Seventy years ago, former Wyoming Governor and U.S. Senator Lester Hunt died by suicide after a blackmail attempt by his colleagues in Congress. Hunt died amid the height of McCarthyism and the Lavender Scare. Wyoming Public Radio will host a panel discussion about Hunt’s life and legacy, considering the parallels between Hunt’s lifetime and today.

Our panelists include:
- Rodger McDaniel, former state legislator and author of “Dying for Joe McCarthy's Sins: The Suicide of Wyoming Senator Lester Hunt”
- Leslie Waggener, Simpson Archivist at the American Heritage Center
- Andi Summerville, executive director of the Wyoming Association of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers
- Senator Cale Case, current state legislator representing Senate District 25

Join us Thursday, June 13 at 12 p.m. on Wyoming Public Media’s Facebook page for a Facebook Live event. We will reserve time at the end for audience questions for our panelists.

To join in, come to the Wyoming Public Media Facebook page at the appointed time.