KUAC

The dogs are race-ready and lining up tomorrow morning for their 1,000-mile trek to Whitehorse. Be sure to listen as KUAC reporter Emily Schwing files a pre-race report from the starting line, Saturday, Feb. 4th at 10 a.m. on KUAC 89.9 FM and KUAC HD, or stream online at www.kuac.org.

UAF student and KUAC volunteer Hannah Harrison is still glowing from the warm welcome and weather she and her guest Tom Redington enjoyed, after traveling to see A Prairie Home Companion in St. Paul, Minn. She won the trip giveaway held after the FM Fall Fundraiser, and was mentioned on the program last week when it aired. They even got a photo with PHC host Garrison Keillor. Read more on Hannah’s blog, and try not to envy her too much. Congratulations, Hannah, and thanks for representing KUAC and our audience so enthusiastically!

Follow Michael Feinstein onstage and back stage as he leads an expedition through the history of American popular song, with personal stories from a 30-year career, and side trips to find and swap treasures. Tune in for this new season of the series Michael Feinstein’s American Songbook which launches Saturday, Feb. 4th and airs on Saturdays at 9pm through Feb. 18th on KUAC TV’s AlaskaOne.

Anna Netrebko opens the Met’s radio broadcast season with her portrayal of the ill-fated queen driven insane by her unfaithful king, singing one of opera's greatest mad scenes. Ekaterina Gubanova is her rival, Jane Seymour, Ildar Abdrazakov sings Henry VIII, and Marco Armiliato conducts Donizetti’s delightful work, sung in Italian. Tune in for this Met premiere on KUAC 89.9FM and KUAC HD, Sunday, Feb. 5th starting at noon.

Cheer on University of Alaska Nanooks hockey Sunday afternoon as KUAC's UATV brings two back-to-back rebroadcasts of home games against Notre Dame from late January. Tune in for Nanook hockey, Sunday, Feb. 5th from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on KUAC’s UATV Channel 9.4 or GCI cable Channel 6.

Artistic Director George Marriner Maull and The Discovery Orchestra takes viewers on a musical journey to Discover Beethoven's 5th, exploring the first movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's masterpiece. Tune in for a deeper appreciation of this iconic symphony, in this premiere on Sunday, Feb. 5th at 9 p.m. on KUAC TV’s AlaskaOne.