After visiting Texas many times, Louisiana native Darren Gauthier has finally crossed over the Sabine Pass into the Lone Star State as the new Operations Manager for Townsquare Media’s five stations in Central Texas. Originally from New Orleans, Darren grew up in nearby Baton Rouge and is a proud alum of LSU. Darren got his start at the campus radio station KLSU, rising to the role of station manager before being lured to work in the exciting world of New Orleans rock radio. Darren returned to Baton Rouge in 2001 rising to the top of the programming food chain while holding down a six-day airshift for a decade. One of the stations he oversaw was twice-nominated for the prestigious Marconi award - radio’s version of the Oscar® - in 2012 and again in 2015. Seeking new challenges and a change of scene, Darren Gauthier was recruited by K-101.7 and the sister stations to bring a personal touch and a renewed sense of community focus to the stations in Killeen and Temple.
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America’s Next Big Metropolis Emerging Along I-35
Part of the area they're citing as Hill Country is what we call Central Texas. Bell County borders Williamson County which is very much part of the Boom area.
Central Texas High-End Burger Joint Delivers on Fun and Taste
You have to try Hopdaddy Burger Bar when you head to Round Rock or Austin.
Smoke Alarms Available for Those in Need in Temple
Last week, I was informed early in the morning about a house fire that started overnight. My first thought was whether smoke detectors had failed thanks to old batteries or defects or whatever. As it turns out, no one was in the house so the alarms could have squealed their little buzzers off and the damn thing would have burned anyway...
Watch Out for Kids Getting Off the School Bus … Or Else
The wheels on the bus go round and round.. .but when they don't, you shouldn't either. Common sense, right? Then why have 1,093 tickets for passing a stopped school bus been issued this year and last in the state of Texas?
I did not know there was such a thing as National School Bus Safety Week, but it does exist...
House Fire in Temple Early Monday Morning
The work week is just getting started and already Temple Fire & Rescue firefighters are earning their pay after responding to an early morning alarm for a house fire.
According to a press release from the City of Temple, the distress call came at 2:40 AM, with the first unit arriving at the vacant home located at 1104 South Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr...
Chip & Joanna Gaines’ New Book Hits Shelves October 18
The "power couple" who put Waco back on the map with their homespun home renovation TV series will release their semi-autobiographical first book in the coming month.
Chip and Joanna Gaines, stars of HGTV's successful Fixer Upper series are riding high these days and have decided to share their story of success in a new form, The Magnolia Story...
Tyson Recalls Over 130K Pounds of Chicken Nuggets
Tyson Foods, a name synonymous with store-bought chicken products in the USA has issued a recall of over 132,000 pounds of chicken nuggets according to a the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announcement today...
Texas and 20 Other States File Suit Against New Overtime, Salary Regulations
Texas is one of 21 states whose Attorney Generals have banded together to file suit against the Obama administration in an attempt to block changes to the overtime rule.
Texarkana Family is Home to World’s Largest Rodent, Chico
Maybe it was seeing them all over a golf course in Brazil disrupting the Olympics. For what ever reason, the interesting creature known as a Capybara has been in the media lately.
Never heard of a Capybara? You're not alone. Americans are just discovering this very large rodent...
UT Chancellor McRaven: Coaches, Players Should Respect Flag
As Jimmy Kimmel put it so succinctly during a taping of his ABC-TV late night show when retired Admiral Bill McRaven was in attendance, this is not your ordinary college chancellor. And not because he hung out with Bono.
How many college deans do you know commanded the operation to kill Osama Bin Laden, as the University of Texas System as Chancellor McRaven did...