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
New Bleachers Approved for Casper Speedway
New bleachers will be installed at the Casper Speedway in advance of the upcoming race season.
Casper City Council approved a $170,000 bid for the new bench-style seating during its regular session earlier this week.
Casper mayor Paul Meyer says the current wooden bleachers, which have been in place for decades, are a safety risk and must be replaced...
Casper City Council Approves New Wastewater Centrifuge Funds
An important upgrade will soon be installed at the city of Casper's wastewater treatment facility.
Casper City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved just under $160,000 for a second centrifuge at the facility.
Casper mayor Paul Meyer says the additional centrifuge will let wastewater treatment workers take some strain off the facility's existing unit, which has been in place for at least 30 year
Council Approves $100,000 First Street Design Contract
City councilors have taken the first step toward making multiple improvements along First Street in Casper.
The over $100,000 design and engineering contract that was unanimously approved by councilors on Tuesday acts as a catalyst for a long-term, $1...
Hedquist Files Counter Claim, Alleges Patterson Held Secret Meetings
Ward II Casper City Council member Craig Hedquist is claiming attempted political sabotage in a countersuit filed last month against the city of Casper and its city manager.
Defense attorneys claim city manager John Patterson held secret meetings that “explored ways to keep Hedquist’s candidacy from succeeding” prior to Hedquist taking office...
Busy Weekend Expected for Casper Snow Plows
With several major storms expected to bury much of central Wyoming with snow this weekend, city of Casper officials are expecting around-the-clock work from its plow fleet beginning Friday evening.
Pete Meyers, the city of Casper’s assistant public services director, says work could even extend into early next week if the storms are severe enough...
First Street Improvement Design Contract on City Council Agenda
Multiple improvements may be coming to First Street in Casper.
If approved, the over $100,000 engineering design services contract that will be before Casper City Council on Tuesday will act as a catalyst for several repairs and enhancements along the popular collector that funnels Beverly Street traffic into downtown...
Wetzel Named Casper Chief of Police
The city of Casper has named its new police chief.
City manager John Patterson promoted Casper Police Department Sgt. Jim Wetzel to the position during a press conference on Friday.
Wetzel says he looks forward to the opportunity.
“I have ascended from a sergeant at the police department over in the detective and investigations section, to chief of police, which is a little bit unprecedented,” Wet
Summary Judgment Hearing Held Last Week in Casper Smoking Ban Case
Keep Casper Smoke Free says attorneys with the anti-smoking group, which is trying to overturn a partial repeal of the city of Casper's public indoor smoking ban, met with city attorneys for a summary judgment hearing last week.
“Both sides made motions to the judge basically saying that this really doesn’t need to go to trial,” Keep Casper Smoke Free co-chair Kimberly Holloway said on Wednesday..
Casper City Council to Not Hold Spring Community Promotions Round
Casper City Council has decided to not accept spring community promotions requests.
City officials on Tuesday told councilors that only $5,000 remains in council's $150,000 FY14 Council Goals account, which is used to fund the requests...
Casper City Council Delays Mike Sedar Pool Reconstruction
The city of Casper will postpone plans to reconstruct a public swimming pool on Casper's south end.
On Tuesday, Casper City Council decided to take a wait-and-see approach after Mike Sedar Pool reconstruction bids came back significantly higher than the project's $1...