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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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.
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Law enforcement officers can’t use binoculars or telephoto lenses when flying over Alaskans’ property unless they have a warrant -- according to a ruling by the Supreme Court on Friday.
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An ordinance before the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly next week, would ensure there are after hours drop off cages at the borough animal shelter.
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Statewide results in the Republican Presidential Preference Poll have all 29 delegates going to Donald Trump.
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