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Presleigh Webb (left) with co-host DC Basham. 

Presleigh Webb’s dream is to move to Nashville to make her name in the country music industry.

 

The media communications major from Benton took a step towards that goal when she began a job with the local country music station KCTS, where she co-hosts a morning show, “DC In the Morning with Lil P.�

 

“I have a passion for music and have for 11 years. I figured this would be right up my alley, and it is,� Webb said. “This will be very beneficial to what I want to do after college. In the music business industry, it's all about experience. This is such a cool opportunity for me because I have such a passion for it.�

 

On the show, Webb and her co-host discuss country music and happenings in the Fort Smith area. She also has a segment where she takes to the streets of Fort Smith and asks residents random questions.

 

She said the job has “opened her eyes� to the radio industry.

 

“Anything regarding the music business industry has been the dream since I was 7. But having this job has also opened my eyes to radio,� she said. “For so long, I have been so closed-minded to wanting to do the same thing in the industry and being in radio has opened my eyes to a whole other aspect of the industry I hadn't considered. Now that I am in it, I think it might be what I want to do, because I love my job that much and hate clocking out.�

 

Webb fostered a passion for music from an early age, which led to her interest in radio. 

 

“It’s all I've ever known. From my dad's band practices in a local band to my first cousin being in the industry, it's what I grew up around and what I think I am set out to do,� she said.

 

It was sheer luck that led Webb to choose to attend UAFS – and, subsequently, secure her job as a morning co-host. When considering schools, she wrote several colleges down on a piece of paper and blindly chose one.

 

“I didn’t know anyone here, but I was excited for a new start not knowing anyone,� she said. “I love UAFS because of the smaller campus and friends I have made here.�

 

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Credits: 
Article by John Post, Director of Public Information
Date Posted: 
Friday, November 10, 2017
Source URL: 
https://news.uafs.edu/0
Story ID: 
4904