590 KLBJ Hosts and Shows

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7/21/2008 Todd Jeffries News Director Todd Jeffries News Director Todd Jeffries got his first radio job in 1985. His accolades include numerous Katies from the Press Club of Dallas, as well as awards from the Texas Associated Press Broadcasters, the Texas Medical Association. Currently, Todd & Sarah Jeffries live in Cedar Park with their two children Gage and Macy. Todd began his radio career 1985 at K104 in Dallas as a DJ. Then KGNZ Christian Rock Radio in Abilene, ... READ MORE
9/26/2008 Diann Hodges Afternoon Drive News Anchor Diann brings major market experience to Newsradio 590 KLBJ. She began her radio career in Dallas/Fort Worth at Newsradio 1080 KRLD, where she learned all aspects of news business, from editor to reporter to anchor. She was on the desk in Arlington the night Amber Hagerman disappeared, the little girl for whom the now nationally famous Amber Alerts are named. Diann was also part of a short-lived news experiment called All News 94.9 FM. It ... READ MORE
3/6/2009 Jarrod Allen Jarrod Allen is a reporter for News Radio 590 KLBJ. He enjoys being first and live with breaking news, which sometimes gets him into trouble with the police for being in the way. Oops! He has worked in broadcast communications nearly half his life and came to KLBJ-AM in November, 2007 after fleeing the humidity of Houston while at KTRH. Before that, he anchored overnights at 700WLW, "The Big One" in Cincinnati. Long ago and far ... READ MORE
10/10/2008 Emily Trube Williamson County and Legislative Reporter Emily Trube covers the courtrooms and city halls of Williamson County, along with the national and state lawmakers of Central Texas. Among the events Emily has reported on for KLBJ are the Democratic Primary debate between Obama and Clinton at UT and the “Thorndale Dog Trial”, which resulted in the state’s “Lillian’s Law”, a measure that allows for criminally charging dog owners whose pet severely injures or kills someone. Emily’s 2007 story on a toddler ... READ MORE
10/15/2008 Ryan Poppe KLBJ AM REPORTER Ryan Poppe is the newest member of the KLBJ news team, but has been with News Radio 590 KLBJ for the last seven years. Originally, Ryan served as the executive producer of “Austin’s Morning News with Mark, Ed and Sgt. Sam” before becoming a KLBJ reporter. Ryan covers various events in Austin and specializes in following cases at the Travis County courthouse. He has covered the hearings for Yogurt Shop murder defendants Michael Scott and ... READ MORE
7/21/2008 Perry Watson KLBJ AM Reporter Perry Watson has with KLBJ for the past two years, but his radio career covers more than 10 years. His broadcasting career began in South Texas, where he was a radio analyst for college and high school football games. In Austin, he also worked at another radio station as a co-host of a sports talk show for six-plus years. While there, he covered high school football, the Dallas Cowboys training camp, and Longhorn sports. ... READ MORE
7/21/2008 Don Pryor Mid-Day Skywatch Traffic Don Pryor is a lifelong resident of Austin and has been with KLBJ for over 4 years. He also happens to be the son of KLBJ’S Cactus Pryor who had Don sitting in front of a microphone on his regular morning radio show from their home before he was old enough to walk. Don is KLBJ’S midday traffic reporter and fills in for his Dad with his radio commentaries which can also be heard by ... READ MORE
9/26/2008 Joe Sebastian Reporter I'm originally from Ventura, California. I did most of my growing up in Northern Arizona. I attended the University of Arizona in Tucson and began my radio career in 1996. For ten years I worked as Traffic Manager in the commercial department for a radio group in Tucson under Lotus Communications. 8 of those 10 years I doubled as an air personality for rock station 96.1 KLPX. I arrived in Austin early 2006 here at ... READ MORE