Davis Hovey
News DirectorDavis Hovey was first drawn to Alaska by the opportunity to work for a radio station in a remote, unique place like Nome. More than 7 years later he has spent most of his career reporting on climate change and research, fisheries, local government, Alaska Native communities and so much more.
Hovey went to Syracuse University, where he graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science in Broadcast Digital Journalism. He is currently the news director at KMXT.
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The head of the Kodiak Island Borough’s Engineering and Facilities department left the position last month. Now the Borough is hiring for multiple positions within the department, including the director job. -
NOAA Fisheries has been dealing with substantial staffing cuts leading up to the surveys. The Alaska Fisheries Science Center lost roughly 50 employees since February according to reporting from KUCB Radio. -
Members of the Kodiak Alutiiq Dance group are in the nation’s capital this week, from July 2- July 7, as part of the annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival. This year’s festival highlights Indigenous youth who are promoting their languages and cultures from around the country. -
NOAA has authorized $95 million worth of work on the Oscar Dyson to take place after the 2026 field season concludes. That’s according to a press release from the agency last month on June 18. -
Borough manager Aimee Williams told the Borough Assembly on June 26 that the state Department of Education and Early Development informed her last week that the borough owed $254,000 more than it budgeted for. -
"I think we found that one village that had 11 house pits, probably had two to three hundred people living in it, you know, 300 years ago," Patrick Saltonstall with the Alutiiq Museum said. -
This week with host Davis Hovey, we hear about how Gov. Dunleavy's line item vetoes to education funding will impact Kodiak's school district, the city council has selected a new city manager as negotiations continue, a recap of the inaugural Kodiak Mountain Series and a report from our colleagues at Alaska Public Media about the latest on how portions of the "big, beautiful bill" will impact Alaskans. -
Kodiak City leaders expect services to the community to be maintained into next year, although the expense of paying for them will likely increase. The city council unanimously approved a fiscal year 2026 budget Thursday night. -
Tuesday evening during a special session, which included an executive session, the council authorized the city attorney to negotiate an agreement with Randy Robertson. -
According to Michael Bach, one of the race directors alongside Nick Kesling and Chad Pysher, nearly 70% of the runners were from off-island. 16 of those came from the Lower48, while a vast majority came from the Anchorage bowl or elsewhere on the road system in Alaska.
