The fundraiser that didn’t happen!

That’s what we’re celebrating this spring here at Life 97.9!

Doug Smith on April 14, 2021

Hope and hugs are coming!

One year.  The past 12 months have been completely unlike anything we’ve ever seen in our lifetime.  It’s been unpredictable, maddening, unfair, lonely… and more.  This year has left its mark on all of us, some more profoundly than others.

Doug Smith on March 9, 2021

Giving Hearts Day

The staff at Dakota Medical Foundation do a phenomenal job getting local non-profits ready for the annual Giving Hearts Day!  As I’m sure you know, every February for the past 10 years, Giving Hearts Day has helped to raise millions of dollars in support of the good work being done across the Valley by non-profit organizations large and s

Doug Smith on February 4, 2021

Good news in the new year

I have some good news to pass along today!

Doug Smith on January 8, 2021

Looking to 2021

2021 will be a very different year than 2020, and we are excited about the possibilities.

Doug Smith on December 2, 2020

God is in control

The election is over, but we don’t yet know the results in the presidential race (thanks, 2020). Uncertainty over the outcome still remains. What should we do? We should remember that God is in control!

Doug Smith on November 4, 2020

Finding bright spots to celebrate

Birthdays, graduations, weddings, anniversaries – these happy occasions remind us that God is good, and life goes on, even if masks and social distancing change these celebrations just a bit. 

Doug Smith on September 11, 2020

Saying farewell to Dave and Candice

As we move ahead into the future, we are committed to providing this place on the local radio dial where you can feel like you belong.

Doug Smith on August 10, 2020

It’s about the impact God is making in the lives of our listeners

As you may have heard, Life 97.9 reached our financial goal for the fiscal year that ended in June! Your sacrificial giving helped us finish the year with $913,173, just over our goal of $900,000! 

Doug Smith on July 13, 2020

As followers of Jesus, how should we respond?

We are living through difficult times right now, across America and right here in Fargo. Our hearts break for the family of George Floyd and we pray that God will bring them a measure of comfort in the midst of all this. This has focused our attention once again on the unequal treatment that some people in our country experience simply because of the color of their skin.  As followers of Jesus, how should we respond? 

Doug Smith on June 2, 2020