Kevin and Bean
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| Other names | Kevin and Bean |
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| Genre | Comedy, Variety |
| Country |
 United States
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| Home station | KROQ-FM |
| Starring | Kevin Ryder Gene 'Bean' Baxter Allie Mac Kay |
| Created by | Kevin Ryder Gene Baxter |
| Produced by | Dave Sanchez |
| Original release | January 2, 1990 – present |
| Website | http://kroq.radio.com/shows/kevin-bean |
| Podcast | http://www1.play.it/audio/kevin-bean/ |
Kevin and Bean is the morning show on KROQ-FM, an alternative rock-format radio station in Los Angeles, California. It is hosted by Kevin Ryder and Gene "Bean" Baxter. The show has been on the air since 1990 and intersperses music and news with comedy, celebrity interviews, listener call-ins, and live music performances.
The show debuted on KROQ on December 31, 1989, when they hosted the annual countdown of the year's best songs.
On November 10, 2008, the Kevin and Bean Show started an afternoon segment, "Cinco De La Tarde" weekdays from 5-6 p.m. As of August 3, 2009, this segment has been discontinued and the morning show has been restored to its original 10:00 AM end time. A Best of Kevin and Bean show called "Same Shit, Different Day" was added on Saturday mornings airing from 7:00-10:00 AM.
On May 11, 2009, Kevin and Bean began syndicating on KEDJ, 103.9 The Edge in Phoenix, Arizona,KFRR 104.1 Fresno and KRZQ-FM Reno. The show is also available as a podcast on iTunes.
In February 2015 the Kevin and Bean show let go of long-time contributors, Lisa May and Boyd R. Britton (Doc on the ROQ). May started as a traffic reporter on the program and had grown to become a key contributor of the Kevin and Bean Show during her 24 years with the program, while Doc had been providing the news for 27 years. Kevin and Bean explained that management had made it clear audiences were not tuning in to KROQ for traffic or news, so the painful decision was made to make changes to the show. Allie Mac Kay later joined the show to help fill the role lost by the exit of May.
Kevin and Bean were inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame on April 14, 2015 during a ceremony hosted by NAB President (and former Oregon Senator) Gordon Smith. Bean said, "We are happy to share the recognition with our great team who works just as hard as we do to make the show successful." The three-day NAB trade show is held every April at Las Vegas Convention Center.
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