Doug is a 5th generation member of the Itasca County community. His great-great grandparents moved to the northwestern reaches of the county in 1911, almost 100 years ago. Doug’s parents, Lyle and Elaine, live only about a mile away from his great-great grandparents’ original homestead. They operate a hand-made shoe shop, MacRostie Leathers.

At the age of 25, Doug MacRostie holds the distinction of being the youngest member of KAXE’s staff. Interestingly, some listeners have dubbed Doug "The Oldies Guy" because of his penchant for mixing a liberal dose of music from the ‘60s and ‘70s into his programs [oldies?]. 

Dancing with the generational gap in music is something Doug enjoys very much. “Growing up I heard all kinds of music that my parents played in their shoe shop; artists like Bruce Cockburn, the Beatles, Moody Blues, Donovan, and Podipto. But at that time my music collection contained the likes of Alice in Chains, System of a Down and Rage Against the Machine. The exploration of the generation gap is an exploration of music. While the presentation has changed, the heart and soul of the music is still there.”

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