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WPM's Program Director & Wyoming Sounds Host Grady Kirkpatrick traveled to Jackson the weekend of January 14 to attend a concert at the Center for the Arts. He joined CFA Programming Director Shannon McCormick on stage to introduce Jackie Greene, Anders Osborne, and Hayes Carll.   

WPM's News Director, Bob Beck and WPM Reporters, Caroline Ballard, Maggie Mullen, and Tennessee Watson have been traveling to and from Cheyenne to provide on-site coverage of Wyoming's 2017 legislative session. 

This month WPM's Cultural Affairs and Production Director, Micah Schweizer hosted Insight Cheyenne: Legends, presented by Wyoming Humanities and WPM's Director of Engineering and Wyoming Sounds Host, Paul Montoya, hosted Seven Things I've Learned: An Evening with Ira Glass event in Jackson Hole, presented by the Center for the Arts.

NPR put out another call for undiscovered bands to enter a contest to play a Tiny Desk Concert in Washington, D.C. A number of Wyoming musicians filmed themselves behind - and in front of - their own 'desks'. Check out all of the entries here.

WPM's part-time Data Assistant, Christina White, has been with WPM for three years and has aided with the transition of four new employees since she first started. This month she helped Dianne Burner with her transition into the WPM family.                                                      

WPM's HumaNature Podcast collaborated  with New Hampshire Public Radio's Outside/In with hopes that cross-promotion would help both of the shows expand their audiences. HumaNature swapped their Hoofprints On The Heart episode with Outside/In's The Young Man Of The Mountain episode.

WPM's HumaNature Podcast broadcast special episodes December 21, 2016 and January 5, 2017 which aired on KSUT Four Corners in Colorado and   KUT Austin in Austin, Texas.                                            

WPM's former Natural Resources and Energy Reporter, Stephanie Joyce, was mentioned by Nieman Reports for her article that demonstrated strong on-the-ground reporting and local knowledge.                                            

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The 8th Episode of WPM's HumaNature Podcast was mentioned by Audible Feast, a blog about podcast reviews and recommendations, as one of 2016's best episodes.

                                                               
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WPM's HumaNature Podcast were mentioned by NPR's Scoop for its collaboration with New Hampshire Public Radio's Outside/In. WPM and NHPR swapped episodes to expand upon their reach and prospective audience.

University of Wyoming Alum, Dianne Burner served nine years on active duty in the U.S. Air Force. She went on to earn a Master of Human Relations from the University of Oklahoma and later worked as a community volunteer - all the while devoting the bulk of her time to raising an "Air Force family."

Hailing from Rochester, New York, Sam was drawn to Laramie to pursue a degree in history as well as to participate on the University of Wyoming Wrestling team. Sam's interest in journalism has grown from has love of politics and traveling.

Annie is an MFA candidate in fiction at the University of Wyoming. She is originally from Michigan, but comes to Laramie by way of California, Virginia, Montana, and Alaska. She earned degrees in Political Science and Law from Stanford university.                                 

Many Native Americans are often forced to find rentals in border communities off the reservation. Even there they still struggle to find places to live because of racial discrimination. 

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Congressman Liz Cheney voted yes on a bill that would make it easier for congress to hand over federal lands over to the states.                                                          
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In 2015, the town of Pinedale turned off its sodium silicate water treatment - a type of corrosion control that helps prevent lead contamination from old plumbing. The next year, dangerous levels of lead were found in one residence and at the town's high school. 

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