Percy Tyrone Sledge was an American R&B, soul and gospel singer. He is best known for the song "When a Man Loves a Woman", a No. 1 hit on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B singles charts in 1966. It was awarded a million-selling, Gold-certified disc from the RIAA.
The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia is one of the largest and most comprehensive aeromedical organisations in the world. It provides emergency and primary health care services for those living in rural, remote and regional areas of Australia. It is a non-profit organisation which provides health care to people who cannot access a hospital or general practice due to the vast distances of the Outback.
WRFD is a radio station licensed to both Worthington and Columbus, Ohio, United States. WRFD is owned by Salem Media Group and is a sister station to conservative talk outlet WTOH. The two stations share studios in the northwest portion of Columbus, and WRFD's transmitter is based near Cooper Stadium on the city's west side. WRFD can also be heard via translator station W283CL, which launched in November 2016.
Henry Cantwell "Harry" Wallace was an American farmer, journalist, and political activist who served as the Secretary of Agriculture from 1921 to 1924. He was the father of Henry A. Wallace, who would follow in his footsteps as Secretary of Agriculture and later became Vice President under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He was an editor of Wallaces' Farmer from 1916 to 1921.
Biography is a U.S. documentary television series and media franchise created in the 1960s by David L. Wolper and owned by A&E Networks since 1987. Each episode depicts the life of a notable person with narration, on-camera interviews, photographs, and stock footage. The show originally ran in syndication in 1962–1964, and in 1979, on A&E from 1987 to 2006, and on The Biography Channel from 2006 to 2012. After a five-year hiatus, the franchise was relaunched in 2017. Over the years, the Biography media franchise has expanded domestically and internationally, spinning off several cable television channels, a website, a children's program, a line of books and records, and a series of made-for-TV movies, specials, and miniseries, among other media properties. Biography has won a Peabody Award (1962) and three Emmy Awards.
RFD-TV is an American pay television channel that is owned by Patrick Gottsch, through the Rural Media Group. The channel features programming devoted to rural issues, concerns and interests. The channel's name is a reference to Rural Free Delivery, the name for the United States Postal Service's system of delivering mail directly to rural patrons. Production and uplinking facilities for RFD-TV are located at Northstar Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, while the channel's corporate & national sales office is based in Omaha, Nebraska. RFD-TV's sister radio station is Sirius XM's Rural Radio. RFD-TV also owns a theater in Branson, Missouri where some variety shows that air on RFD-TV are filmed, as well as the Imus Ranch in Ribera, New Mexico.
KALB-TV, virtual channel 5, is an NBC/CBS/CW+-affiliated television station licensed to Alexandria, Louisiana, United States. The station is owned by Gray Television. KALB-TV's studios are located on Washington Street in downtown Alexandria, and its transmitter is located in Forest Hill. Its over-the-air signal can also be seen in most of the Lake Charles and Lafayette markets.
The U.S. Farm Report (USFR) is a weekly syndicated United States television news program, presented in magazine format, which has a focus on agriculture and agribusiness.
Orion Samuelson is an American broadcaster, most widely known for hosting U.S. Farm Report. He was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 2003.
KMAR-FM is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Winnsboro, Louisiana. The station airs the syndicated Westwood One programming Real Country in addition to locally produced programming.
Kentucky Farm Bureau's Bluegrass & Backroads is a television program produced by Kentucky Farm Bureau, based in Louisville, Kentucky. The half-hour program focuses on interesting cultural, historical, and artistic aspects of the Bluegrass State. The program is currently hosted and produced by Bill Thomas and Matt Hilton.
AgDay is a syndicated daily half-hour television program presented in magazine format focusing on agriculture news, agribusiness, and country living. It generally airs in early morning timeslots on stations throughout the country and also airs weekday mornings on the digital cable and satellite channel RFD-TV. It is taped at WNDU studios in South Bend, Indiana. It is hosted and produced by Clinton Griffiths.
Max Armstrong is an American agriculture broadcaster from Chicago, Illinois.
Danna Paola Rivera Munguía, better known as Danna Paola, is a Mexican actress, singer and model. She gained popularity as an actress and singer, starring in dozens of television projects throughout her life.
Swampers is an unincorporated community in Franklin Parish, Louisiana. The name was collected between 1976 and 1980 by the United States Geological Survey, and entered into the Geographic Names Information System on June 4, 1980.
Texas Farm Bureau, the state's largest farm organization, represents the interests of agricultural producers and rural communities across Texas as the "Voice of Texas Agriculture." Texas Farm Bureau's grassroots structure begins in local communities across the state of Texas. The non-profit organization's direction and decision making are dictated by its members.
The Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation (LFB) is a state chapter of the United States's largest general farm organization representing farmers, ranchers, and rural residents. The organization provides assistance toward the development and prosperity of Louisiana agriculture. It is a private, non-profit, non-governmental agency established in 1922 to bring a voice to Louisiana farmers and their families. It is based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
America's Heartland is a television program in the United States airing on public television since 2005. Produced by KVIE Sacramento, America's Heartland reporters and crews have brought in stories from all across the United States as well as faraway places like Taiwan, China, Egypt and Morocco.
Ralph Lee Abraham Jr. is an American politician, medical doctor and former veterinarian serving as the U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 5th congressional district since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he is a native and resident of Alto, Louisiana; Abraham ran for Governor of Louisiana in the 2019 Louisiana gubernatorial election. He placed third, behind fellow Republican Eddie Rispone and Democratic incumbent John Bel Edwards, failing to advance to the runoff, which is required under Louisiana law as no candidate received a majority in the primary.
Betsy Freese is an American editor, blogger, and radio personality who focuses on small and large-scale agriculture journalism as executive editor for Successful Farming and Living the Country Life. She was the host of both the Living the Country Life radio series and TV show. She produces the exclusive annual Pork Powerhouses ranking of the largest 25 pork producers in the U.S. and Canada.
