I'm half of the 98 Country Morning Show along with Cindy Wear. I came from the Fargo area where I was most recently the Program Director and Morning Show Host for KQLX 890 AM, where we specialized in Agricultural Programming. I have worked in radio around 17 years total in many capacities. I am married to a wonderful woman from Germany, we have no kids and we live an active lifestyle enjoying nature and the outdoors.
Doug Groff
98 Country Morning Show Presents… Things NOT To Say To Your Personal Trainer
This morning on the 98 Country Morning Show, Cindy had mentioned she started using a personal trainer. Well, after some off-air conversation we came up with this list of "Things NOT To Say To Your Personal Trainer". Listen below.
Lance Armstrong To Come Clean, But Can We Forgive Him?
Lance Armstrong has recorded his interview with Oprah set to run Thursday on her OWN Network. According to rumors all over the internet he's going to come out and admit he was doping during his competitive days.
Now the big question is, will everyone forgive him?
Viking’s Fan Completely Loses It After Season Ending Loss [VIDEO]
It's never fun when the season ends for your favorite football team. This Viking's fan lost it after they lost to the Packers a week ago and it's gone viral. I have to admit I've felt like doing this myself before but managed to just keep in inside and let it fester, that's much more healthy right...
Teacher’s Sues School Due To Her “Fear Of Children”
A story from cincinatti.com brings up an interesting topic of lawsuits and discrimination. Here's the backstory from the article.
A longtime French and Spanish high school teacher is suing the Mariemont school district, alleging it discriminated against her because she has a disability – she has a phobia of young children...
Cute Kitty Loves It’s Food And Says “Yum Yum Yum” [VIDEO]
Kittens... gotta love em'. Here's a Bengal kitten who's mocking her owner's "Yum Yum Yum" talk. Of course, what's it's really saying is "Don't touch my food human!".
Toddler Tries To Talk Out Tongue Twister [VIDEO]
Major cuteness as this 2 year old tries to recite the famous tongue-twister... Ironically she does a lot better than I can!
98 Country Morning Show, The Perfect Man [AUDIO]
This morning on the 98 Country Morning Show, Cindy, Doug and Jim Maurice discussed a recent survey about what women consider to be the "Perfect Man".
Doug Groff & Jim Maurice With Facial Hair… Disturbing Images Ahead
A recent poll by Gillette claims that 85 percent of women prefer a clean-shaven man. Yeah, I know, ironic coming from a company who makes razors. Anyway, we got into the discussion about what we would look like with a beard or mustache. So thanks to a little program called 'Photoshop', here's what Jim Maurice and myself would look like with some facial hair...
What Happens If An Escalator Goes The Wrong Way? [VIDEO]
What if the escalator you were riding on malfunctioned? Would it become a fancy set of stairs? Not if it started going backwards... I didn't know they could go backwards!
At least 5 people were injured when a commuter rail in New Jersey started going the wrong way, sending everyone back down and causing them to pile up on each other...
Note To Younger Self… Don’t Put Your Finger On A Car Lighter
I found an interesting article on "The Huffington Post" called "Lessons For My Daughter And Lessons For Me -- If Only We Would Listen" by Raluca State.
May The Flu Not Be With You
Everywhere you look there's another story of a flu outbreak, according to a Star Tribune arcticle, it's the worst outbreak since the H1N1 a few years ago and it's hitting all ages hard. More people are ending up in emergency rooms with a wider variety of symptoms too...
Local TV Reporter Takes One for the Team on Live TV [VIDEO]
KARE 11's Lee Valsvik was reporting from Union Restaurant on Saturday before the Vikings/Packers matchup. Apparently they had concocted a plan to go for the cameraman to make an appearance, and that's when things go array.
Watch below.