WATCH: Sioux Falls Great Plains Zoo Conservation Leader on ‘Drew Barrymore Show’
It's not every day that someone from Sioux Falls ends up on a daytime talk show discussing pigs! But, that is exactly what happened.
Stephanie Arne is the Great Plains Zoo Conservation Leader in Sioux Falls and she was on the Drew Barrymore Show in February 2024 as part of a segment with Game of Thrones' Maisie Williams.
How did Stephanie Arne End Up on The Show?
Stephanie was contacted by a producer she knew from when she worked on the show Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom and asked if she wanted to do the show. Her answer was a resounding yes.
She had actually done some videos as auditions for The Drew Barrymore Show years earlier but had never sent them. So it was good karma that this happened.
What happened on The Drew Barrymore Show?
Drew surprised Maisie Williams (who starred on Game of Thrones) with an animal she loves and Stephanie will shared a message of conservation as part of the "Not A Pet" campaign.
According to Sioux Falls Simplified, Stephanie grew up in South Dakota and Iowa and has always been obsessed with animals.
She got her Bachelor of Science at South Dakota State University and has worked any and everywhere that she could be close to animals.
Was Stephanie Arne on Wild Kingdom?
Yes, she won a contest to be a one-time host on the show, but ended up hosting it until 2018 and that is how she met her husband too.
How did Stephanie Arne end up in Sioux Falls?
Stephanie came to Sioux Falls after she found out that the Butterfly House & Aquarium and the Great Plains Zoo would be merging.
She was offered a position in 2022 but now has become the full-time Conservation Leader.
Where and when can we watch The Drew Barrymore Show in Sioux Falls?
Weekdays at 10 AM on Fox (KDLT2), and also Pluto TV, YouTube TV, Roku channel, Sling TV, and more.
For more information, see Sioux Falls Simplified and the Great Plains Zoo Facebook page.
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