Austin West
6am-10am Host of Wake up With Austin West on KS 95.7 and 10am-2pm on KSOM
It’s Austin West here, and here’s one thing I’m awful at: talking about myself. A weird thing to get hung up on sure, especially since I spend my mornings talking to you over the course of four hours and have been a media figure for over half a decade.
Either way, over on KS 95.7 you get the combination of a 22 year old college grad mixed in with classic hits that have been around longer than he has. Add that I’m new to Western Iowa from Eastern Iowa (shoutout the 319) and we’re in for some great times as I learn everything there is to know about the area.
When it comes to us talking in the mornings we’ll have conversations about music, pop culture, sports, and whatever nonsense I come up with or happen to experience the day before. With loves for Star Wars and Marvel as well as my Iowa Hawkeyes, San Francisco 49ers, and my fantasy football team, I plan to talk about those plenty. (and will gladly accept any trash talking in return)
You can keep up with what we are talking about on the show every morning on the Facebook page, Wake Up with Austin or use it to send me messages, I love interacting with our listeners!
Birthday: April 21, 2001
Hometown: Walker, Iowa.
Hobbies: Watching football every weekend in the fall, playing and talking fantasy football, watching almost everything Marvel and Star Wars puts out, looking at things that I don’t need and I can’t afford when shopping online, and enjoying smoked and grilled BBQ
Job you would have if you were not in radio: If I wasn’t in radio, I’d still be trying to work in media whether television or writing but if I had never pursued that major my plan was a history teacher.
1st Concert: REO Speedwagon at the Delaware County fair in 2023
I can’t make it through the day without… checking Twitter (or X whichever you prefer) for the latest in sports news
Fun Fact: I interned with the Minnesota Vikings in 2021 and even got to walk on the field and see the locker rooms.