Eye On Houston

Sarah Pepper from Mix 96.5 talks with Christine Holland (CEO, Rebuilding Together Houston) about this month being National Rebuilding Month. They also dive into Rebuilding Together's mission, how many families they help, and how they do it. Visit RebuildingTogetherHouston.org for more information.

Sarah Pepper from Mix 96.5 talks with Beth Wiedower Jackson (Executive Director, Astrodome Conservancy) about the 3rd Annual Race for the Dome coming up on April 15th, and their mission to revitalize the Astrodome and bring new life to it.

Dr. Laura Murillo (President and CEO of the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce) talks with Houston Legend, Laura Bellows (CEO & Chairman, Bellows Construction) about her personal life story and professional accomplishments.

Dr. Laura Murillo (President and CEO of the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce) talks with Houston Legend, Scott Silvas (Texas Market President, Fifth Third Bank) about his personal life story and professional accomplishments.

Dr. Laura Murillo (President and CEO of the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce) talks with Houston Legend, Russell Ybarra (President/CEO, Gringo's Tex-Mex) about his personal life story and professional accomplishments.

Dr. Laura Murillo (President and CEO of the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce) talks with Houston Legend, Dancie Ware (Founder and principal, Dancie Perugini Ware Public Relations) about her personal life story and professional accomplishments.

Dr. Laura Murillo (President and CEO of the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce) talks with Houston Legend, Tilman Fertitta (Owner and CEO, Fertitta Entertainment, Inc.) about his personal life story and professional accomplishments.

Nick Russo interviews Loren Westerfield, Executive Director of the USO of Houston. Loren tells Nick about the USO’s main goals and missions and how they help active duty military in and around our area with events and programs. We spoke to the benefit of their programs to our service members and their families and how the public can get involved with their efforts. 

Sarah Pepper from Mix 96-5 talks with Rick Byrd (Executive Director of JDRF Houston) as well as Suzette and Marshall Lang (2023 Promise Ball Chairs) about the 2023 JDRF Promise Ball coming up on April 15th. Visit JDRF.org/SouthernTexas for more information and other upcoming events.

Dr. Laura Murillo (President and CEO of the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce) talks with Houston Legend, Dr. Stephen L. Klineberg (Founding Director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research) about his personal life story and accomplishments.

Dr. Laura Murillo (President and CEO of the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce) talks with Houston Legend, Robert Tijerina of Priority 1 Aviation Inc. about his personal life story and accomplishments.

Dr. Laura Murillo (President and CEO of the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce) talks with Houston Legend, Rick Perez (President & CEO of Avangard Innovative, LP) about his personal life story and accomplishments.

Dr. Laura Murillo (President and CEO of the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce) talks with Houston Legend, Stan Marek (CEO of MAREK Brothers &  Systems, Inc.) about his personal life story and accomplishments.

Sarah Pepper from Mix 96.5 talks with Cassandra Robinson-Bacon (Homeowner Services Director with Houston Habitat for Humanity) about their upcoming first homeownership fair of 2023, the benefits of homeownership and the current affordable housing market in Houston.   

Nick Russo interviews Executive Director, Doug Suggitt, of the Periwinkle Foundation to talk about their inception, their mission and all they’ve done to help children in our community that are battling cancer. We spoke to their efforts to provide a sense of normalcy to children undergoing cancer treatment at Texas Children’s Hospital, how they raise funds to active their programs and how the loca...

Sarah Pepper from Mix 96.5 talks with Dr. Christopher Pichon (Assistant Superintendent of Operational Vitality for Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston) about what Catholic Schools offer students that makes them so special. Visit ChooseCatholicSchools.org for more information on how you can enroll in, teach in or get involved with Catholic Schools.

Dr. Laura Murillo (President and CEO of the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce) talks with Benny Agosto, Jr. (Partner at Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Agosto, Aziz & Stogner) about his life story and accomplishments.

Dr. Laura Murillo (President and CEO of the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce) talks with Oscar Rene Romano (Executive Leadership Coach and Founder of Romano Leadership) about his life story and accomplishments.

Dr. Laura Murillo (President and CEO of the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce) talks with J. Michael Solar (Founder and Owner of The Law Office of J. Michael Solar PLLC) about his life story and accomplishments.

Dr. Laura Murillo (President and CEO of the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce) talks with Laura Urquiza Gump (President of Kroger Houston) about what drives the organization to support local communities, what makes Houston consumers undeniably unique, and how she's using her platform to inspire change as the first Latina president in Kroger’s history.

Dr. Laura Murillo (President and CEO of the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce) talks with Dean R. Gladden (Managing Director of the Alley Theatre) about the performances coming to the theatre in 2023 and the theatre's 75th anniversary.

Sarah Pepper from Mix 96.5 talks with Sarah Schleiger, Kinship Family Services Specialist for the Depelchin Children’s Center, about the process of becoming a Foster Parent: who is able to Foster,  what the process is, and how to get started. She also details her journey as a Foster Parent, which led to her work with Depelchin. Visit Depelchin.org for more information on becoming a Foster Parent.

Dr. Laura Murillo (President and CEO of the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce) talks with Rick Perez (President & CEO, Avangard Innovative, LP) about the concept of a circular economy.

Dr. Laura Murillo (President and CEO of the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce) talks with Robert Tijerina of Priority 1 Aviation, Inc. about his upbringing, how he got into the aviation business, and what it’s like to take on a new venture with Titanium Tequila.

Dr. Laura Murillo (President and CEO of the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce) talks with Laura Bellows (CEO and Chairman of the Board, W. S. Bellows Construction Corporation) about how she became involved in business, what she’s most proud of, and the relationship between companies and nonprofit organizations.