04/02/26: Jim Shaw announced that he will bring his weekly column to kfgo.com!  

He wrote a column for Forum Communications for 12 years before he was let go last week. Shaw was a reporter for WDAY-TV for 21 years and the first news director at KVRR-TV where he spent 14 years. He has been voted “Best Columnist of the Red River Valley.” He now says writing for KFGO, where he has guest-hosted numerous times over the past 26 years, is a great fit for him.

(Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, “News & Views,” can be heard weekdays from 8 – 11 a.m. Follow Joel on X/Twitter @JoelKFGO.)

04/02/26: Jim Shaw announced that he will bring his weekly column to <a href="https://kfgo.com/2026/04/02/jim-shaw-bringing-weekly-column-to-kfgo/">kfgo.com</a>!&nbsp;&nbsp;
He wrote a column for Forum Communications for 12 years before he was let go last week. Shaw was a reporter for WDAY-TV for 21 years and the first news director at KVRR-TV where he spent 14 years. He has been voted &ldquo;Best Columnist of the Red River Valley.&rdquo;&nbsp;He now says writing for KFGO, where he has guest-hosted numerous times over the past 26 years, is a great fit for him.
(Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, &ldquo;News &amp; Views,&rdquo; can be heard weekdays from 8 &ndash; 11 a.m. Follow Joel on X/Twitter @JoelKFGO.)

News & Views with Joel Heitkamp is a multi-award winning program where Joel Heitkamp brings his common sense approach to the issues of the day. From politics to public service announcements and sports to government spending, there is a place in the conversation for everyone.

News & Views with Joel Heitkamp

News & Views with Joel Heitkamp is a multi-award winning program on KFGO in Fargo, North Dakota where Joel Heitkamp brings his common sense approach to the issues of the day in the upper Midwest region. From politics to public service announcements to sports to government spending, there is a place in the conversation for everyone.