Interviews:  Judy Colgen, Rocky Mountiain Coal Association; Steve Van Dyke, Lignite Energy Council and Andrew Glas, Headwaters Research Building the Bakken Episode 39 Segment 2: Bakken Energy A round robin on coal and its value in the Bakken.

Interview:  Matthew Nelson, musician Matthew and his brother Gunner will be performing at the Norsk Hostfest, Sept 30 – Oct 4, Minot, ND.  Nelson talks about the shift that occurred in the music industry and how grunge music forced them to reinvent themselves to stay relevant and successful.  Nelson also […]

Interviews:  Todd Schilling, VP, JE Dunn; Bret Roessel, Bakken Contracting and Corey Walker, Epic Engineering Building the Bakken Episode 30 Segment 4:  Bakken Construction Williston, Watford and Dickinson are busy these days and companies from all over the United States are doing business in the Bakken.  

Interview:  Kerry Frank, CEO, Comply365 Building the Bakken Radio Episode 30 Segment 3 –  One on One Frank talks about how she went from stay-at-home mom to capturing 70 percent of the aviation industry business.  Now she is bring that technology to the Bakken oil fields and North Dakota.

Interviews:  John McEnroe, president ND Chapter Wildlife Society and John Cooper, US Fish & Wildlife Building the Bakken Radio Episode 30 Segment 2: Bakken Environment Cooper and McEnroe discuss the role of a regulator, reclamation and how oil and gas is treating the environment overall.

Interview:  US Senator John Hoeven on Keystone XL Pipeline, BLM Streamline Act and how the Farm Bill relates to the 2013 livestock freeze in the Dakotas. Music:  Bump, “Out of Reach”

Interview:  Mayor Ed McConnell Building the Bakken Radio Episode 29 Segment 4: Bakken Community What’s next for Casselton?

Interviews:  reporter Jim Monk, mayor Ed McConnell, senator John Hoeven, helicopter pilot Michael Estomo, rep. Vicky Steiner and congressman Kevin Cramer Building the Bakken Episode 29 Segment 3: Bakken Community First responders of the Casselton Derailment and government officials respond and react.  

Interview:  John Cooper, 22 year Law Enforcement Division US Fish & Wildlife and Senior Resident for ND, SD & NE. Building the Bakken Episode 29 Segment 2:  One on One Interview Cooper has achieved many noteworthy accomplishments during his career in wildlife conservation. In 1982 he received the Wildlife Professional […]

Interview:   US Congressman Kevin Cramer   Building the Bakken Radio Episode 29 Segment 1:  Bakken Government Congressman Cramer gives an update on rail safety after the train derailment on Casselton, ND.

Interviews:  Jeff Zarling, Nancy Hodur, Joe Diamico,  Kevin Holten, Dean Bangsund, Jason Luithle, Ross Myran and Bryan Lange Building the Bakken Radio Episode 3 Segment 1: Bakken Housing High rents, lack of rooms, harsh winters, regulations, crew camps and other factors funnel into the housing industry in the Bakken. Williston […]

Interview: US Congressman Kevin Cramer Building the Bakken Radio Episode 27 Segment : Bakken Government BLM Legislation update. Music Montage:  Tom Peckskamp “Broadway”

Interviews: Dale Brown and Mark Eaton Building the Bakken Radio Episode 2 Segment 4:  Teamwork in business and community. Host Jason Spiess interviews Dale Brown and Mark Eaton. Former NCAA head coach and current motivational speaker Dale Brown grew up near Berthold, North Dakota. Two days before he was born […]

Interview: Mary Hodell, South Heart, ND, resident Building the Bakken: Episode 2 Segment 3 The Crude Life: Traffic in the Oil Patch Mary Hodell shares her experiences driving on the roads in Western North Dakota and what it was like hitting an oil truck carrying Bakken crude oil.    

Interviews:  Richard Gardner, PHD Center for Rural Entrepreneurship, Patrick Hart, President Meyer Real Estate Group, Ken DeCubellis, CEO, Black Ridge Oil & Gas, Nancy Hodur, Research Professor NDSU, Shawn Kessel, Dickinson City Administrator, Peter Elzi, Principal Partner THK Associates Building the Bakken Radio Episode 2 Segment 2:   Part 2 […]

Interview: GTUIT founder and CEO Brian CeBull   Building the Bakken Radio Episode 27 Segment 3:  Bakken Energy One on One with GTUIT founder and CEO Brian CeBull. (Billings, MT)

Interviews: Nate Moody, NDSU football player, Dickinson, ND, native; and Landon Lechler, NDSU football player, Beach, ND, native Building the Bakken Radio Episode 27 Segment 2:  Bakken Home Town NDSU’s Boys of the Bakken.  Interviews with Landon Lechler (Beach, ND) and Nate Moody (Dickinson)

Interview: Current News Building the Bakken Radio Episode 26 Segment 1: News Update and Music Montage – Eden Parker’s Gold (Sidney MT native, living in ND now)

Interviews:  Ed Schafer, Continental Resources Board of Director member and son of ND Business legend Harold Schafer and Craig Whitney, CEO Fargo/Moorhead/West Fargo Chamber Building the Bakken Episode 27:  Segment 4: Backyard Inventors and Entrepreneurs of the Bakken Music: Blind Joe “Regular Joe”

Interview: ND Rep. Ben Hanson Building the Bakken Episode 27 Segment 3: One on One with ND Rep. Ben Hanson Music: Woody Pines “99 Year Blues” Hanson talks about how Fargo views the oil activity in western North Dakota.  Hanson’s grandfather was a veteran law maker from the oil patch and […]

  Interviews:  ONEOK CEO John Gibson, BlackRidge Oil & Gas CEO Ken DeCubellis, NDPC’s Ron Ness, US Senator John Hoeven, ND Rep Vicky Steiner & Chief Economist Bill Dunkelberg Building the Bakken Episode 27 Segment 2:  Importing and Exporting Bakken Natural Resources Music:  Bump “Out of Reach”

Interview:  US Senator John Hoeven Building the Bakken Radio Episode 27 Segment 1:  State Regulator’s Role & Music Montage Music:  Blind Joe “It Ain’t Country Enough”

Interview: Casselton Mayor Ed McConnell Building the Bakken Episode 26 Segment 2: Bakken Transportation – Casselton Derailment Music:  Woody Pines, Casey Jones Mayor McConnell gives a recap and first hand account of the events during Casselton’s train derailment and explosion.

Interview: ND Rep Ben Hanson and ND Public Service Commissioner Randy Christmann Building the Bakken Radio Episode 27 Segment 4:  Bakken Government This segment is about the role of a regulator. Interviews with ND Rep Ben Hanson and ND Public Service Commissioner Randy Christmann

Interviews:  Press conference with Alliance Pipeline chief executive officer Terrance Kutryk, Steve McNally, Hess Corp, general manager for North Dakota, North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple, and Ron Ness, president, North Dakota Petroleum Council Industry officials joined with Gov. Jack Dalrymple to announce the recent completion of an 80-mile gathering line […]

Interviews:  Steve Fifita, Annabelle Holdings and Vern Whitten, Whitten Arial Photography, Fargo Building the Bakken Radio Episode 4 Segment 1:  Aviation in the Bakken Steve Fifita, Annabelle ADG Holdings, says their group looks at the Bakken as an emerging market.  Fifita said their holding company has an operating piece, which […]

Interviews:  Gustavo Zentner, Canadian Manufactures and Exports Building the Bakken Episode 41 Segment 4: Bakken Importing & Exporting Importing and exporting are discusses as well as differences between Canada and the US with shale plays.

Interview: Dean Bangsund, research scientist, North Dakota State University Building the Bakken Radio Episode 3 Segment 4:  Bakken Economy Dean Bangsund, research scientist, North Dakota State University said one of the big issues in the Bakken is projecting long term employment.  They have been collecting data to understand the employment […]