Personalities
ROB SAVAGE
The Hill Country Rock Show
6a-10a
Rob Savage literally grew up wanting to be on the radio. He knew from an early age exactly what he wanted to do….and after discovering the music of ZZ Top and Van Halen, he knew exactly how he wanted to do it too. He wanted to be on ROCK Radio.
Rob is a complete concert junkie and a Classic Rock encyclopedia. Since attending his first live show in 1984 (Starship and Night Ranger), Mr. Savage has nearly seen them all. Over 200 live shows later and Rob is still ROCKING at concerts .
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He’s hung out with everyone from Twisted Sister and Rob Zombie to Sir-Mix-A-Lot. He’s interviewed hundreds of artists from Alice Cooper to Megadeth and Poison. He once had James Hetfield of Metallica pour a beer on his head. Rob was in the moshpit at the last 3 Ozzfest shows in Dallas and was nearly on the front row of the last 2 Texxas Jamm concerts too! This guy even partied with Flavor Flav and Jackyl….but not at the same time, that would be really freaky.
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Now, he’s brought his gorgeous wife, 4 grownup kids, some random pets and the entire Savage crew to The Texas Hill Country to ROCK you every morning on The Hill Country Rock Show on The Raptor Rocks 96.5 & 93.9!
MARTY & SHANNON
5a-6a
Marty has four loves in life: His three children, and racing! Put him in a go-kart and he’s a happy boy. Put him in the stands with a Coors Light, and he’s in heaven. Marty loves watching sports and knows heartbreak as a lifelong Buffalo Bills fan. He’s done everything from club DJ to late night disc jockey in his 30-year career. The past sixteen years working with Shannon have obviously been his best in the business (Shannon *may* be writing this bio). And according to Marty pineapple does not belong on pizza.
Shannon grew up in the 80’s, a child of hippies and music lovers. She was listening to the Beatles and Janis Joplin while her friends were listening to New Kids on the Block. It’s what her dad called her “Early Music Education.” She’s a sci-fi nerd who loves anything Star Trek/Star Wars/Doctor Who-ish. Shannon married her college sweetheart, Ted, and got two beautiful step-daughters from the marriage, and then added one from scratch. She’s a proud autism mom. Her daughter is the light of her life who continues to teach her how to be a better person on a daily basis. Oh, and sometimes she forgets to change out of her “house crocs” and wears them in public.
MCKENZIE RAE
10a-2p
McKenzie hit the ground running in a major market with her very first job over thirty years ago. Writing, producing, programming, and being a top rated personality, she’s done it all. McKenzie’s a big fan of the outdoors. Exercising, walking her dogs, playing softball, and spending time with her daughter. She likes all kinds of music but has a passion mostly for classic rock. Led Zeppelin, Rush, Eric Clapton, and Van Halen are what she grew up with so they bring back fond memories.
BRYAN JESTER
2p-7p
Bryan first hit the air just as Disco Music and 8-Tracks were starting to die off. In his career, he’s locked himself out of a live studio, ridden in a Chevy Chevette with George McGovern, and destroyed his hearing at SO MANY up close concerts--including AC/DC, The Kinks, The Stones, The Who, Tom Petty, Aerosmith, and The Moody Blues. He once asked Gene Simmons a stupid question backstage and paid the price. Classic Rock, classic car shows, and swap meets are what Bryan enjoys in his off time. Bryan has done a little bit of everything in radio. He loves it, and is quick to say “It sure beats working for a living!” Also odd, but true, Bryan was once mistaken for a wax figure at Madame Tussaud’s in London.
Alice Cooper
Alice's Attic
7p - Midnight
Hosted by rock icon and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Alice Cooper, Alice’s Attic with Alice Cooper is five hours of “Pure Alice” every weeknight on The Raptor from 7pm to midnight. Alice's Attic features tons of exclusive content, from fan interaction to Rock-n-Roll celebrity interviews and just the best Classic Rock music of all time, delivered as only the “Man with a Face Made for Radio” can!
CARL RUSSO
12a-5a
Carl grew up with plenty of street & strip drag racing, stock car racing, and playing musical instruments and having a good time. He would then apply that energy into rock & roll and a career in radio. A major market radio personality, TV personality, and radio station owner, he did it all. His sense of civic duty was also a priority for Carl wherever he went. He served as a fireman in many cities where he’s worked.
A.C. CANTU
RRMG NEWS DIRECTOR
A native Texan who caught the broadcasting bug during a high school career fair. She went on to get broadcasting degrees from San Antonio College and the University of Texas Austin. Describing herself as a radio nerd, AC has worked most of her life in radio at stations in San Antonio,
Austin, Houston and San Diego, California. She even worked for border blasters XETRA-AM and FM from Tijuana. She considers herself a little bit country and a lot of rock and roll thrown in with other kinds of musical genres. An avid reader and film buff, AC enjoys all kinds of cuisines from around the world – hold the bacon. Her DNA shows she’s over 50 percent South Texas and Mexican indigenous with Spanish
ancestry mixed in with a few other nations to round her out to 100% American. She currently is a mom to Chihuahuas Allie and Willie Bear. And on a final note, her current claim to fame is being inducted into the San Antonio Radio Hall of Fame in 2017.
You can reach A.C. at Aurora@ranchrmg.com
JR ZOWIE
RRMG SPORTS
JR Zowie is Ranch Radio Marketing Group’s sports reporter, bringing both local high school sports and Texas sports. An oil brat, he’s an adopted Texan who grew up in Beeville and is a U.S. Army veteran. He can speak some Spanish, Russian, and Mandarin Chinese. His favorite teams are the Dallas Cowboys, Houston Astros, and whoever plays against the New York Yankees. For most of the last 20 years, JR has worked in print journalism and in broadcasting. JR has worked at AM 630 KSLR, AM 550 KTSA, AM 1230 WMPC, and AM 910 KNAF. He’s been a board operator, on-air announcer, news director, play-by-play sports announcer, and talk show host. JR is single, has three grown sons, and lives in Fredericksburg. He likes to geocache, hike, visit museums, write fiction, blog, podcast, and also enjoys a good game of chess (relax, he’s no Garry Kasparov).
You can reach JR at JRZowie@ranchrmg.com
DAN HOLIDAY
METEROLOGIST
MORNING & MIDDAY
WEEKDAY WEATHER REPORTS
Dan Holiday was raised on a farm, east of El Dorado, Kansas. Throughout his childhood he built his own radio and weather station in his bedroom and began practicing his passion for a career. While in high school, Dan got his first job at KOYY Radio as an afternoon announcer. Since that time, he has worked at several radio stations including eleven years at KZSN-FM as mid-day on-air host and music director. In 2004, Dan moved to Kansas City to join KFKF-FM as the afternoon personality. In 2006, he earned certification as a Broadcast Meteorologist through Mississippi State University. Dan is a member of the National Weather Association and the American Meteorological Society.​ During college basketball season, Dan will be rooting for the Wichita State Shockers.
JENNIFER NARRAMORE
METEROLOGIST
AFTERNOON & EVENING
WEEKDAY WEATHER REPORTS
Jennifer is a Midwest girl, originally from Beech Grove, Indiana. Her interest in weather came in middle school. She was living in Central Florida at the time and became fascinated with hurricanes and tracked every storm on the tracking charts you get at the grocery store. Her family moved to Pennsylvania when she was in high school and Jen went to the Pennsylvania State University (Go Lions!) and received her Bachelor of Science in Meteorology in 1995. In her spare time, Jen is an avid tennis player. She plays on competitive leagues year round.
STEVE HAMILTON
METEROLOGIST
WEEKEND WEATHER REPORTS
Steve Hamilton is originally from Gloucester County, New Jersey, near Philadelphia. He’s been a weather enthusiast since 1972 when Hurricane Agnes roared across his home town. He began to write to TV weather forecasters in Philadelphia, asking for weather maps and satellite images so he could study them. Steve graduated from Colorado State University with a BS in Communications. Then he embarked on a career in Radio before going back to school in 2005 to study meteorology at Mississippi State University. He graduated three years later, and earned his American Meteorological Society Seal Of Approval in 2008. Steve is also a storm chaser and has been on hundreds of solo chases, witnessing nearly 40 tornadoes and countless severe thunderstorms.