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 Utqiagvik,) 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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A legislative task force has two years to change Alaska education policy.Another climber dies on Denali.Summer camps in Denali National Park are back on but disrupted by federal layoffs.A Korean fighter plane crash at Eielson AFB is still being investigated.A micro-nuclear power plant get the next step to be built on Eielson.A local Rotary Club hosts a special event for Foster care families. -
A Korean F-16 fighter plane crashed on takeoff from Eielson Air Force Base late Tuesday afternoon. The aircrew ejected and were taken to the hospital. -
The City of Fairbanks has started to pay off a big lawsuit settlement.A fuel spill on the Alaska Railroad is getting cleaned up.A Fort Yukon man died in an ATV accident.The families of the victims of last week’s helicopter crash on the North Slope talk about their work and lives.About 40 Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees from other parts of the country are being held in Alaska jails.A graphite mine in Alaska may help make cars in Arizona. -
Veterans hold a D-Day commemoration rally with lots of complaints about the current administration.The pilot of a helicopter that crashed on the North Slope has been identified.Fairbanksan Matthew Meyers found guilty of murder and assault.The Morning Midas cargo ship with car batteries on fire is adrift in the Aleutians.A new, but not-so-new icebreaker is on its way to Alaska through the Panama Canal. -
A rollover crash on the Parks Highway last weekend killed a woman and put a man in the hospital.Another survey shows Alaska businesses have the jitters about the economy.Libraries in Alaska's little towns could cut off borrowing across the state if a program is not restored after a federal Executive Order.Alaska's trying to recruit Filipino teachers, but the paperwork is daunting.In Anchorage, pedestrians are hurt in two crashes on the same street in three days. -
EducationAfter eight years on the job, Chancellor Dan White is retiring from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. An announcement late Friday says he’ll be leaving at the end of July. In spite of cuts in research funds, he says the institution is stable and well-positioned. -
After eight years in charge of University of Alaska Fairbanks, Dan White retires as Chancellor.Alaska school districts can't hire enough American teachers and are looking abroad, especially the Philippines to recruit.Two cabinet secretaries and a lead administrator from the Trump administration are in Alaska this week to talk about resources. -
Memorial Day was marked with a ceremony in Fairbanks. Alaska now has a case of measles, and we don’t have so-called “herd immunity.” The federal administration is changing the definition of committing “harm” to Alaska’s endangered species. A new list of Alaska manufacturers may help the companies network together to keep costs down.
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After Governor Dunleavy vetoed a permanent increase to education funding (again) lawmakers will try to override his veto today.Dozens of Fairbanks residents concerned about pollution and neighborhood disruption came to a "listening session" for the mining company Felix Gold. -
The Bureau of Investigation releases the names of FPD and Troopers who killed a suspect last Monday. Fairbanks police arrest juveniles firing a gun.The Legislature worked over the weekend to complete a budget bill before adjourning the day after tomorrow. Smokejumpers put out their first fire of the season. The farthest north border station between the US and Canada opened Sunday. UA Regents are taking testimony this afternoon.Tribal leaders,including from Fairbanks, testify in Washington about health cuts. Insurance subsidies ending could affect thousands of Alaskans.
