Spokane news anchor to emcee Bonners Ferry Distinguished Young Women Program

April 10, 2015

From the Distinguished Young Women Program of Bonners Ferry Mark Peterson, co-anchor of Good Morning Northwest on KXLY out of Spokane will be returning to Bonners Ferry to emcee this year’s Distinguished Young Women Scholarship program on Saturday, April 18, 2015. Mark formerly emceed the program in 2000 when Bonners Ferry Junior Miss presented "Wild Wild West." Mark has been in broadcasting for more than three decades, the majority of that time spent in television. He graduated from high school in Billings, Montana and attended college at Montana State University in beautiful Bozeman. He started in radio in 1981 and has since worked in Billings, Bozeman, and Northern California and has traveled extensively throughout the U.S., both with work and for enjoyment. Mark has lived in Spokane for twenty-one years. Within his community, he has served on many boards for various charities, spoken to groups of 10 to 10,000 people, and is a director with the Spokane Lilac Association (a "purple coater"). Mark has three sons, Tillman, Matthew, and Joseph. He enjoys golf, fishing, and traveling when time allows. The local Distinguished Young Women committee is grateful to Mark for taking the time to host this year’s program, and welcomes him back to Bonners Ferry. Tickets for this year’s show are currently on sale for $12.00 at Mountain Mike’s Health Food Store. All seating is reserved, and tickets sell out fast. Founded in 1958, Distinguished Young Women, formerly America’s Junior Miss Scholarship Program, is the largest and oldest scholarship program for high school girls. Nationally, the program is sponsored by the City of Mobile, Mobile County, Barbara Barrington Jones Family Foundation, The State of Alabama, Alabama Association of Resource Conservation and Development Councils, Alabama Power Foundation, Encore Rehabilitation, Wintzell's Oyster House, Master Boat Builders, Regions Financial Corporation, and Alabama Media Group. The 58th National Finals will take place in Mobile, Alabama on June 25-27, 2015. The participant chosen as this year’s Distinguished Young Woman of Bonners Ferry will represent our community at the state competition in Pocatello this coming September 17, 18, and 19. Should she win there, she will represent Idaho in the national finals to be held in June 2016. For more information about Distinguished Young Women, visit www.DistinguishedYW.org. One can also follow Distinguished Young Women on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.