NAFB Blog

“Jay Gould was absolutely iconic as the WOWO farm director for about 34 years and really put WOWO on the map as one of the premier farm stations in the country during those years,” reports Rob Winters (WOWO, Fort Wayne, IN). Gould was the creator of the original farm show back in the early ‘30s called The Little Red Barn. The show had a catchy musical theme that was originally performed live in the studio.

Mark Oppold reports, “It’s always great to have visitors in our RFD-TV studios, but we’re always proud to have National FFA Officers visit.” Pictured with NAFB members, Janet Adkison, Marlin Bohling and Mark Oppold, are National FFA Secretary Nick Baker and National Eastern Region Vice President Sydney Snider.

It’s been one year since Brownfield Ag News expanded its on-the-ground coverage into Michigan and Minnesota. Nicole Heslip and Mark Dorenkamp are the newest Brownfield reporters in those two states. Michigan anchor/reporter Nicole Heslip says the year has been full of change.

Mike Hansen, long time employee of RFD-TV retired effective May 1. Hansen has been in agricultural marketing and communications since 1974, having worked in both radio and television in a variety of roles. For the past 16 years, he has been with the Rural Media Group, first with RFD-TV and continuing when it added RURAL RADIO on SiriusXM Channel 147. 

In 2007, Liz (LeSatz) Lauck was an Agriculture Communications major at the University of Wyoming working hard to get through college when she was honored with an NAFB Foundation Scholarship. “Not only was the money a huge blessing, but my experience at the NAFB convention was so wonderful. The farm broadcasters won me over!