KTSU Program Director, Donna Franklin Donna Frankin, has over 25 years of experience in the broadcast industry. She began her career in Cincinnati, Ohio before moving to Houston in 1999 as Smooth Jazz Night host for SUNNY 99.1. In 2003, Donna accepted a position with SMOOTH JAZZ 95.7 THE WAVE. She soon became the first female solo morning show radio host in the market. … Read More Master of Ceremonies KTSU’s Donna Franklin
Season 1 Episode 2 National Arts & Education Week September 10 – 16 Welcome to this series of blogs we playfully named “Bobble Around with Doc”. In this series, we will share former student’s heartfelt tributes as well as some of Doc’s stories, adventures and fun facts. One might ask, why the bobblehead? At Doc’s 80th birthday party his daughter Kerri gave him a … Read More Bobble Around with Doc… Jason Moran’s Thank You
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Welcome to this series of blogs we playfully named “Bobble Around with Doc”. In this series, we will share former student’s heartfelt tributes as well as some of Doc’s stories, adventures and fun facts. One might ask, why the bobblehead? At Doc’s 80th birthday party his daughter Kerri gave him a custom bobblehead. It instantly became a hit with the DocFest family who in … Read More Bobble Around with Doc… Alan Hampton at DaCamera Houston
Anthony Sapp, son of a musician, grew up in the Houston area playing drums, keyboard and bass in various local bands throughout his teen years. In 1988, he began focusing on bass and his career as a musician. Shortly after attending San Jacinto College, where he studied Jazz Improv, he moved to Los Angeles to attend Musicians Institute in Hollywood. (B.I.T). It was not … Read More Anthony Sapp Performing with Bobby Lyle at DocFest ’23
A Houston native, Mark Simmons began his drumming career at the young age of 5 at Greater Emmanuel Church of God in Christ (Houston, TX) under the leadership of Pastor Benny and First Lady Earlene Allen. It was here where he began cultivating his God-given talent as a musician under the direction of Myra Banks and Carole Allen Simmons. While in school, Mark … Read More Mark Simmons Performing with Bobby Lyle at DocFest ’23
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