Rich Peterson

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.

Get Ready for Honkers Baseball!

The 2017 Rochester Honkers baseball season is set to begin Tuesday night at Mayo Field in Rochester.

Gopher Coaches Bring Excitement on Road Trip

(KROC AM) -- The 2017 Golden Gopher Road Trip, featuring several high profile head coaches, rolled into Byron yesterday afternoon at Somerby Golf and Country Club. Among the coaches speaking to the 360 Gopher fans in attendence were head basketball coach Richard Pitino, hockey coach Don Lucia, new head football coach P...

Who’s the Biggest Minnesota Sports Choker of All-Time?

Rolling Stone Magazine had an article naming who it thought were the "10 biggest chokers in sports history."

Gopher Softball Team Heads to NCAA Tourney

The Big Ten Conference had six of its softball programs selected for postseason play on Sunday night, led by the second-ranked Minnesota Gophers, who are heading to the Tuscaloosa, Alabama, regional this weekend. It's the 12th NCAA Tournament appearance and 5th in a row for the Big Ten champion Gophers...

Ride the Bus With Us to Target Field

Join us and ride Rochester City Lines to the Minnesota Twins game at Target Field on May 20th!

Gopher Coaches Road Trip Coming to Somerby

The annual Minnesota Gopher coaches road trip will be stopping in Byron again this year at the Somerby Golf and Country Club. It will be on Monday, May 22 at 4:30. It's a great opportunity for Gopher fans to hear from and meet most all the Gopher coaches from the many sports teams at the U...

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

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...

Want a Beer With Your Grasshoppers?

I have not been to a Twins game yet this season, but I do know they have some great new and different food choices.