{"id":27697,"date":"2025-07-23T08:39:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T12:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=27697"},"modified":"2025-07-23T08:51:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T12:51:39","slug":"beckwith-recalls-ag-background-in-visit-to-adams-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/23\/beckwith-recalls-ag-background-in-visit-to-adams-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Beckwith recalls ag background in visit to Adams County"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Lieutenant governor Micah Beckwith caught up with WZBD&#8217;s Al Converset at the Adams County 4-H Fair. Click on the three audio files to hear more about what he had to say about Adams County and the state of Indiana. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-Beckwith discusses his roots in agriculture and explains his roles as Lieutenant Governor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-Beckwith also talks about his relationship with governor Mike Braun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ALwithLTgovPrt1.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Part 1 of WZBD&#8217;s interview with Micah Beckwith.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/522607184_1174393554729919_879861579687943682_n.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/522607184_1174393554729919_879861579687943682_n.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/522607184_1174393554729919_879861579687943682_n.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/522607184_1174393554729919_879861579687943682_n.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/522607184_1174393554729919_879861579687943682_n.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/522607184_1174393554729919_879861579687943682_n.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/522607184_1174393554729919_879861579687943682_n.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/522607184_1174393554729919_879861579687943682_n.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Micah Beckwith takes a seat at the WZBD table at the Expo Hall in Monroe. 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