Couch Potato Radio: Recent Episodes
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Listen Live to Couch Potato Radio with Derek Hanson on the Mighty 790 KFGO weeknights from 6-8pm and Sundays after Twins and Vikings games. Sports, politics, pop culture and phone calls from you the listener are featured in every show!
Derek and John talk all things Vikings, including the quarterback competition with Kyler Murray and J.J. McCarthy, the health of Caleb Banks, the question of whether or not Harrison Smith returns, and a look back at the sad 25th anniversary of the passing of Korey Stringer.
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Coming off of a 42-14 victory over Pittsburgh for the Women's Football Alliance National Championship in Canton, OH Saturday, Derek chats with the head coach, and Barnesville, MN native Connor Lewis about the road to capture the Franco Harris Trophy.
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Tommy Fuchs and Dallas Korelc are in for Derek Hanson as they are joined by Grant Hubbard. He is part of the Bison Overtime Show at North Dakota State University. Grant joins the show to talk about his broadcasting career, the NDSU Bison Football schedule, and more.
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Tommy Fuchs and Dallas Korelc are in for Derek Hanson, as they are joined by David Mack, who is a wide receiver for the Moorhead Spuds in the 2027 Class. He is committed to play football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
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Tommy Fuchs and Dallas Korelc are in for Derek Hanson, as they are joined by Mike Goyne. Goyne is a veteran broadcaster in the state of North Dakota, having called multiple high school games. He is also a broadcaster for Fargo Post 400 Baseball, as the East Region Tournament is underway at Starion Bank Field.
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Derek and Seth talk about the Twins first half of the season before the MLB All-Star Break, what might happen in the second half and more!
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Derek and long-time beat writer for UND hockey Brad Sclossman for the Grand Forks Herald about the mulitple former and incoming University of North Dakota stars who were selected in Friday night's NHL draft.
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Derek Hanson had a chance to catch up with Bison guard Griffen Empey about the offseason and preview the NDSU Youth Football Camps coming up. Details at: https://www.ndsufootballcamps.com/2026-camps.cfm
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Derek Hanson previews the "Golf Show" that is coming up Saturday on 740 the Fan at 10am with Jeff Kolpack, Jon Krawczynski from The Athletic wraps up the Timberwolves season, and long-time Star-Tribune columnist Patrick Ruesse joins the show to talk about the Minnesota sports scene.
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Derek Hanson and West Fargo native Ryan O'Halloran talk all things football, as he has been a long-time beat-writer for various NFL team, and currently with the Florida Times-Union.
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The Fargo Force are in a best of five series with the Sioux Falls Stampede with game three Friday night and game four Saturday night at Scheels Arena. The series is tied at one game a piece, and the winner goes to the USHL Clark Cup Finals. Derek talks with the President of Hockey Ops and former UND great Cary Eades about this series, the recent USHL futures and entry draft that took place this week, and a quick chat about the NHL playoffs.
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Former Viking tight-end and radio analyst Joe Senser passed away Thursday, May 7 at the age of 69. KFGO Couch Potato Radio host Derek Hanson was a huge fan of him as a kid for what he did on the field, and later in the broadcasting world. Derek got to know him and looked back on his impact around the region for fans of "the purple" with this audio tribute.
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Derek talks with PA about the Wolves and Wild in the postseason, the unbelievable Kentucky Derby this past Saturday, and a final recap of the Vikings draft.
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It's and exciting time for sports in the Twins Cities, with Thursday night featuring the Twins hosting Toronto at Target Field 6pm on KFGO 790 AM and 94.1FM, the Timberwolves trying to close out their series vs. Denver in game six at the Target Center (8pm pregame on 104.7 KFGO FM, and Derek talks with Kevin Falness from the Minnesota Wild Radio Network to talk about game six at Grand Casino Arena vs. Dallas (6:15 pregame on AM 740 the Fan/107.3FM KNFL). Can the Wild close out the series to face Colorado in the next round, can Minnesota improve on special teams, and more in this conversation.
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Former Viking linebacker and current sideline analyst Ben Leber joins Derek to talk about Minnesota's wants and needs coming up for this upcoming draft. Don't forget, Derek and Jack Michaels will be broadcasting live from CJ's Tavern Thursday night (4/23) for the first round until the Vikings select at pick #18.
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Brett Skinner has been the head coach of the Fargo Force since the 2023-2024 season, winning the Clark Cup Championship in his first season at the helm. He became the general manager in the summer of 2024. He joins Couch Potato Radio as the Fargo Force prepare for their playoff push starting tomorrow, as they take on the Sioux City Musketeers in the Western Conference Semifinals.
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Derek previewed the NCAA Wrestling Championships that are taking place in Cleveland this weekend (3/19-21) with NDSU wrestler Gavin Drexler.
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Derek and John talk in-depth about the Vikings signing Kyler Murray to compete with J.J. McCarthy for the starting QB job.
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Derek and Jeff Kolpack talk about the Bison facing Michigan State Thursday afternoon at 3pm (TNT Television) in Buffalo, NY in the opening round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, the NDSU's finalized first FBS schedule for the 2026 season, and preview Saturday's 740 the Fan Golf Show which is kicking of the 2026 season Saturday morning at 10am.
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Derek had a chance to catch up with two-time Minnesota State Wrestling Champion (also won a championship in ND his sophomore year at Fargo North) in Class AAA at 189 pounds Billy Ward. Ward goes into detail on his thrilling championship match, also about moving down a weight class this year, and continuing his career at Arizona State.
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Halverson won the Minnesota State Wrestling Championship in Class A at 172 pounds on Saturday, Feb. 28. Derek had a chance to catch up with him to talk about the experience, his career, and upcoming college opportunity at Concordia.
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Derek talks about Sam Darnold taking the Seahawks to the Super Bowl to face the Patriots and what is to come for the Vikings this offseason.
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Derek got a chance to catch up with former Twins All-Star Glen Perkins, and current players Alan Roden and Luke Keaschall about the upcoming season for Minnesota at the 2026 Twins Winter Caravan!
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The West Fargo native and long time beat-writer (Jacksonville/Denver/Buffalo) and now columnist for the Florida Times-Union joins Derek to talk all things NFL and college football.
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Derek Hanson from KFGO's Couch Potato Radio and 740 the Fan's Jack Michaels Show had a chance to catch up with rookie offensive guard Donovan Jackson after the Vikings tough 19-17 loss to the Chicago Bears on Nov. 16.
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Derek Hanson had a chance to catch up with NDSU Bison quarterback Cole Payton about the 15-10 victory over UND and a look ahead to the final two regular season games of the year.
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Derek talks with the former Minnesota Timberwolves and North Carolina Tar Heel star about the upcoming 2025-26 NBA season, all things basketball and sports with the mental health program he founded that you can find at https://www.myndset.online/ , the books he has authored, and how he was named after a former Minnesota Vikings great.
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Derek and David span the globe talking all things sports on the day after the MLB All-Star Game.
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Derek and producer Will Thompson talk about Will's great experience at Target Field Saturday watching Byron Buxton hitting for the cycle, and longtime Viking beat writer John Holler joins the show, as all players report in just one week, July 22.
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Former Vikings player, assistant coach, current radio analyst and host of his YouTube channel "Eye in the Sky" Pete Bercich joins Derek to preview Thursday's NFL Draft.
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Derek and Matt talk all things offseason football and wrap up the Academy Awards.
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Derek talks with NDSU verbal commit junior Billy Ward about winning his second state championship in his young wrestling career.
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Derek talks with West Fargo native and long time NFL beat writer Ryan O'Halloran about his trip to New Orleans to cover the Super Bowl and preview what this offseason will be like.
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Derek and Chad talk about the ownership change coming to the Timberwolves and the possible one with the Twins.
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Derek talks with legendary sports writer Patrick Ruesse about his column on legendary Edina hockey coach Willard Ikola, who passed away this past week at the age of 92
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Derek talks about the legacy of Bob Uecker who passed away at the age of 90 and Stan Becton, college football writer form ncaa.com ranked the ten FCS national championship teams, he joins the show to talk about the list.
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Derek and John recap the Vikings lost to the Rams in the playoffs, and look ahead to what the roster will look like in 2025.
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Derek talks with Miller about his new NIL agreement with Dr. Pepper, the win over UND, the game coming up Saturday at Southern Illinois, how his ankle is doing, and his career at NDSU in totality. .
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Derek talks with Duffie about the win over UND and the upcoming game vs. Southern Illinois.
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Derek talks with NDSU left tackle Grey Zabel about the win over UND and the upcoming game vs. Southern Illinois.
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Derek is joined by long-time Star Tribune columnist Patrick Ruesse to talk all things Minnesota sports.
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Derek talks about the Twins win over Colorado Wednesday and Pastor Devlyn Brooks joins the show to talk about the book he just authored, Finding Faith in Life's Beautiful Cracks.
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Derek and Thomas Fuchs are talking Twins both on and off the field with Seth Stohs from Twins Daily, also look ahead to the Timberwolves vs. Nuggets series.
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Derek Hanson, along with producers Thomas Fuchs and Reggie Funk talk all things NCAA basketball (both men and women), Twins baseball, interleague games this early, and Jeff Kolpack, host of the "Golf Show" on 740 the Fan (10am Saturday mornings) previews his interview with PGA Pro Tom Hoge.
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Derek Hanson and Jack Michaels with the Tuesday "Twins Wrap" previewing the upcoming 2024 season with Twins broadcasting legend Dick Bremer. Also, Thomas Fuchs and Derek talk about the new kickoff rules that will be coming in 2024 to the NFL.
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Derek Hanson breaks down UND vs. Michigan in the Missouri Regional and the NCAA Frozen Four Hockey Tournament with veteran college hockey play by play broadcaster Ben Holden.
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Derek's birthday show with Thomas Fuchs producing and John Holler, Vikings beat writer for the USA Today joins the show to celebrate!
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Derek Hanson, Thomas Fuchs and Kevin Kennedy analyze Anthony Edwards' dunk everyone is talking about, breakdown ESPN's deal with the College Football Playoff for almost $8billion and Twins Broadcasting Legend Dick Bremer and Jack Michaels join for the Tuesday "Twins Wrap" to preview the upcoming 2024 season.
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Derek Hanson, Thomas Fuchs and Kevin Kennedy talk about the three Twins pitchers who are injured, the Vikings getting another first round draft pick after their trade with the Texans and the Packers releasing Aaron Jones and Minnesota snapping him up right away.
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Derek Hanson chats with Bison defensive end Hunter Zen Zen about this recovery from his 2023 season ending injury, and his take on his former teammate at Iowa State Brock Purdy, about him quarterbacking the 49ers in the Super Bowl Sunday.
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After the Vikings defeated the New Orleans Saints 27-19 on Sunday (11-12-23) Derek Hanson had a chance to catch up with center Garrett Bradburry, guard Ed Ingrahm, defensive tackle Jonathan Bullard, and saftey Josh Mettelus.
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Derek Hanson talked with Viking OL Christian Darrisaw after the tough 28-24 loss to the Chargers.
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Derek Hanson caught up with Twins pitcher Pablo Lopez Saturday (9-23) a day after the team wrapped up the AL Central Division title.
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Derek Hanson caught up with Twins pitcher Dallas Keuchel Saturday (9-23) a day after the team wrapped up the AL Central Division title.
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Derek Hanson caught up with Twins outfielder Matt Wallner Saturday (9-23) a day after the team wrapped up the AL Central Division title.
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Derek Hanson caught up with Twins outfielder Michael A Taylor Saturday (9-23) a day after the team wrapped up the AL Central Division title.
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Derek Hanson, Jack Michaels, Tank McNamara called up former UND great, and current President of Hockey Operations/General Manger for the Fargo Force Cary Eades about the passing of Henry Boucha, legendary NHL player from Warroad, MN.
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Derek Hanson caught up with Vikings fullback CJ Hamm after the loss to Tampa Bay at US Bank Stadium.
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Derek Hanson and Thomas Fuchs talk all things NFC North after week one of the NFL season.
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Derek Hanson on KFGO's Couch Potato Radio talked with Bison DE and Shanley grad Jake Kava and Ada native OT Mason Miller about the upcoming 2023 season!
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Derek and John break down what happened in the 2023 NFL Draft.
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Derek Hanson talks with Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse about the passing of Bud Grant and other topical events going on in MN sports.
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Ben and Derek talk about the Vikings cutting Adam Thielen, Erick Kendricks and Cam Dantzler.
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Derek and Kevin talk about the new defensive coordinator for the Vikings and preview the Super Bowl.
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John and Derek talk about the AFC and NFC Championship Games, preview the Super Bowl and talk about who might be cut or traded this offseason for the Minnesota Vikings.
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Derek talks with West Fargo native and long time NFL beat writer Ryan O'Halloran, now with the Buffalo News covering the Bills, about the tragic situation he witnessed in Cincinnati Monday night in the Bengals/Bills game with Damar Hamlin suffering a cardiac arrest on the field.
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Derek Hanson chatted with members of the Barnesville football team after they won the state championship.
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Derek Hanson and Minnesota Vikings Beat Writer for USA Today John Hollar talk the state of the Minnesota Vikings.
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Professor Jeff Baumgardner and Derek Hanson sit down to talk about the Uvalde shooting, and what went wrong.
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Seth Stohs began writing the Minnesota Twins blog at www.SethSpeaks.net in May of 2003. Over time, it became much more "TwinsCentric." He places a strong emphasis on the Twins minor league system.
Derek Hanson talks with Seth about the Twins during the All-Star break.
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Derek Hanson and Jack Michaels talk sports stories that the public doesn't always get to hear.
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Derek Hanson and Jeff Kolpack talk golf, and what is coming up on this weekend's Golf Show that airs on 740 The Fan.
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With the NHL Draft in progress, Derek Hanson talks with Travis Dunn about the moves and the power players.
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On Afternoons Live with Tyler Axness Derek Hanson joined the show to talk about the breaking news that USC and UCLA are considering moving from the Pac 12 to the Big 10 Conference.
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Former local sports personality David Moulton joins Derek Hanson about a variety of sports topics.
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Derek talks with Coste about the RedHawks finally being at home, opening up a nine game homeset starting Tuesday night (6-7) again Sioux Falls at Newman Outdoor Field.
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Derek Hanson talked with World of Outlaws star and North Dakota native Donny Schatz about the races coming up Friday (6-3) in Grand Forks.
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John Hollor, Minnesota Beat Writer for USA Today joins Derek Hanson to talk Minnesota Vikings Football.
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Derek Hanson is back and he talks with Seth Stohs, from the Twins Daily, about moves and performances from the Twins.
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Derek Hanson and Jack Michaels talk the Kentucky Derby with the President of the Horse Racing Network, Mike Penna, on The Kentucky Derby weekend, and who to watch during the race.
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With Derek Hanson on vacation, KFGO Sport's Jack Michaels talks with Fargo-Moorhead's General Manager Matt Rau about the upcoming 2022 Redhawks season
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John Holler, Minnesota Vikings Beat Writer with USA Today joins Derek Hanson to talk his experience at the Elton John Concert and everything Vikings
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Derek Hanson filled in for Tyler Axness on Afternoons Live Friday, March 18 and had a chance to talk with Super Bowl winning center Matt Birk. Birk is on the campaign trail, trying to win the Republican nomination in Minnesota to become the Lieutenant Governor on the Dr. Scott Jensen ticket. Derek and Matt talk about the challenges in Minnesota, how the campaign is going and his thoughts on Kirk Cousins and the Vikings. (Photo Credit-Jeff Weese / CC)
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Many know the name Dennis Eastman, a great athlete and coach from Wahpeton, ND. His son is doing great things in Idaho as a coach, Derek Hanson is his cousin, and bragged him up in his 8:15am sports report during News and Views.
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Jeff and Derek talk about the upcoming golf show on 740 the Fan, his book COVID KIDS and the changing perception of Carson Wentz in the NFL.
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Derek Hanson and Jack Michaels talk to the television voice of the Minnesota Twins Dick Bremer about the lock-out ending, the various trades the team has made, and the upcoming spring training games being broadcasted.
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Derek and Patrick talk about the crazy weekend with the Twins trades, Kirk Cousins signing a contract extension and the amazing Minnesota Class AA Boy's Hockey Championship.
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Grace Olson tragically lost her life in an automobile accident on February 27. Megan and many of Grace's friends and family are holding a benefit for the family to help with funeral expenses. Megan and Derek detail the event coming up Saturday, March 19th.
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Derek talks with "Ole" about the weekend sweep over the UMD Bulldogs, some of the players who are clicking for the Fighting Hawks and much more!
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Derek talks with Jacob Kletsch, one of the founders of Kletschfest, an annual classic snowmobile race taking place Saturday, Feb. 12 at the Clay County Fairgrounds in Barnesville.
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It was an emotional day Sunday for former Fargo South boys golf coach Steve Kennedy. The current head coach of Bison golf coached Tom Hoge, the former Bruin who won his first PGA tour event at Pebble Beach.
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Dave Schultz and Derek Hanson talk about how the Vikings lost to Detroit, the FCS playoffs and the College Football Playoff.
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Derek and Dave talk about the frustrating Vikings loss to the Ravens, the lack of an aggressive offensive strategy, going for two at the end of the game, and what the next few weeks will be like for this club.
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Derek Hanson talks to Dr. Myers about how two simple vitamins can help your immune system in the fight against COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses (no matter where you stand on vaccines).
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Derek and O'Halloran talk about his week covering Denver with the joint practices last week with the Vikings and the preseason game on Saturday.
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Metz made the U-23 Greco world team and will be competing at the world championships in Belgrade, Serbia this November. Due to this being a self funded trip through USA Wrestling he is fundraising for training and travel expenses selling "Metz Mode" t-shirts; Derek Hanson had a chance to get the details of the tournament and how to get his shirts by reaching out to him on social media.
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Nick Vitrano from the FM flagship for the Packers, WIXX in Green Bay talks with Derek about the Aaron Rodgers drama and discussion about Texas and Oklahoma getting invited to the Southeastern Conference.
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Derek Hanson talks with Barnesville native and wide receivers and conditioning coach for the Minnesota Vixen from the Women's Football Association. The Vixen defeated California to head to the D1 National Championship Game in Canton, Ohio July 24. Photo Credit: Alanna Hinz-Sweeney/MN Vixen
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Zenzen talks with Derek Hanson about his decision to verbally commit to NDSU, how he came to this decision, how his brother Hunter (now at Iowa State) helped him through the process, and his upcoming senior season for the Barnesville Trojans.
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Derek and Jon talk about the Timberwolves not being in the top 3 of the draft, Byron Buxton being injured again, and the SCOTUS ruling on the NCAA's rules against paying student-athletes.
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Derek and Donny talk about the races coming up in the region with the World of Outlaws, the details on the announcement that Schatz will be driving in an upcoming NASCAR Truck Series race in the dirt at Knoxville, Iowa on July 9; and the state of dirt track racing during the pandemic.
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Derek and Kyle talk about the big Memorial Day weekend coming up, whether or not the fish are biting and if the cold air and rain could effect all of that.
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Dave Rice gives a preview of all of the big events coming up for Memorial Day weekend.
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Derek Hanson filled in for Tyler Axness on Afternoons Live and talked about how conspiracies start, mainly because our governmental leaders don't tell us all of the information we need to know or mislead us.
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Derek Hanson and Jack Michaels talk with the television voice of the Minnesota Twins, Dick Bremer about the upcoming season which starts Thursday at Milwaukee. The game can be heard with a 12:30pm pregame show on the Mighty 790 and 104.7 KFGO.
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Derek talks with the long-time voice of UND hockey about the Fighting Hawks winning the NCHC Frozen Faceoff Championship and relives some of the memories of the UND vs. NDSU football rivalry.
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Derek talks with Dr. Spar about how Tom Brady preforms the way he does at 43 years old, the keys to nutrition, exercise and rest when it comes to maintaining your health.
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Derek Hanson chats with the boys from "Gone Outdoors" about what they have coming up on their show 11am Saturday morning live from the Fargodome for the 2021 Sportsman Show.
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Former UND defenseman on the 1980 UND National Championship team and host of "Around the Rink" 9am Saturday Mornings on 740 the Fan, Travis Dunn talks with Derek about the Wild having to postpone games due to COVID-19, and UND having the weekend off.
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Derek and David preview the Super Bowl, but also talk about the labor issues in Major League Baseball.
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Dr. Bumgarner and Derek talk about the events at the Capitol on Jan. 6, discuss whether or not President Trump's political career is over, and what the Republican Party will be doing the next four years, including re-branding itself.
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Seth and Derek talk about the St. Paul Saints most likely becoming the new AAA minor league affiliate for the Twins, the AA club moving to Wichita, Kansas, off-season moves and more!
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Dr. Bumgarner and Derek talk about President Trump conceding defeat, whether or not he will run in 2024 and what his legacy will be compared to other one-term presidents.
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Dave Rice hosts KFGO's "Veteran's Hour" once a month every Saturday on the Mighty 790, talking about events and issues with area veterans.
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Derek and Dakota talk about the 28-22 win over the Packers, what the NFL has been like during the pandemic and the upcoming game vs. the Lions Sunday (Noon kick-off on 790 KFGO).
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Reusse who not only worked with Sid at the Star Tribune newspaper, but also was the author of Sid Hartman's two book and various television shows with the legendary Minnesota sports personality. Ruesse also talks about the World Series, and his call to Jack Morris after Tampa Bay Manager Kevin Cash took Blake Snell our of game 6.
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Host Dave Rice talks with LCDR Stevie Greenway, CO Navy Reserve, Tim Bohan from the Navy League, and Lisa Folstad from the Marine Corps League.
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A season wrap with the guru of regional dirt track racing Corey Litton!
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Jon and Derek talk about the bleak Minnesota sports scene and share stories about the passing of the legendary Sid Hartman.
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Derek and Mike talk about the big game to kick of the season for the University of Minnesota as they host Michigan, the goals for this year, the protocols the Big 10 has brought to the season to avoid the spread of COVID-19, and Grimm shares some thoughts and stories about Sid Hartman, legendary sports writer and media personality, who passed away Sunday at the age of 100.
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When Derek Hanson was filling in for Joel Heitkamp on News and Views Tuesday (Oct. 13) the issue of how many hospital beds, including ICU bed, along with the staffing situation was brought up. Renae Moch, Director of Bismarck-Burleigh Public Health appeared on MNBC's Rachel Maddow show on Monday night, she joined Derek to explain the numbers further.
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Previewing the Vice Presidential debate, Derek talks with Merrick Rosenberg, author of Personality Wins-Who Will Take the White House and How We Know about how it doesn't really matter if it is a D or R behind the candidate's name, it is more about if the voter likes, or is drawn to him or her.
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You may remember him as Detective Taggert in Beverly Hills Cop 1 & 2, as well as many other television and movies over the years. He is starring in a new movie, Once Upon a River which is now available at https://www.filmmovement.com/.
Based on the best-selling novel by Bonnie Jo Campbell, Once Upon A River is the story of Native American teenager Margo Crane (Kenadi DelaCerna) in 1970s rural Michigan who after enduring a series of traumas and tragedies, sets out on an odyssey on the Stark River in search of her estranged mother.
On the water, Margo encounters friends, foes, wonders, and dangers; navigating life on her own, she comes to understand her potential, all while healing the wounds of her past.
Derek Hanson had a chance to talk with Ashton about this film and his favorite film from the 80's John was in, "Some Kind of Wonderful."
MORE ABOUT JOHN ASHTON
John has appeared in over 100 stage, film, and television productions throughout his more than 50-year illustrious career. Select credits include "Kojak," "Colombo," "Police Story," and a recurring role as Willie Joe Garr in the hit series "Dallas." He then starred in a few mini-series including "A Death in California," "Love, Lies and Murder," "The Tommyknockers," and the critically acclaimed "I Know My First Name is Steven." He later starred as Charlie Battles in his own series "Hardball" for NBC.
His many film credits include BREAKING AWAY, SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL, SHE'S HAVING A BABY, and LITTLE BIG LEAGUE.
His most well known critically acclaimed hit films were BEVERLY HILLS COP I & II as Sgt. John Taggart, and MIDNIGHT RUN as Marvin Dorfler. John received his BA degree in Theater Arts from the University of Southern California and is proudly still working at the profession he loves.
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Derek and Ryan preview the Broncos @ Jets game Thursday, the NFL's dealing with COVID-19 outbreaks with the Tennessee Titans and more!
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Dr. Bumgarner and Derek talk about the first debate between President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden.
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Minnesota High School Football is back, Derek Hanson will be giving you the play by play of Pillager vs. Barnesville, 6:30 is the pregame show Saturday night!
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The World of Outlaws are racing Saturday Night (Aug.22) at the Red River Valley Speedway in West Fargo and Derek Hanson had a chance to catch up with multi-time champion and North Dakota native Donny Schatz about the season so far and previewing the big weekend ahead!
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Derek and Dr. Bumgarner talk about some of the college football conferences playing this fall and others postponing until the spring, Vice President Biden picking Senator Kamala Harris and the strategy behind it, and an analysis of the bodycam footage released from the Minneapolis police officers during the incident in the death of George Floyd.
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Moulton, who is the spotter/researcher for Gary Danielson for the SEC game of the week on CBS and for Troy Aikman on FOX's America's Game of the Week for the NFL talks with Derek about what the football season will look like, especially with the Big Ten announcing they will be moving their schedule to the spring.
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Derek and Dr. Jensen talk about what CDC Director Robert Redfield had to say last week in the House Select Subcommittee on the coronavirus crisis hearing and everything else in regards to COVID-19.
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Derek Hanson and Joel Morgan talk about the Minnesota High School League's decision to move volleyball and football to a spring sport starting in mid-March and the spring sports starting in late May.
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Derek and Dr. Bumgarner talk about the politicization of masks, President Trump's handling of the Corona Virus and the federal government getting involved in the protests in Portland, Oregon.
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Derek Hanson previews Saturday's Gone Outdoors with Brewer and Agre (11am after the Solid Gold Saturday Mornings) talking fishing and much more!
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Matt and Derek talk about how much they miss movie theaters and are concerned that college football will not be able to start on time.
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Derek Hanson talks with Jon Fisch, former sports writer for the Seattle Times took a stroll through the controversial Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ)/Capitol Hill Organized Protest, filmed it and then posted it on Facebook. The two Barnesville, MN natives talk about what is going on there.
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Former KX4 Sports Director and host of a sports talk show on "the Fan" David Moulton joins Derek to give an update on his kidney being removed recently when the doctors found cancer, he is doing well, and talks about that, and his thoughts on sports!
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Dr. Bumgarner joins Derek for his weekly segment talking about the world of politics, and how lately the criminal justice part has been injected into that conversation with the events around George Floyd's death when being detained by Minneapolis police.
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Derek and Dr. Bumgarner talk about the death of George Floyd and the firing of the Minneapolis police officers that were in the viral video, the politics behind it and more!
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On Wednesday, May 20th Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announced that bars and restaurants in the state could have outdoor service and take-out only on June 1st, Derek Hanson thought the decision was ridiculous and inconsistent with what else is open in the state.
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A new show on KFGO features some history of the Mighty 790. Saturday nights at 7pm after Twins Classic Radio we feature some of the shows from years gone by that made KFGO what it is today and what it always has been, #1. The first episode features "The Hotseat" with Larry Ristvedt, Jack Sunday and Paul Jurgens grilling Ed Schultz after the ownership group at KFGO hired him away from channel 6; Olaf Harvey, and Jack and Sandy interviewing "The Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase. ENJOY!
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Derek and Daugherty talk about the problems with testing for COVID-19 and how antibody testing could be a game-changer.
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A good news story, as Derek Hanson talks with former NDSU football standout Dr. Arden Beachy, who tested positive with COVID-19 in early April. Beachy describes the symptoms he had, why he was initially alarmed, and his thoughts on what the country is in for battling this virus. Beachy is fully recovered and back practicing medicine in his hometown of Staples, MN at Lakewood Health System.
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David joins Derek to talk about how the course looks out at Mapleton, and a big announcement for his new TV program, bringing back the "Hole in One Show" that former legend in broadcasting Jim Adelson made famous!
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David talks with Derek about how this are going in Fort Myers with Spring Training being shut down, how he is dealing with it as a sports fan, and what might be down the road in both sports and life in general.
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Hunter and Derek talk about how his plans to head to Iowa State might be delayed, no spring ball and what it is like to have your senior year of high school have this disruption.
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NDSCS host Malcolm X College Saturday in The North Central District Championship game, a win puts them in The NJCAA National Tournament
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Recent VCSU grad Jake Peterson is looking for a shoot at The NFL;he's working out in Grand Forks preparing for NDSU's/UND's pro day
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Joel Morgan caught up with former UND goalie and Stanley Cup Champion goalie Ed Belfour and talked about Belfour Spirits
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Second year offensive coordinator Danny Freund gives an update on Fighting Hawks spring football
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Fresh off a win against Kindred in The Region 1 Championship game; coach Jay Bachman spoke with Joel Morgan and Tank McNamara ahead of The Class B State Tournament
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Dave Hughes again is vying to win Minnesota's 7th District seat for the United State Congress. He has some challengers for the Republican nomination this time around, and it isn't 100% certain Incumbent Collin Peterson will run again .
Derek Hanson and Hughes talk about those issues and more.
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The #1 team in NCAA is rolling, coming off a sweep of Denver. Derek Hanson and Tank McNamara talk with Steve Olson from the Fighting Hawks Radio Network about it, also previewing the upcoming series at St. Cloud State.
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