"The biggest judge for me comes down to the song…it always has and always will be. That’s why a song like Jelly Roll’s “’Dead Man Walking’ comes along, and is something that people are going to dig, so we played it!"

“If you think about the younger generation of music listeners, many of them have grown up streaming music from lots of different formats like Rock, Country, and Hip Hop….we have a bigger tent of listener’s we can bring into Rock Radio!”

“At the core of making music decisions, you have to be a fan and not think of it as solely based on charts and streaming numbers, because if the song sounds good, it probably sounds good to someone else as well!”

Tracy Brown:“Unlike Pop, Rock is a format that gives a crap about you and me and wants us listening to their radio stations!”

“Spotify and every other streaming entity offers millions of options and that can be really overwhelming, so to be able to turn on the radio and have a friend recommend a new band or bring up an old song you haven’t heard in a while...it’s being ...

“After about a month or so of getting used to each other, it just started clicking…and it’s worked ever since. I can’t believe that this month is gonna be the 10th anniversary of Jimbo & Casio in the morning!”

Ross Ford - “A lot of our music decisions are gut because we know our audience from being here this long, and what works for us and what doesn’t.”

“That’s been a real common subject within the Rock community. It’s about our tribe, our family and having each other's backs, and knowing that you’re not alone, and it’s ok to be a little bit of a freak!”

1)What was your first job in radio and any early influences?  My first gig in radio was right out of college. I was hired at the radio group I had done my internship with, R.P. Broadcasting in a little town called Bemidji in Northern Minnesota. They initially hired ...