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. Non-Discriminatory Advertising Letter | Advisory The transistor in the dark. EEO Report | I've worked at radio stations in Grand Island, Hastings, Kearney, Omaha and Salina . Contests & Rules | Some images copyright AP, Clipart.com To do so, simply say "Alexa, enable WNAX" or visit the WNAX skill page. May 1. in Local, The Yankton City Commission this week held a work session to discuss a pension plan for volunteer firefighters. 5 State Trader. 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. School Board President Frani Kieffer said, This past winter was a tough one and the numbers prove that. I thought that was the neatest thing in the world, said Jerry. Potential advertisers did not invest in the new concept because it was new and untested, and the programming was too unstable. He also calls high school track meets and emcees a wide variety of events. The winner was Otto and Marie Baumhoefner of Welcome, Minn. On the stage with her parents was the young Marian Baumhoefner, now Marian Meyer. At Michigan State University, children of employees can spend Thursday seeing what it's like to staff a dairy farm, work in sports or plant a tree at the school's first in-person Take Our Kids to Work Day since the pandemic began. 3 weeks ago. 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(Dakota News Now) - A Yankton man has been a friendly voice for radio listeners in the five-state region for decades. For Jerry, the job would lead to a family. I went to Corsica High School, then off to USD, and then radio. EEO Report | It was a tremendous shock, says Meyer. . 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. According to Welk, the audition turned out to be a live broadcast less than an hour later. During that time, Ive picked up a sweet and beautiful wife (Lynn), a couple dogs (both named Foxy) and a wonderful son (Finn.). A few months later, she received a promising postcard from Art Brown, a continuity writer at WNAX in Yankton, SD. The Gurney seed house building was one of the areas first shopping centers, housing hairdressers and barbers, dry goods, groceries, jewelry, and medicine. Simpson. in Local, The Yankton City Commission this week held a work session to discuss a pension plan for volunteer firefighters. And also pretty much I try to be the same when Im out there as when Im on the air, said Jerry. 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. 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. Speece addresses her rise to fame through letters and listeners. EEO Report | SD Legislatures E-Board to Fill Out Summer Study Committees. 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.. Public Notice - Non-Discriminatory Ad Contracts, The Weekend File Pension Plans for Volunteer Firefighters, Groundbreaking for New Early Childhood Education Center. Radios been pronounced dead half a dozen times. Shes a human connection. Copyright 2021 Dakota News Now. He hosts The Adam Carolla Show, a talk show distributed as a podcast .more. You can hear it in Lincoln. 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. 15 hours ago in Agriculture. 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 Email me at scrawford@wnax.com ! in Local, The Yankton City Commission this week held a work session to discuss a pension plan for volunteer firefighters. Superintendent Wayne Kindle says they start the process, Radio 570 WNAXCopyright 2023 Saga Communications, Inc. The station received congratulatory messages from the surrounding area throughout the next day. On that fateful Friday, cinephiles will be faced with a difficult choice: Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" or Greta Gerwig's "Barbie"? 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. Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | 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 He is well known for his fun personality, and his tall tales, some of which are known to be true. 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 . Judy's talents are known both throughout WNAX's five-state coverage regionand nationally as well. Dairy producers have witnessed the price for whole milk drop nearly six dollars per hundred weight from last year's high. 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. 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. For assistance accessing public files, contact pfhelp@wnax.com That one-week contract turned into a commitment to stay on, and Yankton began its continuing relationship with the North Dakota accordionist. 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. Below is a death announcement from his daughter. 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. Bryce Young, C.J. For assistance accessing public files, contact pfhelp@wnax.com Milk Prices for Dairy Producers Decline. "It's not what you know, it's who you know," Jerry said. Leo McCoy, then nervously conducting his first wedding ceremony. Adam Carolla. in Lifestyle. By then the names of Leo Fortin, Terry George and Jerry Burke were prominent among his list of band members. Discover how an iHeartRadio station can deliver connect your message with your audience, live and local, right where you live. Memories and recipes can still be recalled by longtime listeners and their children throughout the Midwest. The Yankton, The Yankton School District broke ground for the new early childhood education center Thursday. Contests & Rules | Some images copyright AP, Clipart.com 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! Contests & Rules | Some images copyright AP, Clipart.com She has a mother near byplus seven brothers and three sisters. To listen on your Google Home, simply say, "OK Google, play WNAX." 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. The Baumhoefners won a tractor for the honor. You know our motto for years was your big friend. Contests & Rules | Some images copyright AP, Clipart.com Apr 29. Puzzlingly, too. Superintendent Wayne Kindle says they start the process, Radio 570 WNAXCopyright 2023 Saga Communications, Inc. And here's a few things you might not know about me. FCC Public File | FCC Applications FCC Public File | FCC Applications She said, You are the only female voice I hear all winter long. WNAX reached out to listeners. E.C. Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | He is well known for his fun personality, and his tall tales, some of which are known to be true. 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. The cool thing is, you can go from Minneapolis to Mount Rushmore, and you pick up the station. School Board President Frani Kieffer said, This past winter was a tough one and the numbers prove that. By. The Yankton School District broke ground for the new early childhood education center Thursday. Superintendent Wayne Kindle says they start the process, Radio 570 WNAXCopyright 2023 Saga Communications, Inc. That, of course, was before the Wrigley Company threatened legal action and ballroom managers complained because dancers left their floors covered with wrappers and wads of gum. 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. Contests & Rules | Some images copyright AP, Clipart.com She and Dick have five (married) children and nine grandchildren. All rights reserved. We are just storytellers. The best way to listen with Alexa is to enable the free WNAX skill. 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. I remember one letter as if it were yesterday, says Speece. The big discs were recordings of WNAX on the air. 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. Due to these circumstances, Speeces show grew overnight in popularity, finding satisfaction with newlyweds and grandmothers alike. All rights reserved. He had an interest in preserving old recordings. On global markets, the prices of grains, vegetable oil, dairy and other agricultural commodities have fallen steadily from record highs. Its not what you know, its who you know, Jerry said. You can go north and hear it. That was kind of hairy, but we were only off the air for five hours, said Jerry. 16 hours ago The Carolina Panthers are on the clock with the No. Comments? 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. Pamela Smith remembers vividly the last time she saw her only son alive. The station burned down in 83, December of 83, downtown. EEO Report | 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. Growing up and attending high school in Des Moines, Iowa, Speece caught the radio bug early on. All rights reserved. Check our closings and delays page before you go. She was working at the radio station. Check back often as we will update our website with new video and pictures of the people who have worked at WNAX over the years. Today Judy writes and produces Judys Journal (a rural lifestyle program that airs daily) with a voice that has become not only a trusted constant, but also a friend to thousands of listeners. 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 stars of yesterday." Speece describes a one-act play that peaked her interest in radio programming. On Dec.1, 1922, WNAX broadcasted its first radio concert from 10:30 p.m. to 11:45 p.m. The USDA announced the official kick-off of the implementation phase for projects funded through the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities. My parents listened to it all day long and wed fire it up anytime the weather got bad. Hey there! But Kneebones action became positively momentous in 1983. 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. Over the years, a countless number of well known air personalities have called WNAX home at one time or another. 50 Yankton, SD 57078. Date Temp (H/L) Icon Conditions Precipitation Wind; Tue 4/25 57/38 Partly Cloudy 0% E 13mph Wed 4/26 61/45 Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota. Click on the TRIPS PAGE and go with me on a trip! 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. 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. 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. Superintendent Wayne Kindle says they start the process, Radio 570 WNAXCopyright 2023 Saga Communications, Inc. I got to know some of the jocks at the local radio station. (Dakota News Now) A Yankton man has been a friendly voice for radio listeners in the five-state region for decades. Wynn Speece, known as The Neighbor Lady, set out on radio journey that would continue for 64 years. With more than 860 live broadcast stations in 153 markets across America, there's a local iHeartRadio station virtually everywhere. Putting together/hosting trips is my hobby job at WNAX. For assistance accessing public files, contact pfhelp@wnax.com And its the stories that people tell you as you get people to talk. Sunday - Faith Healing / First Female Pharaoh Danny Frigulti | Andrew Collins. For a brief time he traveled with Lincoln Boulds Chicago Band, often unpaid. That December a fire destroyed the stations main building and its remaining live historic recordings. 14 hours ago in World. 3 days ago It sponsored live music shows, farm meetings, cooking get-togethers. Thats good and bad for Biden, Medal of Honor recipients remains IDd 73 years after Korea, USDA Kicks-off effort to expand market opportunities. 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. And weve got more grandkids coming, things like that. If you havent heard of Jerry Oster in the region, you havent been listening to the radio, said WNAXs Scott Allan. Von comes to us from rural Plankinton/Stickney SD were he farmed and operated a trucking company. Superintendent Wayne Kindle says they start the process, Radio 570 WNAXCopyright 2023 Saga Communications, Inc. 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. School Board President Frani Kieffer said. Commerce Secretary and future United States President Herbert Hoover approved, and WNAX was born in 1922. The retired voice of South Dakota State University football and basketball has been at WNAX since 1992. 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. Oster says he still feels good about the business. FCC Public File | FCC Applications And I owe it to my wife. No matter how it came about, he did seek out Chan Gurney, the station manager, who agreed to give the traveling band an audition. (His German accent was too thick for a speaking part.). EEO Report | The other part was is I met my wife. The nominees came from Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota. 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. 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. in Local, Radio 570 WNAXCopyright 2023 Saga Communications, Inc. Max out my retirement and stuff. At the height of her fame in the 1940s and 50s she received over 250,000 letters a year. TV was going to kill it, the Internets going to kill it. The Yankton, The Yankton School District broke ground for the new early childhood education center Thursday. 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. 16 hours ago Click on the TRIPS PAGE and go with me on a trip! Age: 58. 5 State Trader 4-27-23. 16 hours ago Once you've done that, you can say "Alexa, play WNAX" to listen! Non-Discriminatory Advertising Letter | Advisory The Yankton School District broke ground for the new early childhood education center Thursday. 16 hours ago WNAX recorded the event. When bad weather strikes your events may be affected! Contests & Rules | Some images copyright AP, Clipart.com Groundbreaking for New Early Childhood Education Center. All rights reserved. School Board President Frani Kieffer said, This past winter was a tough one and the numbers prove that. The distant stations early on in the early 60s. 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. Scott Allen Photo: Radio 570 WNAX sallen@wnax.com Big Scott Allen mornings on WNAX 6am - 9am. He said, There are some LPs and 45s and theres a big batch of rather large, oversized kinds of discs here, remembers Kneebone. Von VanGenderen is our newest on air personality at WNAX, although he is not new to our travelers. Maybe thats why her lifestyle reports have become such a signature. 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. Jerry also did color commentary for South Dakota States football broadcasts for 30 years at WNAX. SIOUX FALLS, S.D. If you are on the facebook. The Yankton, The Yankton School District broke ground for the new early childhood education center Thursday. 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. Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | All rights reserved. (Another version has it that he met her when he was confined at Sacred Heart after a gall bladder attack. The Best Talk Show Hosts Of Daytime, Late Night, and All Time. NFL Draft 2023 Updates | Who will be the first pick? 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. 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. And thats kind of how we try to come across. Around the world, food prices are persistently, painfully high. The Yankton, The Yankton School District broke ground for the new early childhood education center Thursday. This is Big Scott Allen. Ricketts Says Much of the Nation isn't Ready for Electric Vehicles. At a live demonstration in Sioux Falls, Speece battled with a peach pie. 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. Milk Prices for Dairy Producers Decline. She wasnt. 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. in Lifestyle. #43 of 164. Also not true, although Fern visited him in his room during an extended recovery period from the tonsil operation.). Credit Arcane Radio Trivia / In May 1922, the Dakota Radio Apparatus Company was established in Yankton. The European economy scraped out meager growth in the first three months of the year, barely gaining momentum as stubborn inflation raises the price of groceries and erodes people's willingness to spend paychecks that are failing to keep pace. Radio 570 WNAX / 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. Apr 30. 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). 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. 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. Judy was raised in the lifestyle she coversin rural Northeastern Nebraska. 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. All rights reserved. In his attempts to see her, Lawrence even submitted to a tonsil repair operation at the hospital, thinking that she might be assigned to his case. "It's not what you know, it's who you know," Jerry said. in Lifestyle, Trending. FCC Public File | FCC Applications

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