I'm Alan Reed. Host of the Quick Country Morning Show. I'm glad to be a part of your mornings!
Alan Reed
Why I Had 10 Extra Fathers Day Celebrations With My Dad
Sometimes, the generosity of someone can help others in untold ways. I was one of those people who was helped in a big way. If you didn't know it, April is National Donate Life Month. It celebrates the many lives affected by transplant and donation across the United States...
National Deep Dish Pizza Day Is Today
I love pizza in all shapes, sizes and flavors. Today is national 'Deep Dish Pizza Day'. Now there are a lot of great places to get pizza in Rochester and southern Minnesota. I prefer the thin crust sausage.
Is there any place in southern Minnesota to get an original Chicago style deep dish pizza...
Renaissance Festival Auditions
I always wondered what it would be like to be a performer at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival. I love seeing the smiles on peoples faces when you make them happy. Do you love to do the same? Can you act? Juggle? Perform?
There will be 2 tryouts for the Minnesota Renaissance Festival...
Win Monster Truck Tickets and Pit Passes!
Listen tomorrow morning to Alan Reed for your chance to win tickets to the "Monster Truck Destruction Tour", this weekend at the Mayo Civic Center. Quick Country 96.5 has tickets for both nights of fun, INCLUDING PIT PASS TICKETS!
You'll have a chance to ride in a real monster truck, too...
Rochester Salvation Army Needs Your Help
Do you have some extra time on your hands? Would you like to help others? The Rochester Salvation Army is looking for volunteers to help with various programs. Did you know they have 33 programs they help others with?
The Rochester Salvation Army relies on generous volunteers in order to do the most good with the resources they have, so they truly could not do it without your helping hands...
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Grand Meadow Coach-MN ‘Coach of the Year’
36 wins in a row and 3 state championships in a row is quite impressive. Quick Country 96.5 would like to congratulate Grand Meadow coach Gary Sloan, who is the Minnesota Football Coaches Association's '2015 Coach of the Year'. He coached Grand Meadow to the 2015 Class 9-Man state championship last November...
ACM Winners
So many great performances and a BIG night for Chris Stapleton! Congrats to all of the winners! What was your favorite moment?
2016 ACM Awards list of winners:
Song of the Year: Chris Stapleton, "Nobody to Blame"
Single Record of the Year: Thomas Rhett, "Die a Happy Man"
Album of the Year: Chris Stapleton, "Traveller"
Vocal Group of the Year: Little Big Town
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New Law Takes Affect Today – Attention Dog Owners
It's the start of a new month, APRIL 1, and there are new laws that take affect today. One involves your pets. Starting today, all animal owners will be taxed 1 dollar PER POUND of animal. This includes cats, too.
The reason the new tax is enabled is because of the environmental waste by-products of your pet...
Studs, Struts & Stilettos Thursday April 21st
Studs, Struts & Stilettos happens Thursday, April 21st, at the Mayo Civic Center Auditorium in Rochester. This event raises money for the Rochester Area Habitat for Humanity.
What makes this different? It's a fashion show where ALL of the outfits are made with materials you'd find in the construction industry...
Minnesota Junior Duck Stamp Winners Announced, Including Several Area Winners
Pine Island sure has a lot of artistic talent. Actually, all of southeast Minnesota does, as more than 450 students, grades K-12, participated in this year's Minnesota Junior Duck Stamp Program.