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.
Darren Gauthier
Media Reacts to Texas Teacher’s Sex Crimes Slap-on-Wrist Sentence
Some pundits in the media are getting downright snarky over the sentencing of former Austin-Westlake teacher Haeli Noelle Wey.
Congrats to our Free Lunch Friday Winners from Glen’s Welding
Congratulations Scott Malovets and family at Glen's Welding, 415 South 1st St. in Temple for winning free lunch courtesy of Alvarez Barbecue & Catering.
Red Ready Teddy is our K1017 Pet of the Week
Everybody loves a labrador. This pup Teddy has just enough lab to love you back.
I loves me a red dog, too. I totally dug the one-year old Teddy the minute I saw him. Thing is, Teddy loves everybody! What a great dig for a big family. Watch the vid and you'll see,
Temple Animal Services is located at 620 Mama Dog Circle in Temple, just off 31st Street and Avenue H...
Texas Grows almost 52K New Jobs in January says TWC
These may not be farm jobs, but Texas' workforce seems to be in high cotton! An impressive 51,300 more jobs were created in the state of Texas during the month of January.
These figures are for non-farm jobs and adjusted for seasonal conditions...
Stray Cigarette Butt Causes Temple Fire
Well, doesn't this sound familiar.
This afternoon, Temple Fire and Rescue units responded to an alarm in the 900 block of South 33rd Street. Firefighters were met with heavy smoke and flames coming from a wood frame storage building in the back yard of someone's home...
Get This Car Burglar in Killeen!
Don't you get the feeling it's getting more difficult to keep up with all of the crimes reported in the news? Killeen's PD needs help in another case.
On Wednesday, a car burglary was reported in the 1800 block of Bundrant Drive. According to the owner, the thieves took money before making a royal mess of the inside of the car...
New Documentary Chronicles Texans’ Environmental Woes
Imagine if you lived in a small town next to a lake where everyone made their living fishing. What if, through no fault of your own - especially since the narrative for most of our many quarters is that anything wrong that's happening to the earth is man's fault - an invasive species of weed is choking the very source of, well, everything...
Texas Executes Convicted Cut-Rate Killer-For-Hire
How little of their own sense of self-worth must a person have to be not only a killer, but a cheapo, cut rate one at that?
Darren Reviews KFC Georgia Gold Chicken
Whomever is handling the advertising for Kentucky Fried Chicken - okay, KFC - has totally missed an opportunity. For this recent rollout of their new Georgia golden chicken flavot, featuring the kernel painted gold, they should have hired Shirley Bassey to sing at the top of her lungs "GOLD-CHICKEN...
Congrats to Michele, our first Free Lunch Winner of ’17!
We recently revived one of our favorite contests, Free Lunch Friday! This is where we pick a winner from online registration and then deliver lunch from Alvarez Barbecue and Catering on Friday for the winner and nine other coworkers...