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
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.
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.
Is it Illegal to ‘Get Busy’ in Your Car In South Dakota?
You and your date are parked at "Make-Out Point." You see headlights. If it's the cops, what could happen? Are you breaking the law?
The Time Martin Luther King Jr Brought The Civil Rights Message To South Dakota
Two years before his legendary I Have a Dream speech in Washington DC, Dr. King spoke to the people of South Dakota
Wind Chill Warning for Sioux Falls This Weekend
The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Chill Warning for the Sioux Falls area from 6:00 PM Friday until noon Tuesday (1/12-1/15).
Paul Is Dead: Unraveling Iowa’s Unexpected Connection to the Beatles
One celebrity rumor that took over the world in the 1960s had it's, sort of, beginings at a college in Iowa.
Top 11 Novels Set in South Dakota (That Aren’t by Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Hundreds of novels are published every year. Those books are often set in exciting places like space or the future. Sometimes they take place in amazing locations like London, Tokyo, or even Omaha. And a few books are even set in South Dakota! And some of those are not by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
What is a Sioux Falls ‘Snow Alert?’ Here’s the Answer
It's something we'll hear several times during winter in Sioux Falls, South Dakota: Snow Alert. But what does that mean, and do I need to do anything?
Snow Day For Sioux Falls Public Schools Monday
The Sioux Falls School District announced that because of the coming snow they will not have school on Monday, January 9, 2024.
7 REAL Reasons Not to Move to Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls a better place to live than anywhere else. But there are some things to think about before packing the moving truck.