Jason Lobo was one of the central figures featured on Discovery Channel’s reality series Edge of Alaska, which aired from 2014 to 2017. The show documented the lives of residents in McCarthy, a remote and historic town in Alaska’s Wrangell–St. Elias...
Who is Jeremy Keller? He is widely recognized as one of the main figures on Discovery Channel’s Edge of Alaska, which documented the lives of residents in the isolated town of McCarthy. Beyond television, Keller is a homesteader, musher, carpenter, and...
While many viewers were introduced to Mark Wacht through Discovery Channel’s Edge of Alaska, his story begins long before the cameras arrived—and continues well beyond the show’s final episode. From national television exposure to a glacier-front wedding, his life captures the...
Sam Carlson, affectionately known as “The Engineer” on National Geographic’s Port Protection, is a long-standing resident of the remote Alaskan community. Born on March 24, 1959, in Alaska, Sam spent much of his youth on Prince of Wales Island. Raised in...
Andy Hillstrand is an American commercial fisherman, musician, and television personality, best known as the co-captain of the F/V Time Bandit on Discovery Channel’s Deadliest Catch. Known for his steady presence on the Bering Sea, Andy has spent much of his...
From the freezing wheelhouse of the Bering Sea to the pages of a children’s book, Johnathan Hillstrand has charted a life few could imagine. You may know him as the captain of the Time Bandit on Deadliest Catch, but his story...
Before he was known to millions as the determined captain navigating the icy waters of the Bering Sea, Keith Colburn was just a young man who took a leap of faith. Born on March 10, 1963, in California, Keith started his...
Keith Colburn didn’t follow a traditional path to success. He went from the kitchens of Lake Tahoe to the storm-battered wheelhouse of one of the Bering Sea’s most recognized crab boats. A trained chef turned seasoned fisherman, Keith carved out a...
Jack Bunnell emerged on Deadliest Catch in Season 19 as the young captain of the F/V Barbera J., bringing a decade of experience and a deep-rooted family history to the Bering Sea. A third-generation fisherman from Homer, Alaska, Jack was raised...
Hannes M. Huswick served as a deckhand and deck boss aboard the F/V Saga, appearing on Deadliest Catch during Seasons 12 and 13. He was featured in at least nine episodes between 2016 and 2017, taking on the physically demanding and...