GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A well-known, longtime host of the "Free Beer & Hot Wings" radio show based in Grand Rapids has been arrested in Illinois for domestic battery.
Joseph Gassmann, who goes by the stage name “Producer Joe” on the WGRD show, was arrested Sunday, March 18 in DuPage County on the lone battery charge.
Details of the arrest have not been released by the DuPage County Sheriff Department.
Gassmann started as a radio producer on the syndicated “Free Beer & Hot Wings” show in 2005. Even as the show’s producer, Gassmann was often on the mic, taking part in pranks and sketches put on by the show’s hosts. In 2016, “Producer Joe” moved into a consistent on air role as a regular show host.
According to his online bio, Gassmann is a Chicago-area native.
WOODTV reached out to station management at Townsquare Media, which operates WGRD, Monday afternoon. The company has not yet responded with a comment.
Emails to Gassmann were also not immediately returned Monday afternoon.