Grant Kath and his wife Steph own KGOS/KERM. Grant hosts our noon hour. He also announces sporting events and does sales. Let’s face it, he owns it so he does everything. He’s been in the business since he was 14, for about 25 years. His father Kerm owned that station many years ago. He also hosts the Country Store every week day at 9:05 in the morning. Grant and Steph have two children, their daughter Taylor (16) and son Ryan (11).

Email Grant @ grant.kath@kgoskerm.com

Greg Kath is our morning show DJ. He’s been in the radio biz for 37 years, since he was 13 years old. Now you can figure out how old he is!  He’s live from 6:00 in the morning to about 9:30 every weekday.  Greg is married to his wonderful wife Kathy. 

Dick Fullmer is our Sports and Sales Department. He’s jokingly tells people that he’s retired several times now. You may recognize him because, well, he knows everybody.  Dick is a retired school teacher. He has also worked for the Police Deparment as a Victim Advocate and at Eastern Wyoming College as their Community Education Coordinator.  He is married to Pat and has three children, Steve (47), Mike (43) and Ed (34).

Lynn Schukei.  Like many people in the office, KGOS/KERM is a part of her past and present.  After 20 years away from radio, Lynn has come back to the biz. She says she missed it and love working at KERM back in the day and wanted to get back into it.  Lynn hosts a 10am show every weekday called Today in the Valley. She also handles all scheduling of our commercials to make sure the companies that do business with us get exactly what they pay for! And she handles to billing–to make sure they pay for it!!!   We couldn’t survive without her.  She’s married to retired COL Gordon Schukei. They have five children, John (40), Jason (35), Angela (30), Lucas (28) and Kailyn (22).  

Email Lynn @ Lynn.Schukei@kgoskerm.com

                                                                                    

Derek Barton is a Wyoming native, born in Wheatland and then raised in Buffalo, Wyoming. He has been in broadcasting for over 30 years. Derek has worked everything from News Director to On Air and Program Director. He is our News Director, and Anchors the KGOS/KERM Regional Newscast every day at 7:20 AM, 8:30 AM, 12:05 PM, and 5:10 PM. He also is the host of a daily radio Rodeo show, heard across the country called Talk Rodeo. He is also a Rodeo Announcer and has a Rodeo Sound and Music Company too. He has two daughters, two grandsons and one granddaughter. Derek says ” I’m really excited to be a part of the KGOS/KERM Broadcast Family and look forward to being in Torrington for a long time.” E-mail Derek @ news@kgoskerm.com

Shane Viktorin is a recent graduate of Eastern Wyoming College.  He is our Program Director and is responsible for the on-air operations of our stations.  He also heads up our  production department and whatever else we can guilt him into. He will be attending the University of Wyoming in the fall of 2011, majoring in Broadcast Communications.  Email Shane @ shane.viktorin@kgoskerm.com

Taylor Kath is a sophmore at the University of Wyoming.  She started with us in the Summer of 2009 to learn ropes of radio.  She has been helping with news, updating Facebook and production work.  She is also a dance instructor at the 28th Avenue Dance Studio.