Dana Thompson was hired to work at KOXE/KBWD by Don and Bonnie Dillard in the summer of 1990.  Now, 30 years later, she is still going strong and is a key component in the success of our radio stations.

“Don and Bonnie have been so good to me through the years.  I am thankful for them and all that they have done for me, giving me the chance.  When I first came here it had been five years since I had been in the radio business, and it was so different from what I had done in Wichita Falls.  So it was pretty stressful to begin with.”

Thompson spent the first five years in Traffic, which in the radio industry means getting advertisements produced, scheduled, and invoiced.  Then she was given a chance to move into Advertising Sales, and has been there ever since.

Dana and her husband Tony have been married 41 years, have two grown sons, C.R. and Colt, two daughters-in-law, three grandchildren, and a great-grandchild on the way.

Radio station employees gathered Monday afternoon to celebrate Dana’s milestone with cake and conversation.

Radio station manager Mitch Dillard surprises Dana Thompson with a cake as KOXE/KBWD employees celebrated Dana’s 30 years of employment at the radio station.

(story courtesy of Mike Blagg)