SVI Radio: Kentucky Derby Giveaway Show
By Duke Dance
April 17, 2026
SVI Radio’s Weekday Wake-Up on Friday, April 17 was dedicated to the Star Valley and Lincoln County Search & Rescue units and a VIP Kentucky Derby Experience raffle hosted by The Fishing Dog Foundation. The show included guest interviews from Sheriff Shane Johnson, Star Valley Search & Rescue Commander Matt McMurdo, Lincoln County Search & Rescue volunteers Matt Peavler and Ty Sellers, Dan Dockstader, and McKay Erickson. The winner of the drawing was announced at the end of the show.
Dan Dockstader discusses covering Search & Rescue stories as a reporter and some of the rescues he recalls. SVI photo/Dahl Erickson
McKay Erickson recalls “The Miracle on the Mountain” from 10 years ago, when search and rescue volunteers saved his and other’s lives following a snowmobile accident. SVI photo/Dahl Erickson
Tel Johnson with The Fishing Dog Foundation explains the Kentucky Derby giveaway and the need for new trucks for the search & rescue. SVI photo/Dahl Erickson
Star Valley Search & Rescue Commander Matt McMurdo and Lincoln County Sheriff Shane Johnson speak with Duke & Dahl just ahead of the drawing from the Fishing Dog Foundation. SVI photo/Dan Dockstader
