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KNBA WEBCAST: Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Lucy Martin (left) and Kwigillingok Tribal Administrator Gavin Phillip discusses challenges the village faces due to ex-Typhoon Halong during an Anchorage roundtable on May 5, 2026.
Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media.
Lucy Martin (left) and Kwigillingok Tribal Administrator Gavin Phillip discusses challenges the village faces due to ex-Typhoon Halong during an Anchorage roundtable on May 5, 2026.

KNBA’s Top Stories:

  • GAS TAX: The debate over how much to subsidize he gas pipeline dominates the final days of the legislative session.
  • HALONG HEARING:Months after Typhoon Halong, Western Alaska villages are still rebuilding — and considering relocation. Community leaders speak out to some of the nation’s top federal officials at a hearing in Anchorage.
  • NENANA ICE CLASSIC: The Nenana Ice Classic tripod has fallen — and this year’s timing surprised even the scientists
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.