And theyll tell you about their lives, and the good stuff, the bad stuff, and you try to relate that to your listeners. A few months later, she received a promising postcard from Art Brown, a continuity writer at WNAX in Yankton, SD. 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). I got to know some of the jocks at the local radio station. Non-Discriminatory Advertising Letter | Advisory But the station recovered and continues to broadcast from a Yankton studio. 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! All rights reserved. 4 days ago 3 weeks ago. . Thats good and bad for Biden, Medal of Honor recipients remains IDd 73 years after Korea, USDA Kicks-off effort to expand market opportunities. 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. 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." 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 Yankton, The Yankton School District broke ground for the new early childhood education center Thursday. WNAX staff regrouped at its transmitter site a few miles away and resumed broadcasting. The first 19 years included Jackrabbit play by play duties. The Yankton School District broke ground for the new early childhood education center Thursday. Puzzlingly, too. Copyright 2021 Dakota News Now. in Lifestyle. 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, Listen to WNAX for the Thousand Dollar KEYWORD each weekday! 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. Those are the only first-round series still going. School Board President Frani Kieffer said, This past winter was a tough one and the numbers prove that. 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The Executive Board of the South Dakota legislature meets Thursday to add details to the summer study committees. This is Big Scott Allen. Legislators voted. FCC Public File | FCC Applications 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. Family has always been priority for Judy. Oster says he still feels good about the business. 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 . Superintendent Wayne Kindle says they start the process, Radio 570 WNAXCopyright 2023 Saga Communications, Inc. One day a friend called to say WNAX was throwing out some records. Judy was raised in the lifestyle she coversin rural Northeastern Nebraska. Superintendent Wayne Kindle says they start the process, Radio 570 WNAXCopyright 2023 Saga Communications, Inc. Bryce Young, C.J. The NFL draft begins tonight! Signing off the waves for the last time in 2005, Speece continued to live as 'The Neighbor Lady' until her death in 2007. And also pretty much I try to be the same when Im out there as when Im on the air, said Jerry. The station had a warehouse which sold everything from fuel to food. 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. Jerry has been the stations news director for most of those years, covering so many newsmakers and big events. 4 days ago Due to these circumstances, Speeces show grew overnight in popularity, finding satisfaction with newlyweds and grandmothers alike. However, these acclamations arose only after recreating the program to be entirely off-script. Von has hosted trips for WNAX for quite some time. The best way to listen with Alexa is to enable the free WNAX skill. 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 All rights reserved. Memories and recipes can still be recalled by longtime listeners and their children throughout the Midwest. Their destination was New Orleans but they never made it! 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. The Best Talk Show Hosts Of Daytime, Late Night, and All Time. No matter how it came about, he did seek out Chan Gurney, the station manager, who agreed to give the traveling band an audition. Ricketts Says Much of the Nation isn't Ready for Electric Vehicles. 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. Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | It was a daunting moment. WNAXs live talent and folksy commentary attracted thousands of listeners and sold millions of Gurney seeds and trees. The station burned down in 83, December of 83, downtown. Sunday - Faith Healing / First Female Pharaoh Danny Frigulti | Andrew Collins. 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. 5 days ago in Local. #37 of 61. in Local, The Yankton City Commission this week held a work session to discuss a pension plan for volunteer firefighters. Everything starts with, once upon a time, said Jerry. Jerry also did color commentary for South Dakota States football broadcasts for 30 years at WNAX. WNAX was like the internet before the internet was invented. 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.. He is well known for his fun personality, and his tall tales, some of which are known to be true. 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. 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. 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. 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 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. 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 School District broke ground for the new early childhood education center Thursday. (Dakota News Now) - A Yankton man has been a friendly voice for radio listeners in the five-state region for decades. Click on the TRIPS PAGE and go with me on a trip! 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 At the height of her fame in the 1940s and 50s she received over 250,000 letters a year. The station received congratulatory messages from the surrounding area throughout the next day. 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. 16 hours ago The Yankton, The Yankton School District broke ground for the new early childhood education center Thursday. Speece went on to pursue a dual degree from Drake University in Theatre and Speech/English. Scott Allen Photo: Radio 570 WNAX sallen@wnax.com Big Scott Allen mornings on WNAX 6am - 9am. To do so, simply say "Alexa, enable WNAX" or visit the WNAX skill page. Groundbreaking for New Early Childhood Education Center. Her show gained momentum after becoming a live, ad-lib program. There they were part of a christening ceremony for a World War II freight ship, the SS Midwest Farmer. 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. This is Big Scott Allen. Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Capital Public Radio Staff and Contributors Paul Adams Director of Corporate Support and Underwriting. One listener wrote, You really saved my neck. Speece remembers a postcard she received from Brown informing her of an open position at WNAX. EEO Report | Its not what you know, its who you know, Jerry said. And thats kind of how we try to come across. 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. Contests & Rules | Some images copyright AP, Clipart.com State Farmers Union Legislative Director Mike Traxinger says the. The Yankton. Looking back on years of broadcasting in National. 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. 3 days ago She said, You are the only female voice I hear all winter long. WNAX reached out to listeners. Steve was living in Arizona. SD Legislatures E-Board to Fill Out Summer Study Committees. It sponsored live music shows, farm meetings, cooking get-togethers. Here we are at an AM radio station, in the early part of the 21st century, says Oster. The winner was Otto and Marie Baumhoefner of Welcome, Minn. On the stage with her parents was the young Marian Baumhoefner, now Marian Meyer. Credit Arcane Radio Trivia / And I said, Dont throw them away, Im out to get them.'. 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. Strangely enough, I was one of those who listened to the radio. 58 Share Superintendent Wayne Kindle says they start the process, Radio 570 WNAXCopyright 2023 Saga Communications, Inc. After two years of writing and occasionally hosting special events, Wynn officially became The Neighbor Lady. All rights reserved. The highlight was a contest to choose a farm family which best represented the Midwest. The Gurney seed house building was one of the areas first shopping centers, housing hairdressers and barbers, dry goods, groceries, jewelry, and medicine. The Yankton, The Yankton School District broke ground for the new early childhood education center Thursday. Rosalind Franklin's role in DNA discovery gets a new twist. That one-week contract turned into a commitment to stay on, and Yankton began its continuing relationship with the North Dakota accordionist. in Lifestyle. The Carolina Panthers are on the clock with the No. WNAX AM & FM Saga Communications Inc. 1609 East Hwy. 5 State Trader. Which seemed to be every other day out in Douglas County. 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. The Yankton, The Yankton School District broke ground for the new early childhood education center Thursday. Marians mother, Marie Baumhoefner, swung the champagne bottle. TV was going to kill it, the Internets going to kill it. EEO Report | 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: . 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. 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. Over the years, a countless number of well known air personalities have called WNAX home at one time or another. 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. Hey there! Public Notice - Non-Discriminatory Ad Contracts, The Weekend File Pension Plans for Volunteer Firefighters, Groundbreaking for New Early Childhood Education Center. Everything was available from Gurney and all was promoted by WNAX. Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Speece even had the opportunity to interview then first-lady Margaret Truman, for better or for worse. 16 hours ago Superintendent Wayne Kindle says they start the process, Radio 570 WNAXCopyright 2023 Saga Communications, Inc. Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | [8] The transistor in the dark. SIOUX FALLS, S.D. Listen to the lastest Commodity Wrap Up program if you didnt catch it on the air. He had an interest in preserving old recordings. 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. Copyright 2023. in Local, The Yankton City Commission this week held a work session to discuss a pension plan for volunteer firefighters. School Board President Frani Kieffer said, 3 days ago According to Welk, the audition turned out to be a live broadcast less than an hour later. We are all saddened to report that former WNAX afternoon host "Fred" Steve Forman has passed away. 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. 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. (Dakota News Now) A Yankton man has been a friendly voice for radio listeners in the five-state region for decades. You can go north and hear it. "It's not what you know, it's who you know," Jerry said. 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. 4 days ago FCC Public File | FCC Applications Ive worked at radio stations in Grand Island, Hastings, Kearney,Omaha and Salina, KS before comingto Yankton in 2004. I got my start in radio at KORN-AM in Mitchell, South Dakota, some 31 years ago. EEO Report | in Local, The Yankton City Commission this week held a work session to discuss a pension plan for volunteer firefighters. Public Notice - Non-Discriminatory Ad Contracts, The Weekend File Pension Plans for Volunteer Firefighters, Groundbreaking for New Early Childhood Education Center. 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. I was working in Aberdeen at the time, and I thought, that sounds interesting.. For a brief time he traveled with Lincoln Boulds Chicago Band, often unpaid. 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. In June of 1995, Chuck Anderson visited Speece and her husband Harry at this unconventional studio to chat about her rise to radio fame. I wish my dad were still with us, because hed think Id hit the big time by working here. An equal amount of enthusiasm swept over receiving set owners when WNAX broadcast its second concert from the Hess (now Dakota) Theater on Dec. 10 with the municipal band providing music. E.C. If enacted, the rule. At a live demonstration in Sioux Falls, Speece battled with a peach pie. Walgren, an accountant and former official of the Schwenk-Barth Brewing Company. 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. 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. FCC Public File | FCC Applications 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. He said, There are some LPs and 45s and theres a big batch of rather large, oversized kinds of discs here, remembers Kneebone. Oster is one of many legendary WNAX personalities, on a historic station, thats been on the air for almost 100 years. Comments? It all started in 1976. 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. 16 hours ago 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. We go to different farm shows. 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. in Sports, Trending. By then the names of Leo Fortin, Terry George and Jerry Burke were prominent among his list of band members. 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. Non-Discriminatory Advertising Letter | Advisory You know our motto for years was your big friend. 2 days ago in Local. 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. His band became the Hotsy Totsy Boys and then the Honolulu Fruit Gum Orchestra, the latter being almost a book-length story in itself. He is well known for his fun personality, and his tall tales, some of which are known to be true. How many more news stories, and weather forecasts are left in this radio veteran? Before that, though, a much more significant incident occurred in Yankton. Public Notice - Non-Discriminatory Ad Contracts, The Weekend File Pension Plans for Volunteer Firefighters, Groundbreaking for New Early Childhood Education Center. Judys talents are known both throughout WNAXs five-state coverage regionand nationally as well. Together with husband Dick, Judy lives in rural Northeast Nebraska. FCC Public File | FCC Applications Adam Carolla. The USDA announced the official kick-off of the implementation phase for projects funded through the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities. 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. It sponsored live music shows, farm meetings, cooking get-togethers. 1 Virginia Tech everything they had Sunday but fell 72-60 to. 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. 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 station had a warehouse which sold everything from fuel to food. 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. She was working at the radio station. (Later, in an anniversary album, it was reported that he and his band played for the opening-day broadcast of WNAX. Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota. On global markets, the prices of grains, vegetable oil, dairy and other agricultural commodities have fallen steadily from record highs. Listening with Google Home. For assistance accessing public files, contact pfhelp@wnax.com All rights reserved. Putting together/hosting trips is my hobby job at WNAX. Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | School Board President Frani Kieffer said, This past winter was a tough one and the numbers prove that. 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. WNAX reached out to listeners. (Another version has it that he met her when he was confined at Sacred Heart after a gall bladder attack. (Dakota News Now) - A Yankton man has been a friendly voice for radio listeners in the five-state region for decades. Contests & Rules | Some images copyright AP, Clipart.com Full Schedule . Non-Discriminatory Advertising Letter | Advisory 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. Radio 570 WNAXCopyright 2023 Saga Communications, Inc. We had a Big Bird album and we had a Charlie Daniels Christmas album that we signed on with, says Oster. in National. For assistance accessing public files, contact pfhelp@wnax.com Well, I think I kind of want to max out at 70. Superintendent Wayne Kindle says they start the process, Radio 570 WNAXCopyright 2023 Saga Communications, Inc. Program Schedule | Radio 570 WNAX Home Program Schedule Program Schedule Photo: Radio 570 WNAX Program Schedule MONDAY - FRIDAY 12:00am-4:00am - Red Eye Radio 4:00am-6:00am - This Morning: America's 1st News with Gordon Deal 6:00am-9:00am - WNAX Early Morning Get Together with Big Scott Allen 6-7am 06:00:00-06:04:00 CBS News 16 hours ago 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. Speece addresses her rise to fame through letters and listeners. What initially started as a way to promote a seed store, quickly grew to become much more than that. The nominees came from Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota. Adam Carolla (; born May 27, 1964) is an American comedian, radio personality, television host, actor, podcaster, and director. Non-Discriminatory Advertising Letter | Advisory The Yankton City Commission this week held a work session to discuss a pension plan for volunteer firefighters. Contests & Rules | Some images copyright AP, Clipart.com Contests & Rules | Some images copyright AP, Clipart.com 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. 5 days ago in Local, The Yankton City Commission this week held a work session to discuss a pension plan for volunteer firefighters. Milk Prices for Dairy Producers Decline. And here's a few things you might not know about me.