Organizations Filed Purposes:
KUAC TELLS STORIES THAT WOULD OTHERWISE GO UNTOLD; BRINGS AWARENESS TO ISSUES THAT WOULD OTHERWISE GO OVERLOOKED; PRESENTS PERFORMANCES THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE INACCESSIBLE. KUAC EDUCATES EVERY GENERATION. AT KUAC, WE CREATE RADIO AND TELEVISION PROGRAMMING THAT IS THOUGH-PROVOKING, TRUSTWORTHY, AND EVEN LIFE-CHANGING - CONNECTING ALASKA TO THE WORLD AND THE WORLD TO ALASKA.
THE KUAC FRIENDS GROUP ASSURES THE FUTURE VITALITY AND EXCELLENCE OF KUAC PUBLIC RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR ALASKA'S INTERIOR AND BEYOND.
DURING FY20 KUAC FRIENDS GROUP SUPPORTED THE BROADCAST SERVICES OF KUAC FM AND TV, PROVIDING PUBLIC RADIO AND TELEVISION PROGRAMMING THROUGHOUT INTERIOR ALASKA ON ONE RADIO CHANNEL AND FIVE TELEVISION CHANNELS TO OVER 100,000 ALASKANS IN THE STATE AND BEYOND. KUAC FRIENDS GROUP SUPPORTS KUAC FM AND KUAC TV'S ABILITY TO EDUCATE, ENTERTAIN AND INSPIRE ALASKANS OF ALL AGES BY PROVIDING PROGRAMMING 24 HOURS A DAY/SEVEN DAYS A WEEK/365 DAYS A YEAR. KUAC'S BROADCAST SIGNALS ORIGINATE IN FAIRBANKS AND FEED FM TRANSLATORS IN NOME, TOK, HEALY, NENANA, DELTA JUNCTION, BETTLES, AND EAGLE AND TV TRANSLATORS IN HEALY, NENANA AND DELTA JUNCTION. KUAC'S RADIO CHANNEL IS PROGRAMMED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ALASKA COMMUNITIES' DIVERSE INTERESTS. KUAC 89.9 FM IS A TRADITIONAL NPR NEWS STATION WITH VOLUNTEER/LOCALLY PRODUCED MUSIC PROGRAMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENINGS. KUAC TV BROADCASTS FIVE TELEVISION CHANNELS. EACH TELEVISION CHANNEL BEYOND THE TRADITIONAL PBS CHANNEL IS FOCUSED ON AN AREA OF INTEREST OR DEMOGRAPHIC - KUAC'S "WORLD" PROVIDES DOCUMENTARIES AND SCIENCE, KUAC'S CREATE" FOCUSES ON HANDICRAFTS, TRAVEL AND COOKING, KUAC'S "FNX" IS DEVOTED TO NATIVE AMERICAN, ALASKA NATIVE AND WORLD INDIGENOUS CONTENT, KUAC'S "PBS KIDS" PROVIDES 24 HOUR PBS KIDS EDUCATIONAL CONTENT. IN ADDITION TO TRADITIONAL BROADCAST OPTIONS, KUAC FRIENDS GROUP SUPPORTS THE KUAC KIDS CLUB WITH NEARLY 320 MEMBERS WHO PARTICIPATE IN SUPPORTING KUAC KIDS PROGRAMMING, ENJOY LOCAL EVENTS AND CELEBRATING BIRTHDAYS ON-AIR; PRODUCES THE ANNUAL KUAC ART POSTER WHICH IS UTILIZED AS A FUNDRAISER TO SUPPORT KUAC OPERATIONS; AND ENGAGES IN OTHER FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES TO ALLOW KUAC FM AND TV TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE ITS STELLAR PROGRAMMING OPTIONS TO THE LISTENING AND VIEWING PUBLIC.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Gretchen Gordon | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Lorna Shaw | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mike Powers | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Derik Stone | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Imus | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tania Clucas | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Nate Bauer | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Shawn Wiegand | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Sarah Keller | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Amy Cooper | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Patty Kastelic | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
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