I'm Alan Reed. Host of the Quick Country Morning Show. I'm glad to be a part of your mornings!
Alan Reed
State Champs! PEM and Goodhue Girls
Quick Country 96.5 would like to congratulate the Goodhue and Plainview/Elgin-Millville girls basketball teams for their wins in the Minnesota girls state basketball tournaments. Goodhue won the Class A state championship, as they walloped Marantha Christian Academy, 98 to 64...
Rochester’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade! – [Video]
For the last few days, I was talking about it. And it really happened! Nearly four dozen men, women and children met down here at the Quick Country studios to be part of the first-annual "Shortest St. Patrick's Day Parade in Rochester."
Bobby Trap Bras
Ladies, have you ever felt unsafe when you're alone in public? Not anymore. Jennifer Cutrona has designed a new bra that conceals knives, pepper spray and other weapons.
She designed 'Booby Trap Bras' after a man tried to abduct her while she was jogging in the woods...
St. Patrick’s Day Fun Facts You Didn’t Know
Today is St. Patrick’s Day, National Corned Beef and Cabbage Day and National "Eat Like an Irishman" Day, so celebrate accordingly (and safely!).
Cabbies say St Patty's Day is the busiest day of the year for them. Some plan to ride with buckets in their car in case passengers vomit from drinking too much...
Rochester’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Parade Is This Morning
Today is St. Patrick’s Day! It’s the only day of the year where everyone is Irish for a day. True Irishmen will be up at the crack of ICE! There will be parades all over America, including “Rochester’s Shortest St. Patty’s Parade...
Rochester’s Shortest St. Patty’s Parade is Tomorrow
Tomorrow is St. Patrick's Day. It's the only day of the year where everyone is Irish for a day. True Irishmen will be up at the crack of ICE! There will be parades all over America, including "Rochester's Shortest St. Patty's Parade!"
‘Kill List’ of MN Police Officers Found
Authorities are investigating after a list containing the personal information of several Minnesota police officers was made public. The list was first reported by the news site Vocativ. They say their analysts discovered the list of 36 officers in an 'encrypted application'...
Top 10 ‘Ticket’ Cars Revealed
Ever get a speeding ticket? I have. And it seems when I got them was when I owned a cool looking '70 Impala Custom I called 'The Red Rocket. (See the picture below as to how cool this car was, but I digress.)
The website insurance...
Free Cones Today At All Dairy Queens
It's true! Today, March 15th, 2016 is FREE CONE DAY at all Dairy Queens across America. According to Dairy Queen employee Carrie, who works at the Dairy Queen on the Beltline in Rochester, "Stop by any Dairy Queen and you can get a free small cone, limit one per customer...
Rochester Home Invasion This Morning
Urban decay is eating away at Rochester. Home invasions, shootings, burglaries and more have been a part of the news for the last couple of weeks.
Rochester Police are investigating a home invasion that happened this morning in the 3200 block of Portage Circle NW...