About
My name is Josh Rogers, I was born in Alaska and lived there until grade school. During the time I spent as a child living in Nome, each Iditarod my parents would take me down to front street so I could “see the dogs come in”. I also have fond memories of Saturday mornings living in Anchorage when we would go downtown to 4th Ave to watch the start of the race. We moved from Alaska to the Seattle area and for years I didn’t even hear about Iditarod or dog mushing each spring.
A number of years back my wife and I moved to Nome, spending our time as volunteers at radio station KICY. Through the great relationships we built with friends, to the days spent in remote Western Alaska villages, it was this experience that got me in touch with the “Alaska side” that was deep inside. Though so much of our time at the radio station was fascinating, the highlight of our experience would be the time spent at the checkpoints covering the Iditarod and talking with the mushers, volunteers, and fans. It’s something that I look forward to continue doing as often as possible.
So, now here we are, and its been since 2005 that Iditablog.com has taken to the trail covering the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race along with other major races… we’ve continued to attract a strong loyal following as we go. Always looking for innovative ways to communicate stories and updates, Iditablog has taken advantage of many forms of new media including written reports, audio podcasts, live-on-site streaming radio broadcasts, and video highlights. Portions of our audio coverage have also been inserted into Iditarod television productions by the Versus network.
Feedback is the pulse of our operation here, this is a two way conversation. Please contact me by posting a comment on one of the posts, or feel free to (email me)
