Urlifestyle Magazine October 2016 May 2016 | Page 12

Local Sportsman Mike Peluso to Start an Outdoors Show Frozen or melted, Peluso rules the water!... By Stacy Sturm Co-owner, URL Radio MAREN MORRIS Age: 25 Based: Nashville What you should know: She has written songs for Tim McGraw (Last Turn Home) and Kelly Clarkson (Second Wind), but now the Texas native with booming vocals is shaking up Nashville as a singer. Named an "artist to watch" this year by Spotify and SiriusXM and one of the "next women of country" by CMT, Morris reached the top of the Billboard Heatseekers chart with her self-titled EP, which has tallied 10 million Spotify streams since November. She opened shows for Chris Stapleton and Loretta Lynn last fall and will hit the road this month with Lady Antebellum's Charles Kelley. TROYE SIVAN Age: 20 Based: Perth, Australia What you should know: Few pop acts in recent memory have had the viral success of this introspective Australian singer, who got his start on YouTube when he was 13, where he has amassed 3.8 million subscribers and 230 million views since 2007. Sivan, who is openly gay and incorporates LGBT themes into his videos, received his biggest endorsement yet from Taylor Swift last fall, when she tweeted and posted about his Wild EP on Instagram. He has since made his late-night debut performing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and released his debut album, Blue Neighbourhood, which he will support on a nearly sold-out U.S. tour this winter. 12 On the water, he's #17 NPAA. When he was on the ice for the Chicago Blackhawks he was the same number! Coincidence? Actually yes. Crazy coincidence. 41 year old Mike Peluso, who was born in Bismarck, ND was a star on both the professional walleye circuit and professional hockey. Back in those days, as Peluso puts it, "I've got the best job a person could ever ask for!" This local sports star is now turning into a radio star with a passionate podcast/weekly show that will air on URL Radio twice a week. As a hockey player, Peluso has always been on the move, graduating from the University of Duluth in 1998 where he was voted the senior athlete of the year by the student body. Known for his shooting and stick handling abilities, Peluso was drafted by the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League in 1994. In 1999, he was in both the National Hockey League and the American Hockey League. Mike was named to the 2000, 2002 and 2003 AHL All-Star team. At the same time, Peluso started fishing on the NAWA circuit. He finished in the top 15 in all events fished for his first two years on the NAWA. Fishing has encompassed 35 plus years of his life, with the past 10 years spent fishing more local tournaments and guiding full time on the entire Missouri River system. In addition to the top finishes on the NAWA, he also had 5 top 10 finishes on the PWT. He’s won the KFYR classic in North Dakota 4 times, and today you will find him always in contention at winning no matter what event he finds himself fishing. Peluso’s fishing history includes a long line of tournaments both Pro and regional, with a large number of articles written for some on line e-zines and the Dakota Country magazine and Fish- ing the Midwest. We’re excited to bring Peluso’s expertise and passion for the outdoors to URL Radio. His show will air Wednesdays at 11 a.m. and Thursdays at 3 p.m. It will be a half hour show that will also be available as a podcast on YouTube so you can download it if you missed it. If you want to know the best places to fish, fishing tips and tricks, hunting, lodges, tours, lures, bait, gear, campfire cooking, great local restaurants on or near the water, everything Missouri River, Lake Oahe, Lake Sakakawea, and so much more! He’ll be interviewing numerous fellow experts and taking questions. If you’re interested in being a sponsor or a guest or if you want to submit a questions to Peluso, call 701751-0838 or email [email protected].