Tired of finding himself on the wrong end of a bull one too many times (is there a right end?), Ryan has decided to hang up his lasso and come try his hand at HANK. He's certainly a lover of fine cheeses, however, leave the wine at home ’cuz this guy is all about the whiskey.
Don Burton was born and raised in Palo Cedro, California and graduated from Enterprise High School in 1985. He’s long had a fascination with microphones and his grandma Burton gave him first microphone when he was 10 years old. It was a "Mr. Microphone" (a toy microphone that could be tuned to an unused radio signal to project your voice.) His love of radio was born. Don accepted an intern job at a local station in 1991 when a morning show host posed this question to him. "Can you be here tomorrow morning at 5am, work for free and do everything we tell you to?" From his first day in the on-air studio Don knew this was where he belonged.
Don is married to his wife Traci and has 2 children. His step-son Drake and daughter Sydney. Outside interests include golf, disc-golf, and music. He plays rhythm guitar and sings in his band The Potentials.
Gary Popejoy was born in the "Hospital on the Hill", and if you know what and where that is, he'll get on with you just fine. The family moved to Sacramento when he was 5, and it seems his parents didn't quite agree with his idea of getting a place of his own and staying here with the family dog "Skippy". It wasn't long before Gary began multiple trips every year, back to Redding on the Greyhound bus. His first radio job was at a Top 40 station out of Sacramento, however his first job in REAL radio (country), was just outside of Sacramento at a small, 500 Watt station with the token cows grazing out back below the tower. Gary spent a few years bouncing back and forth between Redding and Sacramento radio stations, and has worked in country radio for many years here in the Redding area. He's always been grateful for the support and acceptance of those listeners that allowed the station #1 status for several years, and for being proclaimed the region's favorite DJ. Gary's been featured in Country Music Magazine, local television stations, and subject of a full page profile here in our local Redding newspaper. He married his junior high sweetheart in 2003, and they live in the country out east of town and share the place with two horses, one remaining chicken and a cat. He enjoys fly fishing, baseball, golf, and promoting the importance of recycling and preserving the environment.
Rachel grew up pickin' oranges on her family's farm. Her family is one of the founding families of Happy Valley, establishing Gold Coin Farm in 1884. Although she wandered about the country like a nomad for several years, she finds herself back in Happy Valley and is here to stay. Rachel's passionate about all kinds of music. She's not your typical girl though... she doesn't like long walks on the beach because she's always fallin down. Rachel would rather spend time drinkin rum in a hole-in-the-wall bar with a couple of good ole boys than pretty much anything else. Occasionally you can still find her out on the farm pickin oranges with her sister, but most of the time she's busy in the studio makin' radio magic.
