Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, August 2, 2023

A man with a white shirt, yellow tie and suspenders outside.
Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson outside Alaska Public Media. August 1, 2023. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media)

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Wednesday on Alaska News Nightly:

Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson discusses his first two years leading Alaska’s largest city. Plus, rising temperatures drive increased fire activity in the Interior. And Bristol Bay fishermen call for more transparency on sockeye prices.

Reports tonight from:
Wesley Early, Michael Fanelli, Casey Grove and Liz Ruskin in Anchorage
Christina McDermott in Dillingham

Dan Bross in Fairbanks
Shelby Herbert in Petersburg

This episode of Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Casey Grove, with audio engineering from Chris Hyde and producing from Tim Rockey.

Tim Rockey is the producer of Alaska News Nightly and covers education for Alaska Public Media. Reach him at trockey@alaskapublic.org or 907-550-8487. Read more about Tim here

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