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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The Four Snobbiest Suburbs in Texas
Leave it to Thrillist, the website that's essentially Buzzfeed for hipper adults, to pinpoint with great precision areas in America's largest Metros which set the standard for snobbery.
Because of our thriving economy, the four biggest metros in Texas are also some of the largest in the entire United States...
H-E-B Heir Howard Butt, Jr. Passes Away at 89
Howard Edward Butt, Jr., eldest son of the founder of the H-E-B grocery chain and Vice-Chair of its Board of Directors, has died at the age of 89. He had been diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease according to The Chronicle.
I first heard the name Howard Butt, Jr...
Fed Data Says UT Has More Rape Cases Than Any Other Texas Colleges
It's a sad and sobering statistic: The United States Department of Education says the University of Texas at Austin has more reported cases of rape than any other higher education institution in the state of Texas according to a report aired Friday by Austin TV station KEYE...
Here Comes The Rain Again in Central Texas
The potential for local heavy rain will exist across parts of North and Central Texas Saturday night through Monday according to the National Weather Service office in Fort Worth.
A cold front will move into North Texas overnight Friday night and stall across the region Saturday night...
National Weather Service: the Heat is Definitely On in Central Texas
We all know to expect higher temperatures in Central Texas during August. This is a fact of life. When the authorities say there's something to pay attention to, you know it must be serious:
A heat advisory is now in effect through 7:00 pm CDT Monday:
High temperatures of 98 to 103 degrees can be expected with heat index values of 105 to 108 degrees...
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Man Shot by Copperas Cove Police After Pulling Gun on Officers
An attempt to serve a warrant in Copperas Cove turned potentially deadly for local police and even more so for the suspect named in the warrant after he pulled a gun on the officers involved.
At 12:44 PM, Copperas Cove Police say they attempted to serve a felony warrant for aggravated assault in the 600 Block of North 17th Street...
Texan Matthew McConaughey Shilling Booze from… Kentucky?!
There are fewer movie stars more openly, distinctly, definitively Texan than Matthew McConaughey. From his star-making turn in Dazed and Confused, a film as much a part of Austin lore as any, through his Oscar-winning work in Dallas Buyers Club and even TV work in True Detective and those Lincoln commercials, he's a living, breathing symbol of Texas dude-hood...
Texas Authorities Fine Blue Bell Up to $850,000 for Listeria Outbreak
State health authorities have one clear message to Blue Bell Creameries and any dairy whose facilities are not sanitary: don't mess with Texas.
According to the industry blog Food Safety News, a consent agreement between Blue Bell and the Texas State Department of Health Services requires payment of $175,000 in fines within 30 days or an additional $675,000, for a grand total fine of $850,000, wil
Raising Cane’s Construction Begins in Temple, Now Hiring
It has been announced by Raising Cane's and the city of Temple's economic development arm that the Temple location for the acclaimed chicken chain will open in October of this year.
The site of the new restaurant, which we announced earlier, is on 31st St...
Old-Time Texas Dance Hall Burns Down
This wasn't supposed to happen to a 145-year-old country dance hall in Texas. After all, the song is called "Disco Inferno."
Yet burn it did in Fredericksburg early Monday morning. Turner Hall, which hadn't been a commercial establishment in some time but was still the pride of the town, was completely incinerated, a total loss...