Seth Tupper.
SDPB is pleased to announce that Seth Tupper has been named SDPB’s new Business and Economic Development Reporter. Tupper is based at SDPB’s Black Hills Studio in Rapid City. Raised in Wessington Springs and Kimball, and a graduate of Kimball High School, Tupper earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism from South Dakota State University. Tupper most recently reported for the Rapid
Public television is now streaming live on YouTube TV. Dedicated live channels for PBS and PBS KIDS, as well as on-demand programming, are now available to YouTube TV subscribers, expanding PBS’s digital footprint and offering viewers additional ways to stream PBS content. To access the full line-up available in South Dakota, visit the YouTube TV live guide. “Every year, more South Dakota households watch their favorite PBS programs in new ways,” says SDPB Executive Director Julie Overgaard. “SDPB wants to ensure our trusted content is available to all South Dakota households across as many platforms as possible. We’re glad YouTube TV recognizes public television’s unique structure and worked with member stations to provide South Dakotans with more ways to watch the programs that they love.” “We are excited to partner with SDPB on this unique partnership to further our commitment to providing a bestin-class experience for our users,” said Lori Conkling, Global Head of Partnerships at YouTube TV. “PBS and PBS KIDS are highly requested channels by our users, and we’re
City Journal, where he spent five years covering politics, Black Hills-based natural-resource management, county government and numerous other topics. Prior to his tenure at the Journal, Tupper worked for The Daily Republic in Mitchell and The Daily Globe in Worthington, MN. Tupper wrote the 2017 book Calvin Coolidge in the Black Hills (Arcadia Publishing), about the president’s eventful three-month stay in 1927. “Seth Tupper is an award-winning, investigative journalist and author who is respected and trusted by South Dakotans,” says Cara Hetland, SDPB Director of Radio. “We are so fortunate to have him join the SDPB team. His knowledge of and passion for South Dakota is a bonus that will easily translate across all of our content platforms. For several years Seth has been a regular on SDPB’s “Dakota Political Junkies” segment during In the Moment, and a contributor to South Dakota FOCUS, demonstrating that he’s comfortable putting his voice to his stories and that he’s passionate about being fair and balanced. I can’t wait for our audience to get to know him and appreciate his storytelling and reporting skills first-hand.” “I’ve been watching and listening to public broadcasting as long as I can remember, starting in childhood with Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood and Sesame Street,” says Tupper. “These days, I’m an avid SDPB Radio listener, and I frequently use the Passport app with my family to watch PBS and SDPB programming on our smart TV. As I make the transition to working with SDPB, I am excited to join a South Dakota institution that is run by South Dakotans for South Dakotans. And I’m eager to continue doing what I love, which is chronicling the people, places and history of this great state.” thrilled to be able to add these to the YouTube TV lineup starting today.” YouTube TV represents SDPB’s first local livestreaming partnership and includes episodes and on-demand content from locally produced shows and PBS favorites. including American Experience, Antiques Roadshow, Nature, and Masterpiece. PBS KIDS 24/7 on YouTube channel extends the organization’s mission of helping prepare children for success in school and life through trusted, educational media, available anytime and anywhere. Kids can chose favorites like Sesame Street, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, and Odd Squad. In addition to YouTube TV, SDPB content is available on all SDPB-branded PBS platforms, including PBS.org and PBSKIDS.org, as well as the PBS Video app and PBS KIDS Video app available on iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Samsung TV and Chromecast. SDPB members are also able to view an extended library of quality public television programming via Passport.
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