Jan. 29, 2022 – Previewing Jessie Diggins Olympic prospects with NBC Sports analyst Chad Salmela; Dana Vannen Anderson on making her gender transition

Hosts Jim Maher and Gayle Knutson discuss the upcoming Winter Olympics and prospects for local nordic ski racer Jessie Diggins, with NBC Olympics analyst Chad Salmela (6:00); and the process of going through a gender transition with longtime Marine on St. Croix resident Dana Vannen Anderson (36:00). Also included is an update on area news (31:00).

Chad Salmela, Olympic Nordic Ski Commentator for NBC
https://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/bio/chad-salmela/

Chad’s call of Jessie Diggins 2018 Olympic victory
https://www.nbcolympics.com/videos/pyeongchang-2018-nbc-call-randall-diggins-historic-feat

Dana Vannen Anderson
Dana’s professional coming out message
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/being-me-dana-anderson/
A piece on being a transgender leader
https://digitally.cognizant.com/transgender-teach-us-about-leadership-codex6690
Aston-Martin Cognizant Formula One video featuring Dana and shot in Stillwater
https://youtu.be/9ZJPXwWG7gU
FAQs on gender transition
https://www.glaad.org/transgender/transfaq
https://www.glaad.org/transgender/allies
https://www.hrc.org/resources/transgender
Additional helpful information
https://www.genderbread.org/

Government Links:
City of Marine on St. Croix
https://www.marineonstcroix.org

City of Scandia
https://www.cityofscandia.com

May Township:
https://www.townofmay.org

Washington County
https://www.co.washington.mn.us/

Events
Marine–O’Brien Ski Race – Jan. 30
http://marineobrien.com

Scandia Vinterfest
https://www.cityofscandia.com/_T8_R277.php

Dunrovin Retreat Center Open House
https://www.dunrovin.org/visit/city-close-country-quiet-open-house/

Business/Organization Links:
Marine Community Library
https://marinecommunitylibrary.org