Karl Kassel
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Karl W. Kassel | |
|---|---|
 Kassel in 2008 | |
| Mayor of Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska | |
| In office October 2015 – October 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Luke Hopkins |
| Succeeded by | Bryce Ward |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 10, 1952 |
| Party | Independent |
| Spouse | Billie |
| Alma mater | Brockport State University |
| Profession | Government administrator |
Karl W. Kassel (born September 10, 1952) is an American independent politician and former Mayor of Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, serving from 2015 to 2018. He is a retired businessman and government administrator.
Karl W. Kassel was born in 1952 in Rochester, New York. After graduating from the State University of New York at Brockport with a degree in physical education and a minor in recreation, he moved to Alaska.[1]
Kassel lives "off-the-grid" in a rural corner of the FNSB near the former Murphy Dome Air Force Station. His house, built in 2009 and occupied by Kassel and his family beginning early the following year, was noted for a combination of window placement, solar panels and a heat exchange system, which resulted in little usage of fossil fuel oils to heat the home.[2]
Kassel has traded on the similarity of his name to that of the NPR broadcaster Carl Kasell. He has participated in fundraising efforts for public radio station (and NPR affiliate) KUAC where he offers to record an answering machine or voice mail greeting, similar to the prize offered on Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! where Kasell records such a greeting.