Shows
Jackson Unpacked‘Shorts in the Wintertime’On this week’s episode: KHOL’s Dante Filpula Ankney chats with Dem. Senator Mike Gierau of Jackson about the Regulatory Reduction Task Force and four potential bills some feel target Teton County.
KHOL’s Rachel Stevens talked with Baylee Drewry AKA Miss Wyoming 2024 about her platform: supporting women in sports.
Wyoming Public Radio’s Hanna Merzbach tells us some employers around Jackson are turning to modular homes, built by engineers like Loren Woodin and architects like Greg Mason, to house their employees. Clark and Danielle Johnson are the recipients of one. Like legos, entire sections...2024-12-0628 minJackson Unpacked‘We Laugh So We Don’t Cry’On this week’s episode: Following the election, immigrant advocacy organizations say more deportations are looking likely and a slew of legal challenges could also get in the way. KHOL’s Jenna McMurtry talks with Teton County Sheriff Matt Carr, Lincoln County Sheriff Matt Johnson and Jackson immigration lawyer Elisabeth Trefonas about that reality.
It’s been about a year since Teton County Search and Rescue was able to add a multi-million-dollar helicopter to the organization. KHOL’s Dante Filpula Ankney reports a chopper is a rare addition to a volunteer search and rescue group in the West. Fo...2024-11-2228 min
Idaho MattersWhy landlocked foodies are buying wild Alaskan salmon in bulk(Hanna Merzbach / Wyoming Public Media )Excitement was in the air as people spent one of the last Saturdays of summer lined up in a coffee shop parking lot in Teton Valley in Eastern Idaho. They were there for fresh Alaskan salmon — 10-, 20- and 40-pound boxes of fillets and ground sockeye.“This is it right here,” said Carlen Hervig, standing at the front of the line under a blue tent “So, see. It just looks so beautiful.”Hervig pointed to the vacuum-sealed bag of bright red-orange ground-up salmon.She was picking up for a neighbor...2024-10-0805 minJackson Unpacked‘It Just Seems Alive’KHOL reporter Jenna McMurtry tells us Teton County is proposing changes to its Fire Protection Plan, that among other things, expands the boundary of what’s considered wildland urban interface. Robb Sgroi of the Teton County Conservation District, Todd Fitzgerald of a local tree service business and Jackson Fire Marshall Raymond Lane provide insight into why and how residents can make their homes more fire resistant.
And in partnership with Storycorps — KHOL is hosting a series of conversations between candidates running for local office and a constituent they aim to represent, finding common ground. Tune in to hear...2024-10-0428 minIdaho MattersReporter resigns after using AI to make up quotesNewsrooms around the country are talking about how to use AI in the wake of a recent journalism scandal in our region. A reporter in Cody, Wyoming resigned after he was caught using the technology to write stories and make up quotes. The Mountain West News Bureau’s Hanna Merzbach has more.2024-09-1805 minJackson Unpacked‘I Am Like Vibing The Shirt’On this week’s episode: Host and KHOL Senior Reporter Dante Filpula Ankney introduces us to the station’s revival of One Small Step. In partnership with Storycorps, we’re hosting a series of conversations between candidates running for local office and a constituent they aim to represent —- that hold differing beliefs — finding coming ground. Tune into the first of the series between Wilson resident Kat Clauson and Republican candidate for county commissioner Melchor Moore, produced by Alyson Spery.
We’ll hear about wildfires — like the Fish Creek fire that has burned thousands of acres —- and how even aft...2024-09-0627 minJackson Unpacked’A Community First, A Resort Second’This week on Jackson Unpacked [Sept. 23]: A recap of a recent candidate forum for town and county offices that was dominated by—you guessed it—housing. A conversation about how a hidden cave in Wyoming is helping researchers better understand climate change. Teton Gravity Research co-founder Steve Jones discusses the company’s deep roots in Jackson Hole and TGR’s latest film, “Magic Hour.” Plus, an introduction to KHOL’s new reporter Hanna Merzbach and a farewell to news director Kyle Mackie, who’s been the host of Jackson Unpacked since its launch in February 2021.
Jackson Unpacked airs locally at...2022-09-2327 min
KHOL NewscastSept. 12 | KHOL daily local newscast temporarily on pauseKHOL's daily local newscast is temporarily on pause while we focus on onboarding a new reporter, Hanna Merzbach, and prepare to say goodbye to news director Kyle Mackie.
Stay tuned for the KHOL newsroom to be back in full force as soon as possible, bringing you the stories you need in local and regional news, like the essentials of town and county government, local environmental issues and the latest in Jackson's arts and cultural scene.2022-09-1201 min
The Writers’ Co-opClarify Your Career DirectionToday’s episode -- the second of season 3 -- features a conversation with a freelancer named Hanna Merzbach. She’s new to the game; she graduated from college last year, and the pandemic threw all of her plans (which included teaching English in Japan) into chaos. She started freelancing as a way to dip her toe into journalism and she’s already found a lot of success with bylines and landing pitches. But she’s also interested in taking a staff job.
In this mini-coaching session, Hanna and Jenni talk about how to use freelancing as a springbo...2021-05-1742 min
The Local National Attention on New Camping Laws Today on The Local:
Emily's got the Quick Six!
Then, an interview with Hanna Merzbach of Street Roots joins us to discuss Medford's new camping laws, and why they're suddenly getting national attention.2021-05-0725 min
The Local Homelessness in Josephine County Today:The Quick Six local news rundown with Jeff & Emily. Then - the weekly update on the Portland City Council. We'll wrap things up with an interview on homelessness in Josephine County, with Street Roots executive editor Hanna Merzbach.2021-02-0923 min
The Mossy PodCareers for PioneersLearn about the career opportunities awarded to Lewis & Clark undergraduate students at the annual Opportunity Fair in an interview with Employer Relations Coordinator Amanda Wheaton. Hanna Merzbach interviews Niels Marquardt, LC's first Diplomat in Residence on how LC students can venture into a career abroad. And lastly, LC dropout, Aidan Rankin-Williams talks about his decision to leave college to pursue an exciting blockchain startup that he cofounded called GameCoin Labs.2020-02-0642 min