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5a - 10a

Wake up your day with Alan Reed and

the Quick Country Morning Show!

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ALAN REED

Birthday: July 9th

Hometown: Plainview MN, Graduated from Kasson/Mantorville
Favorite Artists:
Brooks & Dunn, Montgomery Gentry, Keith Anderson, Nickelback
What is currently in my CD player:
 Brad Paisley, Little Big Town, Dean Martin.

Favorite Food: My wife's Shrimp Alfredo, Tater-tot hot-dish. 

Favorite Holiday: Spending the 4th of July in Wrangell Alaska , where my folks live.

Favorite sport: Football, especially when the Vikings destroy the Packers!

What TV shows I never miss:  Whatever show Debbie is watching....

Hobbies: Meeting celebrities and getting autographs!  

First concert: “The Grass Roots” back in '72, at the Mayo Civic Center.
If I wasn't in radio:
A neurosurgeon at the Mayo Clinic.

Jobs outside of radio: Prep monkey at the Hubbell House in Mantorville,  Explosives Technician (still got the license – no kidding!), Kitchen Manager at a Waldo's Pizza, and I grew up helping on the family farm – the hardest work in the world!

Dream Car: A 1968 Chevy Caprice 2 door hardtop (black with tinted windows!)

First Car: '53 Chevy I bought in Kasson for $50.00!
Favorite saying or phrase:
McPHEEEEeee!!!

MARY McPHEE

Birthday: March 27th, one fine year.
Hometown: Rochester, graduated from Byron High
Favorite Artists:
The Beatles, AC/DC, Garth Brooks and Carrie Underwood who owes me, because I voted for her a billion times when she was a contestant on "American Idol".

Favorite Foods:  Top the Tator dip with Ruffles potato chips, ice cream, and shrimp done any way you please.

What is currently in my CD player: Taylor Swift, Best of the Eagles, and Carrie Underwood's first CD.

Someone I would like to meet: Barbra Streisand

Favorite Holiday: I like them all best for different reasons.

Favorite Movie: The Breakfast Club.

Hobbies: My flowers, doing community theater, walking my dog London Belle (you know, the girly name dog)

TV show I never miss: " Grey's Anatomy", "American Idol" and "Desperate Housewives"

If I wasn't in radio: I would sleep in a heck of a lot more often!.

First Car: A '65 Dodge something that I promptly cracked up driving near Apache Mall.
Favorite saying or phrase: "Somedays, Alan shouldn't even be allowed to breathe."

5a - 9a

Wake up your day with Mary McPhee

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10a - 3p

Spend the Workday with

Julie Jones

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JULIE JONES

Birthday:  January 11
Hometown:  
Lived in Brainerd and Duluth when I was young- have been in Rochester almost 25 years- this is where I fit- this is my hometown.
Years in radio:
Since 1983 – (I don't do math)
Favorite Artists: 
Keith Urban, Sara Evans, Neil Diamond & ABBA , 38 Special and AC/DC.

What is currently in my CD player: Alan Jackson

Someone I would like to meet: Oprah Winfrey

Favorite Food: All food is fair game…but mashed potatoes leads the pack!

Favorite recent movie: American Gangster

Hobbies: Concerts, singing, dancing, cooking and hiking and just being in the sunshine.

First concert: “Up With The People”
Favorite concert: Either Keith Urban or Neil Diamond, it's too stressful to pick just one
If I wasn't in radio: I'd be really depressed!

Jobs outside of radio:   Secretary, restaurant manager, Mrs. Claus

Dream Car: A Pepper-White Mini Cooper-Ragtop of course!

First Car: Mercury Cougar (late 70's)
Favorite saying or phrase- "Get some rest"
"Freak"  or "Love ya buddy" These are all meant as a term of endearment of course.

JAS CAFFREY

Birthday: July 28th
Hometown: Raised in Rosemount, now a resident of Spring Valley
Favorite Artists:
Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, Brad Paisley, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Robin Trower.

What is currently in my CD player: Bulldog drool, a happy meal Yoda action figure and sixteen cents in Canadian money. That, and the new "Disturbed" CD.

Favorite Kind Of Cookie: Chewy Peanut Butter, or soft macaroons!

Favorite Books: "Beauty Of The Burst" by Yasuhiko Iwanade.

Favorite Holiday: Boxing Day. I'm a big fan of boxes of any size and shape!

Favorite Foods: It's hard to choose! I love a great steak, can't get enough well-prepared sushi, and love slow-smoked ribs - pick one, and give me a call when dinner's ready!

Hobbies: Listening to, playing, and sharing guitar. Blues, Country or Rock - I love it all! Find my guitar and I onstage with Ten Cent Biscuit!

Pet Peeve: Yappy little dogs, and the people that let little dogs yap. Fools at Target that leave their cart in the middle of an aisle while they wander off to look at some shiny thing that has seized their attention. You never know what'll be in that cart when you get back.

If I wasn't in radio: There would be one less little voice in your head, and considerably fewer in mine.

First Car: 1962 Chevy II 4-door
Favorite Television Show: I am a Discovery Channel geek, and will spend an hour watching a special on how they spin wool, and would love to go out with the "Deadliest Catch" fleet once before I die!

3p - 7p

Wrap up the day with a smile with Jas Caffrey

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WKND

Enjoy the weekend with

Randy James

RANDY JAMES

Birthday: March 3, 1953

Hometown: Rochester, MN

Years in radio: Nearly 30

Favorite Artists: Big & Rich, Faith Hill, Don Williams, Dean Martin, Keith Urban

What is currently in my CD player: Big & Rich, ZZ Top

Someone I would like to meet: Faith Hill

Favorite Food: It's a tie between a nice, juicy steak and a box of Twinkies

Favorite Holiday: Being a kid at heart, I'd say Christmas

Favorite sport: I was on a football team once for almost 4 seconds...

Favorite recent movie: "To Dustin From Kelly"

What TV show I never miss: "Antiques Roadshow"

Hobbies: Collecting old books and bottles, painting, and studying state history

First concert: Three Dog Night

Favorite concert: Don Williams

If I wasn't in radio: I'd be a history teacher

Jobs outside of radio: Gas station attendant, I worked at 3 different grocery stores, millwork sales and I worked at a hardware store

Least favorite job: Gas station attendant

Dream Car: Mercedes Benz

First Car: 1961 Ford Falcon complete with rusted holes in the floor

Favorite saying or phrase: "Happiness is not a destination, it's a way of life"

 

STEVE RICHARDS

Birthday: January 4, 1957

Hometown: Beaver Dam, WI

Years in radio: 11

Favorite Artists: Monte Montgomery, ZZ Top, Eagles, Little Big Town, Van Zandt, Keith Urban

What is currently in my CD player: A pepperoni Hot Pocket(tm)

Someone I would like to meet: Willie Nelson, Billy Gibbons, Les Paul

Favorite Food: Either sautéed jumbo scallops or eggs-n-bacon

Favorite sport: Football (Packers Fan) or foosball

What TV shows I never miss: "24" and SportsCenter at 5pm

Hobbies: Playing my guitar, growing mega-hot Hungarian peppers, cooking and amateur astronomy

Jobs outside of radio: Retail Management

First Car: Ford Granada 4-door

Favorite saying or phrase: "One day at a time" or "You snooze, you lose!"

WKND

Enjoy Saturday mornings with

Steve Richards, 6a - 10a

Steve Richards, backstage with Little Big Town

 

WKND

Enjoy the weekend with

Lorraine Nolen

LORRAINE NOLEN

 

Birthday: June 8th

Hometown: Leechburg, PA
Favorite Artists:  
George Strait, AC/DC/ Miranda Lambert, Bruce Springsteen,
What is currently in my CD player:
  MIranda Lambert, Josh Turner, Jack Ingram, Don Williams, Kenny Rogers, Charlie Daniels, Little Richard, ELO, Lucinda Williams,  AC/DC, Taylor Swift, George Strait......I love it all!

Favorite Food:  My mom's chicken & dumplings.

TV shows I never miss:  Boston Legal, America's Next Top Model, Grey's Anatomy

Hobbies: I love entertaining and hanging out with friends and family. I like to cook, read, mix martini's, explore new places and have new adventures I also have a slight shopping addiction.

First concert: Bruce Springsteen- same year I got to see Bob Seger, and BTO. 
If I wasn't in radio:
Motivational Speaker and Author

Jobs outside of radio: Insurance Sales, Sales Training, Banking

Dream Car: A big ole' Hummer

First Car: Red Chrysler LeBaron convertible

 

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