09/21/23: It's another week of Pick Ems! The studio is full with Joel Heitkamp, Tom Szymanski, Jack Michaels, Rusty Halvorson, and our guest picker, Mike McFeely.

09/21/23: It's another week of Pick Ems! The studio is full with Joel Heitkamp, Tom Szymanski, Jack Michaels, Rusty Halvorson, and our guest picker, Mike McFeely.

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.

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05/20/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined in the KFGO studio by Melissa Sobolik, the CEO of the Great Plains Food Bank. Melissa is leaving to become the CEO of the Rhode Island Community Food Bank in Providence, RI. She has been with Great Plains Food Bank for 18 years, and has been CEO for the last 4. Her last day is July 11, 2025.

(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.)

05/20/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined in the KFGO studio by Melissa Sobolik, the CEO of the Great Plains Food Bank. Melissa is leaving to become the CEO of the Rhode Island Community Food Bank in Providence, RI. She has been with Great Plains Food Bank for 18 years, and has been CEO for the last 4. <a href="https://kfgo.com/2025/05/19/great-plains-food-bank-ceo-resigning/">Her last day is July 11, 2025.</a>
(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.)

Melissa Sobolik, CEO of Great Plains Food Bank, is heading to Rhode Island

05/20/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined by State Representative Alisa Mitskog of Wahpeton to talk about the recent passing of State Representative Cindy Schreiber-Beck. Cindy was a Republican who represented District 25 where she was first elected to the North Dakota House of Representatives in 2014. She was most recently re-elected in 2022.

Read the story regarding her passing at KFGO.com. 

(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.)

05/20/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined by State Representative Alisa Mitskog of Wahpeton to talk about the recent passing of State Representative Cindy Schreiber-Beck. Cindy was a Republican who represented District 25 where she was first elected to the North Dakota House of Representatives in 2014. She was most recently re-elected in 2022.
Read the story regarding <a href="https://kfgo.com/2025/05/19/state-lawmaker-from-wahpeton-dies-at-70/">her passing at KFGO.com</a>.&nbsp;
(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.)

Representative Mitskog and Joel Heitkamp speak to the sudden passing of State Rep Cindy Schreiber-Beck 

05/20/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined in the KFGO studio by Jen Pickett and Mary Aldrich to talk about the recent clean-up weeks and answer your recycling-related questions. Jen Pickett is the Recycling Coordinator for the City of Fargo, and Mary Aldrich is the Sales Manager at MinnKota EnviroServices.

(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.)

05/20/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined in the KFGO studio by Jen Pickett and Mary Aldrich to talk about the recent clean-up weeks and answer your recycling-related questions. Jen Pickett is the Recycling Coordinator for the City of Fargo, and Mary Aldrich is the Sales Manager at MinnKota EnviroServices.
(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.)

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