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Austin360 Radio host LA Lloyd: What’s in Your Fridge Friday?
The Statesman has a little bit of new next to a little bit of old.
The big white building on the corner of Lady Bird Lake and Congress Avenue used to be a paragraph factory and that was about it. Just because we’ve been putting out a newspaper since 1871 doesn’t mean we don’t learn new tricks.
Take, for example, the radio station that is now broadcasting right next door to our test kitchen, which I use mainly to prep food for photo shoots or when I’m cooking something to share with coworkers.
It’s an Internet-only radio station, which is good news to the millions of us who only listen to traditional radio stations when we’re driving in cars that aren’t equipped with technology to stream anything but terrestrial tunes.
LA Lloyd spent many years working for those kind of stations, helping launch 101X in the mid 1990s and moving over to Cox, the Statesman’s parent company, when he worked as the program director for 99.5 KISS in San Antonio.
But now he’s in charge of Austin360’s newest venture: Austin360radio.com, which streams the kind of music Austin has grown to expect from a homegrown station 24 hours a day.
It’s not all Austin artists all the time, but Lloyd definitely gives more airtime to Austin-based bands and musicians than any other station in town. (And yes, he’s happy to get demos in the mail from up-and-coming acts: Just drop him an email — La.Lloyd@coxmg.com — or mail a disc to LA Lloyd, 305 S. Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78704)
He’s already been hosting in-studio performances and interviews with bands and has started a Thursday night special featuring live music from the Saxon Pub. He features interviews with Statesman music writers on the latest news on the local music scene, and just last week, he and music writer Michael Corcoran launched a gospel show that starts at 10 a.m. on Sundays and will occasionally feature brunch recipes from area chefs and restaurants. (And maybe your favorite food writer, if I can squeeze it in.)
Lloyd, who says he’s happy to be back in Austin with his wife, Kathi, and daughters, Taylor and Ava, was kind enough to take a photo of his fridge for this week’s Fridge Friday.
(And no, I haven’t forgotten about this much-loved feature. I’ve just been too busy to seek out many fridges lately. Email me at abroyles@statesman.com if you or someone you know wants to participate or if you want to suggest someone whose fridge you’re dying to peek inside.)
What three things are always in your fridge? Kalamata olives, Boars Head Pesto Parmesan Ham, orange juice
What’s your favorite condiment? Salsa
What’s the first thing you pull out of your fridge in the morning? Orange juice for my daughters before taking them to school.
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