Jeff Richardson
Features editor
Call Jeff at 907-459-7510.
Features editor Jeff Richardson was raised in Delta Junction, where he grew to appreciate snow drifts and wide-open spaces. After graduating from Delta High School, he attended the University of Northern Colorado, earning a degree in journalism in 1992. After working as the News-Miner education reporter in the late 1990s, Jeff took a six-year break to manage a weekly newspaper in Dutch Harbor before returning to Fairbanks in 2005. He spends most of his free time on a never-ending home construction project, but also enjoys exploring Alaska, watching movies and spending time with his family. Jeff lives outside Fairbanks with his wife and two children.
Recent Stories
- ‘Blossom’ fundraiser features quirky mix
- Friday, May 2, 2008
- The Cinco de Blossom Dance Party is scheduled for Saturday, and organizer Jay Stange is happy to keep things quirky.
- Superstar Elton John to perform in Fairbanks
- Tuesday, April 29, 2008
- The Rocket Man is headed to Fairbanks.
- Kings of the Mountains
- Arctic Man means extreme playtime for skiers, snowmachiners
- Sunday, April 20, 2008
- The Arctic Man Ski and Sno-Go Classic is the kind of event that could only have been inspired by a dare.
- Festival gives audience a taste of Alaska theater
- Friday, April 18, 2008
- It’s not every evening that you get to spend time with carnival freaks, aspiring sandwich-makers, cable television installers and alien invaders.
- Sullivan, Acklestad capture crown in elite speed event
- Saturday, April 12, 2008
- HOODOO MOUNTAINS — A week before Friday’s Arctic Man Ski and Sno-Go Classic, race organizer Howard Thies put an uncommon plea on the race Web site: “Stay positive and hope for snow.”
- Arctic Man gives Alaskans a chance to soak in the sun, snow
- Friday, April 11, 2008
- HOODOO MOUNTAINS -- Trent Benoit spent Friday afternoon sitting in a recliner in the middle of a snowfield, soaking up the sun and bragging about how he converted his Argo all-terrain vehicle into the world’s most powerful margarita blender.
- Tsunami tale to be unveiled
- Friday, April 4, 2008
- On March 27, 1964, the tiny village of Chenega was swallowed up by the tsunamis that followed the Good Friday earthquake. Fewer than 100 people lived in Chenega, which is located in Prince William Sound, and nearly a quarter of them didn’t survive.
- Arts in brief
- Friday, April 4, 2008
- "Arctic Quest," UAF readings, Chinese opera screening
- A local hero
- Huslia hosts annual dog race, honors sprint musher George Attla
- Sunday, March 30, 2008
- Every spring, the villages of Hughes, Huslia and Allakaket/Alatna get together and hold a party. This year, more than most, there will be something big to celebrate.
- Art in brief
- Friday, March 28, 2008
- Jazz concert, stand up comedy, Sarah Vowell, "Midsummer Night's Dream," Weller Elementary celebration and W.O.N.C.A.fest volunteers needed