Ben grew up in Mabel, Minnesota before going on to get a degree from Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato. He spent much of his youth listening to Twins games on KFIL. Ben moved on and wrote articles for his college sports website and also wrote Rochester Honkers game summaries while interning with Townsquare Media in Rochester. Ben likes most all the sports, though he knows the letdown that is associated with the Minnesota teams. One of his first CD's was Alan Jackson, and you can hear a mix of country music, from Merle Haggard to Taylor Swift when Ben is on air.
Ben Aberg
Mabel Is In The Christmas Spirit
I went through Mabel the other night and there are some nice Christmas lights and decorations up. I will have more later, but here are some to brighten up your Tuesday.
Zimmer, Vikings Winning Ways Return
After having emergency eye surgery before a Thursday night game against Dallas, Coach Zimmer returned to the sideline to coach the Vikings Sunday afternoon. The return was favorable-a number of big plays on both sides of the ball and a Vikings win...
Cougars Top Trojans
The Mabel-Canton Cougars girls basketball team got the road win on Friday night, 61-43 over the Rushford-Peterson Trojans, as heard on KFIL.
Friday night's game started as a very close contest,and both sides played hard all night. Hustle was the name of the game, with various players on both teams ending up on the court fighting for rebounds and loose balls...
World War 2 Veteran Performs Anthem
On Wednesday, the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Seton Hall and Cal were facing off in a college basketball matchup at the Pearl Harbor Invitational. World War II Veteran Peter DuPre' performed The Star Spangled Banner on his harmonica...
Santa Speaks Sign Language in Wisconsin Mall
Santa Claus goes to many different countries, so he must speak many languages, right?
Add sign language to the many ways old Saint Nick can talk to children. At the Regency Square Mall in Racine, Wisconsin, Santa talked with the hearing-impaired children through American Sign Language to ask the kiddos what they wanted for Christmas...
Yankees to Retire Captain’s Number
Derek Jeter's #2 will never be worn again in Yankee pinstripes. The old Yankee Captain, who plated the walk-off run in his last appearance at Yankee Stadium, is the 21st player number retired by the Bronx Bombers. There are now no single digits left to wear for Yankee players-although "0" is available...
Luke Bryan Deals With Man At Concert
Luke Bryan will not let this guy in the front row get him down. Luke was performing at the Charlie Daniels Volunteer Jam and someone in the front row was not having a good time I guess.
Country folks won't deal with that. You can hear Luke Bryan and Charlie Daniels and a WHOLE lot more country music on KFIL
Music Star Gets Own Channel
Taylor Swift has a lot of good things going on. In the latest Forbes list of highest-paid musicians in the world with $170 million in the 2016 count. Swift had a big tour over the last year, but has not released an album since 2014 now. There will now be more ways to see and hear from her...
The Show Goes On!
After a long process coming up to the last night, Major League Baseball and the Players Association agreed on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. Baseball has had labor peace for most of my life now, the last strike being 1994-1995. Without a new CBA, the owners may have voted to lock the players out, making the Winter Meetings next week a and all the offseason a lot less interesting if all the
Vikings Coach Has Surgery
Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer may miss Thursday night's football game after an emergency eye surgery Wednesday night.
Zimmer had had surgery in early November on a torn retina after scratching his eye during the loss to the Bears on Halloween...