We have results of WNFR round number 6 of 10, aggregate and world title leaders plus interviews with last night's winners, Bareback Bronc Rider of Texas, Rocker Steiner and Cherokee from Oklahoma Brenten Hall, Header Team Roping.The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) and Women's Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA) feature the best of 10 rounds of competition against the top 15 in the world in each of the 7 events.  The WNFR Champion or aggregate winner is duly rewarded with $86,391.00 for 1st, and pays down to 8th worth $8,150.00; it's a definite factor in the exciting world title races.

The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) and Women's Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA) are celebrating 20 years of Tough Enough to Wear Pink night in an attempt to raise breast cancer awareness and find a cure, ProRodeo is the charter sport to do so. We have results of round number 5 of 10, interviews with its winners, Tlingit Native Alaskan Jacob Lees, Bareback Bronc Rider and Texas Tie Down Roper, Joel Harris.

This coverage of the 66th Annual Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, (WNFR) in Las Vegas, Nevada, is Supported by Wrangler Jeans & Shirts, the 4 Bears Casino & Lodge in New Town, North Dakota, and by Nelson Heart, supporting the western  way of life. 

Long live Cowboys and cowgirls! Long live Indians!

In the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) and the Women's Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA) a dollar is a point towards the world championships in the 7 standard events. Two considerations are in play, the year-long season to be in the top 15 of each event to qualify for the other consideration, the Wrangler NFR. Championships are won and lost considering the 10 rounds of competition with 12.5 million dollars at stake in prize money in the city of lights.  To beat the top 15 in your discipline of ProRodeo in a round at the WNFR is special.  NV1 Radio Network is pleased to share the results of Round 4 of 10 and interviews with its winners, Mandan Hidatsa, Arikira, JC Yeahquo of Manderee, North Dakota with Buddy Hawkins of Texas and Saddle Bronc Riding 2X World Champion Ryder Wright.

The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) and the Women's Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA) original National Finals Rodeo was in Dallas, Texas in 1959, it moved to Las Angeles, California for two years, back to Dallas for a couple of years and then found a home in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma until 1984. In 1985, a Cherokee man named Clem McSpadden, the General Manager of the NFR and a contingency of forward thinkers including Benny Binion of Binion's Horseshoe Casino determined a new home for the NFR would be good in Las Vegas, Nevada.  We celebrate that move to the city of light 39 years ago with the results from Round 3 of 10, and interviews with winners, Steer Wrestler Will Lummas of Mississippi and Team Ropers Dustin Egusquiza from Florida and Levi Lord of South Dakota, USA.

The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) and the Women's Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA) seasons earnings plus the 12.5 million dollars in prize money won in the city of lights determine the coveted gold buckle winners, in each of the 7 events in ProRodeo.  The top 15 qualifiers in each event battle it out for 10 rounds of competition.  A successful Wrangler NFR is imperative considering each round in each event pays 6 places, first is worth $33,687.18, in addition to the aggregate or best of 10 worth $86,391.00 for first.  We have results and interviews with round number 2 winners with 3X World Champion Tim O'Connell  commenting on Bareback Bronc Rider Bradlee Miller of Texas, also Wyoming's Brody Wells with the first 90 point ride at the 2024 WNFR.

The 66th Annual Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, (WNFR) kicked off for the 39th time in Las Vegas, Nevada, sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) and the Women's Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA).  We visit with Tom Glause the CEO of the PRCA, he is happy to share that of the top 15 qualifiers in each event, there are 6 contestants in their rookie season, 28 WNFR first timers, 16 contestants that have qualified at least 10 times, and 23 that have $200,000.00 or more in career earnings, all vying for world titles and the prestigious gold buckles.

We have results in addition to interviews with round winners Navajo, Danielle Lowman in the WPRA National Finals Breakaway Roping and Montana's Weston Timberman, Round 1 Champion in the Bareback Bronc Riding.

The government that tried to destroy Indigenous culture used it as a weapon on the battlefield. Most of the men who had been sworn to secrecy during the war kept those secrets as long as they lived. But their families and tribal communities remember.

Host Travis Zimmerman helps tell two stories: One about Lex Porter, an Ojibwe speaking code talker from Grand Portage and a member of the Fond du Lac band of Lake Superior Chippewa (Nagaajiwanaang); the other about Reuben St. Clair, a Dakota speaking coder talker from the Lower Sioux Indian Community (Mdewakanton).

A five-minute newscast focused on activity at the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention, anchored by Rhonda McBride.

A five-minute newscast focused on activity at the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention, anchored by Jill Fratis.

Alaska Native people celebrate their Indigenous culture through fashion, music, and art. During the week-long gathering in Anchorage for the annual First Alaskans Institute’s Elders and Youth conference and the Alaska Federation of Natives convention, there are fashion shows, talent competitions, and art shows at the gatherings. There are also various venues around town featuring fashion, music, and arts.