Izzy Ross
News DirectorIzzy Ross is the news director at KDLG, the NPR member station in Dillingham. She reports, edits, and hosts stories from around the Bristol Bay region, and collaborates with other radio stations across the state.
Since 2019, Izzy has directed the Bristol Bay Fisheries Report, which provides vital information daily to thousands of commercial fishermen in the summer. She has also reported for Alaska's Energy Desk, a regional journalism collaboration with Alaska Public Media. Her work airs regularly on Alaska Public Media's statewide news. It has also aired on National Native News, Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Here and Now.
Izzy graduated from Smith College with a degree in Government in 2015. After graduating, she spent a year reporting on stand-up comedy in Berlin, Germany, on a Fulbright Journalism Fellowship. She has worked for Washington Monthly, NPR Berlin, and Deutsche Welle.
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In their fight to regain access to Qayassiq, tribal leaders created a model for communities to act as equal management partners. -
The bay-wide run is at 6.1 million fish, with 3.3 million cumulative catch. Harvest was a bit down yesterday. Only Nushagak and Togiak fleets were out fishing, with crews hauling in just over 600,000 fish.
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After five years at the station, Izzy Ross is leaving KDLG. She hopes to carry this work forward.
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The Dillingham City Council met for nearly three hours on June 5 to discuss a range of topics — from the budget to harbor repairs to the city manager position. KDLG's Christina McDermott attended the meeting and has the updates.
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Travelers now have another option to fly between Anchorage and King Salmon this season. Aleutian Airways will begin flying the new route on Thursday.
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GCI customers in Naknek couldn't call 911 from their cell phones after the fire started, according to the boatyard manager, but a bystander was able to call from a landline. No injuries were reported.
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On this episode of Community Corner, KDLG's Izzy Ross talked with EMS Prevention Coordinator Laticia Swift about the paperwork for 'life-sustaining treatment' orders.
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The program is called Meals-to-You. It’s a collaboration between Baylor University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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The items would have amounted to around $300,300 in spending. The next city council meeting is set for June 1.
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Extra length can often come from equipment meant to help with safety or increase the quality of the fish. But troopers won’t be targeting boats for those transgressions.
