This is Big Scott Allen. We go to different farm shows. Radio Guy: von@wnax.com: Big Scott Allen: Midday Show Host: 10am-2pm: sallen@wnax.com: Jim Reimler: Brand Manager: jreimler@wnax.com: Keith Lundberg: Farm Director: . Ive worked at radio stations in Grand Island, Hastings, Kearney,Omaha and Salina, KS before comingto Yankton in 2004. We have four boys, actually, three of them have worked here. South Dakota Department of Transportation Secretary Joel Jundt, The House Ag Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management and Credit Risk held a hearing with some Ag Groups. One day a friend called to say WNAX was throwing out some records. We are just storytellers. Hey there! In 1943 WNAX built a new broadcast tower, which it called the tallest in the U.S. To celebrate, the station threw a party. In addition, the walls of her work area are covered with awards and recognition from various groups and organizations across this part of the nation. After two years of writing and occasionally hosting special events, Wynn officially became The Neighbor Lady. 16 hours ago All rights reserved. The Yankton, The Yankton School District broke ground for the new early childhood education center Thursday. He said, There are some LPs and 45s and theres a big batch of rather large, oversized kinds of discs here, remembers Kneebone. Pamela Smith remembers vividly the last time she saw her only son alive. 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. Stroud. And the listeners response has been great because they treat you like a friend. Their destination was New Orleans but they never made it! 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 Yanktons most reliable neighbor ladyWynn Speece. The Baumhoefners won a tractor for the honor. 1 Virginia Tech everything they had Sunday but fell 72-60 to. And I owe it to my wife. The band vehicle which Welk himself said resembled a cattle carrier was a regular fixture at the Deep Rock gas station at Fifth and Broadway when it wasnt on the road. Jacks Women Fall to Virginia Tech in NCAA Tournament. Tuesday, January 14, 2014. Contests & Rules | Some images copyright AP, Clipart.com The Yankton, The Yankton School District broke ground for the new early childhood education center Thursday. 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. Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | in Local, The Yankton City Commission this week held a work session to discuss a pension plan for volunteer firefighters. He also calls high school track meets and emcees a wide variety of events. 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. Radio became an important factor in his early success as regular broadcasts over WNAX with interspersed commercials for Master Liquid Hog Tonic and other Gurney products helped him book dance engagements for his band throughout the listening area. Suggestions? The winner was Otto and Marie Baumhoefner of Welcome, Minn. On the stage with her parents was the young Marian Baumhoefner, now Marian Meyer. 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. Leo McCoy, then nervously conducting his first wedding ceremony. Below is a death announcement from his daughter. 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. FCC Public File | FCC Applications They and their attendants Dr. and Mrs. Frank Abts of Yankton were the only people in the church with Fr. Public Notice - Non-Discriminatory Ad Contracts, The Weekend File Pension Plans for Volunteer Firefighters, Groundbreaking for New Early Childhood Education Center. A group of student nurses from Sacred Heart Hospital attended a Welk broadcast in the WNAX studio, and one of the young ladies Fern Renner, listed in the nursing school directory as Veronica caught the eye of the 26-year-old maestro. The Yankton City Commission this week held a work session to discuss a pension plan for volunteer firefighters. But were still here.. After that he performed with George T. Kellys Peerless Entertainers, a small vaudeville-type troupe for which Lawrence played his accordion, posted handbills, sold candy between acts and acted as a Spanish corpse in a comedy murder sketch. And heres a few things you might not know about me. Click on the TRIPS PAGE and go with me on a trip! 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 Thirty years ago he was working in a college library in Yankton. Steve has been awarded numerous honors over the years . South Dakota Department of Transportation Secretary Joel Jundt, The House Ag Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management and Credit Risk held a hearing with some Ag Groups. The USDA announced the official kick-off of the implementation phase for projects funded through the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities. Sunday - Faith Healing / First Female Pharaoh Danny Frigulti | Andrew Collins. Due to these circumstances, Speeces show grew overnight in popularity, finding satisfaction with newlyweds and grandmothers alike. Superintendent Wayne Kindle says they start the process, Radio 570 WNAXCopyright 2023 Saga Communications, Inc. It was 3:18 a.m. on July 3, 2016, in Fresno, California, and 22-year-old Jackson Smith was lying motionless on a table in an emergency room while a nurse performed chest compressions. in Local, The Yankton City Commission this week held a work session to discuss a pension plan for volunteer firefighters. For assistance accessing public files, contact pfhelp@wnax.com Hey there! It turns out he also was a heck of a play caller. And I said, Dont throw them away, Im out to get them.'. FCC Public File | FCC Applications The nominees came from Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota. 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.. EEO Report | After that off and on for almost half a dozen years the Welk band headquartered in Yankton, broadcasting over WNAX and playing one-nighters throughout the region. 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). A few months later, she received a promising postcard from Art Brown, a continuity writer at WNAX in Yankton, SD. You can hear it in Omaha. FCC Public File | FCC Applications Public Notice - Non-Discriminatory Ad Contracts, The Weekend File Pension Plans for Volunteer Firefighters, Groundbreaking for New Early Childhood Education Center. 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. 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. 4 days ago. Stroud and Anthony Richardson were among the top four picks Thursday night, an expected result in a rich draft class that's been anticipated since last year. 16 hours ago Ten months after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade and a nationwide right to abortion, states are pushing in opposite directions on the issue. For assistance accessing public files, contact pfhelp@wnax.com WNAX reached out to listeners. Shes a human connection. Enjoy our community calendar and submit your event info. We had a Big Bird album and we had a Charlie Daniels Christmas album that we signed on with, says Oster. Written with publicist Bernice McGeehan Lawrence says he thought of the idea of going to the station when he strolled the streets of Yankton waiting for his companions to wake up at the Collins. Oster is one of many legendary WNAX personalities, on a historic station, thats been on the air for almost 100 years. Click on the TRIPS PAGE and go with me on a trip! The Yankton, The Yankton School District broke ground for the new early childhood education center Thursday. The best way to listen with Alexa is to enable the free WNAX skill. Non-Discriminatory Advertising Letter | Advisory Around the world, food prices are persistently, painfully high. WNAXs live talent and folksy commentary attracted thousands of listeners and sold millions of Gurney seeds and trees. I've worked at radio stations in Grand Island, Hastings, Kearney, Omaha and Salina . It sponsored live music shows, farm meetings, cooking get-togethers. To improve traveling and sleeping conditions for his musicians, he acquired a specially designed sleeper bus and hired Morris Knutsen as a full-time driver. Contests & Rules | Some images copyright AP, Clipart.com 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. Growing up and attending high school in Des Moines, Iowa, Speece caught the radio bug early on. Pamela Smith remembers vividly the last time she saw her only son alive. 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. Ive also worked in Vermillion, Tallahassee, FL, Rapid City, Sioux Falls and now Yankton. 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. Looking back on years of broadcasting That one-week contract turned into a commitment to stay on, and Yankton began its continuing relationship with the North Dakota accordionist. 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. 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. Once you've done that, you can say "Alexa, play WNAX" to listen! 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 At the time it seemed like no big deal. Ben Adler Director of Programming and Audience Development. SIOUX FALLS, S.D. Date Temp (H/L) Icon Conditions Precipitation Wind; Tue 4/25 57/38 Partly Cloudy 0% E 13mph Wed 4/26 61/45 Memories and recipes can still be recalled by longtime listeners and their children throughout the Midwest. All rights reserved. Milk Prices for Dairy Producers Decline. Full Schedule . U.S. cigarette smoking dropped to another all-time low last year, with 1 in 9 adults saying they were current smokers, according to government survey data released Thursday. Its not what you know, its who you know, Jerry said. 5 days ago in Local. Radio 570 WNAXCopyright 2023 Saga Communications, Inc. 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. Simpson. I got my start in radio at KORN-AM in Mitchell, South Dakota, some 31 years ago. 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. 16 hours ago EEO Report | Experience Life has compiled a few tips and tricks to employ the next time you're shopping for produce. There they were part of a christening ceremony for a World War II freight ship, the SS Midwest Farmer. 50 Yankton, SD 57078. (Dakota News Now) A Yankton man has been a friendly voice for radio listeners in the five-state region for decades. 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. How many more news stories, and weather forecasts are left in this radio veteran? FCC Public File | FCC Applications All rights reserved. The retired voice of South Dakota State University football and basketball has been at WNAX since 1992. I had a friend working here and called and said we have an opening for a news guy. 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.. For assistance accessing public files, contact pfhelp@wnax.com in Sports, Trending. We need to take some time because shes been at her job for over 40 years, so itll be time. When I was 14 years old, we had a Cub Scout tour of a local radio station. The station had a warehouse which sold everything from fuel to food. As President Joe Biden seeks a second term, he won't have to depend on glitchy Zoom connections, or deliver remarks in largely vacant theaters with attendees in chairs ringed by circle markings on the floor to ensure enough social distancing. The Best Talk Show Hosts Of Daytime, Late Night, and All Time. During World War II, many husbands and young men were sent overseas and women in the rural Midwest were oftentimes left without a neighbor for miles. You can go north and hear it. All rights reserved. Bryce Young, C.J. SIOUX FALLS, S.D. Superintendent Wayne Kindle says they start the process, Radio 570 WNAXCopyright 2023 Saga Communications, Inc. School Board President Frani Kieffer said One of them was then the star running back of the Buffalo Bills: O.J. Groundbreaking for New Early Childhood Education Center. 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. Judy was raised in the lifestyle she coversin rural Northeastern Nebraska. in Lifestyle. Signing off the waves for the last time in 2005, Speece continued to live as 'The Neighbor Lady' until her death in 2007. Non-Discriminatory Advertising Letter | Advisory Adam Carolla (; born May 27, 1964) is an American comedian, radio personality, television host, actor, podcaster, and director. The cool thing is, you can go from Minneapolis to Mount Rushmore, and you pick up the station. 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 also did color commentary for South Dakota States football broadcasts for 30 years at WNAX. School Board President Frani Kieffer said, 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. The remains of a U.S. Army corporal killed during the Korean War and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor have been identified 73 years after he was declared missing, President Joe Biden said Wednesday during a welcome ceremony at the White House for South Korea's president. Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Everything starts with, once upon a time, said Jerry. Market Numbers | Radio 570 WNAX Listen Live Home News Drivetime Farm Auctions 5 State Trader Trips Calendar Contests & Rules About Market Numbers Farm News 2 days ago in Agriculture Running into Trade Issues The House Ag Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management and Credit Risk held a hearing with Ag Groups around 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. 14 hours ago in World. And its the stories that people tell you as you get people to talk. Meanwhile, electronic cigarette use rose, to about 1 in 17 adults. Public Notice - Non-Discriminatory Ad Contracts, The Weekend File Pension Plans for Volunteer Firefighters, Groundbreaking for New Early Childhood Education Center. That December a fire destroyed the stations main building and its remaining live historic recordings. Non-Discriminatory Advertising Letter | Advisory Here we are at an AM radio station, in the early part of the 21st century, says Oster. 2 days ago in Local. For a brief time he traveled with Lincoln Boulds Chicago Band, often unpaid. Judy is the voice of the Sunday Morning Visit program, another WNAX public service constant of 25 yearsplus she has recently joined the WNAX sales team. Together with husband Dick, Judy lives in rural Northeast Nebraska. Speece describes a one-act play that peaked her interest in radio programming. 1 pick and likely will choose between quarterbacks Bryce Young and C.J. simming@wnax.com. Rosalind Franklin's role in DNA discovery gets a new twist. 4 days ago School Board President Frani Kieffer said A description of Speece's uncomfortable interview with Margaret Truman. in Lifestyle. The other part was is I met my wife. Those are the only first-round series still going. Contests & Rules | Some images copyright AP, Clipart.com Contests & Rules | Some images copyright AP, Clipart.com For assistance accessing public files, contact pfhelp@wnax.com Legislators voted. The Executive Board of the South Dakota legislature meets Thursday to add details to the summer study committees. It was a daunting moment. We are all saddened to report that former WNAX afternoon host "Fred" Steve Forman has passed away. In June of 1995, Chuck Anderson visited Speece and her husband Harry at this unconventional studio to chat about her rise to radio fame. Putting together/hosting trips is my hobby job at WNAX. The Yankton, The Yankton School District broke ground for the new early childhood education center Thursday. Now he is part of the Morning Show and maintains an interest in sports, daily banter and breakroom doughnuts. And also pretty much I try to be the same when Im out there as when Im on the air, said Jerry. EEO Report | School Board President Frani Kieffer said, This past winter was a tough one and the numbers prove that. This is Big Scott Allen. EEO Report | Maybe thats why her lifestyle reports have become such a signature. You can hear it in Lincoln. School Board President Frani Kieffer said. Powered by Homeslice Media Group, Young Americans Trust Local News the Most, Poynter Webinar Powerful Storytelling Part 1, October 21, 2021, SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COUNCIL, BROADCASTERS POLICY AGENDA | 117TH CONGRESS, https://sdba.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Oster-story.mp4, 2023 NAB State Leadership Conference in Washington. And weve got more grandkids coming, things like that. Non-Discriminatory Advertising Letter | Advisory Speece addresses her rise to fame through letters and listeners.
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