Hometown: Odon, Indiana

First concert: Neil Diamond, Bloomington IN

Favorite food: (OK, favorite food right now): Pasta…linguine with porcini mushrooms, peas and pancetta.

Name one tune that’s in "Recently played" on your iPod: "Lake Charles" by Lucinda Williams

Last book read: Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

Last movie seen: "Gypsy Caravan"

Current hobby: Gardening, working on our house.

Favorite childhood memory about your mother or father: My dad reading me bedtime stories and teasing me by turning more than one page at a time…I busted him every time…each page of "The 3 Little Pigs" is important!

What makes you laugh? Certain comics including Wanda Sykes, Kathy Griffin and Eddie Izzard. But it’s hard to beat the stuff that just happens in my average day.

Cats or dogs? I have two cats and I can’t live without a cat in my home. But I’m pretty crazy about dogs too.

What celebrity crushes did you have as a teenager? John Lennon when I was a teen…Ricky Nelson when I was about 7 or 8.

Latest accomplishment: Helping raise money for the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation with our California Wine Classic. It was a big success, and KOIT listeners deserve many thanks for supporting my efforts by donating and attending the event.

Why I do what I do: Too lazy to work…too nervous to steal.