On March 28, 2009, in Fargo, North Dakota, the Red River, driven by snow and rain, running over frozen ground, crested at nearly forty-one feet--twenty-two feet past flood stage. As the Red River began to rise, Scott Hennen, station co-owner and talk show host at AM 1100, “The Flag”, and Eagle 106.9 FM understood the magnitude of the job ahead. He recalled the last time he’d been involved in a flood disaster. It was back in 1997, in Grand Forks. Hennen, then a program host on KCNN, would never forget broadcasting live in studio as flood waters were rising and a raging fire burned a few blocks away. At the time, a young student he’d met while guest-lecturing at the University of North Dakota had been a tremendous help. Mark Pfeifle volunteered by helping with late night air shifts and on the ground coverage. KCNN won an Edward R. Murrow award for the coverage that year. Now, without a news staff, Hennen knew he needed some help.