Former U.S. Senator Al Simpson served Wyoming in Congress for 18 years. He advanced to be Republican Whip and served on the Senate Judiciary committee during some controversial times. Simpson’s longtime chief of Staff Don Hardy wrote about Simpson’s career in his book Shooting from the Lip, the Life of Senator Al Simpson. Simpson says his darkest time in the Senate was when he was branded as anti-woman during the Clarence Thomas hearings, because of his run-in with Anita Hill.
Bob Beck moved to Wyoming from Syracuse, New York, where he worked at WAER Syracuse Public Media as a news anchor, editor, and producer from 2023-2026. While at WAER, Beck was awarded the Syracuse Press Club-Best Public Affairs Program for 2025. Bob Beck also taught radio news for the Newhouse School at Syracuse University in New York.