I started in radio right out of high school in my hometown of Clarkston, Wash., at KCLK-FM, a country station, and from there moved all over Idaho, Montana, California and Washington state at various radio stations. I worked on KMPS-FM in Seattle in the late 1990s and moved to Yakima in 1998 as program director of 107.3 KFFM. I moved again and again (because I can't seem to keep a job) until I was in Bakersfield, Calif., then Tri-Cities, and then back to Yakima, and again to Tri-Cities as morning show host and brand manager of 98.3 The Key. I bought a farm in Prosser a few years back with my wife Megan and we sold it last year and we now live in Kennewick. We have three great dogs named Phoebe, Barkley and Roxy. My son is an aspiring musician and plays, performs and writes original music. I also have a stepson named Kyran who is just starting high school. I’m known for having a never-ending knowledge of pop culture and easily get addicted to TV reality shows. I like "Star Trek," Mustangs (the car) and '80s music, the era I seem to be stuck in. I’m also a huge comic book fan, having a comic collection easily totaling more than 6,000 comics with some rare comic books thrown in for good measure.
Rik Mikals
Tri-Cities Drive-Thru Businesses Start Requiring Masks
Some of your local drive-thrus are now requiring masks to be worn picking up your drive-thru order at the window.
“Severed” Arm Thrown from Car Picked up by WSP
Our favorite WSP trooper C. Thorson took to his Twitter account to display the found arm
Look up in the Sky! It’s a 4th of July Warbirds Flyover Saturday
Look up in the sky on July 4th and your eyes won't be playing tricks on you. You could see some sweet vintage aircraft worth checking out flying over the Columbia Basin.
Your Amateur Photos Could Be Worth Thousands [PHOTOS]
It's a contest where your photos could be thousands, maybe up to $10,000 with many more other cash prices available.
Garth Brooks Is Coming To Milton-Freewater Theater
Garth Brooks is coming to the Milton-Freewater Drive-In Theater in a one-night virtual event that you soon won't forget about and tickets go on sale Friday, June 19th.
Tri-Cities Most Expensive House For Sale Has Killer Views [PHOTOS]
At a cost of 1.5 million, you could be the owner of this spacious 4 bedroom, 3 1/2 bathrooms 5,005 square feet of awesomeness.
While Other Fairs Cancel, Central Washington State Fair Is Hanging in There
One fair in the region isn't giving up and that's the Central Washington State Fair.
Missing Oregon Girl Believed to Be in Critical Danger [PHOTO]
A young Oregon girl is missing and believed to be in critical danger.
Step-Father of Missing Idaho Kids Has Been Arrested, Human Remains Found
Two Idaho kids have been missing since last fall and now Chad Daybell, their step-father has been arrested as human remains have been discovered on his Rexburg property.
REAL ID Travel Deadline Has Been Extended Through October 2021
It was supposed to take effect in October 2020 but know the TSA is saying that the REAL ID requirement for flying inside of the United States has been extended to October 2021.