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Speakers in this transcript

Finalists Candidate Interviews April 25, 2026 · Alaska News

Unknown speakers (11)

These names appear in the transcript but have no matching speaker record. Create a new speaker or match to an existing one.

SB

Speaker B

UnknownAI-identified · high

Appears in 163 chunks — no matching speaker record

Identified as: Michael Kovacs · City Manager

Candidate for City Manager

Texas, United States

Evidence (3)
  • Self-introduction at 65:15: 'My name is Michael Kovacs, and I'm the city manager of Texas...'
  • Introduced by Speaker A at 63:23: 'The next candidate is Michael Kovacs.'
  • Addressed as 'Mr. Kovacs' by Speaker H at 69:06.
SH

Speaker H

UnknownAI-identified · high

Appears in 14 chunks — no matching speaker record

Identified as: Jay Matani · Councilmember

Councilmember · Ketchikan City Council

Ketchikan

Evidence (2)
  • Addressed as 'Councilmember Matani' by Speaker F at 09:04: 'Thank you, Councilmember Matani.'
  • Associated with the name 'Jay' when asking a question at 08:50: 'Jay. Good morning, Abner.'
SE

Speaker E

Unknown

Appears in 167 chunks — no matching speaker record

SA

Speaker A

UnknownAI-identified · high

Appears in 59 chunks — no matching speaker record

SD

Speaker D

Unknown

Appears in 160 chunks — no matching speaker record

SC

Speaker C

UnknownAI-identified · medium

Appears in 34 chunks — no matching speaker record

Identified as: Gage · Councilmember

Councilmember · Ketchikan City Council

Ketchikan

Evidence (1)
  • Addressed as 'Councilmember Gage' by Speaker F at 20:23: 'Thank you, Councilmember Gage. Another good question.'
SF

Speaker F

UnknownAI-identified · high

Appears in 93 chunks — no matching speaker record

Identified as: Abner Hoage

Candidate for City Manager

Evidence (3)
  • [FRAME] NAMED: Abner Hoage at 00:00
  • Addressed as 'Abner' by Speaker A at 03:26: 'Morning, Abner.'
  • Named as finalist 'Abner Hogue' in motion at 299:05.
SJ

Speaker J

UnknownAI-identified · high

Appears in 16 chunks — no matching speaker record

Identified as: Riley Gass · Councilmember

Councilmember · Ketchikan City Council

Ketchikan

Evidence (2)
  • Addressed as 'Councilmember Gass' by Speaker F at 19:12: 'Thank you, Councilmember Gass, for the question.'
  • Associated with the name 'Riley' when asking a question at 18:51: 'Riley, describe your leadership style...'
SI

Speaker I

UnknownAI-identified · high

Appears in 13 chunks — no matching speaker record

Identified as: Abby Bradbury · Councilmember

Councilmember · Ketchikan City Council

Ketchikan

Evidence (2)
  • Addressed as 'Councilmember Bradbury' by Speaker F at 10:32: 'Yeah, thank you for the question, Councilmember Bradbury.'
  • Associated with the name 'Abby' when asking a question at 10:18: 'Thank you, Abner. Um, Abby, describe...'
SK

Speaker K

UnknownAI-identified · medium

Appears in 12 chunks — no matching speaker record

Identified as: Finnegan · Councilmember

Councilmember · Ketchikan City Council

Ketchikan

Evidence (1)
  • Addressed as 'Councilmember Finnegan' by Speaker F at 24:07: 'Thank you, Councilmember Finnegan. I appreciate the question...'
SG

Speaker G

Unknown

Appears in 16 chunks — no matching speaker record