Dan Austin
EVENINGS: Monday – Friday: 2:00pm – 7:00pm
Dan has been part of Fort Wayne radio for twenty-eight of his thirty-eight years in the broadcast business, ALL in country music. He hosted the K105 morning show for 21 years and you can now find him on your radio for your ride home from 2-7 pm each day. He has been nominated for personality of the year awards from both the Country Music Association and Marconi’s and is a three-time nominee for the Country Radio Hall of Fame.
Before making the trek east, to Indiana, Dan started his career in his hometown of Chicago, at US99, and entertained there for 10 years on a variety of day parts, which included, hosting his highly rated evening show and anchoring the morning news and producing one of the top morning shows in the Windy City.
He and his wife, Lynn, have been married for 33 years, and their children, Joe & Katie were born, raised and educated here, and are now 26 & 23.
Dan loves to give back and help people. He’s helped raise over $100,000 for PANCAN, which raises funds and awareness for Pancreatic Cancer research; he created the K105 Hoopsters charity basketball team which raised over $200,000 for charities and school programs in its twenty year run; he’s a huge supporter of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and is one of the anchors of the annual radiothon; and being an animal lover, he has a special place in his heart for Humane Fort Wayne, where he’s helped hundreds of dogs and cats get adopted from.
Dan is a sports fanatic and will watch and play just about everything. His favorite teams are the Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Browns and Chicago Bulls and he loves to hang out in his man cave, surrounded by his huge Wheaties box collection and bobbleheads as far as the head can nod.
When you don’t hear Dan on the radio you just may hear him on television or when you call one of many Indiana businesses. Yes, that’s his voice too!
Interests
- Sports (playing and attending)
- Collecting sports memorabilia
- Hanging out in my man cave
- Traveling
- Beer/whiskey/wine
- Going to the movies
- Anything Star Wars
- Gambling
- Cigars
- Christmas and Halloween
- And of course...Practical jokes!
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