The Former Editor of Wakeboarding Magazine | Kevco - Episode 56

Kevin Michael, mostly known as “Kevco”, has been in and around the wakeboard and waterski industry for decades, helping shape the sports we know today. From working at Wakeboarding Mag during the peak years of wakeboarding, to lobbying on the steps of capitol hill, Kevco has put countless hours into turning wakeboarding and waterskiing into legitimate and respected sports. With those years helping run one of wakeboardings biggest publications comes with countless stories of shenanigans and unrivaled times celebrating some of the sports greatest icons and their achievements. Boardstock ‘96, skiboarders vs. wakeboarders, Alliance vs. Wakeboarding Mag, lobbying at congress, Randall Harris, Wake Awards, Wakeboarding in the Olympics, and Kevco’s newest position at USA Waterski and Wake. Hear all that and much more in Episode 56 of the Grab Matters Podcast!
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Chapters
00:00 - 2:00 Intro
2:30 Favorite Grab
3:30 Wakeboarding Mag
5:20 Blue mind theory
7:20 Boardstock ‘96
10:00 Getting into watersports
21:20 Skiboarders vs. Wakeboarders
24:25 Wakeboarding Mag
32:00 Alliance vs. WBM
34:30 LF’n Wheel of Questions
45:00 Wakeboarding Mag
1:03:15 Driftline Deserves Some Love
1:05:20 Guest Question
1:06:00 Lobbying at congress
1:11:00 Cassette
1:14:00 Thomas Horrell
1:15:00 Patreon Question
1:21:00 Digital media
1:23:20 Transworld Wakeboarding
1:29:20 Wakeboarding as the 4th board sport
1:30:30 Randall Harris
1:36:00 Wake Awards
1:47:00 Judging
2:00:00 Olympics
2:06:00 Red Bull Wake Lab
2:08:50 Influential Events
2:09:00 Most influential rider
2:15:40 Setup
2:23:00 US Waterski and Wake
2:38:00 Thank you’s
Links
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[@wootownwakefest8597]

Had an opportunity to meet Kevco one time when he was the editor of Wakeboard magazine. Definitely pretty cool to have a passion for the sport and be able to make a living at it. Especially in this day and age. Good listen good dude appreciate all the influence.

[@zakstone9821]

Boardstock in the late 90s were life changing. Great interview Kevco! Legend.

[@grabmatters]

Can only imagine 🤯

[@skurtmcgurt8001]

Kevco has always been one of the best dudes in wake. He’s one of the cool kids who was never told he was a cool kid, so he always conducted himself humbly.

[@grabmatters]

Spot on 🙏

[@Octopus13]

Thanks Kevin for the blue gas pump handles! Hunter, love the channel! Keep it going man! Just joined the patreon. Thanks much

[@grabmatters]

Appreciate it!

[@ErikRuck]

Great Listen. Kevco has been a guardian of the industry for a long time and I see Hunter becoming one for the next generation. Cheers guys 🍻

[@Chap0894]

Legend! Kevco so cool to hear your side of the story of the last 25+ years in the scene! Thanks for sharing!

[@grabmatters]

a legend!

[@Chap0894]

@@grabmatters awesome podcast. Thanks for the content!

[@toddallen93]

Love the hat Hunter. Those 2 for 1 drinks will get ya!

[@ryanshimabukuro3283]

Knew this one was going to be an interesting and fun conversation & it didn't disappoint. Thanks guys!

[@grabmatters]

Kevco has stories for days!🙏

[@Auby03]

Skiboarding Style (ski gloves required)... '1440' , '4' or ''quad heli' ?.... "you got this"....."SWITCH!" ...."just have fun!” KevCo spot on, "Respect the tradition, but time to reset the sails for USAWS." (The 50's called they want their jump back…and does anyone really watch the toehold run?)

[@frankadkins9147]

Wakefest is LIT borderline deadly and terrible to ride in but the party is LIT

[@grabmatters]

Conditions? Who needs ‘em

[@GarrettCorteseMedia]

Gonna go smash a Coors Latte... BRB.

[@grabmatters]

🍻🍻

[@heelsidehero7581]

The price of boats is killing the industry. The new boats don’t need all the elitist junk they come with.

[@TheIkeClanton]

boats from basic to elitist would hit all the price points.