First concert (who and where): Bobby Sherman in Kansas City.

 

Favorite food: (OK, favorite food right now): sushi

 

Name one tune that’s in “Recently played” on your iPod: Michael Buble’s “Call Me Irresponsible.”

 

Last book read:         some Janet Evanovich novel

 

Last movie seen:       “Sicko”

 

Current hobby:          obsessively detailing my MINI Cooper S

 

Favorite childhood memory about your mother or father: They took 4 screaming little girls to an Osmonds concert.

         

What makes you laugh?    Seinfeld reruns and The Office

 

Cats or dogs?   Houseful of kitties so I’d better say Cats.

 

What celebrity crushes did you have as a teenager? Did I mention Bobby Sherman? And I still love Donny Osmond!

 

Latest accomplishment:    Buying an iPhone the day they went on sale

 

Why I do what I do: After almost 30 years in radio it’s the only thing I know how to do! And there’s no better place to work than KOIT!

Hometown: Honolulu, Hawaii (My Dad was a Naval officer, so we never lived in one place more than a couple years, but we got lucky - 5 years in Hawaii!)

First concert (who and where): Rolling Stones at Winterland in San Francisco Favorite food: Pasta and Asian (especially Thai!)

Last book read: When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops by George Carlin.

Best Movie of 2008: Iron Man.

Favorite childhood memory about your mother or father: Always finding lipstick on Santa’s coffee cup. (Mom said it must have been left by Santa’s wife.)

What makes you laugh? Listening to two-year-olds trying to talk.

Cats or dogs? Dogs.

What celebrity crushes did you have as a teenager? Victoria Principal from the "Dallas" show, and Jaclyn Smith of the original "Charlie’s Angels".

Latest accomplishment: Retrieving my email.

Why I do what I do: Because it’s "fun, fun, fun" and there’s no heavy lifting!

Hometown: Neshkoro, Wisconsin

First concert (who and where): Seals & Crofts – Oshkosh, WI (See, I was destined for a “Lite Rock” future!)

Favorite food: (OK, favorite food right now): Zachary's Pizza in San Ramon

Name one tune that’s in “Recently played” on your iPod: Rascal Flatts "Everyday" Madonna's "Hard Candy" cd

Last book read: "The Art of Racing in the Rain" by Garth Stein "Eat, Pray, Love" by Elizabeth Gilbert

Last movie seen: “Burn After Reading” I couldn't stop laughing at the stupidity and greed of these characters misfortunes.

Favorite TV show: Dexter - on Sho-time, does that tell you something about me?

Current hobby: My horses…I have a 10 year old – Dolly, a 4 year old filly – Sadie, and a 3 year old colt – KC. So, I’ve been riding the hills of Las Trampas.

Favorite childhood memory about your mother or father: How on a hot summer afternoon, say after we did our chores, we would go to Turtle Lake to swim and how my Dad would pick me and my sister up and throw us in the lake, then take us out for a hamburger and soft serve ice cream at Milti Wilti’s in Wautoma, Wisconsin.

What makes you laugh? Dumb jokes...double entrendes Cats or dogs? Both…I have 1 Siamese Cat…and 2 Cocker Spaniels

What celebrity crushes did you have as a teenager? Bobby Sherman, and Davy Jones from the Monkees

Latest accomplishment: Being able to ride my horse Sadie, out on the trails, having her open gates, respond to my cues, not freak out about the entire DeLasalle Track team running past her and coming home safe and sound and thinking that it was a near perfect ride for a 4 year old filly.

Why I do what I do: Because I hope that I make a difference in someone’s life. I never know who's listening and what they need to hear. I find that when I trust my heart and say what I say...that's when the magic happens and I touch someone's life.

Hometown: Los Angeles, but my heart’s hometown will always be The Monterey Bay Area. There’s no emotional trouble in the world that God and Big Sur can’t heal.

First concert: Sarah Vaughan, Monterey Jazz Festival. What an experience as a young kid. I remember a few drunken people were talking in the audience and she stopped singing…then the band stopped… silence…Sarah resumed singing once the rude few stopped talking. Lesson learned: Silence in powerful.

Favorite food: Italian.

Name one tune that’s in "Recently played" on your iPod: Robert Randolph & The Family Band. "Press On"

Last book read: The Bible…(not religious…just a hopeful human who likes the book, and the love of God)

Last movie seen: Been on a movie hiatus for no particular reason…O.K. I rented Borat to see what all the fuss was about…crude…but a very funny satire on the human condition in the U.S.A.

Current hobby: Raising two boys

Favorite childhood memory about your mother or father: When I was 10, I got to co-pilot with my dad, as we flew across the United States of America. The electrical system went down in this Cessna 182, and we had to make an emergency landing in some little town. We made the headlines in their newspaper!

What makes you laugh? Us. Humans. The silly things we take so seriously…our mutual insecurities and selfish pride, even our spiritual pride is humorous when we take a few steps back and look at things from an eternal perspective. The best comedy deals with serious issues. Laughter is good medicine!

Cats or dogs? Love 'em both. My cat dominates our 127-pound dog. Gotta love the wild kingdom.

What celebrity crushes did you have as a teenager?: GEEEZZZ…This is embarrassing, but I just loved Cher… she used to lick her lips when she sang on ‘The Sonny and Cher Show’…and God forgive me, but as a little kid I used to think…what do you see in him (Sonny)? I could offer you so much more. I was 11. (Not a teenager but close enough)

Latest accomplishment: Designing and building a recording studio with help from my great brothers Lonnie Nix and Ben Joiner.

Why I do what I do: I love producing and doing cartoon/character voices, for humorous reasons.

Oh yeah, and working at KOIT…music is good therapy. I am very thankful to get to share a little piece of people’s lives with them. And I’m thankful for Bill Conway giving me the opportunity to do this. (not brown nosing…I mean it)

My friend Bobby Ocean said it best… He told me that one day, as a young man, he went into a little roadside cafe and saw a lot of depressed, hopeless, people. In the corner there was a radio on and a happy voice pierced the gloom with a positive tone. Bobby thought…"I want to be that guy."

I second that emotion.

Hometown: Monterey Peninsula (Marina, to be exact)

First concert (who and where):  Oh man…that would be Don Ho at the long-since-demolished Circle Star Theater in San Carlos.  I was 5 years old and barely remember the show. I do remember women running up to the stage, tossing lingerie, trying to grab him and kiss him.  I think I slept through most of it…screaming women and all.

Favorite food: (OK, favorite food right now):  Anything found in Rainbow Grocery’s baked-goods section. I’m in love with the vegan cookies and pastries. Seriously. I want to be Mrs. Vegan Pastry.

Name one tune that’s in “Recently played” on your iPod:
The Avett Brothers – “The Ballad Of Love And Hate”

Last book read:
You Shall Know Our Velocity by Dave Eggers

Last movie seen: On the big screen: ”Pirates – At World’s End”. I don’t get out to the movies much and actually, my nieces convinced me to go to this one.  On DVD: “Old Acquaintance” from 1943. I love Bette Davis films and this one is fantastic.

Current hobby:  Riding my bike anywhere and everywhere. Recently, I’ve been enjoying the waterfront from AT&T ballpark to Aquatic Park. Beautiful ride.

Favorite childhood memory about your mother or father: My parents have been married for 49 years bless ‘em.  The one I remember right off the bat is from my sister’s wedding.  At the wedding reception, my mom and dad danced a slow dance (I’d never seen them dance together, mind you. I was 6.)  It was the most romantic moment between the two of them that I’d ever witnessed.

What makes you laugh?  “Young Frankenstein” from the opening titles to the closing credits will guarantee laughter from me.

Cats or dogs?  Don’t own either, but am dreaming of having a puppy some day soon. I am a dog person, hands down.

What celebrity crushes did you have as a teenager?  Ralph Macchio circa “Eight is Enough” NOT “Karate Kid”.  I loved Rick Springfield and I was a total Durannie (Duran Duran fan to you pre or post 80s folks).  I’ve just given away my age with this question, I think.

Latest accomplishment: Completing my laundry. 
Anyone who knows me knows I abhor this chore. I’d rather buy more clothes.

Why I do what I do:   It’s a dream come true that has become so much a part of me…I don’t think I could be happy doing anything else. I have ALWAYS, since I was a little girl, wanted to be on the radio, playing music for other people’s enjoyment.  Always.

There are cassette tapes buried somewhere deep within the confines of the home I grew up in of me “playing dj” and announcing songs with my “dj voice”.  Some girls played with Barbies. I played with a cassette recorder and made my Barbie dolls watch me “play dj”.