KNOM
News reporter with KNOM radio based in Nome, Alaska
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Ben Matheson
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FROM Ben Matheson
To the Point
Russian Oil Tanker Slowly Makes Its Way through Alaskan Ice It's been a dark and stormy winter in Nome, Alaska, and a Russian oil tanker is being led through the Bering Sea by the US Coast Guard 's only operative ice-breaker built for the Arctic. It's loaded with fuel that wasn't delivered as usual during the summer. Ben Matheson reports for KNOM community-based radio in Nome.
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