Mark grew up in Northern Illinois, in a small farm town about 90 miles West of Chicago...Go Bears!! He was raised in a family of police officers. His dad, step dad and uncle were all Cheifs of police. After Highschool, Mark took that same route. He worked for the local police force and was also an E.M.T. on the local volunteer fire department. In 1985 he picked up and moved to denver where he met his wife Barbara. He also started working in broadcasting while in Denver. in 1989 mark and Barbara moved to Billings where Mark took a morning show job at 790 KGHL. In 1991, he was hired to work at 1090 KBOZ radio here in Bozeman. Mark currently does the morning show from 6-10am on Bozeman’s News Talk Leader 1450 KMMS-AM and Mid days on Xl Country 100.7 KXLB-FM. Mark’s wife Barbara is in charge of the Tele-Health clinic at the VA Office at 300 North Wilson. Mark’s daughter Shelby is 13, plays volleyball and goes to school in Belgrade.
Mark Allen
NASCAR Tried Banning This Video Of The Saturday Crash [VIDEO]
Race at Daytona Ends With Huge Crash That Injures Fans, and some are still hospitalized in Florida.
The first video shows the crash as it happened, the second video was footage shot by a fan in the stands where the debris flew. NASCAR tried to have the video taken down but the decision was reversed by youtube...
The SWMBIA Playhouses On Parade Are At The Mall And They Could Be Yours [AUDIO]
The Playhouses are on display and you can get your $5 raffle tickets are available at guest services at the mall, at Sears and at High Country Gifts.
Also every week they feature a SWMBIA member, and this week we had 2 representatives in from Rocky Mountain Bank where you can get a no upfront cost home loan refinance...
Tom Burnett Talks About The Waste In Temporary Assistance for Needy Families [AUDIO]
TANF stands for Temporary Assistance For Needy Families. And boy you talk about a waste of money here in Montana. Tom and I broke down the facts and figures.
State Representative Kelly Flynn Talks About Wolves And Eminent Domain Battles [AUDIO]
Rep Kelly Flynn is active on a lot of important issues going on in Helena right now. One of them is the Block Management Program that pays landowners for hunter access. They said House Bill 404, carried by Rep. Kelly Flynn of Townsend, is one of several measures in the works to improve hunter access...
Petra Academy Performs “Great Expectations” And We Have Tickets For You [AUDIO]
The excitement mounts for our upcoming play production of Charles Dickens' classic tale, "Great Expectations" under the direction of Eli Denison.
I gave away some tickets to their performance when the kids came in, but we have more to giveaway next Tuesday on the 26th...
What Do You Know About The GVLT? [AUDIO]
I learned a lot about the Gallatin Valley Land Trust today. The Executive Director Penelope Pierce joined me today to talk about what they do and also talked about their fundraiser this Sunday.
What is a conservation easement? Does your land qualify...
Chris Kukulski Talks About Gallatin College And Its Support From The City [AUDIO]
The City of Bozeman pledged 1.5 mills to help Gallatin College get going, and it was only a 2 year promise. Should the city support the college more than that?
The callers thoughts were very mixed.
Senators Sales And Phillips Talk To Us About Laws Being Presented This Week [AUDIO]
There are some bills moving through the committees right now and the 2 Senators are here to tell us whats going on. I also asked them if they thought they got enough input from constituents. Also a talk on a citizens committee during the rest of the 2 year term...
Gallatin County Commissioners Talk About Re-Districting [AUDIO]
With the growth of the Gallatin County we are going to be adding 2 more Senate seats and 2 more Representative seats, and we also have to Re district the county precincts It has to happen in the next 30 days and your input is needed. Commissioners White and Skinner talked about what needs to be done...
Mike McCormick Tax About Money Tips You Need At Tax Time [AUDIO]
With tax season here time is running out for what you can still do to off set your tax liability for 2012. Mike has some great tips and offers you a chance at a first time no obligation consultation to talk to him at his office. I have, and it was well worth the time...