Katherine Irving
ReporterKatherine Irving was born and raised in Oakland, California. After graduating from Macalester College, where she dissected sharks, excavated dinosaur bones, and assisted with wolf vaccinations, Katherine dove into a career in journalism with positions at Science Magazine, Sierra Magazine, and more. Katherine loves reporting about the intersection of people and the planet, with a focus on research, wildlife, and the ocean. She is excited to call Kodiak home and delve into the stories that make this place special.
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On this week's episode with host Katherine Irving, the results are in from annual election for KEA's Board of Directors, a bill aims to relax conflict-of-interest rules for the Board of Fisheries, KMXT's Davis Hovey sits down with gubernatorial candidates Adam Crum and Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, and a new study finds that harvested Kodiak bears are getting bigger. -
Study authors say this means managers are doing a good job of regulating the population -
On this week's episode, an unidentified boy is rescued after falling into Island Lake, the Alaska Aerospace Corporation partners with an Israeli startup, the Kodiak school board approves the FY'28 school calendar, the M/V Kennicott makes its return to Kodiak after several years, three Kodiak teenagers participated in the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards in Soldotna, and Kodiak canines get a taste of the popular sport called flyball.
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Although the calendar they approved is similar to last year's, the board also considered some more unconventional options, including a four-week winter break. -
Not every dog had the chops to go pro. But the trainer and dog owners alike say the classes are a great way to exercise their furry friends’ minds and bodies. -
The theater has been a fixture in Kodiak for more than eighty-five years. -
On this week's episode with host Katherine Irving, we hear about the effects of the prolonged shutdown at Kodiak's Coast Guard base, a resolution supporting the continued federal ban on Russian seafood, Old Harbor Native Corporation's new tourism business, the potential sale of the historic Orpheum Theatre, and a salmon dissection at Main Elementary.
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The dissection is part of a program called Salmon in the Classroom, which gives kids hands-on experience with the salmon life cycle. -
According to a schedule published by Discover Kodiak, over 31,000 cruise ship passengers could be arriving to the island this year. -
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is taking public comments on the proposed mineral lease sale, which covers swaths of Alaska waters, until the end of the day April 1.
