Our Characters

     My o' my the on-air staff at your hometown stations is really something, so interesting in fact we gave them their own page. For decades our stations have been home to some of Butte radio's most memorable characters, we still have a few of them around and some new folks to introduce you to! Thank you for taking an interest not only in our radio stations, but also the great folks behind the microphone.

Paul Panisko

 

Jonnie Garcia

Jonnie got his start in the summer of 2006. Working weekend nights, he slowly got introduced into the broadcasting field, and now does a little bit here, and a little bit there, mostly on KBOW, but you can hear him every sunday morning on KOPR from 6am til 10am. Hobbies include pumping iron at the gym, enjoying hours of non-stop gaming, and also banging on his drums when he has the chance.. And can't forget eating alot of food.

Ron Davis

Pat Kearney

Scott "Scooter" Parini

     Scott Parini, or the “Scooter,” has been with us since March 2004. Like some of the other announcers, scooter started out on the “overnight” shifts and eventually ended up with his own shows.  Scott loves music both at work and outside of work, whether the hits of today or those of the classics or oldies genre are playing, he has a diverse taste in music which makes him unique not only as a person, but also as a radio announcer. 

Fred Kenny

Fred Kenny or as he's known here at KBOW as Mr. Nighttime was actually born in the dark but it definetly wasn't last night. Fred first got on the air waves in 1956 as an amateur rado operator, his hobby which ultmately led to his interest in broadcasting which he got into first as the chief announcer for the Hofstra University FM station and after graduation at stations on Long Island and upstate NY. Family ties brought him out to Montana and he's been at KMON in Gt. Falls and KXLF radio here in Butte until settling down at KBOW since 1981 doing nighttime, then middays and back to nighttime since the mid '90s bringing scores and plenty of local games, Monday Night Football -the weirdest intros in radio to the sports talk show "Overtime" and of course great country music your way while mixing it up with the new tunes and the oldies with a memory of country hits that spans over 6 decades. 

Joe Frankland

Joe got his start in radio in 2001 at WAKR in Akron, OH at the age of 18. A half a dozen part time radio jobs later, and Joe ended up in southwest Montana and working in different areas at Butte Broadcasting until the opportunity to be on the air at KBOW came up. Joe’s interests include all kinds of music, American history, reading, anyone with a story to tell, fishing, and just about anything outdoors. He’s also a semi-professional musician, and sings and plays guitar, bass guitar, washtub bass, and musical saw in a couple alt-country and Americana bands. Joe lives in Anaconda with his fiancé and two dogs.

Dan Charon

     Dan Charon has been on our air waves since 2003 and began hosting KBOW's Partyline just two years later. Born and raised in Butte, Dan has a deep love for his hometown and all the fly-fishing spots surrounding it. When not at work you can find Dan listening to country music and in the backwoods with his wife and three daughters.

Shannon Sullivan