In The Moment … February 4th, 2021 Show 985 Hour 1
Governor Kristi Noem says combining the state Department of Agriculture with the State Department of Environment and Natural Resources will create efficiencies and save money. It s a controversial executive decision, and it had Kevin Woster wondering: What else might the governor merge? You can find his work on our website at sdpb.org/Woster.
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In The Moment … February 4th, 2021 Show 985 Hour 2
Longtime sports writer Mel Antonen died on Saturday. He was a graduate of Hamlin High and Augustana College in South Dakota. He caught the reporting bug when his early stories about baseball in South Dakota were printed in local newspapers. He went on to work for 24 years at USA, writing about some of baseballs biggest games, players, and controversies. He was well known for his radio and television broadcasting work, but he said he always considered himself a newspaperman, fingers stained with ink and memories of hometown baseball fields. Sports broadcaster Mike Henriksen joins us to remember Mel Antonen.
In The Moment … February 3rd, 2021 Show 984 Hour 2
In today s episode, Chuck talks with his cousin Larry Parkinson, the director of the Office of Enforcement at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. This discussion is about public service. Chuck begins by asking Larry, when you began your public service, did you ever contemplate making a career out of it?
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In The Moment … February 3rd, 2021 Show 984 Hour 2 More than 71,500 South Dakotans have received doses of one of the approved vaccines to fight COVID-19.