Fairbanksan Carries Olympic Torch At The North Pole By Dan Bross, KUAC - Fairbanks - November 6, 2013 Pat Pitney and her Olympic Torch. Photo by Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks. A University of Alaska Fairbanks administrator has returned from a trip to the North Pole. The journey was sponsored by organizers of the Sochi Winter Olympics. Download Audio