News and Views
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News and Views is a talk radio
program produced by KFGO
in Fargo, North Dakota
and also aired on stations KFYR-AM in Bismarck, ND and KCJB-AM in Minot, ND.
News and Views runs weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Central Time; the first half-hour of the program is aired only on KFGO, with the rest airing on the network stations.
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
, who later went on to host a national program, The Ed Schultz Show
in 2004, and returned as host on February 1, 2007 replacing former North Dakota State Senator Joel Heitkamp
. When Schultz moved to New York to launch a television program in 2009, Heitkamp resumed hosting of News and Views. Guest hosts (primarily North Dakota Association of Telecommunications Cooperatives CEO David Crothers and North Dakota House of Representatives Majority Leader Al Carlson) fill in when the main host is not present.
Talk radio
Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
program produced by KFGO
KFGO
KFGO is a radio station broadcasting a news and talk radio format serving the Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan area. The station is currently owned by Radio Fargo-Moorhead, Inc. All the offices and studios are located at 1020 S. 25th Street in Fargo...
in Fargo, North Dakota
Fargo, North Dakota
Fargo is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Cass County. In 2010, its population was 105,549, and it had an estimated metropolitan population of 208,777...
and also aired on stations KFYR-AM in Bismarck, ND and KCJB-AM in Minot, ND.
News and Views runs weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Central Time; the first half-hour of the program is aired only on KFGO, with the rest airing on the network stations.
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
Ed Schultz
Edward Andrew "Ed" Schultz Is an American television and radio host and a liberal political commentator . He is the host of The Ed Show, a daily news talk program on MSNBC, and The Ed Schultz Show, a talk radio show, nationally syndicated by Dial Global, promising "straight talk."-Early...
, who later went on to host a national program, The Ed Schultz Show
The Ed Schultz Show
The Ed Schultz Show is a radio program hosted by Ed Schultz. It was formerly broadcast from KFGO in Fargo, North Dakota. It is heard on a network of over 100 stations , including seven of the 10 largest radio markets...
in 2004, and returned as host on February 1, 2007 replacing former North Dakota State Senator Joel Heitkamp
Joel Heitkamp
Joel C. Heitkamp is a former North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party member of the North Dakota Senate, representing the 26th district from 1994 to 2008.Heitkamp is also a talk show host...
. When Schultz moved to New York to launch a television program in 2009, Heitkamp resumed hosting of News and Views. Guest hosts (primarily North Dakota Association of Telecommunications Cooperatives CEO David Crothers and North Dakota House of Representatives Majority Leader Al Carlson) fill in when the main host is not present.