Weekdays 5am-6am

Join us as the sun comes up every weekday for Early Mornings with Zack. Zack Beining, also the producer on The McGraw Show, brings you the latest in Farm and Agriculture News and Trends. Zack picks up right where the legendary Farmer Dave left off on KTRS to get your day started on the AM dial.

Zack Beining

Zack comes to KTRS as the full time producer of The McGraw Show. Zack is born and raised in St. Louis, and attended Mizzou, graduating with a degree in Film Studies. Shortly after graduation, he moved to Los Angeles to begin his career in the entertainment industry. After landing his first job as at Dancing with the Stars, he moved on to work as an assistant in both production and script departments for multiple high profile shows on NBC and Fox. He also may be spotted every year at The Oscars, where he assists in running the Red Carpet. Zack moved back to St. Louis and joined 550 in December of 2022.

“Farmer” Dave Schumacher

Dave is an original member of KTRS and was a part of its first broadcast in 1996. Dave ran the early morning show prior to his semi-retirement in 2024 after 28 years at The Big 550.

He can be heard on weekdays at 5am, 10am, and Noon with Agriculture Updates.

Dave has conducted auctions throughout the United States for the past 25 years and is the owner of Schumacher Auctions, Inc. He is well known in the St. Louis area for his participation in numerous charitable auctions such as the St. Louis Cardinals Winter Warm-ups, the Matthew Dickey Organization, the American Cancer Society, and many more.