I am the Operations Manager for all six Townsquare Media-Rochester stations. I’ve been in Rochester radio since 1984. In that time I’ve been an on-air talent, Production Director, Music Director, Program Director and now Operations Manager. Radio is my passion. I enjoy working with on-air talent, designing and executing successful promotions with our sales staff and clients and making sure our stations are active in the community both on-the-air and on the streets. As a Rochester native, it’s been great not only to grow up in one of America’s best cities but to also raise my family here as well. I’m a proud dad of three terrific kids…Andy, Kelsey and Logan. My wife Laurie and I are also very involved in our community. In my spare time, I enjoy golfing, bowling, grilling and following my favorite Minnesota sports teams (still waiting on that first Vikings’ Super Bowl trophy).
Brent Ackerman
POW/MIA Recognition Day Is Friday At Soldier’s Field Veterans Memorial
The Minnesota POW/MIA Riders Association will be holding a Candlelight Vigil at the Soldiers Field Veterans Memorial in Rochester at 7pm this Friday (September 18th) in honor of POW/MIA Recognition Day.
The United States’ National POW/MIA Recognition Day is observed across the nation on the third Friday of September each year...
Rochester Tops ‘Best Place To Live’ List
Over the past two decades Rochester has been near the top of many "best places to live in America" lists. Now it can add one more to the list. Livability.com just named Rochester the #1 city on its list of "Top 100 Best Places to Live for 2016"...
Share a Joke With the Pope
It seems that most good jokes tend to offend at least somebody. Why is it in our nature to laugh at the misery or failure of others? This goes all the way back to when we were kids and laughed at someone slipping on a banana peel or when the anvil fell on the coyote instead of the roadrunner...
Google Has Come a Long Way in 17 Years
Most people don't like change. So when Google changed their logo on September 1, many people disliked the new logo, as was probably to be expected. I've heard people say things like it's "too simple" or "it looks like those plastic magnet alphabet letters you put on a refrigerator...
Quarry Hill’s Fall Festival Is This Weekend
The 25th annual Quarry Hill Nature Center’s Fall Festival is this weekend (September 12th and 13th). The festival is admission free and runs 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day.
Senator Amy Klobuchar Coming To Rochester For Book Signing
Senator Amy Klobuchar will be autographing copies of her new book The Senator Next Door: A Memoir From the Heartland at the Barnes & Noble Apache Mall on Thursday, September 3rd at 7pm. The public is invited. No reservations are required.
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Saturday Music and a Movie at Slatterly Park
The annual Saturday Music and a Movie in Slatterly Park event is this Saturday (August 29th). The fun begins at 5 pm at Slatterly Park in southeast Rochester.
Short Film Festival Is This Saturday in Rochester
Attention film buffs…there’s a new, cool event in Rochester this Saturday. The Apex Short Film & Music Video Festival takes place at C4’s Creative Salon (324 1st Ave SW) in Rochester.
Giant Red Ball Blown Away in Toledo
Remember when the Giant Red Ball was in Rochester this past June? Many people posed for pictures with the ball during its week-long visit here.
Kurt Perschke's RedBall Project is a traveling public art project that has taken place all around the world...
Enjoy Rochester Greek Fest This Weekend
You don't have to be Greek in order to enjoy Greek Fest. Rochester Greek Fest is this Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Holy Anargyroi Greek Orthodox Church, 703 West Center Street in Rochester (next to old Lourdes High School). This is an authentic celebration of Greek Heritage featuring:
Authentic Greek food
Hellenic music
Greek Dancers
Greek Orthodox Church tours
Locally baked Greek pastries
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