Radio Show

THE METAL COWBOY - ON THE STREETS OF ROCK N ROLL

2012-2023

2012 - 2014: Million-selling rocker Ron Keel's "STREETS OF ROCK N ROLL" syndicated radio show airs for 144 consecutive weeks on up to 50 FM/AM/online stations worldwide. Built on a solid but diverse foundation of all styles of rock music and highlighted by compelling exclusive interviews with multi-platinum rock stars, TV celebrities, and industry insiders.
2014: Keel is handpicked to spearhead the launch of a revolutionary new Midwest rock station, KBAD 94.5 FM (Sioux Falls).
2015 - 2017: Keel hosts "Mid Day Mayhem" (10 AM to 2 PM weekdays) and spends three Nielsen ratings periods as the #1 voice on the #1 rock station in the market.
September 23rd 2017: despite maintaining the top spot in the ratings, the station owner abruptly pulls the plug without warning. Within four weeks, Keel partnered with fellow KBAD announcers to create and manage KBACK Radio online, rallying rock listeners to embrace the product and generate 50,000 total listener hours monthly for the following year.
2019: Ron Keel re-launches STREETS OF ROCK N ROLL weekly, combining the passion that initially ignited his radio career with the years of experience listed above.
2020: STREETS OF ROCK N ROLL celebrates Episode #200 with an exclusive interview with the show's fourth Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame inductee, Glenn Hughes.
2023: STREETS OF ROCK N ROLL reaches over 30,000 listeners weekly on 14 stations worldwide.

ABOUT THE SHOW

STREETS OF ROCK N ROLL features a diverse array of rock music and exclusive interviews with celebrities. Many shows are built around a particular theme, and often host Ron Keel will take the microphone with him on his travels around the world.

A new episode of the show premieres every week and is rebroadcast daily on major online affiliate stations.

Past guests include Dave Mustaine, Eddie Trunk, Glenn Hughes, Ted Nugent, Joe Elliott, Rickey Medlocke, Pat Travers, Aldo Nova, Lita Ford, Phil Lewis, Geoff Tate, plus many other rock stars, authors and industry insiders.

THIS WEEK ON THE SHOW

Special Guest Staci Layne Wilson

Staci Layne Wilson has been writing professionally about rock music for decades and is the director of the multi-award-winning documentary, The Ventures: Stars on Guitars. Staci Layne Wilson is an award-winning author, journalist, and filmmaker specializing in rock music history. In the course of her work, she has interviewed David Crosby, John Fogerty, Jimmy Page, Joni Mitchell, Rob Zombie, Cherie Curie, and Gene Simmons, to name a few. She is donating a portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book to the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund (a 501c3 nonprofit charity).

WEBSITE: http://stacilaynewilson.com