BBQ Nation

JT and LeeAnn are joined in Afterhours by Pitmaster Rob Wirt, who owns RIBS by ROB, a Food Stand, located in Warrenton, Oregon.

JT and LeeAnn are joined by Pitmaster Rob Wirt, who owns RIBS by ROB, a Food Stand, located in Warrenton, Oregon.

JT and LeeAnn spend time in Afterhours with Ray Lampe, a BBQ pitmaster, author and television personality known as "Dr. BBQ."

Kell Phelps, NBBQA has an update for JT, then Ray Lampe joins in for the rest of the hour.

AFTERHOURS: JT and LeeAnn are joined by Stretch, owner and chief executive officer for Grinders World Galactic Headquarters. Kansas City artist and sculptor. Stretch first opened Grinders, a Crossroads Arts District spot that fused food, music and art in a gritty, clublike environment, in 2004

JT and LeeAnn are joined by Stretch, owner and chief executive officer for Grinders World Galactic Headquarters. Kansas City artist and sculptor. Stretch first opened Grinders, a Crossroads Arts District spot that fused food, music and art in a gritty, clublike environment, in 2004

Tuffy Stone, a Six-time World Barbecue Champion pitmaster, a Barbecue Hall of Fame inductee, an author (Cool Smoke -The Art of Great Barbecue) joins Jeff and LeeAnn in Afterhours

Tuffy Stone, A native Virginian, is a Six-time World Barbecue Champion pitmaster, a Barbecue Hall of Fame inductee, an author (Cool Smoke -The Art of Great Barbecue), a former Marine, a French-trained chef, and an occasional reality television star. Dubbed “The Professor, joins Jeff and LeeAnn.

Rod Gray, the new CEO of The Kansas City Barbeque Society, an international authority on all things barbeque, joins JT and LeeAnn in Afterhours.

Rod Gray, the new CEO of The Kansas City Barbeque Society, an international authority on all things barbeque, joins JT and LeeAnn. Rod is only the fourth person in this role since its inception in 1986. Gray will begin his employment at KCBS on August 15.