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The Bemidji Pioneer recently wrote an article entitled, “25 in 25: Pioneer unveils Quarter Century Team featuring local sports legends. Let's repeat that: “local sports legends.” The list included BSU alum Gunnar Olszewski who plays in the NFL for the New York Giants and Zach Whitecloud, a BSU hockey player who won a Stanley Cup with the Las Vegas Golden Knights. Also on the list…KBUN's own Joel Hoover. According to the Bemidji Pioneer, “Joel Hoover, the iconic ‘Voice of the Jacks,’ is about as Bemidji as you can get.” Congratulations Joel!!! #Bemidji #Sports #KBUN1045fm

To honor Jessi Pierce and support the GoFundMe page set up for her family, SKOR North and Taho created special edition LINE HEATHENS merchandise with 100% of the proceeds to benefit the GoFundMe account. The LINE HEATHENS merchandise raised $5,074. We are also certain that by directing listeners to the GoFundMe we helped raise thousands more. You can still donate to support Jessi's family here: https://lnkd.in/gFsxeX7H

Hubbard Radio Twin Cities is proud to share with you that myTalk 107.1’s Holly Roberts is a national AWM Gracie Award winner! Holly won in the category of Producer-Talk. As the premier honor for women in media, The Gracies celebrate leadership, creative excellence, and the voices making a lasting impact across the industry.    This year’s winners will be celebrated at the 51st Annual Gracie Awards Gala on June 16 in New York City. View the official announcement here: https://lnkd.in/edSpTTyw  Congratulations, Holly! 

Hubbard Radio North recently celebrated the 2026 NAB Crystal Award that was awarded to KBHP-FM/KB101 in Bemidji. This is KBHP-FM’s unprecedented seventh NAB Crystal Award. No other radio station in the country has won more than six. Much of KBHP-FM’s application centered on Hubbard Radio’s response to the Derecho wind storm that devasted the community of Bemidji in June. The area around Bemidji lost an estimated 9,000,000 trees. Thousands of homes and businesses were damaged, causing hundreds of millions of dollars in destruction. The Hubbard Bemidji team immediately activated, becoming the center of communication for rescue and recovery operations. The event in Bemidji was hosted at the Bemidji Fire Hall and featured presentations from Mayor Jorge Prince, Fire Chief Justin Sherwood, United Way Executive Director Danae Alamano and United State Senator Amy Klobuchar. The event ended with Senator Klobuchar presenting the 2026 NAB Crystal Award to Kev Jackson, Dave Brooks and the staff of Hubbard Bemidji. While talking about the key role that the Hubbard radio stations played in communicating vital information in the aftermath of the storm, Mayor Prince made an important point about trust in media: And when I think about KB101 and the decades it’s been in our city, an organization like that does not get trust from its citizens overnight. That trust is built over a long time, so when a catastrophe like this hits your community you go to the places you trust. You go to the place that you know is going to give you facts and information that you can count on. And in today’s world you know that’s not social media. Not that social media doesn’t have its place, but we want to be able to trust the information you get. Congratulations to KB101 and it's amazing 7th Crystal Award!

KSTC-TV, CHANNEL 45 AND THE MINNESOTA STATE HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE ANNOUNCE EXCLUSIVE BROADCAST AND STREAMING EXTENSION AGREEMENT   Minneapolis/Saint Paul, MN – Tuesday, April 7, 2026 KSTC-TV, Channel 45 (45TV), and the Minnesota State High School League announced today that they have reached an agreement for an exclusive broadcast and streaming extension through the 2030-2031 school year. “The 45TV productions of our state tournaments provide an elite level of coverage and employ top professionals in the business,” said Erich Martens, executive director of the Minnesota State High School League. “Working with 45TV firsthand, you can see their full commitment to capturing and sharing the efforts and emotions of our student-athletes and the outstanding contests in which they compete!” The Minnesota State High School League is in its 110th year of service to its more than 600 Member Schools. “In the State of Minnesota, there is nothing like the education-based participation and competition of high school sports,” Martens said. “45TV and its staff are masters in bringing these events into the homes of community members across our entire state. We are fortunate to partner with a broadcast company that is dedicated and committed to supporting our students and their families and schools!” Included in the extension agreement are the exclusive broadcast and streaming rights of the Minnesota State High School League’s Prep Bowl football championship series, the Girls and Boys Hockey and Girls and Boys Basketball state tournaments. “The Minnesota State High School League and 45TV share a strong partnership focused on celebrating high school sports and athletes through exceptional game coverage and storytelling from communities across Minnesota,” said Robert Hubbard, President of Hubbard Broadcasting Television. “We are proud to continue as the exclusive partner for these tournaments, delivering top-rated prep sports programming through a unique and powerful combination of broadcast television and streaming—reinforcing 45TV as Minnesota’s leader in high school sports.”

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Are you a high school senior in Minnesota interested in a career in broadcasting (Or do you know someone who is?)? If so, you should apply to the Minnesota Broadcaster's Association James Wychor Scholarship. Applications are being accepted through the end of April. Learn more about the program here: https://lnkd.in/gaAm29ty #MNBroadcasters #Minnesota #Scholarship

Special thanks to KSTP-TV's morning anchor, Chris Egert, for emceeing the 2nd annual Boots, Suits, and Camo Gala for Hometown Hero Outdoors this past Saturday in Stillwater, MN. The Boots, Suits & Camo Gala supports Hometown Hero Outdoors’ mission to serve military service members, veterans, and first responders through healing outdoor adventures and mental-health support programs.

Minnesota State High School League – Outstanding Media Award This past Saturday, during the Minnesota State High School League’s Boys’ Basketball Tournament, KSTP/KSTC's Chris Long was presented with the Outstanding Media Award for his years supporting high school sports in Minnesota and for his work with 45TV during the broadcast coverage of the Tournaments. Congratulations Chris…Well Deserved!

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