News & Views with Joel Heitkamp

Host Joel Heitkamp visits with Marney Gellner about being the first woman to do play-by-play for the Minnesota Twins last Friday in their victory over the Boston Red Sox. "It's been an unforgettable experience," says Gellner. 

Marney Gellner is a Fox Sports North Broadcaster and originally from Minot, ND. 

(Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, “News & Views,” can be heard weekdays from 8 – 11 a.m. Follow Joel on Twitter @JoelKFGO.)

Host Joel Heitkamp is LIVE from the National Farmers Union Convention and in this podcast, he sits down with Matt Perdue who is the National Farmers Union Government Relations Director. Perdue explains his role with NFU and gives listeners an update about agriculture policy. 

"I spend most of my time on Capitol Hill working with the administration over at USDA telling them what's important for family farmers and trying to get good policies passed in Congress," says Perdue. 

Matt Perdue grew up in North Dakota and is a 5th generation National Farmers Union Member. He graduated from Dickinson State University. 

(Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, “News & Views,” can be heard weekdays from 8 – 11 a.m. Follow Joel on Twitter @JoelKFGO.)

During the 2019 National Farmers Union Convention, host Joel Heitkamp sits down and visits with Roger Johnson, President of the National Farmers Union. With uncertainty still lingering for many farmers throughout North Dakota, Roger explains how commodity prices are down over the last number of years due to the ongoing trade war and trade policies under the current administration. 

"Agriculture is in a tough spot right now. The economics are not good," says Johnson. He goes on to mention that a majority of all farmers in the US have negative net farm income. "I think Farmers Union agrees with the President that we need to hold China accountable, but where he's wrong is the way he's gone about doing it." 

(Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, “News & Views,” can be heard weekdays from 8 – 11 a.m. Follow Joel on Twitter @JoelKFGO.)

Live from the 2019 National Farmers Union Convention in Bellevue, WA, Joel Heitkamp sits down with newly elected board member for the North Dakota Farmers Union, Ryan Taylor. During the ongoing tariff situation for many farmers in North Dakota, Ryan visits with Joel about relationships when it comes to trade between the U.S. and countries across world. 

"It takes a long time to build those relationships, it's hard to build those foreign markets but it's easy to tear them down," says Taylor.  

Ryan Taylor is a fourth-generation North Dakotan and has a ranch in McHenry county, ND. Taylor also served in the North Dakota Senate for 10 years. 

(Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, “News & Views,” can be heard weekdays from 8 – 11 a.m. Follow Joel on Twitter @JoelKFGO.)

With the ND Legislature now past midpoint, host Joel Heitkamp visits with ND House Majority Leader Chet Pollert to discuss legislative bills and a recent press conference that the Republican leaders held. "We talked about some of the higher points of bills, like bills we passed dealing with workforce development," says Leader Pollert. 

Majority Leader Pollert also discusses the prairie dog bill and the funding related to eastern vs. western counties, the difference between Governor Burgum's priorities and the Legislature's priorities. 

(Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, “News & Views,” can be heard weekdays from 8 – 11 a.m. Follow Joel on Twitter @JoelKFGO.)

While it may not feel like spring in North Dakota, March is upon us so Joel Heitkamp visits with Greg Power about how folks can safely and properly remove their ice houses from the lake in a timely manner. Greg is the Division chief with the Fisheries Division of the ND Game and Fish Department and provides listeners with instructions and any other updates needed for this time of the year. 

(Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, “News & Views,” can be heard weekdays from 8 – 11 a.m. Follow Joel on Twitter @JoelKFGO.)

Hear politics from the left and from the right with this new podcast series featuring Joel Heitkamp, host of News and Views, and Al Carlson, former ND House Majority Leader. Listen to two former legislators from opposite sides of the aisle discuss politics at all levels and even hear a few laughs in between their conversations.

(Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, “News & Views,” can be heard weekdays from 8 – 11 a.m. Follow Joel on Twitter @JoelKFGO.)

Host Joel Heitkamp talks with Attorney Greg Stites about the ballot measure that the voters supported for a ND Ethics Commission and the most recent House and Senate bills to address Article 14. 

"One bill is HB 1521 and then there's also SB 2148. The Senate bill we believe implements as required the provisions of Article 14 in the Constitution which is Measure 1 and this is a good faith attempt for implementing that Article. The House bill though seems to be authored by folks who are looking for every way they can to frustrate the purposes of Article 14," says Stites. 

(Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, “News & Views,” can be heard weekdays from 8 – 11 a.m. Follow Joel on Twitter @JoelKFGO.)

With the recent fire in the Fargo community, host Joel Heitkamp visits with the West Fargo Fire Chief Dan Fuller to talk about how communities can help fire departments during the winter months and keeping fire hydrants clear from snow. 

"If you have a hydrant near your house or business, shovel them out and make sure they are open before we get there," says Chief Fuller. 

(Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, “News & Views,” can be heard weekdays from 8 – 11 a.m. Follow Joel on Twitter @JoelKFGO.)

Minnesota Senator Kent Eken gives listeners an update about the 2019 MN legislative session and what constituents can expect in the upcoming weeks of the session when it comes to bills being brought forth and voted on, such as the Governor's recent budget bill. 

(Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, “News & Views,” can be heard weekdays from 8 – 11 a.m. Follow Joel on Twitter @JoelKFGO.)