Chris Hawkey has built his career around connecting with people—through radio, music, live events, and honest conversations about mental health.

As co-host and producer of KFAN’s Power Trip Morning Show, Chris has spent decades making people laugh, sharing stories, and building a connection with listeners across Minnesota and beyond. He also produces the Minnesota Vikings Radio Network for road games, a role that has taken him to every NFL stadium.

Music has always been a major part of Chris’s story. He performs with The Fabulous Armadillos, Rocket Club, and the Chris Hawkey Band, with 11 albums released across those projects—and his 12th album currently in the works. Whether he’s fronting a band, telling a story between songs, or leading a crowd through a sing-along, Chris approaches the stage the same way he approaches the microphone: make it personal, make it genuine, and bring people along for the ride.

Chris also speaks openly about his experience with depression. His presentation, Fighting the Darkness by Sharing Your Light, combines honesty, humor, and storytelling to create conversations about mental health and remind people that the things we carry don’t have to be carried alone.

Whether he’s behind a microphone, on a concert stage, or speaking to a room, the common thread is simple:

Connection.