General Manager
Bob Black
Bob
lives
in
Crystal
Fall
Township
with
his
wife
Tina
and
dog
Tank.
They
have
3
grown
sons-
Clifford
&
Medea
with
grandson
Tristan
of
Iron
Mountain,
Dustin
&
Bethany
Black
of
Sumiton
Alabama,
Staff
Sargent
Tyler
&
Whitney
Black
with
grandsons
Harley
and
Raylan
at
Fort
Bragg
North
Carolina.
Bob
enjoys
motorcycling,
mixed
martial
arts
and
the
great
outdoors
such
as
fishing,
hunting,
alligator
wrestling,
crab
trapping,
snorkeling
and
scuba
diving.
He
wears
his
own
deer
skin
Jacket
and
has
been
branded
“Buckskin
Bob”
while
doing
a
weekly outdoors report on WIKB’s Telephone Time.
Bob
has
been
an
account
executive
with
WIKB
since
the
fall
of
2014
and
he
also
operates
Bob
Black
Promotions.
His
promotion
company
puts
on
“The
End
of
Summer
Blues
Fest”
in
Alpha
MI.
This
has
been
an
annual
event
for
the
past
four
years
and
is
growing
in
popularity.
He
is
past
Executive
Director
of
the
Iron
County
Chamber
of
Commerce.
He
was
the
recipient
of
a
special
tribute
from
a
state
representative,
senator
and
governor
of
the
state
of
Michigan
for
his
outstanding
community
involvement, promotion and service to Iron County.
Bob
proudly
served
as
Iron
County
Commissioner
for
6
years
until
he
ran
for
state
representative.
Bob
was
instrumental
in
renewing
the
concealed
pistol
laws
in
Michigan,
taught
thousands
in
self-defense
and
worked
as
federal
firearms
dealer.
He
also
has
served
as
a
volunteer
firefighter
for
the
Alpha-
Mastodon
Fire
Department,
served
as
an
officer
for
the
Iron
Range
Fire
association,
2009
President
of
the
UP
Firefighters
assoc.,
2005
UP
Firefighter
of
the
year
and
still
is
a
firefighter
instructor
for
the
state
of
Michigan.
Bob
is
a
member
of
the
Crystal
Falls
American
Legion,
Men’s
auxiliary
of
the
Crystal
Falls
VFW
and
serves
as
Sgt.
At
arms
for
the
Stambaugh
American
Legion
Riders.
Bob
is
an
active
volunteer
in
the
Iron
County
community.
He
is
often
the
Master
of
Ceremonies for many events and their organizations.
News Director
Jimm Haney
Jimm’s
a
radio
old
salt
that’s
back
in
the
saddle
again
at
WIKB.
He
cut
his
teeth
at
KGMO,
KYRX,
and
KAPE
in
Saint
Louis,
Missouri,
back
in
the
90s.
He
then
spent
a
fair
amount
of
time
as
a
mobile
DJ,
slinging
tunes
where needed.
He
actually
has
a
piece
of
paper
making
him
an
certified
broadcasting
expert;
if
you
ask,
he’ll
wave
his
Bachelors
in
Mass
Communications
from
the
University
of
Saint
Louis
in
front
of
your
face.
All
nice
like.
But
not
too
shy,
since
he
does
have
a
military
background
–
Army
time
–
from
just
after
high
school, in the late 80s.
As
you
might
have
guessed,
there’s
a
lot
of
Saint
Louis
here,
and
he
is
indeed
an
import
from
down
south.
He
moved
up
here
at
the
start
of
2020s.
Iron
County
was
well
in
line
with
his
interests:
camping,
hunting,
cooking,
and
woodworking.
The
full
nine
yards for outdoorsmen.
Recently,
he
got
a
shot
a
Telephone
Time,
and
has
been
running
away
with
it.
As
far
as
everyone
else
here is concerned, it is his to own.
Oh
yeah,
he’s
also
an
auction
guy.
And
he’s
got
a
professional
slip
for
that,
too.
Nothing
like
being
a
professional in everything you do.
Program Director
Mitch Ness
Hey,
thanks
for
listening!
My
name
is
Mitch
and
I’m
the
Director
of
Programming
and
Operations
here
at
Iron
River
Community
Broadcasting.
I
grew
up
in
Crystal
Falls
and
began
my
Music
and
Media
Production
journey
playing
in
bands
through
middle
and
high
school,
eventually
self-producing
several
solo
EPs
and
most
recently,
a
Full-Length
album
under
the
moniker
“RUMHAM!”.
When
I’m
not
playing/writing/recording
music
and
podcasts,
you’ll
find
me
obsessing
over
my
Fantasy
Football
Lineup,
Binge-watching
shows
or
podcasts
like
The
Expanse
or
Joe
Rogan
Experience,
reading
Dostoevsky
and
Jordan
B
Peterson,
chillin’
on
some
Xbox or out getting rowdy with the boys!
While
I
like
to
consider
myself
a
Producer
and
Musical
Artist,
at
WIKB
I
wear
many
hats
-
including
Show
Host,
Production
Engineer,
Traffic
Manager,
Visual
Media
Designer
and
Social
Media
Manager,
just
to
name
a
few.
My
radio
broadcasting
career
actually
started
right
here
at
WIKB,
where
I
was
hired
as
a
Board
Operator
in
2015,
quickly
becoming
a
weekend
and
fill-In
Telephone
Time
host
and
eventually
gaining
more
responsibility
in
Station
Operations.
Through
almost
5
years,
a
move
downstate
where
I
refined
my
craft
while
still
working
(remotely)
for
the
station,
I’ve
learned
quite
a
bit
and
am
STOKED
to
be
back
in
the
place
I
know
like
the
back
of
my
hand
–
beautiful
Iron
County
–
and
at
the
helm of the radio station I grew up with.
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