
1944/1945 – Larry Haeg
WCCO Radio
Minneapolis, MN
Deceased

1946 – Herb Plambeck
WHO Radio
Des Moines, IA
Deceased

1947 – Layne Beatty
WBAP Radio
Fort Worth, TX
Deceased

1948 – Chuck Worcester
WMT Radio
Cedar Rapids, IA
Deceased

1949 – Wallace Kadderly
KGW Radio
Portland, OR
Deceased

1950 – Roy Battles
WLW Radio
Cincinnati, OH
Deceased

1951 – Phillip Alampi
WNBC Radio
New York, NY
Deceased

1952 – Sam Schneider
KVOO Radio
Tulsa, OK
Deceased

1953 – Mal Hansen
WOW Radio
Omaha, NE
Deceased

1954 – Jack Jackson
KCMO Radio
Kansas City, MO
Deceased

1955 – Frank Atwood
WTIC Radio
Hartford, CT
Deceased

1956 – John McDonald
WSM Radio
Nashville, TN
Deceased

1957 – Jack Timmons
KWKH Radio
Shreveport, LA
Deceased

1958 – Bob Miller
WLW Radio
Cincinnati, OH
Deceased

1959 – Maynard Speece
WCCO Radio
Minneapolis, MN
Deceased

1960 – Wally Erickson
KFRE
Fresno, CA
Deceased

1961 – George Roesner
KPRC Radio
Houston, TX
Deceased

1962 – Carl Meyerdirk
KVOO Radio
Tulsa, OK
Deceased

1963 – Bruce Davies
KFAB Radio
Omaha, NE
Deceased

1964 – George Menard
WBBM Radio
Chicago, IL
Deceased

1965 – Orion Samuelson
WGN Radio
Chicago, IL
Retired
Huntley, IL

1966 – George Stephens
KCMO Radio
Kansas City, MO
Deceased

1967 – Bob Nance
WMT Radio
Cedar Rapids, IA
Deceased

1968 – Keith Kirkpatrick
WHO Radio
Des Moines, IA
Deceased

1969 – Wayne Liles
KWTV Radio
Oklahoma City, OK
Deceased

1970 – Jack Crowner
WAVE Radio
Louisville, KY
Deceased

1971 – Dean Curtiss
KDHL Radio
Fairbault, MN
Deceased

1972 – George Logan
WIBW Radio
Topeka, KS
Deceased

1973 – Russell Pierson
WKY Radio
Oklahoma City, OK
Deceased

1974 – Lynn Adair
KSL Radio
Salt Lake City, UT
Deceased

1975 – Bill Mason
WGN Radio
Chicago, IL
Deceased

1976 – Royce Bodiford
KGNC Radio
Amarillo, TX
Deceased

1977 – Marvin Vines
KAAY Radio
Little Rock, AR
Deceased

1978 – Richard Hull
WIBW Radio
Topeka, KS
Retired
Goshen, IN

1979 – Gene Williams
WNAX Radio
Yankton, SD
Deceased

1980 – Earl Sargent
KWET Radio
Wichita Falls, TX
Deceased

1981 – Ray Wilkinson
WRAL-TV/Tobacco Radio Network
Raleigh, NC
Deceased

1982 – Roddy Peeples
VSA Radio Network
San Angelo, TX
Retired
Dallas, TX

1983 – Craighton Knau
KMA Radio
Shenandoah, IA
Deceased

1984 – Art Sechrest
WJBC Radio
Bloomington, IL
Deceased

1985 – Johnny Hood
WPTF Radio/Sourthern Farm Network
Raleigh, NC
Deceased

1986 – Ken Root
KWCH-TV/KBS Radio
Hutchinson, KS
Retired
Dyersville, IA

1987 – Evan Slack
Evan Slack Network
Denver, CO
Deceased

1988 – Dix Harper
WRAL-TV/Tobacco Radio Network
Ralegh, NC
Deceased

1989 – Mark Vail
WIBW/Kansas Ag Network
Topeka, KS
Retired
Lincoln, NE

1990 – Lynn Ketelsen
Linder Farm Network
Willmar, MN
Linder Farm Network
Owatonna, MN

1991 – Ron Hays
Oklahoma Agrinet
Oklahoma City, OK
Radio Oklahoma Ag Network
Oklahoma City, OK

1992 – Taylor Brown
Northern Ag Network
Billings, MT
Northern Ag Network
Billings, MT

1993 – Ken Tanner
Tobacco Radio/WRAL-TV
Raleigh, NC
Deceased

1994 – Curt Lancaster
VSA Radio Network
San Angelo, TX
Retired
Waco, TX

1995 – Joe Cornely
WRFD Radio
Columbus, OH
Retired
Westerville, OH

1996 – John Winfield
Mississippi Network
Jackson, MS
Retired
Madison, MS

1997 – Don Wick
WNAX Radio
Yankton, SD
Red River Farm Network
Grand Forks, ND

1998 – Stewart Doan
ARN Agriculture
Little Rock, AR
Deceased

1999 – Mike Adams
WLDS Radio
Jacksonville, IL
Retired
Jacksonville, IL

2000 – Rick Haines
Northern Ag Network
Billings, MT
Independent Ag Network
Twin Falls, ID

2001 – Mike Hergert
Red River Farm Network
Grand Forks, ND
Retired
Grand Forks, ND

2002 – Colleen Callahan
WMBD Radio
Peoria, IL
Colleen Callahan Consultancy
Kickapoo, IL

2003 – Tom Brand
KFEQ Radio
St. Joseph, MO
-
St. Joseph, MO

2004 – Jeff Nalley
Cromwell Radio Network
Owensboro, KY
Cromwell Radio Network
Owensboro, KY

2005 – Emery Kleven
Waitt Farm Network
Omaha, NE
-
Cannon Falls, MN

2006 – Michelle Rook
WNAX Radio
Yankton, SD
Farm Journal Broadcasting
South Bend, IN

2007 – Pam Fretwell
WTAD – WKAN Radio
Quincy, IL
Fretwell Communications
Quincy, IL

2008 – Randy Koenen
Red River Farm Network
Grand Forks, ND
Red River Farm Network
Grand Forks, ND

2009 – Pam Jahnke
Wisconsin Farm Report
Madison, WI
Midwest Farm Report
Madison, WI

2010 – Greg Akagi
WIBW – Kansas Ag Network
Topeka, KS
WIBW – Kansas Ag Network
Topeka, KS

2011 – Lindsay Hill
Farm Journal Media
Lafayette, IN
Deceased

2012 – Tom Steever
Brownfield Ag News
Jefferson City, MO
Retired
Jefferson City, MO

2013 – Mark Oppold
RFD-TV
Nashville, TN
Mark V Media Group
Camdenton, MO

2014 – Janet Adkison
RFD-TV
Nashville, TN
-
Jefferson City, MO

2015 – Susan Littlefield
KZEN Radio
Columbus, NE
KRVN Rural Radio Network
Lexington, NE

2016 – Brian Winnekins
WRDN Radio
Durand, WI
WRDN Radio
Durand, WI

2017 – Max Armstrong
Farm Progress
Batavia, IL
Farm Progress
Batavia, IL

2018 – Tom Cassidy
Ag Radio Network
Barneveld, NY
Ag Radio Network
Barneveld, NY

2019 – Lorrie Boyer
KSIR Radio
Fort Morgan, CO
KSIR Radio
Fort Morgan, CO

2020 – Rita Frazer
RFD Radio Network®
Bloomington, IL
RFD Radio Network®
Bloomington, IL

2021 – Gale Cunningham
WYXY FM Radio
Champaign, IL
WYXY FM Radio
Champaign, IL

2022 – Spencer Chase
Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.
Washington, D.C.
Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.
Washington, D.C.

2023 – Joe Gill
KASM Radio
Albany, MN
KASM Radio
Albany, MN

2024 – Carah Hart
Brownfield Ag News
Jefferson City, Missouri
Brownfield Ag News
Jefferson City, Missouri