I was born and raised in Great Falls and grew up listening to my dad on KMON AM where he was the morning guy. Dad also had a band that would practice at our house for the jobs they played almost every weekend. So, my exposure to country music was huge. At the State Fair in Great Falls in 1971, dad emceed all of the concerts, and I got to sit in the front row for Anne Murray, Glen Campbell, and the Carpenters. I started on KMON Great Falls shortly after high school then made my way to KYSS-FM in Missoula while I was in college. I worked for KGVO, Missoula, then on to KYSN-FM, East Wenatchee, Washington. I came to Billings in March of 1988 after Citadel Communications bought the 102.9 FM & AM970 signals and Cat Country was launched. I play golf and racquetball, neither very well.
Mark Wilson
Gifting Billings High School Graduates: What’s Cool Nowadays?
Is cash still the best present? Or do we get them gift cards now?
Top Gun Maverick, National Golf Day, Lunar Eclipse, and More on Mark’s Friday Fragments
Great weather this past week. Got some rain and it's not in the 90s yet.
This week I learned that scorpions glow when you hit them with UV light.
Tuesday was National Golf Day. I celebrated by having National Double Boogie Day. National Golf Lovers Day comes up on October 4th...
8 West End Billings Restaurants I Still Need to Try
Here are a few places where I have never seen the inside of their eateries.
Mark, Always Recipe Hunting, Found This Summer Grilling ‘Kit’ Easy
Some call it "meal prepping". I call it "more time to golf".
How Much?? Concert Ticket Prices Are Getting Out of Hand
Before I start my complaining here, I just want to remind you that I'm old. So old that I remember when Cat Country put on its first concert. The act was Tanya Tucker. The tickets were five dollars. My, how times have changed.
I was looking around on the internet for concerts at the Gorge At George Amphitheatre in George, Washington. I'm...
To The Savage Billings Restaurant Reviewers: Why Not Try Some Patience?
Now is a good time for a little patience and over-tipping when you get that great service.
Welcome to Mark Wilson’s Billings Heights Utopia
The Heights will now be its own city, complete with a "Welcome To The Heights" sign. And we will have to get our own slogan. Something like, "We use our turn signals out here".
Things You Didn’t Know About This Favorite 1970s Family, As Told By Mark
Were you a Partridge Family fanatic back in the day?
‘God’s Chicken’ Won’t Be Everyone’s Favorite in Billings
O.M.G! You have GOT to try the chicken sandwich from Chik-fil-a! It is TO DIE FOR!
...Said every person that I've ever known, who has had one.
Don't worry, I will try one at some point. But as busy as new restaurants are in this town when they first open, it's going to be a few months before I get around to sampling what some called "God's chicken" on a Facebook post that I saw this morn
‘I Can’t Quit': Let’s Talk About It
It did get better with time, but I still miss her. My little sister left this Earth on April 26th, 2011. And I don't want anybody to feel sorry for her. Trust me. She may have only been here 43 years. But her life was a great party.
She was born when I was four and a half years old...