I’ve been doing radio in some way since the age of 16, first cutting my teeth in my hometown of Soldotna, Alaska, doing play-by-play for high school hockey. From there, I gravitated toward radio news and sports coverage, doing civic reporting for a National Public Radio station in East Lansing, Mich., then doing news, sports and on-air work for a number of stations in Havre, Mont. Now, I'm a part of Wyoming's biggest and best radio news team. I’m a very proud alumnus of Michigan State University, where I studied broadcast journalism. At MSU, I did news updates for the campus radio station. I also dabbled in TV, producing the EMMY Award-winning on-campus news program. I also did hockey play-by-play and filmed athletics press conferences for the Big Ten Network and its website. For my efforts, I picked up a few awards, most notably from the Society of Professional Journalists and the Michigan Association of Broadcasters.
Anthony Pollreisz
City Council Considers New Hogadon Maintenance, Ski Patrol Building
Casper City Council is moving forward with plans that may lead to the replacement of neglected maintenance and ski patrol facilities at Hogadon Ski Area.
During its work session on Tuesday, council gave informal approval to spend previously allocated one-cent funds on a cost estimate and architectural sketches for a proposed building that combines the current maintenance and ski patrol facilities.
School District Approves 2014-2015 Calendar
Trustees with the Natrona County School District have finalized the calendar that will be used next school year.
District officials say the later start on Sept. 2 is likely the most obvious change on the 2014-2015 calendar that was approved on Monday...
Trustees Approve Additional Construction for NCHS, KW
Trustees with the Natrona County School District unanimously approved additional construction for both of Casper’s high schools on Monday.
The board’s approval on Monday night will give contractors the go ahead to add additional square footage to Natrona County High School’s career and technical education area and to the new Kelly Walsh High School’s commons area...
Wyoming Average Gas Price Up to $3.10
Analysts with GasBuddy.com say gas prices in Wyoming are on the rise again, but not by much.
GasBuddy.com senior petroleum analyst Patrick DeHaan says Wyoming’s average gas price increased roughly 1.5 cents last week.
“Prices in Wyoming are averaging about $3...
Interactive One-Cent Meeting Scheduled for Wednesday
The city of Casper will hold an interactive public forum next week regarding the renewal of the city's optional one-cent sales tax.
Assistant to the city manager Fleur Tremel says live polling will be used at the meeting to gauge how residents want future one-cent funds to be spent if voters decide to renew the tax later this year...
Golf Course Fee Hike Approved by Casper City Council
City councilors in Casper have passed a resolution establishing the new fee schedule at the Casper Municipal Golf Course.
Council on Tuesday agreed to raise usage fees at the golf course for the first time in 14 years, increasing the season pass fee $35 to $535 and the half-season pass fee $25 to $350...
City Council Approves Digital Ticketing System Purchase for CPD
The city of Casper has agreed to purchase a new digital ticketing system that will be used by the Casper Police Department.
Casper City Council unanimously approved the $143,379 purchase during its regular session Tuesday evening.
Officials with CPD say the new digiTICKET system will reduce traffic stop time and ticketing errors...
New Downtown Development Authority Director Named
Casper’s Downtown Development Authority has named its new director.
Kevin Hawley will take over as head of the DDA next week. DDA board member and Donells Candies president Mike Stepp says Hawley brings a lot to the agency.
“He has worked extensively in construction, real estate development and marketing and has a lot of experience in planning,” Stepp said...
City Council Signs Off on Wyoming Business Council Grant Application
Casper City Council on Tuesday unanimously agreed to sign and submit a Wyoming Business Council community enhancement grant application for North Platte River restoration funds.
Now that the city council has given its consent, the city of Casper will ask the Wyoming Business Council for $500,000 that the city wants to use to help chip away at the $12...
Fuel Spill Closes Intersection Near Downtown Casper
UPDATE 6:30 p.m. Tuesday: Lt. Stew Anderson with Natrona County Emergency Management says Yellowstone Highway has been reopened, but First Street remains closed.
UPDATE 3:30 p.m. Tuesday: Lt. Stew Anderson says the East First Street and East Yellowstone Highway intersection will likely remain closed for the next few hours as a HAZMAT crew hired by the trucking company cleans the spill...