The Yankton, The Yankton School District broke ground for the new early childhood education center Thursday. Ive also worked in Vermillion, Tallahassee, FL, Rapid City, Sioux Falls and now Yankton. Product quality and helpful service did the rest, and soon Gurney became a household name. SIOUX FALLS, S.D. Once you've done that, you can say "Alexa, play WNAX" to listen! My parents listened to it all day long and wed fire it up anytime the weather got bad. TV was going to kill it, the Internets going to kill it. The distant stations early on in the early 60s. It all started in 1976. Around the world, food prices are persistently, painfully high. Those are the only first-round series still going. 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. Jerry Oster has been a familiar voice on WNAX Radio for 45 years. 3 days ago Contests & Rules | Some images copyright AP, Clipart.com The opening round of the NBA playoffs could end Friday if the Warriors beat Sacramento and the Lakers beat Memphis. 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. The cool thing is, you can go from Minneapolis to Mount Rushmore, and you pick up the station. 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. #43 of 164. Growing up and attending high school in Des Moines, Iowa, Speece caught the radio bug early on. 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. Simpson. 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 | When I was 14 years old, we had a Cub Scout tour of a local radio station. Pathways Shelter for the Homeless receives 2022 SDBA 2022 Gary Owens Commercial Production Awards Announced, This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: April 24 to April 28, 2023, May Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters Rulemaking Comments on Various TV Issues and More, Fox-Dominion Settlement Focuses Light on Defamation Claims Broadcasters Beware of Airing Untrue Political Ads, This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: April 17 to April 21, 2023, This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: April 10 to April 14, 2023. It sponsored live music shows, farm meetings, cooking get-togethers. School Board President Frani Kieffer said, This past winter was a tough one and the numbers prove that. WNAX AM & FM Saga Communications Inc. 1609 East Hwy. She and Dick have five (married) children and nine grandchildren. The South Dakota legislature opens their 2014 session today in Pierre. (Dakota News Now) - A Yankton man has been a friendly voice for radio listeners in the five-state region for decades. FCC Public File | FCC Applications Meanwhile, electronic cigarette use rose, to about 1 in 17 adults. 5 hours ago in Agriculture. Tuesday, January 14, 2014. Public Notice - Non-Discriminatory Ad Contracts, The Weekend File - Pension Plans for Volunteer Firefighters, Groundbreaking for New Early Childhood Education Center, The Weekend File Pension Plans for Volunteer Firefighters, The Early Morning Get Together with Big Scott Allen and, Electronic line calls at all ATP mens tennis events by 2025, NBA Playoffs: Round 1 could end as quickly as Friday night, NFL draft dominated early by QBs, including top pick Young. EEO Report | One listener wrote, You really saved my neck. 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. Non-Discriminatory Advertising Letter | Advisory Before that, though, a much more significant incident occurred in Yankton. 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 . Where to Listen to Coast to Coast AM | Coast to Coast AM [8] School Board President Frani Kieffer said, This past winter was a tough one and the numbers prove that. If enacted, the rule. 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. For Jerry, the job would lead to a family. I went to Corsica High School, then off to USD, and then radio. The USDA announced the official kick-off of the implementation phase for projects funded through the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities. 5 State Trader 4-27-23. She has a mother near byplus seven brothers and three sisters. FCC Public File | FCC Applications The Yankton. 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. in National. 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. #37 of 61. Listen to the lastest Commodity Wrap Up program if you didnt catch it on the air. Local Sports | Radio 570 WNAX Marians mother, Marie Baumhoefner, swung the champagne bottle. On that fateful Friday, cinephiles will be faced with a difficult choice: Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" or Greta Gerwig's "Barbie"? And I said, Dont throw them away, Im out to get them.'. 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. 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. Looking back on years of broadcasting News | Radio 570 WNAX 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. The first 19 years included Jackrabbit play by play duties. Together with husband Dick, Judy lives in rural Northeast Nebraska. 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. Click on the TRIPS PAGE and go with me on a trip! 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 was a daunting moment. in Local, The Yankton City Commission this week held a work session to discuss a pension plan for volunteer firefighters. 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. He is also well known for his gold leather pants and horned top hat which he wears when hosting Vikings trips. But the station recovered and continues to broadcast from a Yankton studio. 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. Contests | Radio 570 WNAX Non-Discriminatory Advertising Letter | Advisory 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. 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. Personalities: Wynn Speece, Our WNAX Neighbor Lady - iHeart Big Scott Allen mornings on WNAX 6am 9am. Well yeah, you gotta enjoy what you do, and I do. All rights reserved. in Local, The Yankton City Commission this week held a work session to discuss a pension plan for volunteer firefighters. Speece remembers a postcard she received from Brown informing her of an open position at WNAX. Co-Owned Stations: WNAX-AM 570, WNAX-FM 104.1 The Wolf, AND 99.9 THE OUTLAW In his autobiography Wunderful, Wonderful! Click on the TRIPS PAGE and go with me on a trip! The retired voice of South Dakota State University football and basketball has been at WNAX since 1992. The USDA announced the official kick-off of the implementation phase for projects funded through the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities. 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. Stroud. 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. The highlight was a contest to choose a farm family which best represented the Midwest. You know our motto for years was your big friend. Contests & Rules | Some images copyright AP, Clipart.com FCC Public File | FCC Applications E.C. Soon after, the Aberdeen native and USD-Springfield grad got the job, doing what he always wanted to do. Someone You Should Know: Friendly voice of WNAX Radio - Dakota News Now Public Notice - Non-Discriminatory Ad Contracts, The Weekend File Pension Plans for Volunteer Firefighters, Groundbreaking for New Early Childhood Education Center. 4 days ago in Local, The Yankton City Commission this week held a work session to discuss a pension plan for volunteer firefighters. 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. 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. Putting together/hosting trips is my hobby job at WNAX. 14 hours ago in World. in Local, Radio 570 WNAXCopyright 2023 Saga Communications, Inc. 58 Share Someone You Should Know: Friendly voice of WNAX Radio WNAX staff regrouped at its transmitter site a few miles away and resumed broadcasting. Age: 58. All rights reserved. I got my start in radio at KORN-AM in Mitchell, South Dakota, some 31 years ago. South Dakota Farmers Union Backs Valuation Change And Cruelty Bill. Bryce Young, C.J. SD Legislatures E-Board to Fill Out Summer Study Committees. 16 hours ago 4 days ago Jerry Oster has been a familiar voice on WNAX Radio for 45 years. Apr 29. By then the names of Leo Fortin, Terry George and Jerry Burke were prominent among his list of band members. FCC Public File | FCC Applications 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. 1 pick and likely will choose between quarterbacks Bryce Young and C.J. . Von Van Genderen | Radio 570 WNAX It sponsored live music shows, farm meetings, cooking get-togethers. All rights reserved. Puzzlingly, too. How many more news stories, and weather forecasts are left in this radio veteran? EEO Report | Everything starts with, once upon a time, said Jerry. During that time, Ive picked up a sweet and beautiful wife (Lynn), a couple dogs (both named Foxy) and a wonderful son (Finn.). 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. Thats good and bad for Biden, Medal of Honor recipients remains IDd 73 years after Korea, USDA Kicks-off effort to expand market opportunities. This is Big Scott Allen. FCC Public File | FCC Applications Monday - Cryptozoology & Nessie / UFO Encounters Steve Alten | Dan Harary. 16 hours ago Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Milk Prices for Dairy Producers Decline. 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 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. For assistance accessing public files, contact pfhelp@wnax.com Von has hosted trips for WNAX for quite some time. Contests & Rules | Some images copyright AP, Clipart.com 15 hours ago in Agriculture. 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