NAFB Blog

“On a cold, damp March day somewhere back in the 1970s, I was trying to break a stubborn 4-H steer to lead. He wanted nothing to do with it. He protested by jerking his head so hard I let go of the halter, lost my footing, and fell face-first into the mud and muck. At that moment, I wanted absolutely nothing to do with livestock anymore. But, I was devoted to 4-H and stuck it out for nine years. I’m glad I did because little did I know my future self was depending on it.”

“It seems I always knew I was going to be in broadcasting,” said John Winfield (Emeritus member, Madison, MS).  “In the fifth grade, my teacher asked us to write a short paper on what we wanted to do when we grew up.  I wrote my paper on being a radio announcer.” 

FOUR NEW BABIES AT BROWNFIELD – Cyndi Young-Puyear (Brownfield Ag News, Jefferson City, MO) announced, “We’ve been blessed with four new babies at Brownfield in the past 13 months.”  Parents are Meghan Grebner, Nicole Heslip and Mark Dorenkamp, who are all Broadcast Council members of NAFB.

Dan Lemke is the newest addition to the Linder Farm Network (Owatonna, MN) staff, reports General Manager Lynn Ketelsen. Dan's duties include on-air broadcasts with Lynn and Linda Brekke in addition to covering major ag events across Minnesota and the nation.

Skip Davis (Emeritus Member, WASK retired, Frankfort, IN) says, “Since October 2016, I've accepted more responsibility.  That was when the Clinton County Commissioners and Council decided to take apart the fair board and appoint a new body focused on reviving the present county fairgrounds.”  Skip made it known he was interested in serving.