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KNBA News: Thursday, April 2, 2026

Sen. Lyman Hoffman, a Bethel Democrat, speaks to a joint session of the legislature on March 10, 2026.
James Brooks, Alaska Beacon
Sen. Lyman Hoffman, a Bethel Democrat, speaks to a joint session of the legislature on March 10, 2026.

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Rhonda McBride has a long history of working in both television and radio in Alaska, going back to 1988, when she was news director at KYUK, the public radio and TV stations in Bethel, which broadcast in both the English and Yup’ik languages.