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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Alaska Aerospace owns and operates the Pacific Spaceport Complex on Kodiak Island near Narrow Cape, which will be the anchor for the 1,100-mile Pacific Test Range stretching southwest to Adak. -
"It's a little bit scary, because the more you learn, the more you realize how variable this is. But also, it doesn’t take much to switch that from no toxicity at all to a really high toxicity event," Steve Kibler, a scientist with NOAA who studies harmful algal blooms around Kodiak, said. -
On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we discuss the upcoming Alaska Confluence Summit coming to Kodiak later this month. Lee Hart with the Alaska Outdoor Alliance and Brock Simmons with Discover Kodiak preview the upcoming event and discuss the local and statewide regenerative economy. -
Kodiak Island’s main landfill is estimated to run out of space in the next two decades. The borough is in the process of updating its regional solid waste management plan and that includes preparing for what happens next. -
This week we hear about the latest rocket launch from the Kodiak Island spaceport, a "plus-up" underway at Coast Guard Base Kodiak, more than 50 dead shearwaters found near Kodiak beaches, brown bears are wreaking havoc at the landfill, the Alutiiq Museum's annual meeting, and KIBSD school district staff prepare for the new school year. -
Codi Allen with the Kodiak Island Borough said they’ve been making repairs where the bears have gotten through, added electric wires and cleared brush around the fence line to deter bears. Nothing has worked so far. -
This week with host Davis Hovey, we discuss the Kodiak Island Borough and Kodiak Area Native Association's effort to collect information from residents around the island as they go about updating the RSWMP. Residents can fill out the survey between now and Aug. 30, 2025; more information and the link to the survey can be found here.
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Lt. Commander Tyler Vieria, with the Coast Guard’s facilities design and construction center, gave KMXT an update on the ongoing construction work on Coast Guard Base Kodiak. -
This morning on Aug. 22, the Alaska Aerospace Corporation confirmed in a press release that a successful government rocket launch occurred from the spaceport on Kodiak Island Thursday night. -
A Public Affairs Specialist for the Navy Region Northwest, Liane Nakahara, said via email that the agency is working on various military construction projects in the area around Spruce Cape.
