Desiree Hagen is a reporter based in Kotzebue, Alaska which is located about 30 miles above the Arctic Circle. She’s worked in public radio for over a decade and started her carrer in journalism after hosting a podcast on Alaskan gardening and agriculture. She’s worked as a reporter for KBBI in Homer, Alaska and KYUK in Bethel, Alaska. Currently she is news director for a one-person newsroom for KOTZ in Kotzebue.
Beat: News for the Northwest Arctic and northern Alaska
Our station serves rural Alaska, with a primarily indigenous audience. We seek out culturally relevant stories that directly relate to the region. We are the only news source for hundreds of miles, serving a region larger than Indiana.