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<channel><title><![CDATA[ZACH HALVERSON - Blog]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.zachhalverson.com/blog]]></link><description><![CDATA[Blog]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 20:12:17 -0700</pubDate><generator>Weebly</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Zach Halverson is knighted!]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.zachhalverson.com/blog/zach-halverson-is-knighted]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.zachhalverson.com/blog/zach-halverson-is-knighted#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:52:34 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.zachhalverson.com/blog/zach-halverson-is-knighted</guid><description><![CDATA[White Bear Lake Area High School student Zach Halverson was met at his school by St. Paul Winter Carnival royal entourage after he was recognized for his volunteer service with a knighting ceremony Feb. 3 in the school cafeteria.-Check out the White Bear Press picture!_   [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div  class="paragraph editable-text" style=" text-align: left; ">White Bear Lake Area High School student Zach Halverson was met at his school by St. Paul Winter Carnival royal entourage after he was recognized for his volunteer service with a knighting ceremony Feb. 3 in the school cafeteria.<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.presspubs.com/white_bear/article_dc6bead0-51ea-11e1-8f14-0019bb2963f4.html?mode=image&amp;photo="><span>-</span>Check out the White Bear Press picture!</a><span style="display:none;">_</span></div>  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fun at the Fair]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.zachhalverson.com/blog/fun-at-the-fair]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.zachhalverson.com/blog/fun-at-the-fair#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 23:13:08 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.zachhalverson.com/blog/fun-at-the-fair</guid><description><![CDATA[The Minnesota State Fair may not bring Sean Hannity and the national news likes that the Iowa State Fair does, but it sure brings a lot of media coverage. Nearly if not all radio and TV stations in the Minneapolis-St. Paul market have a booth at the Fair and most of them broadcast LIVE from their respective booths. One of the local stations, FOX Sports North, did a special "Be a Sports Anchor" promotion where you would read a teleprompter in front of a camera. My brother and I jumped at the oppo [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div  class="paragraph editable-text" style=" text-align: left; ">The Minnesota State Fair may not bring Sean Hannity and the national news likes that the Iowa State Fair does, but it sure brings a lot of media coverage. Nearly if not all radio and TV stations in the Minneapolis-St. Paul market have a booth at the Fair and most of them broadcast LIVE from their respective booths. One of the local stations, FOX Sports North, did a special "Be a Sports Anchor" promotion where you would read a teleprompter in front of a camera. My brother and I jumped at the opportunity and here is what it looked like.<br /><br /><span></span><br /></div>  <div ><div id="955337465291926126" align="left" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"><embed src="http://player.theplatform.com/ps/player/pds/C5DT_qX8QN&pid=3g9MCGg1w9ZQlzg_j3ljnqlE0w5ngWDp" width="553" height="421" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" bgcolor="#ffffff"/></div>    </div>  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zach Halverson Vlog 1: School]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.zachhalverson.com/blog/zach-halverson-vlog-1-school]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.zachhalverson.com/blog/zach-halverson-vlog-1-school#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 22:21:42 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[vlogs]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.zachhalverson.com/blog/zach-halverson-vlog-1-school</guid><description><![CDATA[Zach Halverson shares his thoughts on school and how he only has 1 summer vacation left.     [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div  class="paragraph editable-text" style=" text-align: left; ">Zach Halverson shares his thoughts on school and how he only has 1 summer vacation left.</div>  <div  style=" margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; "><div style="text-align: center;"><object width="400" height="330"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zhVZU57prGU"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allownetworking" value="internal"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zhVZU57prGU" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allownetworking="internal" wmode="transparent" width="400" height="330"></embed></object></div></div>  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch this video! But if you don't, no pressure...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.zachhalverson.com/blog/watch-this-video-but-if-you-dont-no-pressure]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.zachhalverson.com/blog/watch-this-video-but-if-you-dont-no-pressure#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.zachhalverson.com/blog/watch-this-video-but-if-you-dont-no-pressure</guid><description><![CDATA[This is not threatening at all.,,     [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div  class="paragraph editable-text" style=" text-align: left; ">This is not threatening at all.,,<br /></div>  <div  style=" margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; "><div style="text-align: center;"><object width="400" height="330"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JfnddMpzPsM"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allownetworking" value="internal"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JfnddMpzPsM" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allownetworking="internal" wmode="transparent" width="400" height="330"></embed></object></div></div>  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Nation Rally brings Billions to Washington!]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.zachhalverson.com/blog/post-title-click-and-type-to-edit]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.zachhalverson.com/blog/post-title-click-and-type-to-edit#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Sat, 02 Oct 2010 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.zachhalverson.com/blog/post-title-click-and-type-to-edit</guid><description><![CDATA[This liberal "One Nation" rally organized by over 400 organizations from  SEIU to the Communist Party of America brought liberals to Washington  D.C. to tell the country that they are mad and let's face it, counter  Glenn Beck's Restoring Honor Rally held back on August 28th. I have no  problem with them doing this, they have an opinion just like Glenn Beck  and his followers and they have a right to walk on Washington. Just like  Ed Schultz has a right to say a month before the event that he wi [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div  class="paragraph editable-text" style=" text-align: left; ">This liberal "One Nation" rally organized by over 400 organizations from  SEIU to the Communist Party of America brought liberals to Washington  D.C. to tell the country that they are mad and let's face it, counter  Glenn Beck's Restoring Honor Rally held back on August 28th. I have no  problem with them doing this, they have an opinion just like Glenn Beck  and his followers and they have a right to walk on Washington. Just like  Ed Schultz has a right to say a month before the event that he will  easily out-draw the 300,000 people that NBC News estimated who came to  the rally</div>  <div ><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div> <hr class="styled-hr" style="width:100%;"></hr> <div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div></div>  <div  style=" margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; "><div style="text-align: center;"><object width="400" height="330"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Q8G0NBfgMxA"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allownetworking" value="internal"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Q8G0NBfgMxA" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allownetworking="internal" wmode="transparent" width="400" height="330"></embed></object></div></div>  <div ><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div> <hr class="styled-hr" style="width:100%;"></hr> <div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div></div>  <div  class="paragraph editable-text" style=" text-align: left; ">l most all of the speeches made me chuckle during this One Nation&nbsp;event, but one stood out and made me literally laugh out loud. <a title="" style="" href="http://www.joemadison.com/1/" target="_blank">Joe Madison</a>,  a radio host, came on and told the crowd that a satellite images shown  that there are more people there than at the Glenn Beck rally. <a title="" style="" href="http://videos.mediaite.com/embed/player/container/1366/648/?layout=&amp;playlist_cid=&amp;media_&amp;content=WN00H51KVSG9DCFH&amp;widget_type_cid=svp&amp;referrer=" target="_blank">Click here for the video.</a></div>  <div ><div id="481834804558822760" align="left" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"><iframe src="http://videos.mediaite.com/embed/player/?layout=&playlist_cid=&media_type=video&content=WN00H51KVSG9DCFH&widget_type_cid=svp" width="420" height="360" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" allowtransparency="true"></iframe></div>    </div>  <div  class="paragraph editable-text" style=" text-align: left; "><span style="font-weight: bold;">So what do these satellite images look like? Let's take a look and you can be the judge</span><span>!</span><br /></div>  <h2  style=" text-align: left; ">One Nation Rally<span></span><br /></h2>  <div ><div style="text-align: left;"><a><img src="http://www.zachhalverson.com/uploads/6/7/6/0/6760474/513945800.jpg?507" style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 10px; border-width:1px;padding:3px;" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorder" /></a><div style="display: block; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"></div></div></div>  <h2  style=" text-align: left; ">Restoring Honor Rally<br /></h2>  <div ><div style="text-align: left;"><a><img src="http://www.zachhalverson.com/uploads/6/7/6/0/6760474/888694779.jpg?527" style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 10px; border-width:1px;padding:3px;" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorder" /></a><div style="display: block; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"></div></div></div>  <div  class="paragraph editable-text" style=" text-align: left; ">This story would have been EVERYWHERE if it  was the other way around. "Crazy red-neck white cracker racist  republican lies about crowd size!" All I can say is Ed and Jon, wake the  fudge up and realize the majority isn't with you,&nbsp;Glenn Beck, or any  person,&nbsp;it's with America and with trillions in dollars of debt that <strong style="">MY GENERATION </strong>will have to deal with, I&nbsp;personally thank God, literally.</div>  <div  style=" margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; "><div style="text-align: center;"><object width="400" height="330"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5MnDbWqe_kQ"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allownetworking" value="internal"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5MnDbWqe_kQ" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allownetworking="internal" wmode="transparent" width="400" height="330"></embed></object></div></div>  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[My KDWB studio visit]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.zachhalverson.com/blog/my-kdwb-studio-visit]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.zachhalverson.com/blog/my-kdwb-studio-visit#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.zachhalverson.com/blog/my-kdwb-studio-visit</guid><description><![CDATA[  My parents had&nbsp;to work so my&nbsp;Aunt had to bring me. We&nbsp;get to the studio building&nbsp;and&nbsp;I get in the elevator and realize that Justin Bieber probably rode this elevator. I feel really special. We get off the elevator and the Clear Channel(KDWB)  desk is just to the right of us, &nbsp;I am extremely nervous at this point  and when I tell my Aunt that I just want to wait for a few moments,  another man who I believe was, but I can't confirm, the KDWB station  director asks  [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div  style=" margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; "><div style="text-align: center;"><object width="400" height="330"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/02nThNWhiek"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allownetworking" value="internal"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/02nThNWhiek" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allownetworking="internal" wmode="transparent" width="400" height="330"></embed></object></div></div>  <div  class="paragraph editable-text" style=" text-align: left; ">My parents had&nbsp;to work so my&nbsp;Aunt had to bring me. We&nbsp;get to the studio building&nbsp;and&nbsp;I get in the elevator and realize that <a title="" style="" href="http://www.justinbiebermusic.com/" target="_blank">Justin Bieber</a> probably rode this elevator. I feel really special. We get off the elevator and the Clear Channel(<a title="" style="" href="http://kdwb.com/" target="_blank">KDWB</a>)  desk is just to the right of us, &nbsp;I am extremely nervous at this point  and when I tell my Aunt that I just want to wait for a few moments,  another man who I believe was, but I can't confirm, the KDWB station  director asks me, "Who are you looking for?". I tell him Steve-O and he  replies, "Steve-O? That criminal? Come follow me.". I follow him up to  the desk to the receptionist. After waiting in the waiting room for a  half hour(which was great because it calmed my nerves),&nbsp;Intern  Tom&nbsp;brought me to the elevator and brought me up to floor 5, where the  studio was. I got there and I was instructed to stand in the production  room, which is right next to the studio, and watch the show through the  window. It was pretty cool to watch Dave Ryan and the guys do the show,  rather than just listen in the car. In the production room with my aunt  and I was <a title="" style="" href="http://www.daveryanshow.com/pages/internjohn.html" target="_blank">Intern John</a>, probably the&nbsp;coolest intern on the planet. Thinking about it now, I wish I had talked to him more about college and radio.<br /><br /><span></span>Eventually they went on a commercial break and that was when <a title="" style="" href="http://www.daveryanshow.com/pages/steveo.html" target="_blank">Steve-O</a>  came out of the studio and met me. He is one of the most positive and  funniest guys I have ever met. He brought me into the studio where I met  <a title="" style="" href="http://www.daveryanshow.com/pages/crisco.html" target="_blank">Crisco</a>, <a title="" style="" href="http://www.kare11.com/company/bios/talent_article.aspx?storyid=127581&amp;catid=198" target="_blank">Rena&nbsp;Sarigianopoulos</a>(An anchor from KARE 11, she was filling in for <a title="" style="" href="http://www.daveryanshow.com/pages/lena.html" target="_blank">Lena Svenson</a>, who was out with the "flu"), and of course <a title="" style="" href="http://www.daveryanshow.com/pages/dave.html" target="_blank">Dave Ryan</a>.  Shaking Dave's hand and talking to him was pretty dang cool, but it was  when he turned around and went to my website that put the icing on the  cake. Of course as everyone does, he spelt my name initially zachhalv<strong style="">o</strong>rson.com,  which made me think of getting a radio name(Dave's "real" last name is  "Fleugelbeinder" which is obviously hard to spell so he changed it to  "Ryan" on the show), but it is kind of too late for that. But I do like  the name Halverson, it gives me a possible future on-air name "Halvy".  After the show Steve-O gave me the full tour of the studios. For a radio  nerd like me, that was awesome<br /><br />I made plenty of  mistakes Tuesday, one of them being too nervous, one of them being a  little too mature around them. I am usually light and non serious around  teens my own age, and I do have a personality. But when I get with  adults, I am often too quiet and not as "out-going" as I usually am. But  I learned from those mistakes and if I ever meet them again, I should  be more out going. I wanted to end with saying thanks to my parents for  being so supportive in my radio stuff, my aunt for getting up at 6 in  the morning to bring me down to KDWB since my parents had to work, my  co-host <a title="" style="" href="http://www.zachhalverson.com/rexmatthews.htm" target="_blank">Rex Matthews</a>&nbsp;for  helping to make the show like it is today, Dave Ryan for replying to an  email I sent him in June about what I should do for college and  actually complementing my website, Lena Svenson for "calling in sick" on  the one day I come that week, Crisco for saying hi to me after I said  hi to him in the studios, Intern John for the awkward time in the  production room where I was constantly trying to decide whether or not  to say something to him or not, and most of all, Steve-O. He invited me  to the studios and was amazing. I will be lucky if I am working in radio  with a guy with half as talent and amazingness as Steve-O.<br /><br /></div>  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thoughts on McNugget Challenge]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.zachhalverson.com/blog/first-post]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.zachhalverson.com/blog/first-post#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.zachhalverson.com/blog/first-post</guid><description><![CDATA[Well it is the day after the challenge, and  after a lot of thinking, it was a major success. More people visited  ZachHalverson.com yesterday than ever before, more people were aware of  ZHRadio, and although Justin didn't eat all 100 McNuggets, he did  attempt something that had never been done before at the McDonald's we  went to. The crowd was fantastic and made the 75 minutes or so while he  was eating a little more entertaining. Favorite part of the day was  watching Justin order 100 McNug [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div  class="paragraph editable-text" style=" text-align: left; "><span>Well it is the day after the challenge, and  after a lot of thinking, it was a major success. More people visited  ZachHalverson.com yesterday than ever before, more people were aware of  ZHRadio, and although Justin didn't eat all 100 McNuggets, he did  attempt something that had never been done before at the McDonald's we  went to. The crowd was fantastic and made the 75 minutes or so while he  was eating a little more entertaining. Favorite part of the day was  watching Justin order 100 McNuggets and the reaction of the manager. I  got a video of that and it will be posted soon. To Justin, great job  dude! Ironically, I am at that same McDonald's now while writing this  eating lunch. Haha.</span></div>  ]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>