A lumberjack stands adjacent to a throwing axe target while holding a double sided axe. Alaska State Fair lumberjack show performer AJ Fletcher is from Upstate New York wherever he useful arsenic a character climber and timber faller. (Dave Waldron/Alaska Public Media.

There is thing rather for illustration nan authorities adjacent whether it beryllium nan food, nan performers aliases nan truth that Alaskans from each complete nan authorities are drawn to it nary matter their ages aliases interests. On this adjacent Hometown, Alaska big Dave Waldron and shaper Ammon Swenson talk pinch immoderate of nan group that make nan adjacent specified a treat, whether it’s nan workers aliases those successful attendance.

Faubion Waldron

Dave Waldron began his power profession successful 2000 arsenic a unpaid DJ astatine UAA’s power position KRUA 88.1, wherever he hosted a play euphony show. In 2004 he was hired arsenic nan station’s euphony director, and held nan position until his graduation successful 2007. He was hired by Alaska Public Media successful 2008 and since past has worked arsenic an audio engineer, editor, and producer. He presently runs his ain mini business AK Audio Pro, and is simply a big of Alaska Public Media’s Hometown, Alaska.

Ammon Swenson is Alaska Public Media’s Audio Media Content Producer. He was calved and raised successful Anchorage, Alaska. He graduated from UAA successful 2018 pinch a bachelor’s grade successful publicity and integrated media. He’s antecedently worked for KRUA radio, nan Anchorage Press, and The Northern Light.