Aaron Imholte
Aaron Imholte | |
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| Born | St. Cloud, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Occupations | |
| Spouse | April Anderson (divorced 2024) |
YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Years active | 2011–present |
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| Subscribers | 13,346 (January 26, 2025)[1] |
| Total views | 4,119,487 (January 26, 2025)[1] |
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Aaron Michael Imholte is an American podcaster and former radio personality. He is the host of the Steel Toe Morning Show, formerly hosted on "Rockin’ 101" WHMH-FM in St. Cloud, Minnesota from 2014 to 2020.[2]
Imholte resigned from WHMH-FM in November 2020 after making controversial on-air comments directed at KAZR morning co-host Heather Lee.[3][2] After his resignation, he migrated to online streaming platforms including Twitch and YouTube.
Biography
Aaron Michael Imholte was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota. He hosted the Steel Toe Morning Show on "Rockin’ 101" WHMH-FM (101.7 MHz) in St. Cloud, Minnesota from 2014 until his resignation in 2020. He also hosted Aaron in the Afternoon on KLFD, licensed to Litchfield, Minnesota.
Controversies
Resignation from WHMH-FM
On November 24, 2020, Imholte made comments during his show about KAZR morning co-host Heather Lee, which were described as "misogynistic".[3] Aaron Imholte resigned on November 25, and migrated to Twitch.tv,[4] and later to YouTube after being banned from Twitch.
2024 arrest
On September 3, 2024, Imholte was arrested by the Stearns County, Minnesota Sheriff's Office on two revenge porn-related charges.[5] According to the complaint, a woman contacted police in July 2024 and reported that Imholte had sent another person a nude photo of her without her consent.[6] The crime was alleged to have occurred while Imholte was podcasting.[6] The charges carry a maximum of three years in prison.
Personal life
Imholte married Ashley LaRue (Imholte) in 2012.[7]
References
- ^ a b "About Steel Toe Morning Show". YouTube.
- ^ a b Justin, Neal (December 1, 2020). "Sauk Rapids radio host resigns after bullying another DJ on the air". St. Cloud Times.
- ^ a b "St. Cloud Morning Host Exits After Misogynistic Attacks On Des Moines Host". RadioInsight. November 27, 2020.
- ^ SteelToeShow - Twitch. Archived from the original on February 7, 2021 – via www.twitch.tv.
- ^ "Stearns County, MN | Jail Roster Search". jailroster.stearnscountymn.gov.
- ^ a b BringMeTheNews (September 4, 2024). "Minnesota podcaster charged with crime allegedly committed during live show". Bring Me The News.
- ^ "Maciej/Imholte". hometownsource.com. August 31, 2012.