I began my radio career in North Platte, NE (KAHL) in July 1974. From there it was Burlington, CO (KNAB). Clinton, MO (KDKD), Omaha, NE (KFAB), Rochester in 1983-90, then Rapid City, SD (KKKMK & KKLS) for almost 9 years. In fall 1999, I came back and have been at KROC AM ever since! Thank you for listening! I graduated from Richfield High School ('71) and went to the University of Minnesota and Brown Institute in 1973. My wife Nancy and I have been married since 1979 and we have three great kids, Scott, Tim and Kaitlyn. Two awesome grandkids (Zoey and Jack) keep us hopping. I'm a huge Gopher fan and have been since I was old enough to know better in 1959. I love any pro team from Minnesota. I am the P.A. announcer for the Rochester Honkers, an occasional announcer for the local high schools, help out at Apollo Liquor, and do some "medical acting" at Mayo Clinic.
Rich Peterson
Rochester Lourdes Drumline Places in World Championships
The Rochester Lourdes Drumline had a very successful weekend at the WGI Drumline World Championships held this past weekend in Dayton, Ohio.
The local musicians earned a 15th place finish!
That's an excellent place to finish, considering the division in which they competed, Independent A division, included many competing bands with college-aged drummers...
Social Media, Cellphone Videos and Rochester Police
There have been some high profile crimes that have shown up on social media venues such as Facebook and Instagram over the past year or so.
Dancing for the Arts Take VI is This Saturday
If you don't have your tickets yet for "Dancing for the Arts Take VI" I'm afraid you're out of luck. It's sold out!
Litter Bit Better Event Has Locations to Be Filled
The 11th annual "Litter Bit Better" event begins this Saturday and according to the RNeighbors website, there are still locations in need of volunteers.
Here's the deal. You can volunteer alone or with a group, pick out a location and date between April 22 - 29...
20th Street Work Begins Monday in Southeast Rochester
If your daily commute runs through 20th Street in southeast Rochester, be aware it won't be open beginning Monday.
The Rochester Public Works department issued notice that 20th Street SE from 3rd Avenue SE to the Meadow Park driveway will be closed...
Rochester’s Sam Macken Continues to Shine at the U
The University of Minnesota Gopher softball team is currently rated sixth in the country and has been a top ten team for the past month. After coming back to defeat Northwestern 3-2 Saturday, their record stands at 37-3, 10-1 in the Big Ten.
Major Commercial Building Fire Friday Night in Northwest Rochester
(KROC AM News) -- The Rochester Fire Department spent most of the night and early Saturday morning hours combating a serious commercial building fire at Werkstatt European Auto Service in northwest Rochester.
According to a report issued by the Rochester Fire Department, the 9-1-1 call center started receiving calls shortly before 11 o’clock Friday night regarding the smell of something burning
There’s Been Gators in Rochester Before!
There was a reported sighting of an alligator or crocodile at Cascade Lake in Rochester the other day.
Many have chimed in as to they think it is from "I've seen it, too!" to "It's a toy floating around..." to what Tom Ryan, the Olmsted County Parks Director on KROC-AM Thursday morning speculated that it could even be a big beaver...
Spaniol Stepping Down From Lourdes Hockey
There's a varsity boys hockey coaching opportunity in Rochester. Lourdes High School announced yesterday that Josh Spaniol is stepping down.
Spaniol has been with the boys varsity hockey team for the past 11 years, the last 8 as head coach...
Distracted Drivers Beware in the Rochester Area
It's on now! The Minnesota State Patrol will be looking for distracted drivers from now to April 23rd.
During last year's crackdown the State Patrol wrote over 6,000 distracted driving tickets! Minnesota State Patrol Sargent Troy Christianson was on Rochester's Good Morning Monday with Rich Peterson and Kim David...