What Voters Say About Government and Politics at Fancy Farm

WKMS | By John Paul Henry

Published August 4, 2013 at 10:17 PM CDT

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The politicians had their time behind the podium at Saturday’s Fancy Farm Picnic. The crowd's chants were heard en-masse. But, individual's cast ballots. So, contributing Producer John Paul Henry spoke with some Fancy Farm attendees away from the political speaking and asked them two questions:

How has the Government affected you in the last year, good or bad?
What value do you think the stump speeches at Fancy Farm add to the political process?

Hear their answers:

Our thanks to Jim Rodgers, Vickie Travis, Arvida Gordon, Kim Dye and producer John Paul Henry. See our coverage of the political speaking here.

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Chad Lampe, a Poplar Bluff, Missouri native, was raised on radio. He credits his father, a broadcast engineer, for his technical knowledge, and his mother for the gift of gab. At ten years old he broke all bonds of the FCC and built his own one watt pirate radio station. His childhood afternoons were spent playing music and interviewing classmates for all his friends to hear. At fourteen he began working for the local radio stations, until he graduated high school. He earned an undergraduate degree in Psychology at Murray State, and a Masters Degree in Mass Communication. In November, 2011, Chad was named Station Manager in 2016.

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