Rik McNeil is from Mendota, on the west side of the Valley, and graduated from Fresno High School before working at a number of radio stations in Hanford, Fresno, and Visalia before moving to Las Vegas for 14 years.   H got my start right up the road from KJUG in Hanford, where I hosted overnights while finishing High School. For several years I also presented segments on KJEO Channel 47’s Good Morning Show, and was a contributing writer at Scope Magazine, and the Las Vegas Mercury. For a year he programmed and hosted in Memphis Tennessee before joining KJUG COUNTRY.  

He is also the Program Director here at KJUG COUNTRY.  
If you've ever wondered what a Program Director does, here is a photo that sums up the daily job perfectly.