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.
08-22-2026
Australian duo No Promises, North Carolina rock band The Low Down Drifters, Senate candidate James Byrd, Ira Ryman
8-21-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Joshua Phillip, Epoch News
Pete Sepp, National Taxpayers Union
Sen Ogden Driskill
Jeff Hunt, Jeff Hunt Radio Show
Bill Sniffin
Sen Cale Case
Aaron Brown, Wyoming Highway Patrol
Shawn Johnson, Libertarian candidate for US House
Rep John Bear
8-20-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
James Bell, Kia America
Bill Wiley, high school sports
Lindsay Woods, Mongol Derby
US Congresswoman Harriet Hageman
Sam Husted and Sam Rollins, The Sams at Sturgis
Ken Buck, columnist
Ask Abby
Jeff Henry, Yellowstone expert
8-19-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Cydney Adams, SaySo
Rep Jeremy Haroldson
Jim King, University of Wyoming political professor
Tom Lubnau, CSD columnist
Jared Petrino, UW sports
Wayne Booze and Gary Myers, Mission: Lifeline Stroke Wyoming
8-18-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Ron Warpness, The Gentry
Bill Novotny, Johnson County commissioner
Cici Oliver, Ugly Bug Fly Fishing report
Reid Rasner, candidate for Congress
Megan Degenfelder, candidate for governor
Cowboy Kevin Meyer
Brent Bien, candidate for governor
Jonathan Gould, Comptroller of Currency
Eric Barlow, candidate for governor
8-17-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Jeanine Bobenmoyer, theCityMoms.org
Jonathan Lange, Cowboy State Daily columnist
John Brown, political insider
Scott Clem, Campbell County commissioner
Gov Jim Geringer, former Wyoming governor
Betsey Hale, Cheyenne LEADS
Will Grant, author and cowboy
Lauren Schoenfeld, candidate for Senate District 5
08-15-2026
Katrina and Stuart from A Band of Rain, Andy and Dave from Andy R.G. & The Space Cowboys, Mike from Limberlost, U.S. House Candidate David Giralt, Candidate for Secretary of State Bryan McCarty, Candidate for House District 41 Dr. Stacy Becker, Tony West from Blacklist Union.
8-14-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Witney Schneidman, Brookings Institution on Africa
Dave Simpson, Cowboy State Daily columnist
Sam Mead, candidate for US Senate
Rep. JR Riggins
Bill Sniffin
Rep. John Bear
Aaron Brown, Wyoming Highway Patrol
Karen Guidice, Chugwater Chili Corp
Rod Miller, Cowboy State Daily columnist
8-13-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Dr. Sonal Patel, NAYA
Eugene Joyce, Sweetwater Downs Racing
Sen Eric Barlow, candidate for governor
Sen Bo Biteman, candidate for Congress
Ken Buck, columnist
Ask Abby
Rep Abby Angelos, candidate for SD23
8-12-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Indy Pederson, author Sacrificing Humanity: The UFO is a Portent of Nuclear War
Rawle Andrews, American Psychiatric Association Foundation
Governor Mark Gordon
Josh Dorrell, Wyoming Business Council
Doug Moore, candidate HD31
Jared Petrino, UW sports
Liz Brimmer, Brimmer Communications
8-11-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Rep JD Williams
Ken Klemm, bison expert
Cici Oliver, Ugly Bug Fly fishing report
Cowboy Kevin Meyer
Dr Aaron Billin, Park County Health Officer
Debra Lee, Laramie County clerk
Kellie Webb, Doya Natsu
8-10-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Sam Wright, Huntr
Dr. Taruj Ali, SOMOS Health and Medical Director of Sleep at Mary Washington Health System
Dennis Sun
Sen Brian Boner
Ben Hornock, candidate for Senate District 5
Megan Degenfelder, candidate for Wyoming governor
Rep. Mike Yin
Missy White, Mayor of Lander
Jillian Balow, candidate for US House
08-08-2026
Australian singer/songwriter Lisa Byrne, Shane and Maggie from The Imaginaries, Mark Jones candidate for House District 40, guitarist Travis Larson, singer/songwriter Judd Harris
8-7-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Matt Klink, Michigan primary
Ryan Vet, Ryan Vet Show
Dominic Westkamp, wildlife photographer
Paul Ulrich
Bill Sniffin
Stuart Pierson, rodeo video director
Greyson Buckingham, DISA Uranium
Tyler Lindholm, Americans for Prosperity
8-6-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Astoria Stubbs, Great Clips
Jeffrey Schmidt, Big Horn County Search and Rescue
Bill Wiley, high school sports
Eli Bebout
Jeanette Ward, candidate for House District 57
Sen Wendy Schuler
Ken Buck
Ask Abby
Brent Bien, candidate for Wyoming governor
8-5-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Craig DeRoche, Family Policy Alliance
Rep. Chip Neiman
Luke Reiner, candidate for House District 8
Megan Degenfelder, Superintendent of Public Instruction
Kevin Christenson, candidate for US House
Jared Petrino, UW sports
Eric Barlow, candidate for governor
Janel Oberlander and Travis Grubb, Gillette College
8-4-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Dr. Ronald Weigel, American College of Surgeons
Sen. Mike Gierau
Cici Oliver, Ugly Bug Fly Fishing report
Cowboy Kevin Meyer
Nancy Vehr, Wyoming DEQ
Stan Steiner and Ben Pascal, Presbyterian Church of Jackson Hole rummage sale
Tam DeRudder, Cody Romance Roundup
8-3-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Clayton LiaBraaten, Truecaller
Michael Klein, Econofact
Rep. Steve Johnson
Brian Kozak, Sheriff Laramie County
Robert Short, candidate for Secretary of State
Renny MacKay, Wyoming Business Alliance
Sen. Ogden Driskill
Chandra Ortiz, Wyoming 211
Stacy Koester, WyoFind
08-01-2026
Australian singer/songwriter Kevin Sullivan, Johnson County Fair Board Chairman Laci Schiffer, Candidate for House District 29 Myca Sturtevant, Luke and Don from Bloodline Awakening, Wyoming Wanderer Sean Schneidmiller, Columnist Bill Sniffin
7-31-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Bradley Schurman, Human Change
Tom Lubnau
Curt Meier, State Treasurer
Steve True, Wyoming Livestock board director
Bill Sniffin
Tom Kelly, candidate for Superintendent of Public Instruction
Aaron Brown, Wyoming Highway Patrol
Steve Friess, candidate for US House
Mitchell Huene, Cowboys with a Mission
Rod Miller
7-30-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Chiquita Hall-Jackson, Hall-Jackson & Associates
Bill Wiley, high school sports
Matt Micheli, The Peacemakers
Chad Auer, candidate for Superintendent of Public Instruction
Tyler Gonzalez, UW undergrad at Accelerating Research Lab
Ask Abby
Jim Allington, retire Peabody Energy employee
7-29-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Kyle Peacock, Peacock Tariff Consulting
Caroline Welles, The First Ask
Dr. Charles Preston, Museum of Natural History at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West
Nick Cummings, Alpine Redneck Rescue
Fred Harrison
Jared Petrino, UW sports
Reid Rasner, candidate for US House
Courtny Hinds, Wyoming State Fair
7-28-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Scott Beaulier, Dean of Business School at UW
Kylie McCormick, WyoHistory.org
Cici Oliver, Ugly Bug Fly Fishing report
Cowboy Kevin Meyer
Bill Cubin, political strategist
Courtney Shillenn, Drop n Dash laundry service
CJ Young, candidate for Secretary of State
7-27-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Dr. Lillian Glass, Toxic People
Clifford Fewel, Stay Free Forever
Myca Sturtevant, candidate for HD29
Bryan Cook, Wyoming Children's Society
Jason Watts, HayWerks
Frank Chapman, US House race
Rep. Steve Harshman, candidate for Superintendent of Public Instruction
Sen. Dan Laursen
Pete Widener, Hall and Hall Real Estate
Cyrus Western, EPA
Cesar Avila, DEA
07-25-26
Australian singer/songwriter Sally Jane, Candidate for House District 29 James Temple, Singer/songwriter Andrew Dean, guitarist/vocalist from Maskil Aaron Everitt, Colorado singer/songwriter Aubrey Dale, candidate for Johnson county treasurer Darcy Goni, Synthwave artist Michael Oakley
7-24-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Dave Simpson
Drew Matheson, Capital One Commercial Bank
Chad Peace, Independent Voter Project
Breanna Ball, Wyldlife Fund
Bill Sniffin
Pete Obermueller, Petroleum Association of Wyoming
Aaron Brown, Wyoming Highway Patrol
Fred Devish, Crook County commissioner
Rod Miller
7-23-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Bryan Riley, National Taxpayers Union's Free Trade Initiative
Bill Wiley, high school sports
Cathy Holman and Ashley Bright, Boys and Girls Club of Central Wyoming
Rick Bass, Green Curtain Roadshow
Tom Lubnau, CSD columnist
Travis Aerenson, University of Wyoming’s Department of Atmospheric Science
Garrett Yerigan, Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo announcer
Rebecca West, Buffalo Nation at Buffalo Bill Center of the West
Ask Abby
Brent Bien, candidate for governor
7-22-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Stephen Blank, Foreign Policy Research Institute
Grant Newsham, author When China Attacks: A Warning to America
Tyler Lindholm, Americans for Prosperity
Eric Barlow, candidate for governor
Rep Julie Jarvis, HD57
Jared Petrino, UW sports
Katie Bonjean, Village Cooperative Cheyenne
Jim Magagna, Wyoming Stock Growers Association
Bridger and Steve Knox
7-21-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Dr. Sonal Patel, NayaCare
Stacy Koester, WyoFind
Cici Oliver, Ugly Bug Fly Fishing report
Mark Jones
Sen Bo Biteman
Sen Chris Rothfuss
April Jo Jones, Wyoming Property Rescue
7-20-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Col Wes Martin
Jeff Herman, LawnStarter
Rich Guenzel, Pronghorn Fund
Jessica Crowder, House District 43 candidate
Jillian Balow, US House candidate
Matt Rasmussen, Wyoming Herpetological Society
Larry Morgan, author The Closer
Dan Starks, National Museum of Military Vehicles
Ben Barto, Bone Daddy
07-18-26
Australian singer/songwriter Justin Standley, Jeff Mueller from Whisper Flyte, Wyoming rapper Trey Wrks, Silas, Ryan and Rabi from North Fork Crossing, Folk-Pop artist Eli Lev.
7-17-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Tony Sabaj, Check Point Software Technologies
Todd Thomas, Woodchuck.ai
Luther Propst, Teton County Board of Commissioners
Dan Dorsch, Habitat for Humanity of Laramie County
Bill Sniffin
Alex Bakken, Carbon County Sheriff
Aaron Brown, Wyoming Highway Patrol
Rep. John Bear
Rep. Ann Lucas
7-16-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Bill Wiley, high school sports
Bill Brinegar, Hunting with Heroes
Rep Harriet Hageman
Ken Buck
Shellie Hardsocg, Cheyenne Frontier Days
Don Erickson, former Mayor of Cheyenne
7-15-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Zachariah Fike, Purple Hearts Reunited
Jessica Lewis McFate, Babel Street
Brook Grant, Compete for a Cause
Betsey Hale, Cheyenne LEADS
Dennis Graham and Jordan Dean
Jared Petrino, UW sports
David Giralt, US House candidate
Judd Rogers, Wyoming PBS Foundation
7-14-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Dan Klusmann, author Life Answers Back
Mike MacLeod, photographer
Cici Oliver, Ugly Bug Fly Fishing Shop
Cowboy Kevin Meyer
Bradlee Skinner, Savannah Bananas DJ
Kristen Stauffer, Zorbst Ranch
Garrett Linebaugh, WYTEX BBQ
7-13-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Dennis Sun, Wyoming Livestock Roundup
Jody Shields, Wyoming Nonprofit Network
Laurie Urbigkit, Wyoming REALTORS
Matthew Peterson, state epidemiologist
Jeff Jensen, mayor of Afton
Sam Mead, US Senate candidate
Caleb Batista
Jackie Sevier, mural art at Morning Star American Indian Village
Stephanie Chan, Frontier Stable Token commission
07-11-26
Comedian Max Meisel, candidate for Johnson County Treasurer Brittnee Borgialli, filmmaker JJ Reign, Nebraska based singer/songwriter Andrea Von Kampen, country singer/songwriter Becky Denton
07-10-26
07-09-26
7-8-26
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake. Live weekdays 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Special guests include:
Dr. Roger Rhoades
Jonathan Lange
Chase Christensen, Wyoming Association of Secondary School Principals
Dave Kinskey, Wyoming Business Council
Rep. Scott Heiner
Jared Petrino, UW sports
Sen Wendy Schuler
Vinny Martin, Winchester Arms Collectors Association
