Mary Dolan encourages you to vote for Fergus Falls Native on American Idol, Chris Tungseth

About this episode

Mary Dolan discusses the upcoming Chris Tungseth Day in Fergus Falls and encourages voting for Chris on American Idol.

05/04/26: Mary Dolan from Nelson Auto in Fergus Falls, MN joins Joel Heitkamp to talk about Fergus Falls Native, Chris Tungseth, on American Idol.  May 6 will be Chris Tungseth Day in Fergus Falls! When Chris makes Top 3 on American Idol (with your help!), American Idol will bring a production crew to Fergus Falls and the city will host a Hometown Hero event that includes a parade and concert from Chris on May 6. The theme of the day will be Red, White and Blue. (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, “News & Views,” can be heard weekdays from 8 – 11 a.m. Follow Joel on X/Twitter @JoelKFGO.) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Joel Heitkamp

Guest: Mary Dolan

Topics covered

• American Idol
• local events
• community support
• voting
• music

Keywords

• Chris Tungseth
• American Idol
• Fergus Falls
• Mary Dolan
• voting
• Hometown Hero
• parade
• concert

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nelson Auto, American Idol

Places: Fergus Falls, Fargo-Moorhead

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