Lynn
Briggs Set for Mid Days at KOAS Las Vegas November
22, 2006 - Lynn Briggs now has a new Smooth Jazz
home. The former KOAI/Dallas announcer is set to
host mid days and do Music Director chores at Smooth
Jazz KOAS 105.7 in Las Vegas. Station Program Director
Samantha Pascual calls Briggs "One of the most
fantastic voices in radio." Briggs is pumped,
she says "I am elated to join the RIVIERA(Owners)
team with one of the brightest programmer's in the
industry, SAMANTHA PASCUAL." Briggs has also
spent time WQHT/New York and KJLH/Los Angeles. She
starts at KOAS on January 2, 2007.
Samantha
Pascual New KOAS/Las Vegas PD May
16, 2006 - Congratulations to Samantha Pascual on
being named Program Director of KOAS
Las Vegas. The former Asst. PD/MD of KTWV
Los Angeles will be moving to Vegas on May 22,
2006. KOAS
GM Ken Christensen told R&R magazine, "Programming
expertise is vital to the development and long-term
health of a radio station. Samantha is very talented
and has the experience to sit at the helm and lead
KOAS." Riviera VP/Programming J.J. Jeffries
adds, "We landed a big fish! We're proud to
have her extensive programming capabilities leading
the way for KOAS."
Pascual has worked at KKSF/San Francisco Asst. PD/MD.
She was Asst. M at Adult Standards KABL/San Francisco,
worked at AC KIOI/San Francisco and was the first
female PD of San Francisco State University's KSFS.
KOAS Las
Vegas is owned by Riviera Broadcasting Group. -
Kari Graham
Smooth
Jazz Nominations from R&R Magazine May
25, 2005 - They say that radio can sometimes be
a thankless job but maybe "they" are talking
to the wrong people. Radio
and Records (R&R) magazine have announced
nominations for the "Industry Achievement Awards"
and Smooth Jazz personalities and programmers were
well represented. Nominated for Program Director
are KTWV's
Paul Goldstein in Los Angeles; Bernie Kimble at
WNWV
in Cleveland, Blake Lawrence from WQCD
in New York, Baltimore's Lori Lewis at WSMJ,
Chicago's Steve Stiles at WNUA
and our friend Mike
Vasquez from KIFM
in San Diego. Some very well known names were mentioned
in Radio Personality category including Alexander
Zonjic at WVMV
in Detroit, Talaya, Dave
Koz and Pat Prescott at KTWV
in L.A. R&R is hosting their convention in Cleveland
this year from June 23-25 and winners will be named
on the 24th. Check the complete Smooth Jazz list
below. -
by John Beaudin
Smooth
Jazz Nominees for the Industry Achievement
Awards (2005)
November
22, 2006 - Lynn Briggs now has a new Smooth Jazz
home. The former KOAI/Dallas announcer is set to
host mid days and do Music Director chores at Smooth
Jazz KOAS 105.7 in Las Vegas. Station Program Director
Samantha Pascual calls Briggs "One of the most
fantastic voices in radio." Briggs is pumped,
she says "I am elated to join the RIVIERA(Owners)
team with one of the brightest programmer's in the
industry, SAMANTHA PASCUAL." Briggs has also
spent time WQHT/New York and KJLH/Los Angeles. She
starts at KOAS on January 2, 2007.
May
16, 2006 - Congratulations to Samantha Pascual on
being named Program Director of 
May
25, 2005 - They say that radio can sometimes be
a thankless job but maybe "they" are talking
to the wrong people. 
