Alaska Journal of Commerce Online

Alaska Journal of Commerce Online

"Alaska broadcast pioneer Augie Hiebert works to inspire the next generation of media professionals

By Margaret Bauman
Alaska Journal of Commerce

At a time in his life when many men relax in a rocking chair, communications pioneer Augie Hiebert has become a Pied Piper of the future of broadcast education in public schools.

'You ought to see what those 11- and 12-year-old kids can do,' said Hiebert, who travels to Mirror Lake Middle School about once a month, with his daughter, Cathy, to watch the students produce news programs for their peers. His entourage may include anyone else in the community he believes can contribute to the program."




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Code may be taking a back seat for now,
but the pioneering spirit that put the code
there in the first place is out front of it all.