Lori Townsend is the News Director at Alaska Public Media and the Alaska Public Radio Network. She covers a range of topics including climate change, sustainability, arts and entertainment, and consumer travel, with a focus on issues affecting the United States, mental health, and adventure travel. Lori's work has been featured in Alaska Public Media, Anchorage Daily News, and KSTK.
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Lori Townsend's reporting focuses primarily on local Alaskan issues, including politics, culture & society, and house & home topics. She often covers events and government announcements related to Alaska.
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By: Lori Townsend, Pat Pourchot, John McPhee
John McPhee’s 1977 book Coming into the Country inspired young people to visit Alaska and many stayed. More recently, one of McPhee’s former students followed his path around the state, and was featured on Talk of Alaska. On this Talk of Alaska, we revisit Lori Townsend's 2017 conversation with McPhee about his book and his travels. Join us for a walk down memory lane on this very special Talk of Alaska.
By: Lori Townsend
Kelly Davis collects recycling in Petersburg in September 2023. (Hannah Flor/KFSK)
Alaskans are smart, resourceful and creative. That’s on display in a new book called "Alaska Literary Field Guide" which weaves together art, poetry, personal reflections and natural history. Bears, glaciers, lichens, loons and more are highlighted by some of the state’s most masterful writers and artists. This Talk of Alaska explores Alaska’s literary landscape.
By: Lori Townsend
An Anchorage Police Car, covered with snow and parked at the Anchorage Police Headquarters on Elmore Road in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Joey Mendolia/Alaska Public Media)
It’s spring and bird song is everywhere. Alaska is a birder’s paradise. With an abundance of different types migrating through and vast amounts of pristine habitat, bird lovers eagerly visit areas across our state to experience the sights and songs of birds. What inspires people to travel for bird watching and what should we know about the importance of birds to local ecosystems? Birding enthusiasts join us for the next Talk of Alaska
Theresa Brown holds up radishes in her Fairview community garden on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025.
As the Institute of Social and Economic Research celebrates its 65th anniversary, its past and present directors join us for a discussion.
University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists traveled nearly 2,000 miles by snowmachine this spring to hear from remote communities about how they’re working to adapt to a changing climate.
Light from the setting sun on March 21, 2008, is reflected on the surface of an ice road in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. Across the Arctic, ice road seasons are getting shorter and the areas suitable for traveling on ice roads are getting smaller, according to a new study that quantifies the changes. (Photo by Wayne Svejnoha/U.S. Bureau of Land Management)
On this Line One, guest host Lori Townsend and her guests, chef Amy Foote and Tara Lloyd, discuss the nuances of food as medicine.
