Mike Rogers

A 32-year veteran of KRLD, Mike Rogers hosts Midday News on KRLD from 10 to noon and produces his daily feature, "The Other Side of the News."

Born and raised in Dallas, Mike took a tape recorder to the first White Rock Marathon in 1971, interviewing runners as they crossed the finish line, and the die was cast. Ten years later, he was at the University of Colorado in Boulder, earning a degree in Journalism. That led to dues-paying jobs in places like Grand Junction, CO and Beaumont, TX. Mike finally returned to Dallas in 1987, working at the now-defunct Magic 102.9 before joining KRLD.

Mike was one of KRLD's primary reporters at the Branch Davidian standoff in 1993. He's also covered hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and various man-made disasters as well. Mike has also covered several political conventions across the country, most recently the Republican National Convention in Cleveland in 2016. He's won dozens of awards for his work.

Mike and his wife Martha live in Lake Highlands and have two daughters, Maggie, 33, and Juliet, 25, both of whom now live ten thousand miles away on the South Island of New Zealand. The entire Rogers family is still in the process of climbing to the highest point in all 50 states. They've knocked off 40 so far, including Guadalupe Peak in far West Texas and most recently Mount Arvon, deep in the woods of Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

A long-suffering Rangers fan, Mike was convinced (especially after 2011) would never win the World Series, asking his wife to spread his ashes on the warning track at Globe Life Field to ensure that he'd be there when they DID finally win it. Happily, that will no longer be necessary.

LEARN MORE ABOUT MIKE ROGERS ON KRLD'S 'BEHIND THE MIC' FEATURE HERE