EEO Report | We are all saddened to report that former WNAX afternoon host "Fred" Steve Forman has passed away. For assistance accessing public files, contact pfhelp@wnax.com EEO Report | All rights reserved. in Local, The Yankton City Commission this week held a work session to discuss a pension plan for volunteer firefighters. Von has hosted trips for WNAX for quite some time. On global markets, the prices of grains, vegetable oil, dairy and other agricultural commodities have fallen steadily from record highs. Groundbreaking for New Early Childhood Education Center. Date Temp (H/L) Icon Conditions Precipitation Wind; Tue 4/25 57/38 Partly Cloudy 0% E 13mph Wed 4/26 61/45 The opening round of the NBA playoffs could end Friday if the Warriors beat Sacramento and the Lakers beat Memphis. Non-Discriminatory Advertising Letter | Advisory School Board President Frani Kieffer said. in National. Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | The popular WNAX sign that stands tall not only represents an old gas station, but also a radio station which was popular among farm towns in the Midwest. EEO Report | WNAX was like the internet before the internet was invented. Lloyd left WNAX in 1955 to become the Program Director of KYNT radio in Yankton, helping to launch the station when it went on the air on March 15th, 1955. Von has hosted trips for WNAX for quite some time. Enjoy our community calendar and submit your event info. Also not true, although Fern visited him in his room during an extended recovery period from the tonsil operation.). 5 days ago The history of the WNAX station | News | Pioneer Auto Show Someone You Should Know: Friendly voice of WNAX Radio The Yankton City Commission this week held a work session to discuss a pension plan for volunteer firefighters. I post some stuff we use on the air AND when I am on a trip, I post a lot of pictures, thoughts, fun stuff.. South Dakota Senator John Thune, ranking member of the Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, spoke on the Senate floor EEO Report | All rights reserved. Superintendent Wayne Kindle says they start the process, Radio 570 WNAXCopyright 2023 Saga Communications, Inc. For assistance accessing public files, contact pfhelp@wnax.com WNAX History | Radio 570 WNAX Full Schedule . South Dakota Department of Transportation Secretary Joel Jundt, Veterans are blasting the debt ceiling legislation passed by House republicans this week, warning it will cut key programs and, The Yankton School District has about all their fall teaching positions filled. He is well known for his fun personality, and his tall tales, some of which are known to be true. Potential advertisers did not invest in the new concept because it was new and untested, and the programming was too unstable. At this same time, young musician by the name of Lawrence Welk was looking for a home. Public Notice - Non-Discriminatory Ad Contracts, The Weekend File Pension Plans for Volunteer Firefighters, Groundbreaking for New Early Childhood Education Center. 16 hours ago In June of 1995, Chuck Anderson visited Speece and her husband Harry at this unconventional studio to chat about her rise to radio fame. Those are the only first-round series still going. Jerry also did color commentary for South Dakota States football broadcasts for 30 years at WNAX. Program Schedule | Radio 570 WNAX An estimated 30,000 people came to Yankton on Sept. 4, 1943 for live music, speeches and food. And I owe it to my wife. A person rarely gets to be a true trailblazer; Judy Stratman was just that as one of the nations first female farm broadcasters more than 30 years ago. Over the years Ive worked with some very talented people, but Ive never had a better crew than here at WNAX. 5 State Trader 4-27-23. Listening with Google Home. Superintendent Wayne Kindle says they start the process, Radio 570 WNAXCopyright 2023 Saga Communications, Inc. However, these acclamations arose only after recreating the program to be entirely off-script. And its the stories that people tell you as you get people to talk. The station burned down in 83, December of 83, downtown. This year's New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival begins its two-weekend run on Friday, filling the air with the sounds of R&B, rock 'n roll, Zydeco, pop, blues, country, rap, gospel and of course jazz. And here's a few things you might not know about me. Which seemed to be every other day out in Douglas County. May 1. Personalities | Radio 570 WNAX I grew up listening to YOUR BIG FRIEND back in the days of Dan Christopherson in the afternoon, Paul Harvey at 1pm, then again with THE REST OF THE STORY in the 5pm hour. School Board President Frani Kieffer said He is well known for his fun personality, and his tall tales, some of which are known to be true. During that time, Ive picked up a sweet and beautiful wife (Lynn), a couple dogs (both named Foxy) and a wonderful son (Finn.). Weather Forecast | Radio 570 WNAX Sacramento Stations | iHeartMedia Stations | iHeartMedia (His German accent was too thick for a speaking part.). It was 1977, and Andy Warhol was at work on his "Athletes" series, portraits of top sports personalities who, he felt, were gaining cultural prominence just like "the movie . My dad sucked in his breath and my mother put a hand to her forehead and she said Oh my, oh my. I can hear her saying this yet.. The NAFB named Judy its Farm Broadcaster of the Year in the Western Region in 1998, and the National Farmers Union gave her its Milk Hackel Award for Excellence in Journalism in 1999. Where to Listen to Coast to Coast AM | Coast to Coast AM Then, with an aerial strung between two pipes on the roof of the building, Madson prepared with 50 watts of power to reach out to the estimated 500 receivers within a 40-mile radius of Yankton. Market Numbers | Radio 570 WNAX The Best Talk Show Hosts Of Daytime, Late Night, and All Time. Local Sports | Radio 570 WNAX Non-Discriminatory Advertising Letter | Advisory 5 days ago Contests & Rules | Some images copyright AP, Clipart.com The Gurney seed house building was one of the areas first shopping centers, housing hairdressers and barbers, dry goods, groceries, jewelry, and medicine. For assistance accessing public files, contact pfhelp@wnax.com Scott Allen | Radio 570 WNAX The station received congratulatory messages from the surrounding area throughout the next day. The Yankton School District broke ground for the new early childhood education center Thursday. I was born in Grand Island, Nebraska, graduated from Ansley, NE High School and was spanked and spanked and SPANKED as a kid and it still didnt help. Non-Discriminatory Advertising Letter | Advisory At the peak of her career, Speece received nearly 800,000 letters annually from daily listeners, released a yearly cookbook, and hosted a 50-minute program every day, Monday-Friday. It turns out he also was a heck of a play caller. South Dakota Department of Transportation Secretary Joel Jundt, Veterans are blasting the debt ceiling legislation passed by House republicans this week, warning it will cut key programs and, The Yankton School District has about all their fall teaching positions filled. School Board President Frani Kieffer said, This past winter was a tough one and the numbers prove that. (Another version has it that he met her when he was confined at Sacred Heart after a gall bladder attack. We need to take some time because shes been at her job for over 40 years, so itll be time. Contact Us | Radio 570 WNAX I just couldnt keep my new oil stove clean until I heard on your program how. But the Neighbor Lady means more than household tips. For Jerry, the job would lead to a family. in Agriculture, The House Ag Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management and Credit Risk held a hearing with Ag Groups around, This past winter was a tough one and the numbers prove that. School Board President Frani Kieffer said, This past winter was a tough one and the numbers prove that. in Local, The Yankton City Commission this week held a work session to discuss a pension plan for volunteer firefighters. #37 of 61. Capital Public Radio Staff and Contributors Paul Adams Director of Corporate Support and Underwriting. Public Notice - Non-Discriminatory Ad Contracts, The Weekend File Pension Plans for Volunteer Firefighters, Groundbreaking for New Early Childhood Education Center. Non-Discriminatory Advertising Letter | Advisory When I was 14 years old, we had a Cub Scout tour of a local radio station. Speece describes a one-act play that peaked her interest in radio programming. The discovery of DNA's double helix structure 70 years ago opened up a world of new science and also sparked disputes over who contributed what and who deserves credit. During the next three years, he played at wedding dances, with a childrens band called the Jazzy Junior Five in Aberdeen and with drummer Frank Schalk wherever they could find a booking. E.C. Big Scott Allen mornings on WNAX 6am 9am. Contests & Rules | Some images copyright AP, Clipart.com in Lifestyle. Beginning in 1949 with the birth of her first child, Speece began broadcasting from her own dining room table, conversing with women throughout South Dakota, North Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, and Nebraska. Other well-known regional radio personalities from WNAX have included Norm Hilson, Whitney Larson, "Happy" Jack O'Malley, Bob Hill, Ed Nelson, Jerry Oster, Carl Thoreson, Steve (Mike) Wallick, George B. German, Roland "Pete" Peterson and the hillbilly performers on the WNAX Missouri Valley Barn Dance show. At the same time, D. B. began to notice the successful efforts of his major competitor, Fields Seed and Nursery Company of Shenandoah, Iowa, broadcasting on station KFNF. He couldnt know it at the time, but that was the genesis of the Lawrence Welk decade-long odyssey in the Mother City and that also was when the conflicting accounts of his early career began to develop. Apr 29. Wynn Speece, known as The Neighbor Lady, set out on radio journey that would continue for 64 years. Dairy producers have witnessed the price for whole milk drop nearly six dollars per hundred weight from last year's high. The distant stations early on in the early 60s. Steve has been awarded numerous honors over the years . I wish my dad were still with us, because hed think Id hit the big time by working here. If you are on the facebook. simming@wnax.com. The gum proved to be a highly successful but brief promotional gimmick, and contests to crown a Miss Honolulu Fruit Gum in various towns (a vote for every wrapper) resulted in soaring gum sales and large crowds wherever the band played. 3 weeks ago But Kneebones action became positively momentous in 1983. in National. On that fateful Friday, cinephiles will be faced with a difficult choice: Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" or Greta Gerwig's "Barbie"? Legislators voted. FCC Public File | FCC Applications in Local, The Yankton City Commission this week held a work session to discuss a pension plan for volunteer firefighters. Ive worked at radio stations in Grand Island, Hastings, Kearney,Omaha and Salina, KS before comingto Yankton in 2004. Strangely enough, I was one of those who listened to the radio. Adam Carolla. Veterans are blasting the debt ceiling legislation passed by House republicans this week, warning it will cut key programs and, The Yankton School District has about all their fall teaching positions filled. You can hear it in Omaha. FCC Public File | FCC Applications But in the late fall of 1927 when an early blizzard struck, the four men decided they could work just as well where it was warmer, and they headed southward through blowing snow in an old touring car. What initially started as a way to promote a seed store, quickly grew to become much more than that. 2 days ago in Local. The best way to listen with Alexa is to enable the free WNAX skill. Meanwhile, electronic cigarette use rose, to about 1 in 17 adults. The USDA announced the official kick-off of the implementation phase for projects funded through the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities. State Farmers Union Legislative Director Mike Traxinger says the. And I remember listening to our news director, Jerry Oster, whos still a huge part of the present morning show and throughout the day here at the station. School Board President Frani Kieffer said Experience Life has compiled a few tips and tricks to employ the next time you're shopping for produce. Contests & Rules | Some images copyright AP, Clipart.com EEO Report | In 1925, John Chandler Chan Gurney, D. B. Gurneys son, began making a reputation for himself as a talented announcer and programmer for the station. Contests & Rules | Some images copyright AP, Clipart.com She has a mother near byplus seven brothers and three sisters. Be Honored for Your Community Impact: Service to Ice Storm Brings Down Two Broadcast Towers In South 1922-2022 WNAX Radio 570 Celebrates 100 Years! SIOUX FALLS, S.D. Contests & Rules | Some images copyright AP, Clipart.com For 54 years, the friendly greeting "Hello there, good friends" resonated over WNAX radio waves throughout the Midwest, delivering trusted recipes, words of advice, and Yankton's most reliable neighbor ladyWynn Speece. Ricketts Says Much of the Nation isn't Ready for Electric Vehicles. She graduated in 1939 and proceeded to search for a job in radio--unsuccessfully. The South Dakota legislature opens their 2014 session today in Pierre. Check our closings and delays page before you go. At a live demonstration in Sioux Falls, Speece battled with a peach pie. Public Notice - Non-Discriminatory Ad Contracts, The Weekend File Pension Plans for Volunteer Firefighters, Groundbreaking for New Early Childhood Education Center. But were still here.. Personalities | 104.1 The Wolf Radio buffs were excited, but WNAX in 1922 was developing too quickly for Yankton. When she took a nursing job at St. Pauls Hospital in Dallas, Texas, after she had completed her training in 1929, the courtship continued by mail, culminating in an invitation from Lawrence for her to visit him in Denver where his band was playing at the Broadmoor Club. In 1943 WNAX built a new broadcast tower, which it called the tallest in the U.S. To celebrate, the station threw a party. Even in a schedule that has heavyweights like Indiana Jones, Ariel, Ethan Hunt and Dominic Toretto vying for box office supremacy, the biggest, funniest showdown is happening on July 21. All rights reserved. Over the next few years the station went on and off the air, often having to accept a part-time broadcast schedule. Around the world, food prices are persistently, painfully high. FCC Public File | FCC Applications The transistor in the dark. 5 State Trader 4-27-23 | Radio 570 WNAX Despite the occasional interview flop, Speece had a talent for finding an optimistic spin for every situation. . Email me at scrawford@wnax.com ! You know our motto for years was your big friend. Bryce Young, C.J. Milk Prices for Dairy Producers Decline. School Board President Frani Kieffer said, 3 days ago It was a daunting moment. 3 weeks ago. in Local Sports, South Dakota States Myah Selland has been named the TicketSmarter Summit League Female Peak Performer of the Month for March., 3 days ago Jacks Women Fall to Virginia Tech in NCAA Tournament. A few months later, she received a promising postcard from Art Brown, a continuity writer at WNAX in Yankton, SD. Von comes to us from rural Plankinton/Stickney SD were he farmed and operated a trucking company. Before that, though, a much more significant incident occurred in Yankton. I was born in Grand Island, Nebraska, graduated from Ansley, NE High School and was spanked and spanked and SPANKED as a kid and it still didn't help. The other part was is I met my wife. Speece went on to pursue a dual degree from Drake University in Theatre and Speech/English. TV was going to kill it, the Internets going to kill it. Superintendent Wayne Kindle says they start the process, Radio 570 WNAXCopyright 2023 Saga Communications, Inc. Superintendent Wayne Kindle says they start the process, Radio 570 WNAXCopyright 2023 Saga Communications, Inc. Contests & Rules | Some images copyright AP, Clipart.com News Director Jerry Oster says the station, which once counted thousands of music records in its libraries, was left that morning with just two. Jerry Oster has been a familiar voice on WNAX Radio for 45 years. Personalities: Wynn Speece, Our WNAX Neighbor Lady | SDPB The Yankton, The Yankton School District broke ground for the new early childhood education center Thursday. in Sports, Trending. Age: 58. That was kind of hairy, but we were only off the air for five hours, said Jerry. Click on the TRIPS PAGE and go with me on a trip! I got to know some of the jocks at the local radio station. Speece addresses her rise to fame through letters and listeners. Marians mother, Marie Baumhoefner, swung the champagne bottle. The first 19 years included Jackrabbit play by play duties. Madson sold the license to Gurney Seed and Nursery for $2,000 and on February 28, 1926, listeners heard: This is station WNAX, Voice of the House of Gurney in Yankton. After a brief period in D. B.s home, the studio was moved to the third floor of the seed house. Adam Carolla (; born May 27, 1964) is an American comedian, radio personality, television host, actor, podcaster, and director. I also play guitar and sing songs in the band, TOO DRUNK TO FISH. So if youve seen one of our shows, that big guy who sings Jimmy Buffett songs is me. Theyve been part-timers, or theyve worked the Jacks game and that type of thing, said Jerry. With our legendary farm coverage, focus on weather, unchallenged news credibility, comprehensive sports coverage, and intelligent, issue-based talk features, Radio 570/WNAX delivers to your consumers from the urban and rural areas in and 150 miles around Yankton. We have four boys, actually, three of them have worked here. On Nov. 25, 1922, WNAX broadcasted music from a talking machine as part of the 50th anniversary celebration of the First National Bank (now First Dakota). 15 hours ago in Agriculture. It sponsored live music shows, farm meetings, cooking get-togethers. 16 hours ago Contests & Rules | Some images copyright AP, Clipart.com For the full Chuck Anderson interview with Wynn Speece, listen here. Agriculture | Radio 570 WNAX The Yankton, The Yankton School District broke ground for the new early childhood education center Thursday. I thought that was the neatest thing in the world, said Jerry. 5 days ago in Local. Locations | Radio 570 WNAX When bad weather strikes your events may be affected! 4 days ago 3 days ago Leo McCoy, then nervously conducting his first wedding ceremony. South Dakota Department of Transportation Secretary Joel Jundt, Veterans are blasting the debt ceiling legislation passed by House republicans this week, warning it will cut key programs and, The Yankton School District has about all their fall teaching positions filled. Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Maybe thats why her lifestyle reports have become such a signature. School Board President Frani Kieffer said, This past winter was a tough one and the numbers prove that. Memories and recipes can still be recalled by longtime listeners and their children throughout the Midwest. I got my start in radio at KORN-AM in Mitchell, South Dakota, some 31 years ago. Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Oster says he still feels good about the business. WNAX AM & FM Saga Communications Inc. 1609 East Hwy. The Baumhoefners won a tractor for the honor. That one-week contract turned into a commitment to stay on, and Yankton began its continuing relationship with the North Dakota accordionist. NFL Draft 2023 Updates | Who will be the first pick? Advertising Information | Radio 570 WNAX President of the firm was E.O. All rights reserved. And the listeners response has been great because they treat you like a friend. Gary Westside IA 20ft hayrack 12 ton gear steel frame wrecked front end $700 good fixer upper 4 flotation tires on it 712-790-7397. Apr 30. She wasnt. Oster is one of many legendary WNAX personalities, on a historic station, thats been on the air for almost 100 years. On his birthday in 1924 with enough cash for train fare and three one-dollar bills pinned to the inside of his new suit jacket he embarked with his accordion on what turned out to be a rocky road to stardom. FCC Public File | FCC Applications That December a fire destroyed the stations main building and its remaining live historic recordings. 16 hours ago Radio 570 WNAXCopyright 2023 Saga Communications, Inc. Non-Discriminatory Advertising Letter | Advisory The NAFB named Judy it's Farm Broadcaster of the Year in the Western Region in 1998 . When the Peerless Entertainers folded, Lawrence teamed with drummer Johnny Higgins, saxophonist Howard Kieser and pianist Art Beal to play dance dates in and around Bismarck. Superintendent Wayne Kindle says they start the process, The Joint Committee on Appropriations of the South Dakota legislature will hold their first meeting of the interim next Wednesday, 16 hours ago Here we are at an AM radio station, in the early part of the 21st century, says Oster. She and Dick have five (married) children and nine grandchildren. Madson and Walgren teamed with Cecil Bauer to set up their radio equipment on the second floor of the Wagner Block on the west side of Walnut between Third and Fourth streets. 5 State Trader. Growing up and attending high school in Des Moines, Iowa, Speece caught the radio bug early on. And I said, Dont throw them away, Im out to get them.'. There won't be any more arguing with line judges over calls at tennis tournaments on the ATP men's tour as of 2025 because there won't be any more line judges at those events by then. Steve was living in Arizona. Radios been pronounced dead half a dozen times. Thats when he convinced her to marry him, and the wedding took place in Sacred Heart Cathedral in Sioux City, Iowa, on April 16, 1931. Desiree Aragon in Local, The Yankton City Commission this week held a work session to discuss a pension plan for volunteer firefighters. With more than 860 live broadcast stations in 153 markets across America, there's a local iHeartRadio station virtually everywhere. Pamela Smith remembers vividly the last time she saw her only son alive. The Yankton School District broke ground for the new early childhood education center Thursday. WNAX recorded the event. He is the voice of the Corsica Stickney high school Jaguars, and is commonly heard announcing the starting lineups at tournaments in the Worlds Only Corn Palace in Mitchell SD. Former Vice President Mike Pence testified Thursday before a federal grand jury investigating efforts by then-President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, according to a person familiar with the matter. 3 days ago The Carolina Panthers are on the clock with the No.
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