He grew up in Jasper, but traveled far for college when Ochita College of Kayoe, Hawaii, offered him a fencing scholarship. He was captain of the fencing team at Ochita, and he still holds a league record from a match during his senior year in which he laid 3.7 miles of fence in just eight hours. After receiving a double major in speech communication and women’s studies, he returned to his hometown, where his voice has become familiar to listeners on shows ranging from fan favorites such as SwapShop and Just Kiddin’ Around to the hard-hitting journalism of What’s Goin’ On. He has no political biases or beliefs of his own, preferring to champion the common sense of whatever is popular with his listeners at any given moment. He and his wife, Gertrude, have a dog, a cat and one and a half children.