Twenty years ago, South Dakotans got word their leader died in a plane crash. Governor George Speaker Mickelson and seven others were killed when their plane went down in Iowa. During his time in office, the state’s 28th governor called his public service a privilege and a responsibility. In today’s Dakota Digest, hear Governor Mickelson’s goals and philosophies in his own words.
The following people also died in the plane crash that took Gov. Mickelson's life:
David Hansen, State of SD pilot
Ron Becker, State of SD pilot
David Birkeland, First Bank of South Dakota President and CEO
Angus Anson, Northern States Power executive
Roger Hainje, Sioux Falls Economic Development Foundation Director
Roland Dolly, SD Economic Development Commissioner
Ron Reed, SD Energy Policy Director.
Thursday on SDPB TV on South Dakota Focus, Mickelson's children discuss the life of their father. Join us at 8 p.m. CT. Following that, South Dakota Public Broadcasting offers extended version of In His Own Words.
Tune in to coverage from South Dakota Public Broadcasting exactly 20 years after the crash. In Friday's Dakota Digest, explore Mickelson’s legacy. Then at 12 p.m. CT, we bring you an hour-long remembrance during a special broadcast of Dakota Midday.