This time of the year is all about section sports, graduations, and working during the Memorial weekend for me. Since working at the radio station full time since 2008 my Memorial weekend consists of section softball and baseball and some graduation parties on Saturday and Sunday. Attending the LQPV and Dawson-Boyd Commencement ceremonies and then attending as many graduation parties as I can. On the morning … Continue reading SPORTS AND GRADUATION
It has been a very fun week for me and hundreds if not thousands of Blackjack basketball fans. Blackjacks are State Class A Champions! I arrived in the cities on Tuesday to cover the state boys basketball tournament and covered the Montevideo and Dawson-Boyd teams. When I arrived home last Saturday evening, I was exhausted, but it was a good exhausted. Here are just some … Continue reading STATE BASKETBALL FUN
Last fall Mitchell Syltie, a LQPV graduate messaged me to see if KLQP would be interested in having him intern at the radio station starting in January. We of course said yes. Since I have worked at the radio station we have never had an intern work there. I didn’t really know what to expect. Mitchell is attending Wichita State in Kansas and will be … Continue reading MITCHELL
This past week was a interesting week for me. Follow me as I look back. Monday there was a big girls basketball game out at Lac qui Parle Valley. The Eagles have 10 wins and only 2 losses and the Minneota Vikings were 9 and 3 at the time. Bart Hill and I called the game. The atmosphere in the gym was amazing. There was … Continue reading FOLLOW ME!
This past week I interviewed Mark J Lindquist. Mark is currently in Poland doing humanitarian work on the border of Poland and Ukraine. He is boots on the ground helping Ukrainian refugees at the border. The stories he told about the suffering of the Ukrainian people moved me to tears at times. Mark Lindquist graduated from Ortonville High School in 1999. He was adopted in … Continue reading BOOTS ON THE GROUND
Saturday it was 106 degrees in Madison and I was sitting in press boxes broadcasting section softball and baseball. It was a fun day of sweating. My week working at the radio station was a busy one. The reason I love my job so much is that everyday it is something different and exciting! I learn new things and meet new people and have fun … Continue reading RADIO IS FUN
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