
Erik Owens has lived in Maine basically his whole life, growing up in Livermore Falls and eventually moving to Gardiner, where he graduated high school in 2002. He attended NESCOM in Bangor, majoring in radio broadcasting while taking all the sports classes the school offered. After graduating from college, he spent the first part of his career working as a radio news anchor. He then switched to music, spending a few years as a DJ at Q106.5 in Bangor. In early 2018, he moved to Sports Radio 92.9 The Ticket, which just like Q106.5, is owned by Townsquare Media and located in Brewer. After spending some time in Portland, ME working in news again, Erik moved back to Bangor and returned to Q106.5.