Hosts and Reporters
At Townsquare Media Battle Creek, we do our best to support our local community in the most impactful ways possible. All of the content creators you see below live, work and play in the same places as you and your families -- and we know that what happens right here matters to you most. We hope you find that our original local content (found on our website and free mobile app) informs and entertains you as much as we enjoy creating it. Get to know each of us a little more by checking out our "behind the byline" facts below:
Jon Jansen
Jon Jansen is an 11 year NFL Veteran Offensive Tackle, University of Michigan Football Captain and National Champion. Throughout Jon's playing career, he worked with and in the media, in many different capacities, including writin…
Heather Park
Heather Park is a co-host on 97.1 The Ticket's morning show, which has seen various iterations over the years. She joined the "Jamie and Stoney Show" in June 2017, bringing a new female voice to the program. Following the retireme…
Doug Karsch
Doug Karsch has been working in radio since he was a student at Michigan State. Even though he originally planned to study engineering in East Lansing, he changed his mind and eventually began working in radio. His first job was…
Scott "Gator" Anderson
Scott “Gator” Anderson teams up with Doug Karsch to form the midday 97.1 The Ticket duo that can be heard from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM every weekday. Called “Gator” by his peers, the nickname actually originated when he was in high sc…
Mike Valenti
Opinionated, knowledgeable, and always self deprecating, Valenti is the fans voice. Love him or hate him, Mike Valenti is one of the most opinionated personalities at 97.1 The Ticket. Since 1998, Mike has been immersed in radio a…
Rico Beard
Rico is a Detroit native and former Host of "The Spartan Beat" in Lansing. He was also a co-host of “The Ryan and Rico Show” for Detroit Sports 105.1. Rico is an MSU alumnus and a Heisman Trophy voter. He has worked in the media f…
Bob "Wojo" Wojnowski
Wojo has lived in Michigan most of his life, growing up in the Detroit area and graduating from the University of Michigan. Wojo has worked at the Detroit News since 1989, becoming a columnist in 1992. He has covered pretty much e…
Jeff Riger
Jeff Riger began his journey from humble beginnings. He studied at the Specs Howard School of Broadcast Arts. After graduation he began his career at WPON 1460AM as a member of the “Triple Threat” radio show. After interning at WT…
Pat Caputo
Outspoken, opinionated and definitely not afraid to say what he honestly thinks, Oakland Press columnist Pat Caputo co-hosts, Caputo and Ryan on 97.1 The Ticket. Pat is also not afraid to laugh at himself, either. He is also known…
Brian Chapman
Brian Chapman is a Michigan native who took his talents to Penn State for college. After graduation, his love of baseball took him to Florida to become the play-by-play voice of the 2008 Florida State League Champion Daytona Cubs.…