We continue paying tribute to our founder and leader, Patrick Gottsch, who will be buried today in his home state of Nebraska.
Patrick was relentless in his pursuits to get content to an audience he felt was largely ignored. In recent years, he fought to get Congress to pass his Rural Content Resolution.
Here’s a look back at how his efforts took him from the Farm Belt to the Beltway.
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