Show Schedule - Country 97.1 HANK FM

 

Hi There and welcome to my little slice of the internet on the HANK-FM website! I started out here at HANK-FM as the Promotions Director the day we flipped the switch on. I’ve done middays here, was the assistant program director, and now I’m one of the Weekend Warriors and have been ever since.

When I’m not here at the station, I’m spending time with my wife, Angie, of 18 years, and being dad to my daughter, Kaia, and my son, Nik! With both of our kids doing travel sports, we spend a lot of time at ball fields where I can be found at the concession stands judging their nachos (guilty pleasure) with other concession stands! Trust me…it’s a great way to kill time if you’re a travel ball parent!

I’m a native Hoosier and a proud Alum of Indiana State University (GO TREES!!!!). I love spending time around a firepit in my backyard with a Crown on the Rocks and laughing with friends. I’m not one that takes life too seriously as I feel there are enough other people to take care of that. If you ever see me out and about, say ‘hi’, give me a fist-bump, a high-five, or whatever….just don’t be a stranger!

 

Sean Matthews

Saturday and Sunday Nights 6PM – 12AM

Sean grew up watching his grandfather operate a HAM radio station, so headphones and microphones have always been a part of his life. When he was three years old, he lived in a house where a radio station was at the end of the backyard. His Mom would let him listen to the portable radio while watching the DJ on the air. Talk about magic! From there he was hooked.

Sean’s radio journey started in high school in 1985 when he began working weekends at his hometown radio station in Kokomo. Since then, he has worked in Fort Wayne, Lafayette, Dayton Ohio, and Indianapolis.

During his career Sean’s worked in most formats: Top 40, Adult Contemporary, Oldies, anchored a morning news show and, of course, Country. He was also commercial production director for over a decade at our sister station WIBC.

His most memorable day in radio came on September 11, 2001. Because he had a TV in his studio, and it was a time before smartphones, many of his coworkers shuffled in and out over the course of the day watching unfolding news coverage.

Awards

Sean has won several Indiana Broadcaster Associations awards for his commercial and promo writing and production. He also won an IBA special recognition award for his daily statewide Covid updates during the Pandemic.

When he’s not on the radio, Sean enjoys traveling (by car), photography, cooking, writing and is a rabid Indiana High School basketball fan.