Are you single or married? Married to my wonderful husband.
How many children do you have? I don't have any children.
Do you own a pet? Yes! He's my boy. I have a lab named "Sonny Boy".
Hobbies? Hiking in the hills with my dog, as well as music, piano, cooking and entertaining friends.
Favorite Color? The Rainbow! I know it's cheating, but I like all the colors together.
Favorite Sport? Beach volleyball.
Favorite book? "Like Water for Chocolate" - a book about love and cooking!
First appearance on KOST? Part-time in December, 1987. I was promoted to full-time on August 13, 1991.
What was your first radio job? A little station in Santa Paula, in the middle of an orange grove, called "KKBZ".
What was the worst job you ever had? I never had a bad job. I don't work at places where I'm not having fun or enjoy what I'm doing.
Most embarrassing on-air moment? At my first job in radio, the guys were real practical jokers. They replaced my regular commercials with various farm animal noises. When I went to play a commercial after finishing a song, I got a rooster crowing instead, followed by a cow and a pig!
Best experience in radio? Being able to host "Lovesongs on the KOST" every evening. I get goosebumps every night from the stories that people share with me. More specifically, Listener Appreciation Night at Disneyland! We get to meet so many listeners in one place. I'll never forget it.
If you weren't in radio, what would you be doing? Either a counselor, a TV chef on the Food Network, an animal trainer or a musician.
What advice would you give to anyone who would like to get into the business? First, ask yourself if you HAVE to do this. If your answer is yes, then do it--and let your passion drive you. You will get there!
Best artist you met/interviewed?
Michael Jackson! I met him while I was a VIP tour guide at Disneyland. I was taking a broadcast class and he allowed me to interview him for my class project. Yes, I hid my tape recorder in my purse.
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Researchers at the University of Porto in Portugal have made a breakthrough in yawn studies. While there are a few other animals that will reciprocate a yawn with a yawn (baboons, chimps and macaques in particular), dogs are the only ones who find it contagious cross-species: they'll yawn when they see humans doing it. In fact, a pooch can even be prompted to yawn by the sound of a human yawning. Scientists believe that dogs use yawning as a way of showing empathy. The funniest part to me, though, was that the seemingly sleep-deprived dogs might not actually be tired-it's quite possible they're just mimicking the human behavior as a way of sucking up.
The article also points out that dogs are pretty good actors. According to the piece: previous studies have shown "that when dogs look guilty, they may not actually be feeling guilty." Good thing to remember the next time you're reviewing a pup for parole.
