"Oil & Water" Part-2 "The View From Valdez" VALDEZ, ALASKA (APR - Alabama Public Radio ) - Part Two "The View from Valdez." Bob Donald is the talk of the town in Gulf Shores near Alabama's beaches. Before moving to the beaches, he and his wife lived in Valdez, Alaska during the Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989. Donald, former Valdez Mayor Dave Cobb, and first responder Stan Stevens re-live the accident on Prince William Sound, and the painful aftermath Gulf coast residents may face here in the years to come. © Copyright 2012, APR - Alabama Public Radio