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.

Ride the Bus With Us to Target Field

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

Social Media, Cellphone Videos and Rochester Police

There have been some high profile crimes that have shown up on social media venues such as Facebook and Instagram over the past year or so.

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

There’s Been Gators in Rochester Before!

There was a reported sighting of an alligator or crocodile at Cascade Lake in Rochester the other day. Many have chimed in as to they think it is from "I've seen it, too!" to "It's a toy floating around..." to what Tom Ryan, the Olmsted County Parks Director on KROC-AM Thursday morning speculated that it could even be a big beaver...

Delta Adding Another Rochester Flight

(Rochester, MN) -- Good news from the Rochester International Airport today. The airport sent word that Delta Airlines would be adding a second daily flight to Atlanta, beginning this July.

Boudreau: “We Got Lucky”

(Winnipeg, Manitoba) -- It was one of those games that, despite losing leads of 4-1 and 5-2, the Wild had the puck bounce their way again in a 6-5 win over the Jets in Winnipeg.

Craigslist Transactions Can Be Costly if You’re Not Careful – [VIDEO]

An area football fan was reportedly taken for $500 when he thought he was purchasing two tickets to the Vikings-Packers football game at the new stadium through an online ad.

Here’s What You Do When You Get Pulled Over

Here's the situation. You're driving along and all of a sudden you see the dreaded "flashing lights" in the rearview mirror. Now what? We all know to pull over, but what next?

In Pursuit of an Automotive Museum in Rochester

There's a movement underway for the development or creation of an automotive museum in Rochester. Eric Pool is the driving force behind it. He loves classic cars and dreams of creating a place where car lovers can view and learn about them...

RCTC Football Coach Is Out

Rochester, MN (KROC AM) -- The changes at Rochester Community Technical College in Rochester just keep coming. Head football coach Bill Quistorff is out, despite leading the team to a national title game two months ago.