KOVC Radio's 80th Birthday Party (Audio)

Posted By: Steve Urness
October 26, 2016 @ 5:08 pm
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CITY, ND – (NewsDakota.com) KOVC Radio celebrated 80 years of broadcasting by throwing a birthday party inside the broadcast center in downtown Valley City.

Tim Ost, Steve Urness, Rod Reel and Dan Michaels talked about the great memories they had working for the Ingstad family and KOVC Radio.

Larry Gauper starting working at KOVC Radio in 1959 and shared a few of his memories of working for the Ingstad family with Steve Urness.

Several people throughout the community attended the party and enjoyed cake, cookies, punch and coffee during the 80th anniversary celebration on October 26th in Valley City.

L to R Former KOVC "Legendary" Announcer Rod Reel and loyal listener Tom Mimnaugh of Valley City who was born nine days before KOVC went on the air on October 19th 1936. — L to R Former KOVC “Legendary” Announcer Rod Reel and loyal listener Tom Mimnaugh of Valley City. Mimnaugh was born nine days before KOVC went on the air on October 19th 1936.

L to R VCSU president Tisa Mason, Barnes County Museum Director Wes Anderson and an unidentified woman. Photos by Steve Urness.

L to R Hilary Kulczewski, Joanie Martin, Dana Drevecky, Rod Reel, Tim Ost, Erin Tombarge, Joel Morgan, Virginia Nelson, Steve Urness and Max Thomas.

Thanks to everyone who attended the party and brought gifts to the KOVC birthday party.

L to R KOVC General Manager Tim Ost and Valley City State University president Tisa Mason. Photos by Steve Urness.

Thanks to Barnes County Museum Director Wes Anderson for providing some of the photos from the early days of KOVC Radio listed below.

Below is a comment in the Valley City Times Record about Norma Egstrom’s first performance on KOVC Radio, later she changed her name to Peggy Lee and became an Internationally recognized artist and singer.