"I was that obnoxious child who walked around with hair brushes as makeshift microphones pretending to report the news to all of my (very patient) family members. By the time I was in high school I was already working with our local TV news station on the path to become a reporter... but, life never goes the way we plan and I am so thankful it didn't. During my freshman year of college, I had the opportunity to host my own radio show and I've been hooked ever since.

I grew up in Effingham County, GA (just outside of Savannah) with an incredibly supportive family. No matter how big my dreams were, my parents were always right there to cheer my accomplishments or pick me up after the failures. They raised me with an unwavering faith that everything will get better, sometimes you just have to fall a few times first.

I'm a graduate of Georgia Southern University (Hail Southern), which is where I found two of the most important guys in my life... my rescue pup, Kodah and my husband, John. I found Kodah as a puppy on the streets one day in 2008 and he's been my best friend ever since. He's a lab/chow mix so he's big, fluffy, and sassy. I'm also really blessed to have found my husband, because sometimes the world of radio can be a bit of a hectic ride and it takes a really special and loyal person to endure the changes that can come with this industry. We don't have any kids yet (other than Kodah) but the future goals are to have some little ones running around... one day.

Something near and dear to my heart is the donation drive I created called IN THE CLUTCH. It all started with one woman at one concert who came up to me with tears in her eyes thanking us for hosting a free show. She went on to say she & her kids left their home in the middle of the night with only the clothes on their backs and drove to Charleston (where I was living at the time) for shelter. Her husband had abused her for years and she finally had the chance to get to safety. That's when I did more research and found that South Carolina has consistently ranked one of the states in the nation with the most amount of domestic abuse. I decided to help where I could and with this donation drive, we can all be a part of the change. IN THE CLUTCH asks for people to fill gently-used handbags, bookbags, etc. with toiletry items that I then deliver to local shelters. For more information and how to donate - https://www.facebook.com/intheclutchUS