Oil Patch Bits: Husband and wife team to buy five ANI publications

Calista Corp. said Aug. 5 that it and Alaska Newspapers Inc., a wholly owned Calista subsidiary, welcomes Jason Evans and Kiana Peacock as the new publishers of three weeklies and two specialty shoppers, effective late August. The newspapers are The Arctic Sounder, The Dutch Harbor Fisherman and The Bristol Bay Times. The specialty publications are The Equipment Shopper and The Bush Shopper.

Evans, an Inupiat born and raised in Nome, is vice president of consulting for Alaska Growth Co. and owner of Financial Alaska. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Alaska Pacific University. Kiana Peacock, born and raised in Kotzebue, works for Alaska Airlines and has a B.A. degree from Notre Dame University.

“Calista has been honored for the past 19 years to have provided a voice to communities across Alaska, many of which are hundreds or thousands of miles off the road system,” said Calista Corp. Senior Vice President Margaret Nelson. “We look forward to Evans and Peacock continuing that tradition.”