Airing on the Side of Agriculture

John Herath was promoted to assistant vice president of communications for the U.S. Meat Export Federation on April 1.

He graduated from MacMurray College with his bachelor’s degree in journalism in 1992, and he started an impressive career in agricultural communications during his college years.

Lorrie Boyer, farm news director for KSIR Radio, and two other teammates won their division at the CrossFit Festivus Games in April 2024 in Castle Rock, Colorado.

DeLoss Jahnke, senior audio specialist for RFD Radion Network in Illinois, visited Brazil in January 2024 to learn about agricultural practices.

Susan Littlefield, farm director for KRVN and the Rural Radio Network, is celebrating her 30th anniversary of becoming a volunteer firefighter/EMT.

Rebel Sjeklocha began her new role as a podcast host/multimedia producer at the Nebraska Rural Radio Association March 1, 2024.

In April 2024, Sara Steever, chief technology officer at Paulsen, spoke to college students at Iowa State University about her experience with AI.

WTMJ, a major metropolitan radio station, added the hour-long Mid-West Farm Report to its show lineup. Pam Jahnke, farm director for Mid-West Farm Report, says the morning show is farm-centered and focused on providing a high-energy atmosphere.

Two agricultural communications companies, Agri-Pulse Communications and ZimmComm, are celebrating their 20^th anniversaries in 2024.

Michelle Stangler, a graduating senior from the University of Wisconsin – River Falls, spent her last semester in college studying abroad in Europe.

KTFB is the newest radio station in the Texas Farm Bureau Radio Network and will be based in Waco, Texas.