10/04/2015 Shocktober begins with Ken Gerhard

It's that time of the year. Shocktober has returned to BTE Radio. Join us for a funfilled month full of ghoulies, ghosties and things that go bump in the night. We kick off Shocktober with monsters and creepy creatures as we're joined by Author, Television celebrity, lecturer and Cryptozoologist Ken Gerhard. ​ In the first half hour we talk again with Phenom Events Chris Wingerd. From 830 to 9, Eric recaps the latest paranormal news. Then at 9:00, Eric and Marie are joined by Ken Gerhard as we will be talking about Ken's life long obsession with strange creatures, monsters and mysteries. We'll talk with Ken about his new TV show Missing in Alaska and some of the cases Ken has investigated over the past 25 plus years. Ken Gerhard is a widely recognized cryptozoologist and field investigator for The Centre for Fortean Zoology, as well as a fellow of the Pangea Institute and consultant for several anomalous research organizations. He has traveled the world searching for evidence of mysterious animals and legendary beasts including Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, the Chupacabra, enigmatic winged creatures and even werewolves. In addition to co-hosting the new History Channel TV series Missing in Alaska, Ken has appeared in three episodes of the television series Monster Quest and is featured in the History Channel special The Real Wolfman, as well as Legend Hunters (Travel Channel), Unexplained Files (Science Channel), Paranatural (National Geographic), Weird or What? with William Shatner (Syfy), Ancient Aliens (History Channel), Monsters and Mysteries in America (Animal Planet), True Supernatural, Monsters and Mysteries in America (Destination America), Ultimate Encounters (TruTV), Monster Project (Nat Geo Wild) and Shipping Wars (A&E). His credits include appearances on numerous news broadcasts and radio programs like Coast to Coast AM, as well as being featured in articles by the Associated Press, Houston Chronicle and Tampa Tribune. Ken is author of the books Big Bird: Modern Sightings of Flying Monsters and Encounters with Flying Humanoids, as well as co-author of Monsters of Texas (with Nick Redfern) and has contributed to trade publications including Fate Magazine. He currently lectures and exhibits at various conferences and events across the United States. Born on Friday the 13th of October, 1967 (exactly one week before the famous Patterson Bigfoot footage was shot), Ken has traveled to twenty-six different countries on six continents and has visited virtually all of the United States. An avid adventurer, he has camped along the Amazon, explored the Galapagos, hiked the Australian Outback and has visited many ancient and mysterious sites, from Machu Pichu to Stonehenge. Visit Ken's website at www.kengerhard.com