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
Another Shutout for Dubnyk
St. Paul, MN (Learfield) -- Minnesota extended its season-best win streak to eight games, second longest in franchise history, with a 2-0 shutout victory against Colorado on Tuesday night in front of a sellout crowd of 19,018 at Xcel Energy Center.
Special Deer Hunt Begins New Year’s Eve
There were two cases of "chronic wasting disease" in the November deer hunt in southeastern Minnesota. Nothing has been found since, but as a precaution, the D-N-R has set up a special hunt from 12/31-1/16 in the suspected area.
Conservation officer Phil George was on Rochester's Good Morning with Rich and KD last Friday with all the details of how you can be involved.
You Can ‘Tip-A-Cop’ For a Great Cause Thursday
Tip-A-Cop is a fundraiser that supports Special Olympics Minnesota and will be held on December 15th from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m and 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Glynner’s Pub located at 1643 North Broadway Avenue in Rochester.
Olmsted County Deputies and Rochester Police Officers will be serving as your wait staff and 100% of the tips given to Law Enforcement on the 15th go to Special Olympics Minnesota.
Make It Five in a Row for the Wild
(St. Paul, MN) -- Zach Parise's first goal of December got things rolling early for Minnesota and a quartet of his teammates chipped in during a 5-1 win over Florida last night at the Excel Energy Center.
The Wild, winners of five straight, got 29 saves from Devan Dubnyk
while Erik Haula, Eric Staal, Mikko Koivu and Jason Zucker added
goals...
This Time the Timberwolves Make the Comeback
Chicago, IL (Learfield) -- The Minnesota Timberwolves overcame a 21-point deficit to defeat Chicago in coach Tom Thibodeau's return to the United Center last night, 99-94.
Special Deer Hunt Near Preston
(Preston, MN) -- The state Department of Natural Resources is announcing a special deer hunt to stop the spread of chronic wasting disease.
Wild Winning Streak is Four
St. Paul, MN (Learfield) -- The Minnesota Wild ran their season high winning streak to four in a row with a 3-1 victory on Sunday over the St. Louis Blues.
The Wild got goals from Matt Dumba, Nino Niederreiter and Mikael Granlund while Devan Dubnyk made 22 saves in the win...
Fights at Closing Time Downtown Rochester, One Arrest
(KROC AM News) -- Rochester Police arrested one man while dealing with several fights in front of a couple downtown bars early Sunday morning.
According to the police report, officers responded to a call regarding fights outside the establishments shortly before 2 o’clock Sunday morning...
Armed Robber Steals Puppy
Minneapolis, MN (Learfield) -- Armed robbers usually take money, sometimes a cell phone or a purse. Minneapolis police are looking for a man who showed a woman a handgun Thursday afternoon, then stole her six-week-old blue nose pit bull puppy.
Sports Banquet Finalists Have Been Announced
The finalists for the Rochester Area Sports Banquet’s 2016 Sports Awards have been named and the winners will be announced at the 12th annual banquet to be held on Jan. 30th at Mayo Civic Auditorium.
Chad Greenway – Minnesota Viking All Pro Linebacker, will be the guest speaker at the banquet, which is hosted by the Rochester Amateur Sports Commission
Five finalists in each of six categories were