Personality, writer, foodie, music lover, traveler, history buff, baseball fan, and beer-snob from Wyoming.
Rick Roddam
‘Hee Haw’ Star Roy Clark Was A Cheyenne Frontier Days Legend
The country music and television star headlined CFD in 1972, 1973, 1976, and 1985. In 2007, he was inducted into the Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall of Fame.
CFD FLASHBACK: Nickelback Rocks In The Rain
With a little help from Jagermeister, Chad Kroger's Canadian quartet turned a muddy night in 2018 into a wet and wild party.
July 30, 1989: Lane Frost Dies At Cheyenne Frontier Days
July 30, 1989, was the darkest day in CFD history. Legendary bull rider Lane Frost died after a tragic accident in the rodeo arena.
CFD Flashback: Lane Frost’s Last Ride At Cheyenne Frontier Days
July 30, 1989, was the darkest day in CFD history. Legendary bull rider Lane Frost died after a tragic accident in the rodeo arena.
CFD FLASHBACK: Kevin Costner’s Band Takes The Stage
"We had a moment tonight. I don't think any of us will ever forget it," Costner said after the show.
WATCH: CBS News Profiles Wyo I-80 Indian Restaurant
Tucked in the back of the Akal Travel Center off of Interstate 80 near Laramie, there is an Indian restaurant that's getting national attention.
Flashback Friday: Remembering The Mayflower Cafe in Cheyenne
Recently, I had dinner at Bejo Asian Restaurant on 112 West 17th Street in downtown Cheyenne.
In between bites of walnut shrimp, I couldn't help what wonder what that building must have been like during its heyday as the legendary Mayflower Cafe...
WATCH: Vintage Wyoming TV News Bloopers
Many of the television news reporters here in Wyoming are just beginning their professional careers, which can make for some hilariously awkward "learning experiences".
Today, we dug up an old YouTube clip featuring 12 glorious minutes of vintage bloopers from Casper's KGWC, circa the year 1999...
Wyoming’s First Tax Controversy: The Proposed Bachelor Tax of 1890
In January of 1890, the final session of the Wyoming Territorial Legislature debated a controversial idea to impose a tax on single men.
The so-called "bachelor tax" would have levied a $2.50 against all unmarried men in the state.
Although the proposal did have some support across the state, including an editorial in the Rawlins Daily Times, it was eventually tabled...
How Wyoming’s Happy Jack Road Got Its Name
If you thought your co-workers were loud, here's a fun fact. Happy Jack Road was named for a guy who wouldn't stop singing at work.