Ben Kuhns has been on-the-air and in the broadcasting industry since 1996. He’s worked with radio and TV station in South Dakota, Nebraska and Wyoming. He studied journalism and political science at the University of Nebraska in Kearney. Ben is also an award winning audio/video producer. In addition to commercial and imaging production for radio stations in Sioux Falls, he has been the voice of, and produced, several region-wide commercial campaigns. Ben is the Regional Digital Managing Editor for Townsquare Media markets in South and North Dakota where he manages and produces online content inspired by the local communities. Ben was born and raised in Western Nebraska and has been in Sioux Falls, SD since 2006. He also thinks he is fiction writer and essayist, and his wife thinks he's funny.
Ben Kuhns
17 Animals You Can Hunt All Year in South Dakota
Hunting game in South Dakota is restricted to specific hunting seasons. Like deer and pheasant. But there's also animals you can hunt year-round..
Did You Know? The Director of ‘Die Hard’ Spent Time in a South Dakota Prison
If you watch action movies there's a very good chance you've seen director John McTiernan's work. He also spent nearly a year in a South Dakota prison.
See What Minnesota Looked Like in 1942 Thanks to This Old Newsreel
One of my favorite artifacts from last century is these newsreels called Fitzpatrick's Traveltalks. They gave people a look at exotic places around the world...like Minnesota.
From Taboo To Family Fun: The Surprising Transformation Of ‘Cornhole’
One-day ‘cornhole’ had a very specific meaning, then the next day it was used in reference to something you do at family gatherings. What? Why?
What Did The 1980s Smell Like? A Smelly Journey Down Memory Lane
These are the smells of date night, going to church with the family, or just running around with your friends.
Want To Win The Lottery? Here Are The Top Ten Numbers To Play
Lucky for us folks dug into the data and found the top lottery numbers most likely to win. These are the truly lucky digits.
See ‘Grumpy Old Men’ Minnesota Locations Then and Now
The hit 1993 movie 'Grumpy Old Men' was filmed in Minnesota. See what some of the locations that were in the movie look like today.
How Weird Late-Night Cable TV Help Shape This Gen Xer’s Personality
In the 2020s, YouTube and TikTok bring the world to my kids. On the high plains of western Nebraska in the 1980s a little box brought it to me.
LOOK: Explore South Dakota’s Lost Tourist Attraction: Bedrock City
Did your summer include a visit to The Flintstones' Bedrock City in the Black Hills? It was one of the best parts of growing up in the '80s.
In Defense of Metallica’s Much-Maligned Masterpiece, ‘Load’
The album's sound confused some in 1996, but it is the natural evolution of the band's sound. And it F@#%ing ROCKS!