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 Josh's Iditablog (www.iditablog.com)
Josh Rogers was born in Alaska and lived there until grade school. During the time he spent as a child in Nome, each Iditarod his parents would take him down to front street so he could “see the dogs come in”. Josh recalls fond memories of Saturday mornings living in Anchorage when his family would go downtown to 4th Ave to watch the start of the race. He and his family moved from Alaska to the Seattle area and for years didn’t even hear about Iditarod each spring.
Then a few years ago, Josh's wife and he moved to Nome, spending their time volunteering at radio station KICY. During this experience he was able to get in touch with his “Alaska side” that was deep inside him. He spent time hosting radio programs and doing news reports. He also spent time studying and covering the Iditarod.
Flying from Nome to Anchorage for the start of the race, he interviewed mushers, attended the banquets, and drove to the re-start. Josh also made a trips out to the western Alaska villages, covering the local aspect of the race. The entire time he was producing multiple reports a day on the progress of the race and its participants to air on the radio, and he was even featured on the television specials that were produced by OLN.
"I stood high above front street in Nome, working from the KICY scaffolding as I watched winners cross under the burled arch finish line. I love the race, and hope to continue reporting on it for years to come, from Alaska and from the lower 48…wherever I happen to be."
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