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About me? I’m a Midwest girl from head-to-toe, born and raised in Jefferson City, MO. After graduating from Helias, I went away to school in Los Angeles for a while, which is exactly when I realized how much of a Midwest girl I really was! I eventually made my way back to Missouri and finished school at Mizzou, graduating in 2008.
How did I wind up in radio? It’s a pretty simple story really… I was cleaning my apartment one day, pondering the never-ending question, “What am I going to do with my life?” when I stumbled across the thought of how much I love country music. Then I thought, “how cool it would be to somehow be involved in the country music industry?” And since singing isn’t really an option for me, I thought I’d give radio a try. Turns out, radio’s really fun!
I worked the weekends on Clear 99 throughout college, and joined Scotty in the mornings in July 2008. To be a part of a station that I grew up listening to is still a little surreal for me. I love it! I get to listen to my favorite music all day, chit-chat with Scotty and joke around with you all each morning. It’s great!
My absolute favorite thing about being on the radio is giving away prizes, especially big ones. Even though I have little to do with providing the prizes, I love that I get to be the one to give it to you! You know that feeling you get whenever your friend is about to open your present at the party? You are anxious and excited because you know they are just going to love it! That’s exactly what it feels like everytime we get to give a cool prize to a listener. I get very excited! Almost as excited as the person actually winning the prize. Plus, people are really nice to you when you give them things. haha!
Other random things about me:
I am a horrible decision maker; a restaurant menu choice is way too big of an ordeal for me than it should be.
I love funny people, movies and jokes! I do NOT like scary movies.
I’m probably a little too in love with my dog Charlie.
I’m definitely not as good as my Mama, but I do love to cook.
Favorite food is nachos. Favorite soda is Mountain Dew.
I’m a game freak! Board games, card games, iPhone games, any game… Occasionally, I get in trouble with my friends (usually Scotty) for sometimes turning things into a competition whenever they weren’t really suppose to be.
One of my biggest pet peeves is when people tell me to stop holding in my sneezes. I don’t even know how to hold in a sneeze? Sorry, I’ve just always been a quiet sneezer.
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Deb
Hi Carissa,
I was just reading your blog and thought for a moment I was reading my own, even though I’m probably twice your age! But the menu delima, omg, it totaly sends me into a panic, you can imagine how trying to decide on xmas gifts can be !!!!!!!!!!!!!lol It was really good to learn that I’m not the only decisiion making nut out here. In fact that whole paragraph is me, The Y & R, movie types, funny people, and my very fav artists was on your list as well. Thanks for sharing all this with us listeners.
Shelby Porter
Hello Carissa,
I look at you and wish I could hang out with you everyday, your a big star in my life right next to Taylor Swift. Can you tell me where you learned to play your guitar? Because I have a blue one and have learned the basic notes but I have a broken string so I can’t do anything on it right now. My cousin Ashlea (Ashley) Clark has taught me and is still mentoring me in guitar but I want to know where to go to get the music books. Otherwise I will wait longer and continue my Flute and pick up the smallest of the Flute family the Picallo (I think thats how you spell it but oh well). I hope you continue on being this good.
Madison Kratzer
Hey Carissa, I just wanted to say I think your realy pretty and seem like a Awesome person maby u will anouse this tomorrow or today on the air!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
silvio dapont
good morning Carissa. Today is my first time listening 99 and I liked very much. I’am from Brasil (so excuse for my bad english), I’m married and I have 3 kids,I 39m years old and I like country music… I’m a fan of Willy Nelson, and now I also a fan of 99 radio. So congratulations by your radio program and until another time. bye, bye
McKenzie
Hi Carissa…so I’ve listened to your radio show every morning for several years and never realized we went to the same high school! I graduated from Helias too
Juan C Cruz
Hi Carissa,
I going ti say thank you very much for make a winner of 4 tickets for Disney we have 2 girls we are going to surprise them,we are very lucky with you guys,mi wife Stephanie won the secrte sound 2 weeks ago,Thank you again.