ECONOMIC INDICATORS.

ANS Crude Oil Production

[down arrow] 493,749 barrels

[down arrow] 1.0% change from previous month

12/29/2022

Source: Alaska Department of Natural Resources

ANS West Coast Crude Oil Prices

[down arrow] $82.38 per barrel

[down arrow] -8.0% change from previous month

12/30/2022

Source: Alaska Department of Natural Resources

Statewide Employment

[down arrow] 359,900 labor force

* 4.5% unemployment

11/1/2022. Adjusted seasonally.

Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics

RIGHT MOVES

Alaska Public Media

* Alaska Public Media (AKPM) chose a Midwestern broadcasting executive for the new position of Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Administration. In this role. Dorothy McGrath works with CEO and President Ed Ulman and the organization's executive management on strategic initiatives, cross-departmental projects, and capacity-building objectives. McGrath also provides administrative coordination for all divisions of AKPM while providing direct supervisory responsibility for human resources and business services. McGrath is a 33-year veteran of public broadcasting, most recently serving on the senior management team for Milwaukee PBS. She began her career in the production department at Nebraska Public Media and worked at KMOS-TV in the Kansas City, Missouri area In Milwaukee, she led the local production and logistics support efforts during the PBS NewsHour's production of the 2020 Democratic National Convention.

KNBA 90.3

KNBA, the Anchorage-based radio station owned by Koahnic Broadcast Corporation, added two veteran journalists to its broadcast newsroom.

* Rhonda McBride comes aboard as News Director, bringing more than thirty years of experience covering rural issues and Alaska Native culture, language, and history. She has also reported on state and local government, fisheries, Alaska Native corporations, and the oil industry. She moderated the first US Senate debate north of the Arctic Circle during the 2016 election. McBride's work has been recognized both nat onally and locally, through the Alaska Press Club, the Northwest Pacific Emmys, the Society of Professional Journalists, and more. In May 2022, she was inducted into the Alaska Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame.

* Jill Fratis, the new News Producer for KNBA, previously was station manager of KUHB in St. Paul. She has experience in both early chilchood and technical education and as a tribal government service coordinator and wellness advocate for the Aleut Community of St...