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.   He got his start right up the road from KJUG in Hanford, where he hosted overnights while finishing High School. For several years he 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.