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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This weekend, I got a phone call from my mother. She was unaware of the weather conditions here in Texas.
"I thought y'all were done with all that rain," she said.
If only it were true, Ma.
A lot of folks are getting tired of all this and nobody can blame them...
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She brought along her fellow band member Robert Ackroyd to play guitar.
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When it comes to sharing what people are talking about, I love bringing you good news. Not fairytales or folklore, rather real stories about life getting better in Central Texas