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
Casper City Council to Vote On Joshua’s Storehouse, Food Bank Funding
Casper City Council is scheduled to vote on a pair of agreements that, in tandem, would pay out roughly $380,000 to a pair of local food security organizations.
Councilors are looking to authorize food delivery service agreements with Casper-based Joshua’s Storehouse and Wyoming Food Bank of the Rockies on Tuesday...
City Closes Remaining Branch Collection Sites
The city of Casper has closed its remaining branch collection sites.
City of Casper assistant public services director Pete Meyers says all branch collection sites have been closed and returned to their original, pre-storm states.
At one point, the city was operating 12 collection sites as city crews scrambled to clear thousands of downed branches from roads, sidewalks, driveways and yards followi
Casper Man Admits to Stealing Gumball Machine From Diner
A Casper man who eluded police for months has admitted to stealing a gumball machine from an area diner.
Prosecutors say Tyler Sims took the gumball machine from the Western Grill in March of last year.
According to court documents, Sims, along with a friend, removed $160 in change from the machine and dumped it near Hat Six and Goose Creek Road...
Casper Man to Serve Prison Time For Role in Liquor Store Robbery
A Casper man will serve prison time after admitting that he served as a lookout during an armed robbery.
Natrona County District Judge Catherine Wilking handed down an 8- to 10-year prison sentence for 20-year-old Shannon Mares on Thursday...
One-Cent Surveys Mailed With Casper Water Bills
City of Casper officials are asking residents about how they should spend future one-cent funds if voters decide to renew the sales tax again next November.
Officials with the city manager's office in Casper say they're trying to put together a list of citizen-requested projects that could be funded if voters pass the tax through December 2018...
Casper City Council Considering Edits to City Liquor Code
City councilors in Casper are considering repealing sections of the city’s liquor code.
Councilors are aiming to repeal entire portions of the city’s municipal code that deal with liquor sale licensing, demerit points, drive-up window sales, open container regulation, bottle club prohibition and regulation that dictates when exactly alcohol sales can happen within city limits...
Hopkins: Reconstruction at KW, NCHS Progressing
Natrona County School District officials say multi-million dollar renovation and reconstruction efforts at Kelly Walsh High School and Natrona County High School are progressing.
District officials say the demolition of the old Kelly Walsh facility and construction of the new school at the site should be completed by 2017...
NCSD Trustees Postpone Dual-Immersion Expansion Vote
Trustees with the Natrona County School District on Monday postponed a scheduled vote that would have expanded the popular dual-language immersion program at Paradise Valley Elementary School in Casper.
Trustees postponed the vote after several unsuccessful attempts to add all-inclusive language to the recommendation composed by Steve Hopkins, the superintendent of Natrona County Schools...
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Wyoming Average Gas Price Falls Over Six Cents
Gas prices throughout the Cowboy State continue to decline.
GasBuddy.com senior petroleum analyst Patrick DeHaan says the average price for a gallon of regular in Wyoming slipped just over six cents last week to $3.26.
“That’s just about a quarter under where they were last year,” DeHaan said...
Dual-Language Immersion Expansion on Monday NCSD Board Agenda
Natrona County School District trustees will decide on whether they want to expand a popular dual-language immersion program at a Casper elementary school next week.
Trustees on Monday are slated to vote on making changes to the existing Mandarin immersion program currently in place for kindergartners at Paradise Valley Elementary School...