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.
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Middle and high school students from across Bristol Bay can apply for an arts scholarship program through the Dillingham Arts Council. The deadline to submit a letter of interest is June 15. -
Families with at least one student enrolled in the Dillingham school district can get free meals for each of their kids this summer. The program, called Meals-to-You, is a collaboration between Baylor University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. -
After years of saving and planning, the Curyung Tribal Council and its partners will finally see three Nerka subdivision roads paved, starting this summer. Those involved have high hopes for improvement in the neighborhood. -
Troopers say the Alaska National Guard responded, but the 53-year-old man was hypothermic and went unconscious while rescue teams were on their way. -
This month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture agreed to a purchase that includes $67.5 million of canned and fileted Alaska sockeye. -
The month of May means community clean-up and fire prevention in Dillingham. For more, KDLG caught up with Dillingham Fire Department Coordinator Scott Runzo. -
Dillingham Fire Dept.'s EMS prevention officer, Laticia Swift, came in to talk about the important of smoke detectors — and how to best set them up in your home. -
A total of $50 million is now available to tribes across the country to support harvesting, processing and packaging Indigenous meats, like salmon, moose and caribou in Alaska. Applications are open until July 19. -
Most of the sea ice is gone from Bristol Bay, according to the National Weather Service. That means their bi-weekly sea ice updates have come to an end. For more, KDLG caught up with Kayla Tinker, a sea ice meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Anchorage. -
May 5 is the national day of awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons. A virtual talking circle at noon today will center on how Native women have worked to address and end the epidemic.
