Joe Roach

My name is Joe Roach (not really, it's my radio name). I grew up on a farm between Hesston and Newton Ks. Played high school football, blew out my shoulder in College ball so I needed something else to feed my ego. RADIO! Got into it at Bethel College back in 1992-93 then went to KZSN for a couple of years. Didn't like country music that much so I quit and worked on the farm for my dad. Then realized that real work sucked so I decided to move to Manhattan Ks. to "go back to school", got on at KMKF, didn't go to school, and realized radio was actually fun and continued there for 3 years. Got fired in 2000. Moved to Wichita and got to do nights at KICT-95 which was a dream come true, worked there 3 years and got fired in 2004. (I seem to get fired alot, always seems to stem from "anger issues", lack of respect for authority, and being a "loose cannon")I then helped convert a strip club to a live music bar called "The Game" and got into booking live music. Have booked some big shows like HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS, COLD, PAPA ROACH, KOTTONMOUTH KINGS ETC. You can see a better list at www.myspace.com/roachpitproductions2 Then I got hired at KANR and got to be the Program Director there for 2 and a half years. Was proud to play local music, have a female run morning show and host more successful concerts then the other BIG stations in town for 2 years. BUT we were bought out by a group of Mexicans and the station is now Spanish. (I was fired on the last day, didn't want to break the streak...)