Larry Steckline

Larry Steckline is a prominent Kansas broadcasting entrepreneur, and radio and television personality, particularly known for his Kansas agriculture news/feature/commentary programs.[1][2][3] His company, Steckline Communications—formerly known as the Mid-Kansas Ag Network[3]—provides various media services, including agricultural news syndicated to radio and television stations throughout Kansas. Steckline has also owned and operated 27 Kansas and Oklahoma radio stations.[1][2][4][5]

Since 1964, Steckline has produced agricultural news, information and commentary programs aired on television and radio stations throughout Kansas and into adjoining Nebraska, Colorado, and Oklahoma, particularly on KTVH-TV (Wichita, Kansas/Hutchinson, Kansas, and later the Kansas State Network (KSN), the state's main provider of television broadcast to rural communities, as well as three of Kansas' five largest cities (Wichita, Topeka, and Salina).[1][2][4] He returned to KWCH-TV (KTVH-TV's successor), and continued broadcasts of his Ag News Network.[6] Most recently, his program has appeared on Wichita's KAKE-TV.[7][8]

  1. ^ a b c La Pierre, Karen (Kansas Agland): "Larry Steckline: One NW Kansas boy’s journey to success," August 25, 2015, Hutchinson News, retrieved July 27, 2020
  2. ^ a b c "Kansas FFA and Steckline partner to build chapter success,", August 12, 2015, High Plains Journal, retrieved July 27, 2020
  3. ^ a b "Stovall rethinking her run,", April 10, 2002, Lawrence Journal-World, retrieved July 26, 2020
  4. ^ a b Oberly, Mindy, "Larry Steckline: A Half Century as the Voice of Kansas Agriculture,", August 3rd, 2015, Airing on the Side of Agriculture, re-posted at National Association of Farm Broadcasters, retrieved July 26, 2020
  5. ^ "Steckline to donate profits from book to Future Farmers of America,", September 18, 2015, Salina Journal, retrieved July 26, 2020
  6. ^ Berg, Susan: "Carla trades courtroom for quiet life, family;" September 22, 2004,Marion County Record, retrieved October 27, 2020
  7. ^ "Future of 2020 Kansas State Fair to be decided today: Vendors pulling out of the fair causes State Fair board to reconsider,", July 9, 2020, KAKE-TV, retrieved July 26, 2020
  8. ^ Acklin, Alyson: "First Steckline Ag Report on GMK," June 23, 2020, KAKE News, blog (KAKE-TV) on Facebook, retrieved October 28. 2020