General Manager

General Manager: Austin Roof

Joined KSDP Staff: December 2010

Previous Experience: Coffee Shop Owner, Restaurant Manager

Biography: Born in Tucson, Arizona, Austin’s family moved to Norfolk, Virginia early in his life for his father to enter law school.  In 2004, Austin matriculated to college from Norfolk Christian Schools with an advanced academic diploma.  In 2007, Austin transitioned to the West Coast where he met his bride, Cheryl Adams.  In 2009, Austin and his wife departed California and drove the Alcan Highway to Alaska where they settled in Sand Point, Cheryl’s hometown.  Together, until late 2010, they operated a popular Sand Point coffee shop called Cut ‘R Loose.  In addition to his work at the radio station, Austin is pursing a Bachelors of Divinity degree, as well as working part time, early mornings, for the Aleutians East Borough School District.