Jackie Hendry
Host of South Dakota Focus, Senior ProducerJackie is based out of SDPB's Sioux Falls Studio.
Jackie produces and hosts SDPB’s flagship public affairs TV program, South Dakota Focus.
Her favorite part of working for SDPB is getting to visit a variety of communities and see parts of the state that are off the beaten path. She came to South Dakota from Illinois as a college student (Go Yotes!) and interned with SDPB in 2014 and again in 2017.
Hendry joined SDPB full time as the education and health care beat reporter in 2018 and moved to her current role in 2021.
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November 8th you will have an opportunity to let your voice be heard for a number of different offices both at the state and federal levels. We bring you the voices of those running for public utilities commissioner. -
On November 8th you will have an opportunity vote for a number of different candidates at the state and federal level. We bring you the voices of those running for state treasurer.
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On November 8th you will have an opportunity vote for a number of different candidates at the state and federal level. We bring you the voices of those running for state auditor.
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The 2022 gubernatorial debate inside SDPB's Leo P. Flynn Gallery in downtown Sioux Falls.
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Voting season has begun. Election Day is Tuesday, November 8. We bring you the voices of those running for Secretary of State.
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SDPB hosted the 2022 U.S. House of Representatives debate Thursday night in the Leo P. Flynn Gallery in downtown Sioux Falls.
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Rural nursing homes are closing at a fast rate. And as they do, entire communities feel the loss. This story is part of South Dakota Focus: The Uncertain Future of Nursing Homes.
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Mark Deak is the executive director of the South Dakota Health Care Association. It’s a lobbying organization that represents many of the state’s long-term care facilities. He says there is a range of challenges facing the industry today.
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Dr. Kelly Rhone is the new Chief Medical Officer of Avel eCare. She believes preventing burnout is one of many opportunities presented by telemedicine.
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Medicaid reimbursement and staffing challenges were real for long-term care facilities even before the pandemic. The Walworth County Care Center in Selby is an anomaly. It survived after the Good Samaritan Society announced it would shut down the facility four years ago.
