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Mid-Columbia Mornings
Mid-Columbia Mornings provides the best in news, sports, information, and the weather every ten minutes from 6 a.m.-8 a.m. every weekday on Newsradio 1300 KACI and KIHR-AM 1340.

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Mark Bailey keeps listeners updated on what's going on in the Mid-Columbia and the Northwest with our award-winning news at :05 and :35 after every hour, along with the most complete update on the region's sports at 7:30 each morning. Mark is News and Sports Director for all of the Bicoastal Media Columbia River stations, leading the company to numerous Oregon Associated Press Broadcasters Association and Oregon Association of Broadcasters awards in those areas over the past two decades.

Jeff Skye keeps everything moving on Mid-Columbia Mornings...updating community events at :28 after every hour, relaying weather forecasts throughout the show, and testing our listeners' knowledge with Jeff's Trivia Challenge at 6:20 a.m. every morning. Jeff was then hired by KIHR in May of 1989, and has been there ever since, and has co-hosted Mid-Columbia Mornings since the show signed on in 2004.

Local sports and weather expert Temira Wagonfeld brings her Recreation Report to Mid-Columbia Mornings at 6:56 a.m. and 7:56 a.m., plus the weather forecast at :15 and :45 after the hour.

Temira moved to Hood River to pursue a career as a pro windsurfer, and has won numerous events, including the 2004 Gorge Games and the 2007 Gorge Freestyle Frenzy and is acknowledged as the Gorge’s best female windsurfer which makes her one of the best in the world. In early 2007, Temira began an internet-based weather forecast and Gorge sports related information blog and mailing list.

Temira’s background as a writer – she’s written for the Hood River News, Windsurfing Magazine, Windsport, Newwest.net and Windgirls.com – gave her the ability to construct entertaining forecasts that contained weather as well as laughs.

Mid-Columbia Mornings brings ABC Radio News to its listeners at the top of each hour to help keep them informed, providing comprehensive and award-winning coverage wherever news happens, whenever news happens. And throughout the day, ABC News can be heard at the top of every hour on Newsradio 1300 KACI and KIHR-AM 1340.
Bob Hoff helps update agricultural news on Mid-Columbia Mornings with Marketline at 6:12 a.m. and the Northwest Farm and Ranch Report at 6:25 a.m. Bob is a member of the National Association of Farm Broadcasters since that time, and has been recognized by the Idaho Grain Producers on two separate occasions for his excellence in news reporting. First in 1996 and again in 1999 he received their coveted Electronic Media Award. Bob and his wife Kathy have been married for 30 years. They have three children and two Grandchildren.
Emily Senay, M.D., is host of Mid-Columbia Morning's 90-second feature CBS Healthwatch at 6:20 a.m. each weekday, and is a health and medical correspondent for CBS Television's The Early Show. Dr. Senay continues to practice medicine at the Floating Hospital, a ship docked in New York City that sails every Friday with patients aboard who need medical assistance and education. Dr. Senay received her M.D. from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York in 1988.
Johnny Holliday updates Mid-Columbia Mornings listeners on the national sports scene every weekday morning at 6:30 a.m. Holliday's list of credits include ABC's coverage of the Winter and Summer Olympic Games in 1984, 1988, 1994, and the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta; ABC coverage of championship boxing, The Masters, the USFL Game of the Week with Hall of Famer Paul Hornung, and television coverage of the Liberty and Aloha Bowls.
Known as the media pundit who reshaped the political landscape with his entertaining and informative brand of conservatism, Rush Limbaugh can be heard during Mid-Columbia Mornings at 6:51 a.m. on Newsradio 1300 KACI and KIHR-AM 1340 with his own brand of commentary. Limbaugh received the Marconi Award for Syndicated Radio Personality of the Year given by the National Association of Broadcasters in 1992, 1995, 2000 and 2005. In 1993, he was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame and in 1998, into the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame.
Greg Martin brings Mid-Columbia Mornings listeners the Northwest Fruit Growers' report at 6:55 a.m. and Line on Agriculture at 7:12 a.m. Being behind a microphone is as natural for Greg as breathing. Greg has spent the better part of 30 years in broadcasting beginning in the Midwest where he spent his summers growing up unloading wheat trucks or driving a tractor. His years in radio and his love of writing are a perfect combination to help bring the world of agri-business to you. Greg and his wife Gail have been calling each other husband and wife for nearly 30 years. Their only son Ian is married and is serving in the United States Navy.
Ray Lucia helps Mid-Columbia Mornings listeners with their financial questions with his "Money Clip" at 7:20 a.m. each weekday morning. Ray is a nationally known business and financial expert with his own practice in the San Diego area.
With over 20 years of involvement in the Washington wine industry without a doubt Linda Moran knows her wine...and she teaches Mid-Columbia Mornings' listeners on "Vine to Wine" weekdays at 7:42 a.m. For ten years she worked in the Wholesale Wine Distribution developing full -scale wine training programs for the hospitality industry. Prior to launching her highly acclaimed "Getting to Know Wine" video series Linda was the Executive Director of the Auction of Washington Wines working in conjunction with the Washington Wine commission.
It's those shared experiences that make us smile, make us think, and drive us crazy. David Weiss offer his unique observations on the people, places and things we encounter every day in Take Two, an entertaining and informative look at these slices of life. Take Two can be heard at 7:50 a.m. every weekday on Mid-Columbia Mornings.
Paul Harshbarger brings Mid-Columbia Mornings' listeners the latest financial report at 7:53 a.m. Paul is Hood River's Edward Jones representative...located at 417 Sherman in Hood River.