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In 2017, Colter joined the Northern Ag Network and today he leads a team of farm broadcasters that produce 15 daily radio and television programs, providing ag news and market programs for a network of over 60 Affiliated Stations in Montana, Wyoming and the western Dakotas. Colter volunteers on the board of directors for the Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity – Alpha Delta Alumni Association, as well as for Montana Range Days, the state’s largest rangeland education program.

Colter, his wife Kayla and two sons Owen and Hudson live in Laurel, Montana, and stay active with their own small herd of cattle as part of his family’s cow-calf operation at Sand Springs, Montana.

When the realization that having her two teenagers and three kids under the age of 4 falling asleep on the editing room floor every night was not a healthy way to raise a family, she began her work in the Non-Profit arena by working at the Kalispell Chamber of Commerce. She quickly rose through the ranks and went from part-time to Director of Operations in just 3 short years. Being recognized as a hard worker with a lot of tenacity, she was hired away from the Chamber by Senator Conrad Burns. During her time at the Senate, Denise was responsible for the issue areas of Economic Development, Telecommunications, Transportation, and the EPA. Working on behalf of the Senator, she was able to build a lot of relationships across the state. She did so by always striving to find the common ground between the constituents and the federal agencies. However, one of her proudest accomplishment during this time was being known as “Conrad’s Pitbull”, which was both a sign of respect by the agencies as well as an acknowledgment that whenever she was working on a constituent’s case, the constituent was going to be made whole.

When her time at the Senate was over, she went to work for the Flathead Business and Industry Association, an organization whose work focused on advocating on behalf of the business communities of Northwest Montana. Again, Denise focused on finding the middle ground between building economically healthy communities, working with elected officials, and maintaining a healthy environment.

For the betterment of her kids, in 2010 she came home to Billings and began her work as the Executive Director of the Home Builders Association. In 2014 she made another career change when she went from “Parade of Homes to the homeless” and began her work as Director of Public Relations for the Montana Rescue Mission. When asked what she liked the most about that position, she will tell you she is thankful to have been able to spend more time with her youngest two children and felt honored to give voice to the poorest of the poor in our community.

Earlier this year, Denise decided to dust off her Journalism Degree and put it back in use as the News Director for Northern News Network. Denise is excited about the opportunity to bring her knowledge on Statewide Issues to a broader audience, “I look forward to being able to utilize my vast number of contacts throughout this great State to provide critical information with solid journalism standards to our listeners. I will again utilize my ability to focus on what we can agree on, rather than what divides us.”

In her spare time, she serves as the President to the Montana Association For Female Executives (MAFE), the Chair of the City of Billings Human Relations Commission, and on the Board of Directors for Saint Vincent De Paul. Since moving to Billings, she has also served as the Chair of the Job Service Employers Committee (JSEC), The Chair of Ram Jam, and within her Church Community.

Shannon was born in Missoula, Montana to Ferris and Anna Marie Clouse. She is the third of eight children. She graduated from Missoula Hellgate High School and Montana State University in Bozeman, receiving a degree in Elementary Education. She taught elementary school in Billings for 13 years until she resigned to be a full-time Mom. Shannon and Taylor have been married since 1980. They are blessed with three children: Travis (1984), Courtney (1986), and Colter (1989). Shannon is active in the Huntley Project community. She enjoys helping with 4-H, FFA, religious education, volunteering at school, homework and housework. She loves to sew in her free time.

In that time, he would also add job experiences from the Wyoming Game and Fish as an AIS Tech and the US Forest Service as a backcountry trail crew foreman, spending three seasons with each department. He also became a bar tender for a local steakhouse in Cody, WY for three summers to prevent any boredom from setting in. But probably his favorite hat he put on was that from an auction business he started on his own and continues to operate after self-teaching himself how to be an auctioneer. “It’s the one job that has taught me how to use my voice properly, and opened a lot of new doors, including the door to Northern Ag Network and sports broadcasting.”

In May of 2019, Andy joined the Northern Ag Network as an Ag Broadcaster and one of his first interviews on air was with the Governor of Wyoming, Mark Gordon, while attending a mid-year conference held by Wyoming Stock Growers Association.

Born in Plentywood, Tom began his radio career as a senior in high school at Voices of Montana affiliate KXGN, in Glendive. He attended college at Dawson Community College, in Glendive, and the University of Montana, in Missoula.

He has worked as a disc jockey, radio journalist, talk-show host, and sportscaster for radio stations in Glendive, Scobey, Missoula, Kalispell, and Bozeman. He is widely known as a sportscaster, hosting and producing the award-winning University of Montana Grizzly football pregame radio show for more than 15 seasons. Most recently, he served as the interim play-by-play broadcaster for Montana State University men’s basketball for the 2019 conference season.

In 2001, Tom was hired to serve as U.S. Representative Denny Rehberg’s Press Secretary, and through the next decade handled congressional media relations and public events for the six-term Montana congressman. In 2017, Tom returned to public service as the Montana Press Secretary for U.S. Representative Greg Gianforte. He also has experience working in construction, oil-extraction, and sign-marketing, and was the public address announcer for the Missoula Osprey minor league baseball team.

“From Montana-For Montana”, Tom hosts a program that represents the thoughtful and caring people of our state. He takes a common-sense approach to examining the issues and hearing from all sides. He feels that public discourse doesn’t need to be divisive and that we can certainly speak our minds. But he wants to make sure that the audience is able to draw conclusions based on the truth. As he says on the show, “it’s important to measure our words.” That’s the kind of Montana he grew up in, and the kind he wants to pass along.”

Schultz and his wife, Lloie, have been married for 36 years, have two adult children and 1 grandchild, and live in Billings.