Randy Karraker

Who is Randy Karraker?

Randall James Karraker, is an American sportscaster in St. Louis, Missouri. He currently hosts The Fast Lane, the top-rated sports radio show in St. Louis, on 101 ESPN, along with former St. Louis Rams defensive tackle D'Marco Farr and former St. Louis Cardinals player Brad Thompson. He also is the host of the St. Louis Rams pregame shows on 101 ESPN. He hosted this show along with former NFL coach Jim Hanifan, before Hanifan was replaced by Rick Venturi in 2009. In 2009 and 2010, he was also the television voice of Southern Illinois Edwardsville Cougars basketball on CCIN. He previously was the host of the popular CCIN television program Chalk Talk, along with Malcolm Briggs, McGraw Millhaven, and Tony Twist. Before arriving at 101 ESPN, Karraker had an 18-year stint at KMOX, working his way up from an intern to the host of the station's marquee sports program, Sports Open Line, after which he had two shorter stints at KTRS and Team 1380, where he hosted an afternoon drive program, The Roll Home, with St. Louis Post-Dispatch columnist Bernie Miklasz. He attended Lindenwood University, then known as Lindenwood College, in St.