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 National Marine Fisheries Service has reopened public comment on President Donald Trump’s executive order on “Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness.”
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For years Kodiak residents and farmers have been growing small fruit trees in their greenhouses. But now that effort has spread in earnest to communities around the archipelago, including in Port Lions.
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The Kodiak City Council plans to hire a longtime city management consultant in Anchorage as its interim manager at the next regular meeting.
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One small farm in Kodiak is embarking on a new mission – providing all the milk from one of its dairy cows to local families who are in need. Here's what the dairy farmer says about how it works and how it’s going to be funded:
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Last week on Nov. 21, Port Lions residents got a special delivery of salmon fillets. The Kodiak Archipelago Leadership Institute donated about 850 pounds from a Kodiak fishing family to the archipelago community of roughly 150 people.
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This week with host Davis Hovey, the executive director of the Brother Francis Shelter, Susan Smith, joins us to discuss the services the homeless shelter provides in Kodiak along with the challenges and needs it's facing this winter. To learn more about how to donate items or volunteer with the Brother Francis Shelter, call 907 486 5610.
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This week, with host Davis Hovey, we hear about the most recent shellfish toxin results in Kodiak, the interim chancellor of the University of Alaska visits the local college, Nick Mangini was appointed to the city council, the borough lands committee pushes more land to the borough assembly for sale and the North Star Elementary school building will be used at least in part for daycare.
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The Kodiak Island Borough Lands Committee is teeing up more borough-owned land to sell to the public. During its most recent meeting on Oct. 13, the committee recommended releasing a parcel of land for sale between Beaver Lake Loop and Von Scheele Way. It’s the fourth parcel in that area the committee recently sent the Borough Assembly to approve as surplus for sale.
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There’s a common rule of thumb that it’s safe to harvest and eat shellfish during months that have an “r” in their names: September through April. But on the Kodiak road system, researchers are finding that’s just not true.
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The Kodiak City Council on Nov. 13 filled its final vacant seat, bringing the group back to a full six members. Nick Mangini, the runner-up in this year’s municipal election for two city council seats, will fill the vacancy until the 2026 municipal election.