2012