T. D. Mischke
Tom "T.D." Mischke is a radio talk show host in Minneapolis/St. Paul.
History
Mischke was born in St. Paul on September 19, 1962, to a conservative Catholic family of seven brothers and sisters. After a stint at Cretin High School which ended when he was kicked out, he graduated from Highland Park Senior High in 1980. He attended St. John's University, the alma mater of his father and grandfather, planning to follow in his father's footsteps with a degree in journalism. Finding no journalism program at St. John's, he transferred to St. Thomas where he graduated in 1984 to become a freelance writer and musician.
KSTP
In the late 1980s, Mischke was known as "The Phantom Caller" on Don Vogel's show, where he would randomly call in without identifying himself. He so amused the radio personality that he was invited to become Don's sidekick on his show, Afternoon Saloon, on KSTP in 1992.
After the stint as a sidekick, Mischke was given his own program AM 1500 in January 1994.
The Show
Every evening at 10:00, Mischke populates the airwaves with quirky regular callers, stream-of-consciousness humor, and experts on strange phenomena.
Quotes
"Off the bleak barren inner city tarmac of University Avenue, this radio road hazard transmits from the last 90 feet of the city of St. Paul." -Opening to the Mischke Broadcast