Hot Pursuit - Dodge County

Growing up in rural Minnesota meant only one thing in our household. Our radio was tuned to WCCO-Radio, the 50,000-watt blow torch that blankets much of the upper Midwest.
I grew up listening to one of the nation’s most enduring and popular radio duos of all time, Boone and Erickson. They were a hit in our household for much of their 40 years of existence, even before my time. 
Within the past couple weeks one of the icons of that hit pair, Charlie Boone, died at the age of 88. He was one of the most recognizable announcers on WCCO for decades. Boone and his cohort Roger Erickson began their daily show in 1961 and they kept it lively all the way until the end when Erickson retired in 1998.
Boone continued to host a show on Saturday mornings until he retired in 2010. 
As far as I’m concerned, Boone and Erickson created a radio shtick that no one else has ever come close to replicating. Their show featured skits that poked fun at politicians and satirized current events. They often interviewed celebrities and dignitaries.
More than anything, Boone and Erickson were known for their “worse than bad” jokes. 
Boone was the voice of my childhood, as well as many others. In fact, at one time, WCCO captured more than 60 percent of the total radio audience in the Twin Cities. That is unheard of today as no one comes anywhere close.