Thursday is Bob Knight Day in Mountain Home ktlo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ktlo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The city chose July 15 as Bob Knight Day because that will be his 76th birthday.
Knight is one of the co-owners of Mountain Lakes Broadcasting Corp. and serves as president and general manager of KTLO AM 1240 and KTLO FM 97.9, KCTT Classic Hits 101.7 and KBOD 99.7 The Boot. He also hosts the KTLO FM morning show, helping thousands of listeners get out of bed and get their days started.
Bob Knight (left) is pictured in the KTLO FM 97.9 studios with his grandson, Zane, and late wife, Sue.
The city’s proclamation reads in part, “We have been waking up to Bob’s voice in the Twin Lakes Area on KTLO for over 40 years. Not only is he that familiar voice on the radio, but he is a pillar in this community that we want to recognize.”
Former Republican presidential appointee and state representative Gary B. Blodgett, 83, of Clear Lake, died early Wednesday.
The longtime Mason City orthodontistâs name was virtually synonymous with north Iowa Republican causes and campaigns for decades.
Gary Blodgett, from 2013
Beginning in 1972, when he assisted with President Richard Nixonâs re-election, Blodgett was extensively involved in politics. In 1976, he raised funds for President Gerald Fordâs campaign; between 1980-92, he was actively engaged in the presidential campaigns of Ronald Reagan and the first President Bush. Until 2014, when Alzheimer s finally slowed him down, he raised money for Gov. Terry Branstad and was a mainstay in GOP circles.
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Vaccinations are the key to getting to the so-called new normal . Enterprise tech is playing its role in getting the jabs to people s arms, but there s a need to focus on experience-based messaging to counter hesitancy in key communities.
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The emergence of COVID-19 vaccines is the good news that millions around the world have waited to hear for over a year. But there are those who still harbor (vocal) doubts about their rollout, doubts that need to be overcome if successful mass-vaccination is to be achieved.
A recent study by Kantar Public, polling 7,133 people across the US, UK, France, Italy, India, Germany and The Netherlands, found some striking variations in national attitudes to the prospect of being vaccinated. France and the USA displayed the highest levels of vaccine hesitancy - 40% and 25% respectively - whereas respondents in India, Italy and the UK - 82%, 80% and 76% - are most likely to definitely/probably get the