Ben grew up in Mabel, Minnesota before going on to get a degree from Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato. He spent much of his youth listening to Twins games on KFIL. Ben moved on and wrote articles for his college sports website and also wrote Rochester Honkers game summaries while interning with Townsquare Media in Rochester. Ben likes most all the sports, though he knows the letdown that is associated with the Minnesota teams. One of his first CD's was Alan Jackson, and you can hear a mix of country music, from Merle Haggard to Taylor Swift when Ben is on air.
Ben Aberg
Over? Did You Say Over?
Nothing is over til we decide it is! I've heard that clip from "Animal House" so many times at Rochester Honkers games, but this time around, let us see what the Minnesota Wild are going to do.
Down 3 games to nothing, the Wild were in dire straits on the road for Game 4...
Benefit for Garret Berge Saturday in Mabel
Saturday there will be a spaghetti dinner and live auction for Garret Berge, who is in need of a kidney. The event will go from 4-9 PM at the Mabel Community Center, and go to covering medical costs.
During the event, Berge, who is originally from the Twin Cities, will speak about his journey with the auto-immune disease sarcoidosis and provide his comedic stylings as well -so some entertainment a
Was the Easter Bunny Nice To You?
The 26th President of the United States didn't have the happiest Easter.
The tradition of the Washington Nationals is the costumed folk racing. The Twins have a version, the Brewers have the sausage races, but the team from our nation's capitol has the Presidents Race...
Start Training Now!
Looking online, we are one month and one week away from the Root River Triathlon in Houston. If you haven't started training, today would be a good day to start!
After looking ahead to some good spring and summertime weather, a web search away was the Root River Trail System...
Part of Root River Trail Being Repaved
From April 11 through May 26th, the segment of the Root River trail from Peterson to Rushford will be closed for repaving.
The Minnesota DNR notified the Root River Trail Towns before this weeknd and now it looks like things will be fine on that part of the trail once the kids are out from school...
Chatfield Rallies in 6th to Top P-E-M
Friday night, the spring sports season on KVGO started with a baseball game between the Plainview-Elgin-Millville Bulldogs and the Chatfield Gophers. Chatfield won by a score of 5-3.
In the top of the first, Spencer Mandt retired his first two batters faced on 5 pitches...
Deer On My Drive
Since you hear me on the radio every morning, you know I'm up early and still driving while it's dark for a while this season. If only the deer knew I had somewhere to go and obey the rules of the road!
The other morning I saw three deer standing in the ditch on my right...
Benefit for Stacy Mensink This Weekend
This Saturday, April 8, a benefit will be held at the Lanesboro Community Center for Stacy Mensink.
Stacy was diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma on September 27 of last year. The benefit will include hair cuts, styles, and donations from 10 a...
Opening Day Win At Target Field!
Monday marked a new year of baseball, and on Opening Day, hope springs eternal. With the Twins and Royals both being 0-0 on the season, it was time for regular season baseball.
Getting to the ballpark was interesting with the traffic and lack of parking due to the official attendance of 39,615...
Opening Day A Holiday?
Yesterday marked Opening Day for six teams and today will be Opening Day for even more teams, including our Minnesota Twins on KFIL! The importance of baseball is more American than apple pie, and one wartime president recognized its significance...