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Pete Williams was born and raised in Casper, Wyoming, where his mother, "Bennie," was a teacher and later a realtor, and his father, Louis, was a dentist. He was one of three children. [7] Williams graduated from Natrona County High School—coincidentally, the same high school as his fellow Bush administration alumnus Dick Cheney—in 1970. [8]
The mineral extraction industry, including oil and gas, is the main driver of the Wyoming economy, accounting for more than three-fifths of the state's revenues. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Travel and tourism is the second-largest sector in the state, providing $3.3 billion to the state's economy, with $170 million in tax revenues in 2015, along with 32,000 ...
KTWO-TV signed on the air on March 1, 1957; it was owned by Harriscope Inc., [2] and was a primary NBC affiliate with a secondary ABC affiliation. [3] A secondary CBS affiliation was added in 1959, after the shutdown of previous CBS affiliate KSPR-TV (channel 6); [4] KTWO's owners also purchased KSPR radio (then at 1470 AM; now at 1030 AM), a longtime CBS Radio affiliate, [5] and changed its ...
Area served City of license VC RF Callsign Network Notes Casper: 2 17 KTWO-TV: ABC: 6 8 KPTW: PBS: PBS Encore/Create on 6.2, PBS Kids on 6.3 13 12 KCWY-DT: NBC: CW on 13.2, Start TV on 13.3, H&I on 13.4
On January 24, 2019, Gray announced that KCWY-DT would merge its news operation with KGWN-TV by April 9, under the Wyoming News Now banner. Under this arrangement, KCWY's 5 p.m. newscast would be the only Casper-specific newscast, with Jeopardy! replacing the 6 p.m. newscast, and all other newscasts being simulcast from KGWN in Cheyenne and covering both markets.
Casper Wind Farm began operations near Casper in Natrona County and has 11 turbines with a generating capacity of 16.5 MW. [22] Energy Transportation Inc. is headquartered in Casper. This logistics firm transports overweight and outsized components used in the wind power industry. [23] The Casper landfill is also a disposal site for windmill ...
J-W Operating Company was founded on November 10, 1960, by Thomas Jeffrey and Howard G. Westerman. [2]In 1960, the principal owners of two water flood units in Arkansas, who could not agree on which of them should operate the units, offered the job to Howard Westerman.
KTWO (1030 kHz) is an American AM radio station licensed to Casper, Wyoming. KTWO broadcasts a 50,000- watt signal from a two-tower facility located east of Casper near Hat Six Road. The station is directional at night to protect WBZ in Boston .