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:
Waterski Triple Jump: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l8il5MDvAI&t=340s

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