Ty Taylor
News and Sports Director
Host, Sports Desk and Sportsline; Play-by-Play Announcer
Ty serves as WRMJ’s News and Sports Director, while continuing his on-air duties hosting the morning and evening Sports Desk and broadcasting high school athletic events. Ty is host of WRMJ’s Sportsline, which airs on Saturday morning during the school year. He can be heard as the primary voice of basketball, baseball, and softball broadcasts at WRMJ and of Mercer County High School football.
At the 2023 Illinois Broadcasters Association Silver Dome Awards, Ty won Best Sportscaster in the Small Market category and also won Best Newscast for Western Illinois Today News. In 2024, he collected IBA Silver Dome Awards for Best Play-By-Play, Best Broadcast Team with WRMJ’s Jim Taylor, and Best Newscast. In 2025, Ty received awards for Best Sportscaster and Best Newscaster.
Eric Hutchins
Sales Manager / Operations Manager
Play-by-Play Announcer
Eric Hutchins—known to most as “Hutch”—brings energy, creativity, and a true love of local sports and community to WRMJ.
As a father of two, Payton and Kelsey, family is always at the heart of what he does.
Whether he’s connecting with listeners on-air, helping local businesses grow through creative radio campaigns, or sharing the excitement of Friday night football, Hutch takes pride in making WRMJ a trusted hometown voice.
Aaron Wayne
Host of the Country Kickstart Morning Show, Monday-Friday, 6-9 a.m.
Aaron began his broadcasting career in 1991 at WAIK in Galesburg, Illinois. He is the recipient of six Illinois Broadcasters Association Silver Dome Awards for excellence in radio broadcasting.
A lifelong creative, he enjoys movies, music, painting, playing guitar, and writing, all of which influence his approach to storytelling on the air.
Hockey is Aaron’s favorite sport, and his favorite country artists include Johnny Cash, Vince Gill, and Dolly Parton. Outside of broadcasting, he’s an animal lover, a devoted fan of Penn & Teller: Fool Us, and he never passes up a good slice of cheesecake.
Terry Tracy
Kyle McEwen
Nick Ischer