''News and Views'' is a
talk radio
Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues and consisting entirely or almost entirely of original spoken word content rather than outside music. They may feature monologues, dialogues between the hosts, Interview (jo ...
program produced by
KFGO KFGO may refer to:
* KFGO (AM), a radio station (790 AM) licensed to Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
* KFGO-FM, a radio station (104.7 FM) licensed to Hope, North Dakota, U.S.
* KRWK, a radio station (101.9 FM) licensed to Fargo, North Dakota, prev ...
in
Fargo, North Dakota
Fargo is the List of cities in North Dakota, most populous city in the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Cass County, North Dakota, Cass County. The population was 125,990 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, which was e ...
that airs weekdays between 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
Central Time.
Joel Heitkamp
Joel Curtis Heitkamp (born November 2, 1961) is an American talk radio host and politician who served as a member of the North Dakota Senate for the 26th district from 1994 to 2008.
Education
Heitkamp was born in Breckenridge, Minnesota and ...
hosts the show. The show's format is interviews with newsmakers and telephone call-ins; the host and guests have ample opportunity to express their opinions, but also open the subject to discussion. Telephone callers are "taken cold" — that is, no pre-screening of callers occurs before going to air.
The show was launched with
Ed Schultz
Edward Andrew Schultz (January 27, 1954 – July 5, 2018) was an American television and radio host, Pundit, political commentator, news anchor and sports broadcaster.
He was the host of ''The Ed Show'', a weekday news talk program on MSN ...
, who later went on to host a national program, ''
The Ed Schultz Show
''The Ed Schultz Show'' was a progressive talk radio program hosted by Ed Schultz. It was formerly broadcast from KFGO in Fargo, North Dakota. It was heard on a network of over 100 stations, including seven of the ten largest radio markets. It ...
'' in 2004, and returned as host on February 1, 2007 replacing former North Dakota State Senator Joel Heitkamp. Heitkamp took the helm again in 2009 when Schultz moved to New York to launch ''
The Ed Show
''The Ed Show'' was an hour-long weekday news commentary program on MSNBC that aired from 2009 to 2015. The program was hosted by Ed Schultz, who also hosted the nationally syndicated radio program '' The Ed Schultz Show'' from 2004 to 2014.
Th ...
''. Guest hosts fill in when the main host is not present; common hosts are David Crothers, CEO of the North Dakota Association of Telecommunications Cooperatives, and Al Carlson, North Dakota House of Representatives Majority Leader.
Affiliates
The first hour of the program is carried exclusively on KFGO. Affiliates carry ''News and Views'' between 9am and 11am.
*
KFGO 790/104.7 Fargo (flagship)
*
KEYZ 660 Williston
*
KNDK 1080 Langdon Langdon may refer to:
Places
Australia
* Langdon, Queensland, a neighbourhood in the Mackay Region
Canada
* Langdon, Alberta, a hamlet
United Kingdom
* Langdon, Cornwall, a hamlet
* Langdon, Kent, a civil parish
* Langdon, Pembrokeshire
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''Former affiliates''
Prior to April 2013, the show was also carried between 9 and 11 am by
KFYR 550 Bismarck and
KCJB 910 Minot.
External links
''News and Views'' page on KFGO.com
References
American talk radio programs
Mass media in North Dakota
Fargo–Moorhead
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