Cowboy State Daily Show
Welcome to the Cowboy State Daily Show, which brings you the latest Wyoming news in the most entertaining fashion. The show airs live every Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. and is anchored by Cowboy State Daily’s Jake Nichols, a longtime Wyoming broadcaster. John Baggett hosts the show from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. every Saturday.
3-28-26
3-27-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Rep Daniel Singh
Brian DeBolt - Wyoming Game and Fish Department large carnivore expert
Tom Hirsig, CEO Cheyenne Frontier Days
Aaron Brown, Wyoming Highway Patrol
Nathan Doerr, Capital Curator
Sen Bob Ide
3-26-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Thomas Barnes, MMA fighter
State Auditor Kristi Racines
Sen Barry Crago
Cara Wodka, Cody High School drama teacher
Ask Abby
3-25-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Sen Eric Barlow
Max Mickelson, Mayor Rock Springs
General Luke Reiner
Sen Larry Hicks
Jared Petrino, UW sports
US Fish & Wildlife director Brian Nesvik
Troy Lake, pardoned diesel delete mechanic
3-24-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Chris Pittman, Powell dog owner
Peter Boyer, mayor of Bar Nunn
Scott Anderson, Jackson Hole Radio
Paul Ulrich, Jonah Energy
Trevor Wilson, Commissioner Wyoming High School Activities Association
3-23-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:Â
Jerod DeLay, Assistant State Forester and Fire Management Officer
Cody Beers, WYDOT
Jim Walter, president and CEO of Visit Cheyenne
Sen Stephan Pappas
Chris Kocher, Worland Fire Chief
Doug Chamberlain, Vietnam veteran and author of 'Bury Him'
Mike Wandler, CEO L&H Industrial
3-20-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Tim Bradshaw, Cheyenne Regional Airport director
Jim Magagna, Wyoming Stock Growers Association
Jennifer Thoma, director Cody Country Chamber of Commerce
McKenna Litynski, anthropologist University of Wyoming
Lt Lee Alley, 'Home From the Vietnam War'
US Sen Cynthia Lummis
Thomas LaCock, director Wyoming AARP
3-19-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
First Lady Jennie Gordon
Bill Sniffin
Nicole Schatz, therapist founder of Sacred Start CounselingÂ
US Congresswoman Harriet Hageman
Jared Petrino, UW sports
Ask Abby
Joanna Kail, Wyoming PBS
3-18-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Rep Jeremy Haroldson
Kelly Norris, Nick Norris, Paul Mumm - Clear Creek Wood Bank
Josh Dorrell, Wyoming Business Council
Joanne Theobald, certified Wyoming naturalist
Mike & Kat Tipton, Tip's Kitchen
Jason Wasserburger, high school wrestling official
Rulon Gardner, Olympic gołd medal wrestler
Brad Hopkins, ED Wyoming Rescue Mission
Rep Ken Pendergraft
CJ Box, best-selling author Joe Pickett series
3-17-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Alexandra Philp, executive director of Wyoming Historical Society
Gregor Downey Jr, organizing Last Chance Bar's St. Patrick's Day parade in Big Horn
Kari DeWitt and Thomas Simms, Wind River Brewery in Pinedale
Renny MacKay, Wyoming Business Alliance
Josh Gardner and Jared Stiver, golfers competing in 'The Heartbeat' Tournament
Brandy Campbell and Hayden Heaphy, Sheridan WYO Rodeo
Cheyenne Mayor Patrick Collins
3-16-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Mark Tesero, manager Wyoming Outdoor Recreation
Sen Bo Biteman
Stormchaser Dan 'the Iceman' Fitts
Rep John Bear
Incoming Circuit Judge Clark Stith
Allen Buff, Johnson County Weed & Pest
3-13-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:Â
Shay Lundvall, Mayor of Gillette
Dorian Bundy, inventor of Rope Hog
Michael Natoli, NWS Cheyenne
Rep Karlee Provenza
Rep Lee Filer
Aaron Brown, Wyoming Highway Patrol
Craig Kwiatkowski, fishing guide on the North Platte
Korbin Dewitt, AeroWorksÂ
3-12-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:Â
Tom Lubnau
David Rubin, former mayor of Shiloh, Israel
Anna Petrey, UW studier of turkey vultures
Tommie Kniseley, owner WY Fresh Farm
Sen Brian BonerÂ
Ask Abby
3-11-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Tristin Wiggins, part-owner Meeteetse Meat Co
Patrick DeHaan, petroleum analyst with GasBuddy
Brian Hasenack, board member Jackson Hole Snow Devils
Rep JR Riggins
Patrick Klein, director Vision Beyond Borders
Jared Petrino, UW sports
Dominic Bravo, executive director Wyoming Office of Tourism
3-10-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Allen Darlington, fish taxidermist
David Pope, Wyoming Stable Token Commission
Andrew Dyl, Cheyenne Fire & Rescue Marshall
3-9-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Kristin Hugo, science writer and author of 'Carcass:Â the Afterlife of Animal Bodies" on MIT Press
Gail Symons
Anna Gibson, Olympic athlete from Jackson Hole
Michael DeGreve, legendary musician from Cheyenne
3-6-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Tommie Knisely, owner WY Fresh Farm in Cheyenne
Rep Steve Harshman
Gov Mark Gordon
Bill Sniffin
Col Tim Cameron
Dr. Ali Nejadmalayeri, UW Finance professor
3-5-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Rep. JD Williams
Tom Lubnau
Sen Cheri Steimetz
Jordan Glass, research fellow in the department of Zoology and Physiology at UW
Rep Landon Brown
Ask Abby
3-4-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:Â
Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder
Comedian Jeff Allen
Jared Petrino, UW sports
John Waggener, University archivist and historian at the American Heritage Center (UW)
3-3-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Sen Ogden Driskill
Rep John Bear
David Giralt, candidate for US House
Mike Smith, VP for government affairs and community outreach at UW
Cowboy Kevin MeyerÂ
Andrew Vitale, head coach Jackson Lady Broncs basketball team
3-2-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Powell teamster Allen Hatch
Laramie County SHeriff Brian Kozak
2-27-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Dr. Carol Osborne, renowned veterinarian
Bill Sniffin
Cheyenne City Councilman Pete Laybourn
Aaron Brown, Wyoming Highway Patrol communicationsÂ
Lt. Matt Arnell, president Wyoming Highway Patrol Association
Mia Fishman, sports journalist from Jackson Hole
2-26-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Lucas Rowley, www.rescueriver.com
Ismael Dominguez, Wyoming Arts Council
US Sen Cynthia Lummis
Chauncy Johnson, Snow Angels Foundation
Ask Abby
Lindy B Hughes, Savannah Rossouw
2-25-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
US Sen John Barrasso
Teamster mule skinner Rick Edney
Gov Mark Gordon
First Lady Jennie Gordon
Jared Petrino, UW sports
Eugene Joyce, partner at Wyoming Horse Racing and president of Sweetwater Downs
Global economist David Woo
EPA Region 8 director Cyrus Western
2-24-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Rep JT Larson
Cowboy State Daily columnist Jonathan Lange
Chad Baldwin, University of Wyoming
Jenny Craft and Colin Betzler, Scott Foundation
Trinity Vandenacre
2-23-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Tom Lubnau
Gail Symons
Chris Navarro
Rep Cody Wylie
Julie Young
Kim DeVore, Jonah Bank
Buck McVeigh
2-20-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Sen Ogden Driskill
Bill Sniffin
Dr. Hallie Hasel, State Veterinarian
Amy Edmonds, spokesperson/advisor to Governor Mark Gordon
Rep John Bear
CSD columnist Scott Clem
Aaron Brown, Wyoming Highway Patrol
Kate Anderson, ED Golden Creek Equine
2-19-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Sen Cale Case
US Congresswoman Harriet Hageman
Renny McKay, Wyoming Business Alliance
Matt Burgess, associate professor UW
Patrick Klein, director Vision Beyond Borders
Ask Abby
Tom Hirsig, CEO Cheyenne Frontier Days
2-18-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Albert Sommers, former speaker of the House
Pete Obermueller, president Petroleum Association of Wyoming
Josh Dorrell, CEO Wyoming Business Council
Marilyn Kite, former State Supreme Court justice
Marcela Herdova, photographer
Hunter Old Elk, curator of the Plains Indian Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West Museum in Cody
2-17-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Rep Lloyd Larsen
Sen Wendy Schuler
Jimmy Skovgard, US Senator candidate
Paul Ulrich, VP Jonah Energy
Cowboy Kevin Meyer
David Shaller, founder WolfQuest
Dr. Paul Hutton, author 'The Undiscovered Country'
2-16-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Sen Mike Gierau
Rex Arney
Betsey Hale, CEO Cheyenne LEADS
Sen Eric Barlow
Rep Karlee Provenza
Screenwriter Robert Shippy 'Sharktana'
Wes Binder, Oregon State University PhDÂ
Eli Bebout
2-13-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Rep Landon Brown
Rep Steve Harshman
Columnist Scott Clem
Gov Mark Gordon
EPA regional director Cyrus Western
Aaron Brown, Wyoming Highway Patrol
Cheyenne Mayor Patrick Collins
Nick Bryant, Epstein files investigator
US Congresswoman Harriet Hageman
2-12-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Deborah Mallow
Rep Chip Neiman, speaker of the House
Rep Rob Geringer
Rep John Bear, Appropriations chair
David Duquette, founder Western Justice
Ask Abby
2-11-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Lori and Tom Garrison
Rep JD Williams
Idaho potato farmer Kent Sutton
David Johnson, executive director Rooted in Wyoming
Jared Petrino, UW sports
Alexandra Philp, Beki Spears - Wyoming Historical SocietyÂ
Todd Courtney, founder Max Rhymes Foundation
2-10-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Sen. Ogden Driskill
Event planner Danielle Mannino
Nathan Doerr, curator of the Governor's Capital Art Exhibit
Kyle Washut, president Wyoming Catholic College
Annette Pitts, CEO Visit Casper
2-9-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Former Wyoming Business Council CEO Bob Jensen
Former Wyoming Business Council CEO Tucker Fagan
John Hewlett, Ranch/Farm management specialist at UW
David Dunaway, author 'A Four-Eyed World: How Glasses Changed the Way We See'Â
2-6-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Josh Dorrell, CEO Wyoming Business Council
Matt Fields, 4-H Robotics Club Circuit Breakers, Team 21618
Janet Lewis, Wyoming Red Cross
Governor Mark Gordon
Bill Sniffin
Aaron Brown, Wyoming Highway Patrol
Tommie Kniseley, Cheyenne
Shawn Kelley
2-5-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Russell Nemetz, Western Ag Network
Tom Holland, director Wilderness Adventures
Brad Enzi, CEO/president Laramie Chamber Business AllianceÂ
Chad Baldwin, University of Wyoming
Ask Abby
Casey Anderson, wildlife photographer
2-4-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
DVM Donal O'Toole
Rock Springs mayor Max Mickelson
Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder
Charles Nye, School of Energy Resources at UW
Jared Petrino, UW sports
Ryan Hudson, owner/operator Wyoming Fishing Company
2-3-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Julie McCallister
Kate Conlon, owner of Mackinac Island Cookie Company
Jim Walter, CEO/president Visit Cheyenne
Jonathon Lange, CSD columnist