New Associate Director of Farm Programming for Radio Oklahoma Network (RON, Oklahoma City, OK) is Carson Horn. He will assist in covering local and national agricultural news for the network’s statewide broadcast and extensive Internet and social media outlets. Carson joins the network from his previous position as Director of Communications for the Arkansas Cattlemen’s Association.

The annual Brownfield Ag News summer meeting was held July 12–14 in Jefferson City, MO. Cyndi Young-Puyear (Brownfield Ag News, Jefferson City, MO) reports, “Each year, the Brownfield team of farm broadcasters (all Broadcast Council members of NAFB) come together for a few days of team building, re-tooling and fellowship. This year we welcomed two new team members:  Andrew Flinn, Ohio Brownfield Anchor/Reporter and Larry Lee, Wisconsin Brownfield Anchor/Reporter.

Happy Fair Season! It's a busy time with county and state fairs, and I hope your broadcasts from the fairs are great! It's also been a busy time with severe weather for many, and while it's tough to report on our loyal listeners with damage, it’s during severe weather coverage that our stations shine! On July 5, we had five tornadoes in our listening area causing extensive damage. There have been many tornado outbreaks in Central Minnesota and over 11 inches of rain fall earlier in the month in Northern Wisconsin, so it has been a busy time for many of our NAFB broadcasters.

Max Armstrong joined other WGN Legends as a member of the WGN Radio Walk of Fame on May 27. About the honor, Max said, “As I pointed out during the ceremony that was carried live on WGN Radio, this plot of real estate in Chicago is hallowed ground for the two farm broadcasters, Samuelson and Armstrong.” 

“I’m one of the lucky few selected to attend Leadership NAFB 2016 prior to the NAFB Washington Watch event in April,” reports Carah Hart (Red River Farm Network, Grand Forks, ND). In two days, a group of seven broadcasters shared an open dialogue about what it’s like to be a leader in the workplace, focusing on the power of vulnerability, articulating a vision and good communication.