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
Are You Ready For Regular Season Football?
Let's hope we have this excitement once it comes to our opener in two weeks on Monday Night Football!
Teacher Got to Run Vikings For A Day
An Iowa schoolteacher got to do her dream job as coach and GM of the Minnesota Vikings for a day. At training camp, Al Roker and Megyn Kelly delivered the surprise as part of the "Today Show".
She was impressed with a number of things with the team, and had that positive attitude...
I Want Tons of Chocolate…LITERALLY!
Sometimes you have a day where you really want some chocolate. You say you're just going to sit and eat tons of chocolate. Apparently, someone in Germany took that literally!
Police in Germany are looking for a truck that was stolen about a dozen days ago...
Golden Gophers Football Season Starts Next Week!
Your University of Minnesota Golden Gophers will be back in action soon! We sit just nine days away from the first game of the season, against Buffalo. Every home game will have some kind of theme, and this is a really fun time to be a Gophers fan...
A&W Cruise Night A Huge Success (Photos)
Despite a bit of rain, there was a lot going on and a lot of good time at Spring Valley A&W's End of the Summer Cruise Night
Let The Good Times Roll at Canton Day Off!
We are just a day away from Canton Day Off Weekend! Festivities begin Friday, with the Boomer Backyard BBQ Cook off Check-in (judging Friday morning and samples for the public starting at 1:00). If you're actually working on Friday and just have Saturday off, cool down in the Beer Tent at 6:00 til midnight Friday night...
Fun Was Had In Mabel During 50’s and 60’s Day
This past weekend was the annual 50's and 60's Day in Mabel. The morning started for some with the 5K/10K Run/Walk "Run From The Sun" for melanoma awareness. I will have more to post about that later this week.
I did no running, but I did walk up in time to the Community Center for the Mabel Lions pancake breakfast...
Scholarship Given Through T-shirt Cannon
New Golden Gophers head coach PJ Fleck has taken his "row the boat" culture to a whole new level. And one student-athlete proved worthy enough to receive some good news.
Justin Juenemann, has been very active in the community. Although the fifth-year kicker has never seen a snap in his Gophers career, the young man has been representing the Golden Gophers football team well...
MLB To Have Players Weekend Jerseys
During the weekend of August 25-27, big league players will be able to show off their personalities to their fans. One thing you will see on the field is the names on the back of their jerseys.
The players who choose so will have nicknames, instead of just going with their last name...
Local Ballplayer Selected to NWL Showcase
Byron native Ryan Thompson, pitching for the Rochester Honkers this season, has been selected to the Major League Dream Showcase to take place on Tuesday. Thompson, a student-athlete at Illinois these days, Thompson has struck out 38 batters over 39...