Longtime Steele County 4-H supporter Jim Grass was not going to miss the swine show in 2020 despite the Steele County Fair s cancelation. Grass told AM 1390 KRFO Radio in August, I haven t missed a 4-H county hog show since 1945. Grass has been a 4-H student, parent, grandparent, superintendent, and fair board member. He was named as a Friend of Steele County 4-H during Sunday s Pizza-in-a-Box Family 4-H Awards Banquet broadcast on AM 1390 KRFO.
The role of the radio station changed in 2020. Townsquare Media dedicated three days of on-air coverage to the 4-H Showcase held on the fairgrounds in place of the regular Steele County Fair. Countless 4-H students were highlighted with on-air interviews to discuss their projects and their feelings about the shift in 4-H programming for the year. Townsquare Media was also honored as a Friend of 4-H.