KevHead 101
Kevhead History 101 How It Began.
The radio voice of Kevin Matthews has been heard over airways across the country for nearly 25 years. Kev, as he prefers to be called, began his radio career in 1978 at WSRX student radio at
After graduating from GVSU, Kevin worked his way up through the
As the morning man in
At the LOOP/AM 1000 Kev developed his wildly popular alter-ego, sports radio announcer Jim Shorts. This character became a significant part of the
With more than a face for radio, Kev has appeared on stage with such television personalities as Dana Carvey, Mike Myers and Jerry Seinfeld as well as many others. His guest appearance on the internationally acclaimed television show Bay Watch in the early 90's is yet another "dumb moment" of Kev's career.
He also uses his comedy sketches, characterizations and cunning personality in stand-up routines to "keep up his stupidity" at some of the biggest stages in the Midwest, including Alpine Valley, the World Music Theater, the Chicago Park West, The Vic any many other venues. Kevin Matthew's has entertained thousands and thousands of KevHeads.
He's done it all, baby, including giving back. Through the years, Kevin has supported a wide variety of charitable and community organizations. He is particularly proud of the Kevin Matthews'-Clause Foundation, which supports numerous children's charities throughout the
In 1998, Kev left AM1000 to join Chicago-based ABC radio. After three years with ABC, Kev took a short pause in his radio career to pursue some of his personal interests, one of which is cooking.
Driven by his passion to cook (and eat), Kev truly practices what he preaches, "Live to eat; don't eat to live!" That passion sparked the idea for his latest venture, a cookbook aptly titled, This Book Could Kill You: Recipes to Die For. The book is filled with Kev's favorite recipes and boils over with Kevin's humor and stories from the heart.
Kevin now works for Citadel Communications in Program Development, and also does the morning drive slot on 97 LAV-FM, the radio station where it all began.
Kevin Matthews is also working with many children's charities. Kevin came down with M.S. and is working with state and national foundations who are working to find a cure.
Some great events are coming this year, the return of the Kevhead BBQ festival, Kev-A-Roo in late July in Grand Haven, Michigan and Tomato Wars in August.
You can hear the morning radio progam daily just by going to: www.wlav.com If you want to speak with Kev and the morning crew, call 616-459-9797.
We love hearing from you long distance Kevheads, so call us and be a Kevhead. www.kevhead.com is the offical site for more on Kevin Matthews.
If you want to hear one of Kev's pet projects, listen to this: www.925fmtheoutlaw.com Life is good, thanks for making it good. Visit this page daily and hear current audio from the radio program. More video and photos are being posted daily, so stay in touch and thanks for being a "Kevhead"
Click here to read Kevin's thoughts on his return to GR and 97 LAV.
