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Ben Townsend

96:16 - 96:23

"I'm thankful to the council for moving forward this resolution regarding NJUS."

“I'm thankful to the council for moving forward this resolution regarding NJUS.”
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Ben Townsend
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Alaska News
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October 13, 2026

From the transcript

Okay, hopefully I'm in the camera. Ben Townsend speaking in capacity as news director at KNOM. Uh, first of all, I apologize to people watching at home. My Wi-Fi has cut out twice tonight, so you guys might have seen me with a little angry look on my face, but we are back now. Um, I'm thankful to the council for moving forward this resolution regarding NJUS.

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