Pepper & Watt Held Over In Houston
• Audacy Houston is pleased to announce three-year contract extensions with Sarah Pepper and Jessie Watt, hosts of The Morning Mix on Hot AC KHMX (Mix 96.5).
“We are overjoyed that Houston will continue to wake up with Sarah Pepper and Jessie Watt on Mix 96.5,” said Melissa Chase, Vice President of Programming for Audacy Houston. “These incredible women encapsulate true selflessness in giving back to our community, along with creating a live and local show that creates joy for our listeners each morning.”
Pepper (left) is an award-winning broadcaster with over 20 years of experience, the last 15 in Houston. Her extensive charity and philanthropic work has been recognized by the Media Alliance of Houston with their Radio Personality of the Year Award in 2015, 2018 and 2022. She also uses her platform as an advocate for the LGBTQ+ community, and her service has been recognized by OutSmart magazine for 13 years in a row as their Reader’s Choice Radio Personality of the Year. Pepper is represented by Heather Cohen of the Weiss Agency.
Watt’s radio career began in Detroit after her 2018 graduation from Central Michigan University. She joined The Morning Mix in Jan. 2020, transferring from Country sibling WYCD/Detroit, where she was the on-air producer of Chuck, Rachael and Grunwald in the Morning.
“I am over the moon about signing for another three years in Houston,” said Pepper. “Market Manager Sarah Frazier and I have been together for 14 of my 15 years in Houston, and I’m beyond excited to continue working with the best market manager in the business. A morning show is only as great as the programmer who advocates on their behalf, and we are so blessed with our captain, Melissa Chase. I have been in this business long enough to know the goods when you have the goods, and Jessie Watt is the goods. She is the peanut butter to my jelly and the sprinkles to my ice cream, and even though she makes me dance on TikTok, I can’t imagine doing this show with anyone else.”
Watt commented, “Mix 96.5 makes Houston home and I’m ecstatic to re-sign the station that encapsulates Houston’s community and culture. I’m delighted to continue working alongside the best morning show personality and human being in the business, Sarah Pepper. Thank you to my bosses, Sarah Frazier and Melissa Chase, for continuing to create an inspiring and creative environment that encourages us to serve Houston.”
