Wake the Lakes

Wake the Lakes with “The Milkman,” Brad Mielke and Birdie Hancock, airs every weekday morning from 6am – 9am! Tune into your favorite R & J Broadcasting station out of Brainerd and Aitkin for news, weather, community news and, of course, plenty of fun! Check out our Monday Fatherly Doctrine, Tuesday’s Moron Lawbreaker, Weird and Wacky Wednesday stories, some Thursday Dim-Wit-ZZZ-Dum, your Friday Laugh Jump-Start for the Weekend, Community Connection interviews, opinions, insight and more!

Lakes Jam 2025 PREVIEW

Hopper, Director of Partnerships for Lakes Jam, joins us for the first time this 2025 to bring us a preview ...

Relationship Safety Alliance – Brainerd, MN

Jill McKenzie, Community Relations Manager at Relationship Safety Alliance of Brainerd, MN, describes how they help empower victims of domestic ...

2025 WinterFest in Crosslake, MN

Heather Jones and Jessica Eide, both Winterfest Committee Members, run down all the upcoming family fun activities happening January 30th ...

Erik Flowers – Crow Wing County Veterans’ Service Officer 1-23-25

Erik Flowers, Crow Wing County Veterans' Service Officer, discusses how to best connect with his office for Veterans seeking information; ...

Baxter, MN Mayor: Darrel Olson 1-21-25

Darrel Olson, Mayor of Baxter, MN, informs us of the Amazon Distribution Center coming to the area later this year, ...