Kevin and Bean was the morning show on KROQ-FM, an alternative rock-format radio station in Los Angeles, California.

A Best of Kevin and Bean show called "Same Shit, Different Day" was added on Saturday mornings airing from 7:00-10:00 am.

On May 11, 2009, Kevin and Bean began syndicating on KEDJ, 103.9 The Edge in Phoenix, Arizona,[2] KFRR 104.1 Fresno and KRZQ-FM Reno.

In February 2015 the Kevin and Bean show let go of long-time contributors, Lisa May and Boyd R. Britton (Doc on the ROQ).

On April 14, 2015, Kevin and Bean were inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame during a ceremony hosted by NAB President (and former Oregon Senator) Gordon Smith.

[3] Bean said, "We are happy to share the recognition with our great team who works just as hard as we do to make the show successful.

"[4] The three-day NAB trade show is held every April at Las Vegas Convention Center.

Ryder and Baxter will also occasionally read emails sent to them, and play messages from the show's voice mail service, known as the "Afro Line".

is another feature during which the hosts give each other the option of "taking back" an unsuccessful or poorly delivered joke or pun.

[16] Baxter was born on November 14, 1959, and resided until his early teens in Bingley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.

[19] After moving from L.A. to Seattle (and later, New Orleans) Bean continued with the show by broadcasting from a room in his house where he had a sound mixing board, recording equipment, a video monitor showing staff in the KROQ studio in Los Angeles, a computer and a microphone attached to a high-quality phone line.

"[21] He also contributes to UK-based Podcast Radio [22] and guest-hosted from England The John and Ken Show on KFI in December 2020.

The hoax resulted in investigations by the Sheriff's Department, the FCC, NBC's "Unsolved Mysteries" and other news media.