I've been on the air in East Texas since 1999, and in radio for my whole adult life. I've been single, married, and single again, and weeding through the dating apps as a single mom of three girls is quite the adventure. It all leads to one fun and embarrassing story after another for the radio show. We chat about fitness and exercise, relationships, and workplace experiences, pop culture news, kids, and things that bother us and make us laugh and bawl our eyes out too. Faith, fitness, and family are really important to me, and I love shopping and sports too. My daughters crack me up and ask odd questions and challenge me, and you'll hear me talking about wild parental adventures with them too. Life is full and a little nuts, so let's hang out and do it together. It's better with friends, and sometimes vodka.
Jen Austin
School Supplies That Weren’t On The List When We Were Kids
Hand sanitizer isn't just handy to have in an office full of sneezy coworkers. It's also on all of the school supply lists now, and so is the Kleenex. Should these really be school supplies? What else wasn't on our lists growing up.
East Texas Now Has Its Own Version of Amarillo’s Cadillac Ranch
Just a week after we posted "Tyler Needs One of These" asking East Texans to create a spray-painted car display similar to the one in Amarillo, we found one near Lindale!
Back-to-School Shopping Costs More Than a Car Payment
If you're feeling a financial pinch this month, blame the school supplies. It's fun to get new binders, erasable pens, and gadgets, but it sets most of us back more than $600 this month.
5 Secrets If You Want to Live to 100
Who is the oldest person in your family? My grandma is 99 now, and I'll spill some of her easy secrets to living a long life. And one New York woman just turned 107. Her regimen might be harder to achieve.
Do Texans Want Halloween to Always Be on Saturday?
The petition that would permanently move Halloween to a Saturday is making the rounds, but would this be a good thing in Texas? You may disagree with the reasons behind the move.
The Lion King Needs More Meerkats
The Lion King is still #1 after another huge weekend, but there is one thing wrong with the movie. Meerkats are funny, but they belong in pairs!
Should Declawing Cats Be Illegal in Texas?
There's a growing movement to ban the practice of declawing cats, and I'm curious what you think. Oh, and wait until you see what has happened to my fancy leather recliner because I own cats with claws. It's not pretty!
5 Secrets That Will Save You Money on Back-to-School Shopping
Buying all of our school supplies at one store won't lead to the biggest savings. There are ways to score cheap markers and free pens and dramatically reduce the back-to-school bill, but we've got to know the tricks before we head out.
Whew! You Made It To the Cleanest Gas Station Restroom in Texas.
If ya gotta go, ya gotta go, and on your summer road trip, you might be really happy with the first restroom you come across. But it's a total score if it's neat and clean, and there's one convenience store pit stop that will be better than all the rest.
East Texas Fast Food Chains Could Soon Track Your License Plate
Want a side of surveillance with your chicken nuggets? Several fast food restaurants are working on technology that would involve recording your license plate to help track your order history.
These UT-Tyler Students Will Gain the Freshman 15 the Fastest
If you're in one particular category of students heading to college this fall, your odds of gaining weight are pretty good. And if you're going to gain the freshman fifteen, there's one main culprit that will cause it.
Food Trucks Take Center Stage at a Tyler Event This Weekend
The Great American Food and Arts Fair is coming up this weekend in Tyler and that means we should prepare ourselves for salsa contests and food trucks. What more do we need?