Best of the Northland

Ron Houk (KOOL 101.7)

For the past few Best Ofs Jeanne Ryan has dominated this category. It’s not that we have anything against Jeanne, but it is nice to see a new winner here and there. Enter the new winner for Best Radio Personality, Ron Houk from KOOL 101.7. People who have tuned into KOOL 101.7 may have heard the Rayman in the afternoon. Rayman retired and Houk is the replacement spinning your favorite classic hits. Of course we weren’t too happy to hear REM the other day on the “oldies” station. Houk was raised in the Superior, Wisconsin area and graduated from Superior high school. Before being a DJ for KOOL 101.7 Houk was with The Night Flight with KQ and has done held other radio positions before that. Aside from radio, Houk has spent some time as an automotive mechanic. “What I think what is lost in today’s radio is not the personality, but personal interaction with people. When I grew up, I remember going to the Head of the Lakes Fair and going to watch the DJ broadcasting live. He was cool and hanging out. It was entertaining to go out and see something,” said Houk.

Runner Up: Jeanne Ryan with Jason Manning coming in very close behind.