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Artist: JR
Song: Travelling Radio
Website: www.myspace.com/jrmusic

Celia’s Alaska: Pioneer Stories of Denali
Produced by Amy Mayer

Artist: Don Edwards
Song: Coyotes
Website: www.donedwardsmusic.com

Artist: Ken Waldman
Song: Midnight on the Water
Website: KenWaldman.com

Artist: Brian Gale
Song: The Wrangell Mountain Song
Website: Brian Gale on iTunes

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Thanks!
Scott

Friends of the show,

As this goes, I was originally writing this as a journal entry, but through this exercise of connecting back to the root of me.. I decided it might be worth just sharing a bit of myself with you all, and where I’m going in years to come.

Alaska has profoundly shaped me into who I am today, and I’ve been blessed to have been raised in such an amazing territory of the United States. I’ve grown up playing in a landscape that has the most expansive and diverse habitat than anywhere else in our Union. Alaska to me has always been my friend, and even while writing this I recall moments at places where that friendship has been defined.

My love and appreciation for my home has a lot to do with my family legacy here in Alaska. Six generations of my family are now deeply rooted here into the history of Alaska. I’m constantly inspired by the lives before me, which includes my mother’s family whom were also pioneers of the West – settling their lives in Montana.  Moreover, it’s been my own experiences throughout my lifetime that inspire and motivate me in everything I do today.

I have always had a real strong feeling about what we’re doing as a small production company. It’s always been my desire to use this media as a tool to connect people with Alaska, and I think we’ve had great success. That success is measured by our audience in numbers, and more inspiring the increasing numbers of our local friends.

We’re coming up on three years of producing videos this mid-June. During that time I’ve had the privilege to share nature, wildlife, and people of this last frontier. All of us here at Alaska HDTV have made some amazing friends along the way, some that will last a lifetime. There are so many places, stories, and people that you’ve yet to meet, and we’re forever working to make that possible.

What’s next…

The old saying is true – It’s taken a lot of sweat, blood, and tears to get where we are today. Redefined, it’s been Understanding, Cooperation, and Love that got us here.

Traveling through much of Alaska my whole life, and I’ve grown to appreciate all aspects of her beauty. There is nothing in the World like Alaska, from the Brooks Range, to Wrangell Mountains, from the Chugach Mountains to the Aleutian Range, from the Nulato Hills all the way down to Coastal Mountains of the Inside passage.. Alaska offers incredible beauty and diverse landscapes that sweep away imagination, and inspire adventure.

In all this beauty and space, we are increasingly seeing more conflict between nature, wilderness, and humans as we evolve through time.  Alaska will inevitably continue to grow, but we can take lessons learned by our lower forty-eight states. Over the past two hundred years we’ve developed ourselves into a corner. We’re now needed to spend massive amounts of money and decades of time to restore and preserve our lands and habitat.  I believe Alaska can grow, but not without losing it’s naturalness and without losing our wilderness. I’m speaking about Alaska, but this holds true wherever you in the world, and it’s our responsibility to the generations ahead of us.

Personally moving forward, I want to start doing more in giving back to Alaska and people. Whether it includes using the tools of our trade, or personal involvement – I’ve neglected this responsibility in my life, which inevitably completes me as a human.

In closing, the next several weeks I’m going to be actively pursuing relationships with organizations and people that share my passion and desires. I’m not by any means turning into a hardcore environmentalist, Lord knows I’ve got my own cleaning up to do! I’m making my start with the tools I have in my bag and hopefully help build and inspire a better tomorrow.

So there you go, a bit about me behind the scenes, and hope you enjoyed the read.

Until next time,
Scott