These are the folks who bring you the KOOL Classics and Talk 790 everyday!!
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Thank You to Don Pound Studio,13 West Main Street, Newark 740-345-9818 for providing the professional staff pictures! Visit PoundStudio.com Click on Pictures to Enlarge! |
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Ben E. Krooze! WNKO/WHTH Program Director- One of the most difficult things on earth is writing a blurb about yourself without sounding narcissistic, so I'm not even going to try! Seriously, have you ever seen a more photogenic DJ in your life? After moving here in October of '05, I'm slowly but surely becoming a "Nerk"ian. During my time here I've noticed a growing personal affinity for flannel, football, and extremely large baskets. Plus, when you factor in that all of my immediate family is at least 4 1/2 hours away, back in Indiana, I'm pretty much in Heaven. (Just kidding Mom) It is my extreme pleasure to help start your day, each weekday morning, with Dave "The Newsman" Doney, hopefully we'll compliment that morning cup-o-joe! E-mail me at: studio@wnko.com! |
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Dave Doney! WNKO/WHTH News Director - After spending the majority of my life in northeast Ohio, my family and I decided it was time to head south and tackle a new challenge. Before taking this job the only thing I knew about Licking County was the folks were passionate about their high school football, and that certainly hasn't changed, but I'm finding there are many other great things about the area. Before becoming a part of the WNKO/WHTH team, I was a sports reporter and news anchor at a local radio station in Akron. My wife Jodi and our boys, David and Justin, are excited about the "Big Move" to this part of the state and we are looking forward to joining the community and taking part in all that it has to offer. I'm grateful every day for the opportunity to inform and entertain, and hope you enjoy the best news coverage in Licking County. Join me for your "LIVE and LOCAL News" every weekday morning beginning at 6:00 a.m.! E-mail me at: news@wnko.com! |
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Afternoons With KB! Well, I've never been to Spain...but I have been to Australia. My high school softball team traveled to Sydney to play some ball. I love sports! Today I still play softball, along with sand volleyball and there's always a good chance you'll find me at a local park shooting baskets. I was born and raised in Lima, in northwest Ohio, and after graduating from Bath High School, I hit the road and headed southeast to Athens for four years of partying ...umm... I mean studying. I worked at several campus radio stations and was an operator for the university's long distance education program, which broadcasted classes to all the branch campuses. I graduated from Ohio University with a degree in Audio Production and moved to Columbus in the summer of '99. Oddly enough, radio jobs were not just falling from the sky as I had envisioned. I sat in a cubicle at a telecommunications company for several years plotting my path back into radio. I love music, I love radio and I've only wanted to do this my whole life. It may have taken longer, but here I am and I'm grateful to be here. Just goes to show you that you can do anything you want if you try hard enough to make it happen. Join me weekdays on KOOL 101.7, 10am to 4pm, and let me serve up your requests on the KOOL Lunchtime Cafe. And if you have buying, selling or trading to do, I take your calls on the Talk 790 WHTH Trading Post ! E-mail me at: studio@wnko.com! |
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Jon Doe! - So let's just get this out of the way right off the bat... I was born in Michigan. I've been told that the "M" word is not a good word here in Ohio, so don't hold it against me. I look forward to getting to know Licking County better in the coming months. As of right now, being here just over two weeks, I know Main Street, 30th Street and Route 79. I am a space geek, and proud to admit it. I love to cook, but not as much as I love to talk (go figure). I really enjoy being here at WNKO. I have done the "big city" thing before, and I prefer the small town mind-set to the impersonality of the city. I look forward to getting to know you on and off the "air" Licking County. I only ask that you give me a chance to not be a Michigan boy! Join me for "8 o'clock ROCK" each weekday evening at eight! E-mail me at: studio@wnko.com!
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Mike Wahl! WNKO/WHTH Assistant News Director - I've lived in Newark all my life, a real hometown kinda guy you could say. In 2005 I graduated from Newark Catholic and received the Phillip J Sens award for outstanding excellence in Music which was very much an honor. I have always loved music and pride myself in being one of the few (very few) serious Ukulele players in Licking County! I always wanted to work in radio, so I was thrilled when I got the opportunity to work with the wonderful people at WNKO/WHTH! I love this community and the people that help to make it a wonderful place to live and work. Hopefully you will spend your afternoon drive home with me every weekday right here on KOOL 101.7 for your "LIVE and LOCAL News"!! E-mail me at: news@wnko.com!
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Lisa Lynn, Sunny James, Sam Dodd, and Angie Evans - Round out our excellent weekend air personalities! |
Not listed: There are other people behind the scenes who make this place run!! John Franks is the owner of the two radio stations. John also keeps the property looking nice! Tom Swank is the General Manager and Sales Manager. Fred Klein and Joe Bowman, Jr. round out our excellent Sales Department. Kayleigh Cormican is the station receptionist. Plus, our Sports Department has some of the best announcers around, including award winning sports announcer Steve Rosenberger! |
