Today, Senator Tobin welcomes a returning guest to the podcast. Veteran Alaska Journalist Larry Persily was a guest during season 1, and he’s back for season 4.

During this episode, Larry Persily and Senator Tobin discuss the Alaska LNG project, the idea of importing LNG into Alaska, and the current state of newspapers in Alaska.

Politicos in Alaska know Larry Persily’s resume. First and foremost, Larry is a newspaperman. Some would say an old-school newspaperman. He bought the Wrangell Sentinel in 1976. He subsequently sold the paper; however, he recently repurchased it. In 2019, Persily purchased the Skagway News. He subsequently sold the paper for $20.

Persily has written for the:

* Anchorage Times

* Anchorage Daily News

* Associated Press

* Juneau Empire

* Petroleum News

Larry Persily is a very informed observer of Alaska’s oil and gas industry, with a special interest in liquefied natural gas (LNG). He writes an oil and gas newsletter. Larry Persily also has extensive experience in the Executive and Legislative Branches of government.

* He was a legislative staffer for the legendary Mike Hawker, who was the co-chair of the House Finance Committee.

* Persily worked for Representative John Lincoln.

* Persily served as the Chief of Staff for the Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor.

* He was the CARES grant coordinator for the city of Kenai.

* He was the Federal Coordinator of the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects office from 2010 to 2015.

The music for this episode is Sloganize, Patronize, Realize, Revolutionize (Black Lives Matter) by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and Wynton Marsalis.

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