Cory Hepola

09/26/2025

What People DON’T KNOW about Nebraska ⬇️

📍Grand Island, NE

09/14/2025

Honored to be selected as a Speaker for TEDxStCloud. ⭐️

Cory Hepola is an Emmy winning storyteller and documentary creator, exploring how we reconnect with what matters most in our hometowns. Join us October 9th to learn more!

Reception and cash bar: 5 p.m., Regency Plaza
Talks: 6:30 p.m., Paramount Center for the Arts

Purchase tickets today at paramountarts.org

Paramount Center for the Arts

09/08/2025

3 years ago I received a DM on LinkedIn from a guy named Gerry Norton of The Brookshire Company.

He asked me: “do you think we could create an authentic series that uplifts small towns?”

Today, with Season 2 set to premiere in November, our series was Nominated for FOUR Emmy’s.

Thank you to Gerry for his vision, to Micah Kvidt & Jenna Kvidt for their creativity, and to our 15 rural communities across 6 states for trusting us to tell your story & share it with the world. 🌎

👏🏼 HUGE NEWS!

“My Town” has been Nominated for 4 Regional Emmy Awards!

In just 10 months of Streaming, “My Town” has hit:
-2,100,000+ Views
-18,500+ Hours of Watch Time
-44 States, 40 Countries

Discover Rural America ➡️ https://youtube.com/?si=yns8XsKrZN3bIBH8

Congratulations to all of our Season 1 Small Towns:
-Perham, MN
-Iowa Lakes Corridor, IA
-Willmar, MN
-Beaver Dam, WI
-Farmington, MN
-Rugby, ND
-Chisholm, MN

09/05/2025

The Secret to North Dakota's Small Town Success. ⬇️

Appreciate ND Governor Kelly Armstrong joining the "My Town" podcast!

08/02/2025

My favorite view of all-time. ❤️

07/23/2025

AMAZING! 😍

Thank you to the wonderful people from Linton, ND for welcoming our My Town Series TEAM to town!

06/26/2025

🚨REMINDER: we're still accepting Applications for "My Town Series: Season 3" in 2026! If your rural community has a unique story - but need some help in telling the world WHY your town is such an amazing place to live, work, and play - email our TEAM at [email protected].

😳 In just 9 months My Town Series has:
-1.3M views, 13,500+ Hours of Watch Time, been streamed in 45 States & 40 Countries, premiered at Twin Cities Film Festival, been profiled in countless media outlets (TV, print, radio, podcast, etc), opened a merch store, launched a Podcast, started filming 8 new small towns across 5 states for Season 2, and been green-lit for a Season 3 in 2026.

It doesn't matter where you're located, we want to hear from you!

06/16/2025

❤️ Father’s Day.

How It Started (2016) ➡️ How It’s Going (2025).

06/10/2025

When I was 16, I wrote on a Post-It Note (that I still have tucked safely away) that the person I NEED TO MEET is... Mark Rosen.

In college, I would record Mark Rosen's sportscasts and break them down like a football coach and - then - critique my own performance in an effort to get better.

As an intern at the CBS station in Fargo, I asked Randy Moss a question (2002) that sparked an energetic response from Moss that would lead all TV stations & ESPN. Mark Rosen - who had no idea who I was - tapped me on the shoulder and said, "great question."

Over the years, my Minnesota broadcast career has blessed me with the opportunity to meet my childhood hero, but this was the first time we REALLY had time to sit down and talk.

About the TV business, my old school (LONG) journey back home to Minnesota, balancing family/work, and about our passionate work for Rural America in My Town Series.

If you had told me at 16 that I'd one day be a guest on Rosen's show, I wouldn't have believed you. 😊 Oh, and he's even more wonderful than you probably think he is. Thank you, Mark!

LISTEN ➡️ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rosens-sports-monday/id1805677403?i=1000712151418

🚨SUBSCRIBE → https://www.youtube.com/

06/03/2025

Had a moment this AM…

Watching the world slowly light up - out here, alone with God - really moved me.

Blessed beyond measure to be able to meet all of the talented, caring, selfless people who CHOOSE to live in these thriving small towns and dedicate their lives to making it a better place for all. So inspiring!

Today - in Watertown, South Dakota - is going to be a special day.

I pray you make it one, too. ❤️

05/25/2025

🧌WE FOUND ‘EM

Awesome day exploring the Detroit Lakes area through the “Trolls” Hunt!

Genius! Well done, Project 412! 👏🏼

Sounds like a great story for My Town Series 😉

05/22/2025

FIRST LOOK 👀

Behind-The-Scenes look from our Season 2 episode near small town Watford City, North Dakota.

🚨SUBSCRIBE: https://youtube.com/