Alaska News

Ariel Tweto's late-night interview

Ariel Tweto -- daughter of Era Alaska owners Jim and Ferno Tweto and one of the stars of the popular Discovery Channel reality show about bush pilots, "Flying Wild Alaska" -- made her late night debut on Wednesday as a guest on "The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson." Tweto and Ferguson riffed on growing up in rural Alaska, learning to fly -- Ferguson is apparently a licensed pilot, Tweto is still in the process of earning her license -- and participating in drum circles. The interview lasts for about 10 minutes, but Tweto has a winning personality, and it's worth watching if only to see her get a chance to break away from her usual ensemble of puffy coats, Carhartts, and work boots that seem to be the uniform of "Flying Wild Alaska." Tweto has also appeared on the ABC program "Wipeout" and "Hannah Montana."

Craig Medred

Craig Medred is a former writer for the Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Dispatch and Alaska Dispatch News. He left the ADN in 2015.

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