F4F - Von Ketelsen - Vittles with Von Ag Broadcasting

Von Ketelsen

• Carroll, IA 
• What are they up to today?
• Career: Carroll Broadcasting
• “Vittles on the Go with Von” - delivering food to farmers
• Advocate for FFA - interview several current FFA students
• Attended ISU for Journalism, Mass Communications, and Speech Communications
• Emcee for People’s Company 12th Annual Land Investment Expo in 2019
• Likes to repost quotes and saying on his Facebook and LinkedIn
• Solo singer/acoustic guitarist 
• Will play at stores/restaurants/nursing homes
• Grew up performing with his dads band
• His brother died of leukemia at the age of 18 when Von was 6 months old (how many siblings)
• 2006: raise interest in building a Hope Lodge in Iowa City
• 2007: presented the American Cancer Society’s “Sword of Hope” Award
• He did a solo bike excursion in honor of his mom who was diagnosed (later passed away) with terminal cancer
• Quad Cities → Washington D.C.
• rode a rugged steel-framed bike pulling a cargo trailer containing his sleeping bag, tent and guitar
• Presented the Honorary Iowa FFA Degree at the 2021 Iowa FFA Leadership Conference
• Was in 4H but the school he attended did not have FFA at the time 
• Past Jobs

Year	Job	Company
1985	Communications Specialist	Communicating for Agriculture
1987	Account Executive	Marshalltown Broadcasting
1989	Farm Services Director	Cumulus Media
1995-Present	Freeland Communications Professional	Ketelsen Communications
1999	Farm Services Director	Clear Channel Communications
2004	Regional Manager	Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
2007	Farm Services Director	Three Eagles Communications
2012-Present	News/Ag/Marketing	Carroll Broadcasting

 

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