Lassman Ready To Rock St. Cloud

• Minnesota Rock radio pro John Lassman is joining Tri-County Broadcasting St. Cloud, MN as Operations Director and host of The Johnny Rock Show weekday mornings on Active Rock WHMH (Rockin’ 101), starting Monday, March 1.

Lassman (pictured) is probably best known for his two tours of duty at Cumulus Classic Rock KQRS/Minneapolis, where he was most recently the on-air Executive Producer for The KQ Morning Show with Tom Barnard. He previously served as Marketing Director for WRIF/Detroit, and his earlier Twin Cities’ experience includes a stint as OM/PD of KZJK (104.1 Jack FM), the former KEGE (93.7 The Edge) and its current incarnation as KXXR (93X)/Minneapolis. He also programmed WRXL (XL102)/Richmond; WYRK, WJYE & Jack-FM/Buffalo, NY and was VP of East Coast Programing for Townsquare Media.

Lassman said, “I’ve admired Tri-County Broadcasting, Rockin’ 101 and its talented team for many years. Joining Owner and ‘TCB’ Gary Hoppe, longtime PD Tim Ryan, plus the talented staff, both on and off air, and the chance to join this wonderful community, added up to a no-brainer. I’m looking forward to building The Johnny Rock Show into a local and self-deprecating morning radio institution for St. Cloud and the surrounding areas. Speaking of ‘Institutions,’ Power Radio’s ‘The Chucker‘ was just released from a local one and will be joining me at ‘The Red House That Rocks.’ The Johnny Rock Show will have exclusive interviews with hard rock heroes and first-hand accounts of my life backstage. It’s going to be a blast. Enough of the negativity. Those types of shows are played out!”

WHMH PD Tim Ryan remarked, “Looking though our long list of applications for our future morning show, John Lassman’s impressive resume rose to the top of the list. Not only does Lassman come highly recommended by many other broadcast pros, he’s also a recognized name in the St. Cloud area from his tenure in the Twin Cities’ radio market. John has the knowledge and experience of a long radio career and brings a fresh perspective and new ideas not only to Rockin’ 101 but to Tri-County Broadcasting, Inc. as a whole.” Ryan added, “John has a ton of stories to tell and we look forward to hearing them all for years to come. Here’s to a bright future with John ‘Johnny Rock’ Lassman.”

And there’s more good news — Lassman’s new gig also marks a reunion with station consultant Lee Arnold. “We worked together in the late ’80s,” Lassman said. “At least, that’s what people say. We have no memory of it, but we’ll take their word for it. Honestly… 1986 to 89 is a blur.”