Seth Tupper
Supervising senior producerSeth grew up in Wessington Springs and Kimball, graduated from Kimball High School, and earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism from South Dakota State University.
He previously reported for the Rapid City Journal, The Daily Republic in Mitchell, and The Daily Globe in Worthington, Minnesota.
He is the author of "Calvin Coolidge in the Black Hills," a contributor to the Fodor's guidebook "The Black Hills of South Dakota," and the co-author of "Surviving the '72 Flood."
He won a national Edward R. Murrow Award in 2021 for his investigative report on the political and environmental ramifications of fireworks displays at Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
Seth is based at SDPB's Black Hills Studio in Rapid City.
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