New reporter signs on at KSTK

Local radio station KSTK has recently hired a new reporter, following a five-month stint without one.

June Leffler from Louisville, Kentucky arrived late last week after earning her master's degree from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism this spring. She flew in to Juneau with her family last week, and took the overnight ferry from there to Wrangell.

"It's wild, this is totally different," she said.

After earning her bachelor's degree at the University of Louisville, Leffler explained she was unsure what direction to take professionally. During the interim she taught English...