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: . Von has hosted trips for WNAX for quite some time. For assistance accessing public files, contact pfhelp@wnax.com Meanwhile, electronic cigarette use rose, to about 1 in 17 adults. The station received congratulatory messages from the surrounding area throughout the next day. Von has hosted trips for WNAX for quite some time. Chan then offered them a one-week contract which Welk accepted, although New Orleans was still the quartets ultimate destination. It turns out he also was a heck of a play caller. The winner was Otto and Marie Baumhoefner of Welcome, Minn. On the stage with her parents was the young Marian Baumhoefner, now Marian Meyer. U-S Senator Pete Ricketts (R-Nebraska) slammed the Biden administration's burdensome new emissions requirements on American-made vehicles. And also pretty much I try to be the same when Im out there as when Im on the air, said Jerry. Due to these circumstances, Speeces show grew overnight in popularity, finding satisfaction with newlyweds and grandmothers alike. in National. You can hear it in Lincoln. School Board President Frani Kieffer said, This past winter was a tough one and the numbers prove that. 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. Moments like this from the stations past were preserved by Ted Kneebone of Aberdeen, S.D. Those are the only first-round series still going. Big Scott Allen mornings on WNAX 6am 9am. in Local, The Yankton City Commission this week held a work session to discuss a pension plan for volunteer firefighters. "It's not what you know, it's who you know," Jerry said. in Sports, Trending. It sponsored live music shows, farm meetings, cooking get-togethers. 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. But Kneebones action became positively momentous in 1983. 1 pick and likely will choose between quarterbacks Bryce Young and C.J. The Yankton, The Yankton School District broke ground for the new early childhood education center Thursday. 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Over the next few years the station went on and off the air, often having to accept a part-time broadcast schedule. All rights reserved. (Another version has it that he met her when he was confined at Sacred Heart after a gall bladder attack. 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. Around the world, food prices are persistently, painfully high. 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. Von comes to us from rural Plankinton/Stickney SD were he farmed and operated a trucking company. 58 Share Date Temp (H/L) Icon Conditions Precipitation Wind; Tue 4/25 57/38 Partly Cloudy 0% E 13mph Wed 4/26 61/45 Bryce Young, C.J. EEO Report | The Yankton. 2 days ago in Local. Radios been pronounced dead half a dozen times. Comments? WNAXs live talent and folksy commentary attracted thousands of listeners and sold millions of Gurney seeds and trees. 16 hours ago School Board President Frani Kieffer said, This past winter was a tough one and the numbers prove that. Wynn Speece, known as The Neighbor Lady, set out on radio journey that would continue for 64 years. The other part was is I met my wife. 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 | Now he is part of the Morning Show and maintains an interest in sports, daily banter and breakroom doughnuts. 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. Non-Discriminatory Advertising Letter | Advisory We are all saddened to report that former WNAX afternoon host "Fred" Steve Forman has passed away. 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. In 1943 WNAX built a new broadcast tower, which it called the tallest in the U.S. To celebrate, the station threw a party. Contests & Rules | Some images copyright AP, Clipart.com Rosalind Franklin's role in DNA discovery gets a new twist. 16 hours ago 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. For a brief time he traveled with Lincoln Boulds Chicago Band, often unpaid. 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. 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). Ben Adler Director of Programming and Audience Development. 3 weeks ago. Steve was living in Arizona. On global markets, the prices of grains, vegetable oil, dairy and other agricultural commodities have fallen steadily from record highs. I went to Corsica High School, then off to USD, and then radio. Despite the occasional interview flop, Speece had a talent for finding an optimistic spin for every situation. All rights reserved. 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. Radio 570 WNAXCopyright 2023 Saga Communications, Inc. And I said, Dont throw them away, Im out to get them.'. EEO Report | The retired voice of South Dakota State University football and basketball has been at WNAX since 1992. 5 days ago Soon after, the Aberdeen native and USD-Springfield grad got the job, doing what he always wanted to do. SIOUX FALLS, S.D. 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. 5 hours ago in Agriculture. 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.. All rights reserved. To do so, simply say "Alexa, enable WNAX" or visit the WNAX skill page. I got my start in radio at KORN-AM in Mitchell, South Dakota, some 31 years ago. 5 days ago in Local. Thats good and bad for Biden, Medal of Honor recipients remains IDd 73 years after Korea, USDA Kicks-off effort to expand market opportunities. All rights reserved. in National. He is well known for his fun personality, and his tall tales, some of which are known to be true. in National. Steve has been awarded numerous honors over the years . #37 of 61. 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. Contests & Rules | Some images copyright AP, Clipart.com Memories and recipes can still be recalled by longtime listeners and their children throughout the Midwest. 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. Superintendent Wayne Kindle says they start the process, Radio 570 WNAXCopyright 2023 Saga Communications, Inc. That was kind of hairy, but we were only off the air for five hours, said Jerry. 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. Dairy producers have witnessed the price for whole milk drop nearly six dollars per hundred weight from last year's high. President of the firm was E.O. 16 hours ago Hey there! They and their attendants Dr. and Mrs. Frank Abts of Yankton were the only people in the church with Fr. And heres a few things you might not know about me. FCC Public File | FCC Applications The distant stations early on in the early 60s. A few months later, she received a promising postcard from Art Brown, a continuity writer at WNAX in Yankton, SD. 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. 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. Radio buffs were excited, but WNAX in 1922 was developing too quickly for Yankton. 15 hours ago in Agriculture. 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. Leo McCoy, then nervously conducting his first wedding ceremony. Click on the TRIPS PAGE and go with me on a trip! I was working in Aberdeen at the time, and I thought, that sounds interesting.. The Best Talk Show Hosts Of Daytime, Late Night, and All Time. 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. Speece even had the opportunity to interview then first-lady Margaret Truman, for better or for worse. EEO Report | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | The station burned down in 83, December of 83, downtown. Speece explains how she became known as "The Neighbor Lady". Product quality and helpful service did the rest, and soon Gurney became a household name. 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. 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 And theyll tell you about their lives, and the good stuff, the bad stuff, and you try to relate that to your listeners. School Board President Frani Kieffer said Growing up and attending high school in Des Moines, Iowa, Speece caught the radio bug early on. Art Fordyce NE hardware for dual wheel 3 3/8 U bolt style 9 bolt hub off 4240 2 6 inch spacers two 1638 rims 9 bolt $1200 will split 402-357-3362. 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. Non-Discriminatory Advertising Letter | Advisory 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. For instance, Richard (Hinky Dink) Wildermuth, a Tripp restaurant operator, claimed to have directed Welk to the fledgling Radio Station WNAX. But the station recovered and continues to broadcast from a Yankton studio. Heat rally again to win in OT, eliminate top-seeded Bucks, Take Our Kids to Work Day retools at 30 as work has changed, What to know about prescription drugs promising weight loss, Food prices fall on world markets but not on kitchen tables, US adult cigarette smoking rate hits new all-time low, Punishment or prevention: California debates fentanyl crisis, State lawmakers across US pass 1 abortion ban but 2 defeated, Pence testifies before election probe grand jury: AP source, 2024 race wont be like 2020. She has a mother near byplus seven brothers and three sisters. 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. This is Big Scott Allen. Copyright 2023. Jacks Women Fall to Virginia Tech in NCAA Tournament. . South Dakota Senator John Thune, ranking member of the Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, spoke on the Senate floor Public Notice - Non-Discriminatory Ad Contracts, The Weekend File Pension Plans for Volunteer Firefighters, Groundbreaking for New Early Childhood Education Center. Saturday - K-9 Detection Dogs / UFOs at the Drive-In Bobby Betros | Preston Dennett. The station had a warehouse which sold everything from fuel to food. Non-Discriminatory Advertising Letter | Advisory Legislators voted. He hosts The Adam Carolla Show, a talk show distributed as a podcast .more. Oster is one of many legendary WNAX personalities, on a historic station, thats been on the air for almost 100 years. From 1941-2005, Speece, a South Dakotan radio icon of the 20 th century, broadcasted live shows featuring letters from faithful listeners, interviews with both national . How many more news stories, and weather forecasts are left in this radio veteran? 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. A few years later, another star was rising in Yankton. Ricketts Says Much of the Nation isn't Ready for Electric Vehicles. Non-Discriminatory Advertising Letter | Advisory The transistor in the dark. Hey there! Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | 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. Over the years, a countless number of well known air personalities have called WNAX home at one time or another. Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Not true.). With more than 860 live broadcast stations in 153 markets across America, there's a local iHeartRadio station virtually everywhere. Jimmy Butler was an extraordinary playmaker while leading the Miami Heat to one of the most stunning first-round playoff upsets in NBA history. In his autobiography Wunderful, Wonderful! And the listeners response has been great because they treat you like a friend. The Yankton School District broke ground for the new early childhood education center Thursday. 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. 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. By. 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. This is Big Scott Allen. Looking back on years of broadcasting Al Madson, a man from Mankato, Minn., with radio experience, applied to the U.S. Department of Commerce for a license to operate a sending station in conjunction with the companys sales activities as a distributor of Crosley radios. 1:11-1:15 p.m. - American Ag Radio Network: Farm News Update 1:16-1:20 p.m. - WNAX Farm News Feature 1:30-1:38 p.m. - Commodity Wrap-up Program with Market Analyst You know our motto for years was your big friend. Putting together/hosting trips is my hobby job at WNAX. All rights reserved. Tuesday, January 14, 2014. Chan was sent to Shenandoah to look over the KTFN set-up, and upon his return home, he recommend that his father purchase WNAX located in Yankton. 5 State Trader. Everything was available from Gurney and all was promoted by WNAX. We had a Big Bird album and we had a Charlie Daniels Christmas album that we signed on with, says Oster. Non-Discriminatory Advertising Letter | Advisory For assistance accessing public files, contact pfhelp@wnax.com All rights reserved. Co-Owned Stations: WNAX-AM 570, WNAX-FM 104.1 The Wolf, AND 99.9 THE OUTLAW Scott Allen Photo: Radio 570 WNAX sallen@wnax.com Big Scott Allen mornings on WNAX 6am - 9am. Shes a human connection. And thats kind of how we try to come across. The Executive Board of the South Dakota legislature meets Thursday to add details to the summer study committees. 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. If you are on the facebook. After two years of writing and occasionally hosting special events, Wynn officially became The Neighbor Lady. Judy's talents are known both throughout WNAX's five-state coverage regionand nationally as well. 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. Then come back here to enter the keyword before midnight, Congratulations to our 2023 FFA All-Stars especially our $600 Scholarship Winners thanks to Valley Ag Supply and WNAX Radio!. Jerry Oster has been a familiar voice on WNAX Radio for 45 years. All rights reserved. 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. Jerry has been the stations news director for most of those years, covering so many newsmakers and big events. 50 Yankton, SD 57078. 3 days ago WNAX was like the internet before the internet was invented. 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. Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Ive worked at radio stations in Grand Island, Hastings, Kearney,Omaha and Salina, KS before comingto Yankton in 2004. 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. Signing off the waves for the last time in 2005, Speece continued to live as 'The Neighbor Lady' until her death in 2007. Well, I think I kind of want to max out at 70. I got my start in radio at KORN-AM in Mitchell, South Dakota, some 31 years ago. 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. 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However, these acclamations arose only after recreating the program to be entirely off-script. Pamela Smith remembers vividly the last time she saw her only son alive. 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. You can hear it in Omaha. At 4:30 in the morning (exact date uncertain), they pulled up at the Collins Hotel at Third and Douglas in Yankton, too cold and too tired to continue. Speece addresses her rise to fame through letters and listeners. Non-Discriminatory Advertising Letter | Advisory In 1943 WNAX built a new broadcast tower, which it called the tallest in the U.S. To celebrate, the station threw a party. For assistance accessing public files, contact pfhelp@wnax.com in Local, The Yankton City Commission this week held a work session to discuss a pension plan for volunteer firefighters. They also won a trip to Oregon. A description of Speece's uncomfortable interview with Margaret Truman. 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. Public Notice - Non-Discriminatory Ad Contracts, The Weekend File Pension Plans for Volunteer Firefighters, Groundbreaking for New Early Childhood Education Center. Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | He purchased the radio station in 1960 and sold it in 1973 to begin a new career as Regional Radio Stations Relations Manager for the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers . 16 hours ago FCC Public File | FCC Applications 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. The USDA announced the official kick-off of the implementation phase for projects funded through the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities. Listen to the lastest Commodity Wrap Up program if you didnt catch it on the air. Gurney himself said he fed the tired and dusty young musicians in the nursery companys cafeteria before putting them on the air; but whichever story is right, the quickly-named Lawrence Welk Novelty Orchestra was an immediate hit. I remember one letter as if it were yesterday, says Speece. [8] School Board President Frani Kieffer said But were still here.. Over the years Ive worked with some very talented people, but Ive never had a better crew than here at WNAX. EEO Report | 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. It sponsored live music shows, farm meetings, cooking get-togethers. The opening round of the NBA playoffs could end Friday if the Warriors beat Sacramento and the Lakers beat Memphis. Ive also worked in Vermillion, Tallahassee, FL, Rapid City, Sioux Falls and now Yankton. And I owe it to my wife. Putting together/hosting trips is my hobby job at WNAX. 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Chuck Anderson's full interview with Wynn Speece, SDPB Radio | One day a friend called to say WNAX was throwing out some records. SD Legislatures E-Board to Fill Out Summer Study Committees. If you havent heard of Jerry Oster in the region, you havent been listening to the radio, said WNAXs Scott Allan. Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | All rights reserved. Everything starts with, once upon a time, said Jerry. Jerry Oster has been a familiar voice on WNAX Radio for 45 years. 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.. Dairy producers have witnessed the price for whole milk drop nearly six dollars per hundred weight from last year's high.
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