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KNBA WEBCAST: Tuesday, April 28, 2026.

KNBA | By Rhonda McBride
Published April 28, 2026 at 8:23 AM AKDT
The Fairbanks Northstar Borough Assembly passed a measure changing the name of Pioneer Park back to Alaskaland. Assembly members who voted in favor of renaming the park said the word, "pioneer," has negative historical baggage associated with it.
Courtesy of the Fairbanks Northstar Borough.
The Fairbanks Northstar Borough Assembly passed a measure changing the name of Pioneer Park back to Alaskaland. Assembly members who voted in favor of renaming the park said the word, "pioneer," has negative historical baggage associated with it.

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Rhonda McBride
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.
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