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.
You Could Live in this Fantastic Old Minnesota Church
I came across this real estate listing for this former church in Minnesota. After seeing these pictures I would totally live in this historic building.
Decoding South Dakota’s License Plate Numbers
The South Dakota license plate numbering system, unique and informative, reveals the county of vehicle registration through the first digit. Understanding this system can help identify where a car is from.
6 Ways you Can Tell if Someone is From South Dakota
South Dakotans are a unique bunch of folks. In fact, there are some tell-tell signs that will give away a 605'ers origin.
Tornado Tuesday – Remembering the Day Dozens Of Twisters Ripped Through South Dakota
More than 65 tornados touched down in eastern South Dakota on June 24, 2003. One of them left a small South Dakota village a ghost town.
From PacMan To Batman: The Lost Art Of Collecting Vintage Movie Cups
Discover the lost treasure of iconic restaurant collector cups - the PacMan Glasses from Arbys and Batman Forever Glasses from McDonalds!
24 Disturbing(ish) Facts About the Class of 2024
It's kind of hard for people, like me, born waaaaaayyyyy back in the nineteen hundreds to grasp how different their world is from the one we grew up in:
Paul Is Dead: Iowa’s Role In Rock And Roll History Goes Beyond The Cornfields
One celebrity rumor that took over the world in the 1960s had it's, sort of, beginings at a college in Iowa.
Your Guide to the Top 10 Party Schools in South Dakota
Which College should you go to? There are lots of factors to consider. If the social scene is your #1 concern, here are South Dakota's top party schools.
How David Spade Led Me To A Week-Long El DeBarge Obsession
From a David Spade joke to Johnny Carson, to 'Weird Al' and finally to a 1986 movie about a robot. It all started when I fell down a YouTube rabbit hole.