Feb 17, 2020
In this special episode of The Flyovers, host Alan Wartes talks with John Wittler, Regional Coordinator and Development Director of Ogallala Commons—a Great Plains region community advocacy non-profit. Wittler shares his vision for an OC program called the Youth Entrepreneur Fair—a kind of business incubator for...
Feb 14, 2020
In this episode of The Flyovers, host Alan Wartes talks with Felix Belmont. Until his retirement from the airwaves at age 101 in November 2019, Belmont was one of the oldest—if not the oldest—working public radio DJs in America. In the 1970s he was instrumental in helping to found community station KVNF in...
Feb 3, 2020
“Adding Some Zip to Rural Economics” is part seven in a series of eight special episodes of The Flyovers, underwritten in part by StartUp Colorado. In this episode, host Alan Wartes talks with Sarah Shrader, owner and co-founder of Bonsai Design in Grand Junction, Colorado. The company is a one-stop shopping center...
Jan 20, 2020
Jan 6, 2020
“Better Fences, Better World” is number five of eight special episodes of The Flyovers. The series is underwritten by StartUp Colorado, a non-profit helping rural entrepreneurs and businesses succeed off the beaten path. In this installment, host Alan Wartes talks with Ray Lyons, founder of Fence Easier, a Hartsel,...