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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 […]

Interview: Jason Luithle, Ross Myran and Bryan Lange Building the Bakken Radio Episode 3 Segment 3:  Bakken Community The Blue Ribbon Band has been performing at saloons, community events and other venues across the oil patch, including performing as live entertainment during the Mixed Martial Arts . The members of […]

Interview:  Joe Diamico, Brooklyn native, Dr. Nancy Hodur, NDSU Building the Bakken Radio Episode 3 Segment 2:  Bakken Housing Brooklyn native Joe Diamico moved to the western North Dakota ten years to get away from all the people and the activity.  He said the way the people keep coming in […]

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 1: How long will […]

Interview:  Rob Ryan, Roaring Lions Ranch, MT Building the Bakken Radio Episode 1 Segment 4: Bakken Events: 5th Annual Rocky Mountain Economic Summit The 5th Annual Rocky Mountain Economic Summit is an event where the top entrepreneurs and economist converge to share information and network in the beautiful town of […]

Interview: Tony Clark, Chairman F.E.R.C.; Public Service Brian Kalk , Ken DeCubellis, CEO, of Black Ridge Oil and Gas, Dr. Bill Dunkelberg, chief economist, National Federation Independent Business.  Building the Bakken Radio Episode 1 Segment 3: Bakken Energy: Is There a Natural Gas Boom in the Bakken? Former North Dakota […]

Interviews:  Heidi LaBree, American Cancer Society, Terry Keithley, president Light Tower Rentals and World champion auctioneer Kyle Shobe Building the Bakken Radio Episode 1 Segment 2:  Community in the Bakken Segment The MBI Relay for Life BBQ Fundraiser And Cook Off took place in Dickinson, ND. In addition to the BBQ, […]

Interviews: Ed Schafer, former ND Governor and sitting member of Continental Resources Board of Directors; Steve Fifita, venture capitalist; Jeff Zarling, president, DAWA; and Joseph Mahan, economist, Minneapolis Federal Reservere Building the Bakken Radio Show Part 1: Bakken Energy Is the Bakken a technology boom or an oil boom? Host […]