I am the Operations Manager for all six Townsquare Media-Rochester stations. I’ve been in Rochester radio since 1984. In that time I’ve been an on-air talent, Production Director, Music Director, Program Director and now Operations Manager. Radio is my passion. I enjoy working with on-air talent, designing and executing successful promotions with our sales staff and clients and making sure our stations are active in the community both on-the-air and on the streets. As a Rochester native, it’s been great not only to grow up in one of America’s best cities but to also raise my family here as well. I’m a proud dad of three terrific kids…Andy, Kelsey and Logan. My wife Laurie and I are also very involved in our community. In my spare time, I enjoy golfing, bowling, grilling and following my favorite Minnesota sports teams (still waiting on that first Vikings’ Super Bowl trophy).
Brent Ackerman
Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda Won Powerball Jackpot
Another huge Powerball jackpot has been won...by someone else. Last night's $310 million winning ticket was sold at a gas station just south of Kalamazoo, Michigan. I could have won that jackpot if I would have just thought things through. Let me explain...
KROC-AM Celebrates 80th Anniversary
(The following story was written by TODD KOSOVICH who has assembled a collection of 80,000 radio broadcasts covering 1923 until today. He lectures regularly on radio history topics and is writing a book "Minnesota Radio Stations 1912 to 1962...
Fox Anchor Credits Leonardo DiCaprio for Mona Lisa
Leonardo DiCaprio is a very talented man. He's an actor, producer, environmentalist, and apparently a famous painter, as well. Shepard Smith of Fox News recently gave DiCaprio credit for painting the famed Mona Lisa. I'm not quite sure how he pulled that off since the painting has been around since the early 1500s...
The Flintstones Used to Sell Cigarettes
Often times we reminisce about the 'good old days.' But there are some things about life 50 years ago that would make your jaw drop today. Riding in the back of station wagons without seatbelts. Not locking the doors to our houses. Playing with lawn darts...
Olmsted County Public Health Services Offering Flu Shots
It’s that time of year again. Time to consider getting a flu shot.
Comedy Show To Help Homeless Youth
The number of young people impacted by the instability and uncertainty of homelessness continues to rise. The good news is, youth can find places to help them work towards goals and get a strong foothold in adulthood.
One of those places is LINK, a youth support center in Rochester operated by Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota (LSS)...
POW/MIA Recognition Day Is Friday At Soldier’s Field Veterans Memorial
The Minnesota POW/MIA Riders Association will be holding a Candlelight Vigil at the Soldiers Field Veterans Memorial in Rochester at 7pm this Friday (September 18th) in honor of POW/MIA Recognition Day.
The United States’ National POW/MIA Recognition Day is observed across the nation on the third Friday of September each year...
Rochester Tops ‘Best Place To Live’ List
Over the past two decades Rochester has been near the top of many "best places to live in America" lists. Now it can add one more to the list. Livability.com just named Rochester the #1 city on its list of "Top 100 Best Places to Live for 2016"...
Google Has Come a Long Way in 17 Years
Most people don't like change. So when Google changed their logo on September 1, many people disliked the new logo, as was probably to be expected. I've heard people say things like it's "too simple" or "it looks like those plastic magnet alphabet letters you put on a refrigerator...
Saturday Music and a Movie at Slatterly Park
The annual Saturday Music and a Movie in Slatterly Park event is this Saturday (August 29th). The fun begins at 5 pm at Slatterly Park in southeast Rochester.