Meet Our Team
Mike was born and raised in Valentine and graduated from Valentine High School. Kim was raised on a cattle ranch north east of Onida, SD. In 1982, Mike and Kim moved back to Valentine with Mike returning to KVSH. He returned as news director and on-air personality. Along the way Mike learned play-by-play and engineering work. This added to his list of duties, bringing live high school play by play to the listening area.
They have three children and 4 granddaughters, all living in Valentine.
Mike and Kim enjoy serving and promoting the area with integrity, honesty and a positive attitude.
Zach Dean
1997
News Director, On-Air Personality
Zach has worked for many years at KVSH. Zach is a bit of a “utility player” for Heart City Radio, broadcasting afternoons, and serving in other capacities, including sales and some engineering, and recently being given the title of “news director.”
Jack Liddy
2023
On-Air Personality
As a part-time on-air announcer, Jack has proven to be a dedicated team member, even developing his signature program, A Fifth of Jack to add to his programing.
Ara Vani Johnson
2025
On-Air Personality
Ari Vani started with us as our Middle School Minute Reporter. As she has moved into High School, she now works for us as part-time on-air talent.
Tryston Gaver
2023
On-Air Personality
Making KVSH his high school job has worked out well for Tryston. We appreciate him and his positive approach to life as one of our part-time on air announcers. Tryston started with KVSH as a freshman and will be wrapping up his radio career this fall, as he graduates in May and moves off to college in August. We say thank you so much for all the work you have done, the shifts you have filled in last minute. Good luck and blessings as you move into the next phase of your life.
Lilybet Rolfe
2023
On-Air Personality
Lilybet Rolfe lives in Valentine and attends Valentine Community Schools.
She started at KVSH as our Middle School Minute Reporter, our first school student reporter. Lilybet advanced to one of our on-air announcers as soon as she could "work". Make sure to listen for Lilybet on the air, mostly evenings and weekends.
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Janette Peterson
2025
Office Manager
Janette became our Office Manager April of 2025. Janette comes with experience in office administration, bookkeeping and customer-facing roles. When visiting our studio or calling in, she is the first person you usually come in contact with, so make sure to tell her hi.
Sydney Adamson
2023
Sales/Marketing Manager
Sydney joined the KVSH team in the fall of 2023. Sydney already fills her time and adds her expertise at her family owned ranch southwest of Valentine. So when given the opportunity to expand her skill set, no could have been an easy answer.
Instead, Sydney said yes and took up the challenge of becoming a Marketing/Sales Director. Everything about working in radio was new to Sydney. She has shown incredible strength in character as she develops a different relationship with many she has known growing up.
Stacey Adamson
2024
Sales/Marketing
Sometimes you get lucky, and that is what happened when we hired Sydney Adamson as our Sales/Marking Manager. But good luck can strike twice. In sharing her duties, with her mom, Stacey, Stacey decided this sounds like something she would like to do.
So she did. Stacey is Sydney’s counterpart for Sales/Marketing now. Bonus for KVSH! Stacey and her husband, Todd ranch on the family place southwest of Valentine. Stacey already has retired from one successful career, as a teacher. We are excited with all the creativity and energy she brings to work. One example that shows how she shines, Stacey has brought the SANDHILLS STORIES to life. And we know she is just getting warmed up.
Rhondelle Emery
2024
On-Air Personality
Rhondelle has many talents and a strong background in radio, both on-air and behind the scene. Her professional on-air sound enriches your listening experience. Make sure to listen to Rhondelle for that “radio” sound.