{"id":64,"date":"2019-09-20T22:04:08","date_gmt":"2019-09-20T22:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ndba.org\/files\/?page_id=64"},"modified":"2025-08-06T10:19:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T15:19:56","slug":"pioneers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ndba.org\/files\/pioneers\/","title":{"rendered":"Pioneers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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NDBA Pioneers in Broadcasting<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Celebrating radio and television in North Dakota since 1998<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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The NDBA “Pioneer” award is given to a broadcaster whose contribution to the industry promises to have enduring value throughout North Dakota in Television or Radio.<\/p>

The Pioneer recipient has made significant and lasting contributions to North Dakota broadcasting. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>

This prestigious award is presented at the NDBA Annual Fall Conference Luncheon.<\/p>

Pioneer recipients are honored in the Hall of Fame interactive kiosk located at the Heritage Center in Bismarck, ND<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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2025 Pioneers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Jon Cole
KUMV TV, Williston<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Doug Barrett
KNOX Radio, Grand Forks<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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2024 Pioneers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Kerstin Kealy
WDAY TV, Fargo<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Paul Jurgens, KFGO Radio, Fargo<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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2023 Pioneer<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Monica Hannan
KFYR TV, Bismarck<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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2022<\/td>\nCliff Naylor<\/td>\nKFYR TV<\/td>\nBismarck<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2021<\/td>\nBob Simmons<\/td>\nSimmons MultiMedia<\/td>\nGrafton, Langdon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2021<\/td>\nJohn Wheeler<\/td>\nWDAY TV<\/td>\nFargo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2020<\/td>\nBob Harris<\/td>\nKFGO Radio<\/td>\nFargo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2019<\/td>\nDuaine Sanden<\/td>\nLeighton Broadcasting<\/td>\nGrand Forks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/td>\nJack McDonald<\/td>\nWheeler Wolf Law Firm<\/td>\nBismarck<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017<\/td>\nDwayne Walker<\/td>\nKFYR TV<\/td>\nBismarck<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016<\/td>\nPat McLean<\/td>\niHeart Media<\/td>\nGrand Forks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015<\/td>\nDick Heidt<\/td>\nKFYR TV<\/td>\nBismarck<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2014<\/td>\nDan Brannan<\/td>\nKFYR-AM<\/td>\nBismarck<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013<\/td>\nBobby Gaye<\/td>\nKSJB-AM<\/td>\nJamestown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012<\/td>\nBob Kerr<\/td>\nWDAZ<\/td>\nGrand Forks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/td>\nBob Denver<\/td>\nKXRV-FM\/KKBO<\/td>\nBismarck<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010<\/td>\nCharley Johnson<\/td>\nKVLY\/KXJB-TV<\/td>\nFargo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009<\/td>\nBob Beck<\/td>\nKACL-FM<\/td>\nBismarck<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008<\/td>\nNorman Kidd<\/td>\nKSJB<\/td>\nJamestown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2007<\/td>\nRobert Ingstad<\/td>\nKOVC<\/td>\nValley City<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006<\/td>\nDick Voight<\/td>\nKFGO<\/td>\nFargo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005<\/td>\nEarl Ackermann<\/td>\nKLTC<\/td>\nDickinson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004<\/td>\nRog Higgins<\/td>\nKFYR-TV<\/td>\nBismarck<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2003<\/td>\nAl Gustin<\/td>\nKFYR-AM<\/td>\nBismarck<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2002<\/td>\nMarv Bossart<\/td>\nWDAY-TV<\/td>\nFargo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2001<\/td>\nTom Barr<\/td>\nKFYR-TV<\/td>\nBismarck<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2000<\/td>\nJim Adelson<\/td>\nKXJB<\/td>\nFargo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1999<\/td>\nJohn Williams<\/td>\nKXJB<\/td>\nMinot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1998<\/td>\nRay David<\/td>\nKCAD<\/td>\nDickinson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NDBA Pioneers in Broadcasting Celebrating radio and television in North Dakota since 1998 The NDBA “Pioneer” award is given to a broadcaster whose contribution to the industry promises to have enduring value throughout North Dakota in Television or Radio. The Pioneer recipient has made significant and lasting contributions to North Dakota broadcasting. This prestigious award […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-64","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ndba.org\/files\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ndba.org\/files\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ndba.org\/files\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ndba.org\/files\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ndba.org\/files\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64"}],"version-history":[{"count":73,"href":"https:\/\/www.ndba.org\/files\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8639,"href":"https:\/\/www.ndba.org\/files\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64\/revisions\/8639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ndba.org\/files\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}