Nate Wek is currently the sports content producer and sports and rec beat reporter for South Dakota Public Broadcasting. He is a graduate of South Dakota State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism Broadcasting and a minor in Leadership. From 2010-2013 Nate was the Director of Gameday Media for the Sioux Falls Storm (Indoor Football League) football team. He also spent 2012 and 2013 as the News and Sports Director of KSDJ Radio in Brookings, SD. Nate, his wife Sarah, and three sons, Braxan, Jordy, and Anders live in Canton, SD.
Nestled in the Black Hills is the historic mining town of Lead. It’s a town where history thrives thanks to the efforts of volunteers, homeowners and city employees who see value in preserving Lead’s historic properties.
A devastating fire in 1984 burnt most of the Homestake Opera House in Lead, South Dakota. It took almost a decade for restoration to begin but piece by piece, the renovations continue to this day.