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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SDPB's Jackie Hendry reads us her love poem about what really has her heart: South Dakota.
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Sec. Joseph Graves calls South Dakota's teacher shortage "unprecedented." He dives into causes and solutions with SDPB's Jackie Hendry.
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Legislative leaders agree that the ongoing child care crisis in South Dakota represents a significant workforce problem. Advocates are worried they lack a sense of urgency.
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New technologies give researchers details on when parts of the brain develop: "The first year of life and then the first five years are really what we would refer to as very critical time periods for brain development."
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When four teenagers were murdered at Gitchie Manitou in 1973, Sioux Falls high school students weren't given much support to deal with the trauma.
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One in four births in South Dakota is performed via cesarean section, and those births can range from the routine to the traumatic. Monthly meetings have a healing effect on moms who went through the procedure.
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Parents who would otherwise participate in the workforce may find themselves leaving for years at a time because they either can't find or afford care for their children.
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People are at increased risk of depression, anxiety and other mood disorders while pregnant or after giving birth. Jackie Hendry explores mental health and stigma.
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The Arts and Economic Prosperity 6 study has been published for South Dakota. So, how are the arts impacting communities across the state?
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Ken Burns is one of the most acclaimed and influential documentary makers of all time. He joins In the Moment to preview his latest documentary, "The American Buffalo."