New Morning Mix In Houston

After rolling for three months without a morning show, CBS Radio Hot AC KHMX (Mix 96-5)/Houston is excited to launch The Morning Mix with Sarah Pepper, Geoff Sheen and Lauren Kelly on Monday, April 10, airing weekdays from 5:30-10am. “The Morning Mix will be unlike any other morning show in Houston,” said Mix PD Chase Murphy. “We have three unique and likeable personalities with creative perspectives and strong opinions. They represent every member of the KHMX audience; they are a dynamic team that will give our listeners a fresh and unique way to start their day.”

Sarah Pepper (center), a market vet since 2008, has the second-shortest commute of the three, as she most recently anchored the morning show across the hall at sister station KKHH, former Top 40 Hot 95.7 (now Adult Hits 95.7 The Spot). Sheen formerly did afternoon drive on iHeartMedia Sports-Talk KTKR (760 The Ticket)/San Antonio and Lauren Kelly, a ten-year Mix veteran, simply unplugs from the afternoon shift and sets her alarm four hours earlier to join the new morning show.

Pepper said, “Being able to do mornings on a heritage station like Mix 96-5 is an amazing opportunity, and I want to thank Sarah Frazier and Chase Murphy. Lauren is a talented woman, and after years of being friends and co-workers, I am thrilled to now call her my co-host. Geoff brings a wealth of experience and I look forward to working with him and learning from him.” Enjoy Pepper’s welcome back Facebook video.

Mix 96-5 has been without a wake-up show since it parted ways with The Dave, Mahoney & DK Morning Show last December. With The Morning Mix now ready to rock, Mr. Murphy is now seeking a new afternoon drive personality. That open position is now posted on the CBS Radio Careers site. As Murphy helpfully explained to RAMP, “I’ll be filling in till we get someone… then I’ll go back to mailing it in during the midday!”