(La Porte, IN) - Rock 106.5 in La Porte has a new voice on during the afternoon drive, and his name... is "Meatball." 

 

Under his real name, Kevin Kerr comes from a rock station in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Prior to that, a rock station in Wichita, Kansas, whivch was close to where he grew up.

 

“We’re going to have some fun.  In the same vein, we’re going to be playing some awesome rock and roll music,” he said.

 

One of the primary things Meatball said he wants to do with La Porte's Rock Station, is to bring it to the community, and get the station out into the streets with the people of La Porte County.

 

“I’m really, really excited to bring the energy that I know I can bring to La Porte, La Porte County and the whole area and really just make Rock 106.5 the premiere rock station in northwest Indiana."

 

“Meatball” is the host on Rock 106.5 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

 

He will also have responsibilities with 96.7 The Eagle, 106.5's sister station, but in a more limited capacity, like on-air work and production.  He will also be an editor of stories posted on HOMETOWNNEWSNOW.com.

 

Before he was hosting radio shows, he worked as a reporter and in other capacities at newspapers in Duncan and Ardmore, Oklahoma. He finally got his start in radio as a board operator for high school football games in Ardmore. That radio station later hired him as their news director and information technology specialist. When those stations were bought by a new company, he became a rock show host on the same airwaves prior to accepting an offer from a rock station he listened to while growing up outside Wichita.

 

Officially donning the name "Meatball," he was an on-air personality involved in management and programming during his roughly four years at the Kansas radio station before landing next in Kalamazoo, where his radio station duties included being co-host of a morning show.

 

So far, Meatball says he really likes La Porte, which he described as similar but more unique than other Midwest cities in terms of character and connection between residents and their local radio stations.

 

“La Porte has such a cool character to it and I’m looking forward to getting to learn more about La Porte,” he said.