Robyne
FM News ReporterRobyne began her career in public media news at KUAC, coiling cables in the TV studio and loading reel-to-reel tape machines for the radio station.
She came to Alaska from California “for just a year” and never left. Since then, she has worked as a public radio reporter in Fairbanks, Homer and Barrow (now Utqia?vik,) and as a TV newscaster in Fairbanks. She also worked in social services for Big Brothers Big Sisters and Fairbanks Native Association, and taught journalism as a professor at UAF. She is married and has two grown children.
She explains the quirk of having only one name, “just Robyne, only six letters,” to DMV clerks, airline and TSA agents, pharmacists and insurance agents. She changed to only one name as a teenager, and has legally gone by Robyne for decades. “Overall, having only one name is usually fun, and an ice-breaker. But it’s unconventional for the news business, which you know, is pretty rigid. I want KUAC listeners to have the best journalism possible, no matter who is delivering it.”
Robyne loves how Alaska listeners support their radio stations, “and they keep us on our toes,” she says. “They demand quality and excellence, so we had better deliver that.”
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Tuesday’s crash in the Cripple Creek area southeast of Fairbanks shook the neighborhood with several explosions. Witnesses report their windows rattling and the ground trembling. For the family closest to the crash site, it was traumatizing.
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A local housing agency is hoping to upgrade 30 decrepit rental units and get them on the Fairbanks housing market by next year.
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The Alaskan Independence Party just held its Statewide Convention in Fairbanks, (April 13) for the first time since 2008. A new board of directors wants to focus on getting party members to run for state offices.
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A group of Fairbanks parents held a press conference April 10 to share concerns about governor Mike Dunleavy’s stance on education funding.
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Groups supporting and opposing Proposition A in Fairbanks North Star Borough’s upcoming special election gave arguments to the Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce yesterday. The election, scheduled for May 7th, would allow the borough to increase the collection of tax revenue by $10 million to pay for public schools.
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The president of the Fairbanks North Star Borough School Board is apologizing for comments she made about legislators who did not vote to override the governor’s veto of an education bill. A majority of the school board has called a special meeting tonight to discuss the issue in private.
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An Alaska health provider may close its doors following a national cyberattack last month, and is asking the state for temporary financial help.
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Just after midnight this morning, the Fairbanks North Star Borough School Board voted to close Ben Eielson Junior/Senior High School. They postponed voting on the closure of other schools to instead focus on the budget. The board resumes meeting tonight.
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A new animal shelter for the Fairbanks North Star Borough is being worked through funding and design step and is scheduled for construction in 2025. Last week, animal control and public works staff members hosted an open house event to show off plans for the new building and answer questions from the public.