 Walton, a native of Twin Falls, joined the program in 2001, moving from the morning drive show at Citadel-owned classic rock station KKGL-FM.Idaho native Mike Kasper, the former morning drive co-host of Boise station KCIX-FM, was hired by KBOI following Schneider's retirement, and since January, 2019, the 5am-10am KBOI-AM program has been known as "Kasper and Chris".The KBOI morning newscaster is station news director Rick Worthington.