The Sketch O’matic Show

Breana Aguilera is a mother and creator/owner of Baby Sunnies where she handcrafts her own unique brand of sunglasses for babies and toddlers. Bre talks about how and why she started her company and the motivation her young daughter played in its creation. IG: @breana_aguilera @baby_sunnies

President Kevin LeGrett of iHeartMedia Sports Los Angeles celebrates this milestone 50th pod episode. Kevin is the former 2 term market president of iHMLA for the last 10 years and division president for the west coast. Kevin's shares his passion for radio, leadership, and his deep love coaching the game of basketball. IG: @smoothcoachk

Kayla Thomas of 102.7KIISFM joins the pod. Kayla is a radio broadcaster, voiceover, and major event planner. Kayla shares her journey getting into radio in Maryland, moving across the country to Los Angeles, and the challenge of balancing a relationship with her career. IG: @kaylathomas40

DJ Lezlee of S.K.A.M. Artists returns to the pod. Lezlee is a DJ, producer, and workout enthusiast. Lezlee discusses her life on the road, relationships, and getting into producing her own music. IG: @djlezlee

The final episode goes on high note with Manny Streetz of 1043MYfm heard here in Los Angeles. Manny is an on-air host, actor, musician, singer, producer and a father of 3. He's worked with Ariana Grande, Jim Jeffries, Ryan Seacrest and JoJo (on the radio) at 102.7KIISFM. Manny discusses his radio/entertainment origins with the journey from his childhood in Jacksonville, Florida all the way to...

Louie G is a radio broadcaster and co-host of Big Boy's Neighborhood heard weekday mornings on REAL 92-3FM Los Angeles. Louie is also the in-game stadium PA announcer for the Los Angeles Chargers NFL football team and he recently became a new father to his firstborn son. Louie shares his early beginnings in radio; starting at the bottom in street promotions to making it on-air with Big Boy. Lo...

Jon Comouche is a radio broadcaster and podcaster. He's the newest on-air co-host to join the popular Valentine In The Morning show heard on 1043MYfm Los Angeles weekday mornings. Jon shares his radio history and how he went from answering phones for Ryan Seacrest, to working in promotions and eventually getting his break to becoming an official on-air talent. Great radio insight from Jon--he&...

John Magic is a radio broadcaster, podcaster, part owner of DIP Shabu Shabu restaurant in Artesia CA, club DJ and former touring DJ for standup comedian Jo Koy. Magic works on-air for B95 iHeartMedia Fresno CA and also co-hosts, "This Could Get Me Fired" podcast with his counterpart Jizzo. John's gf (Cynthia) pops in on the pod too. A great hang with my guy. IG: @johnmagic

Natalia Perez is a radio broadcaster, Hollywood gossip reporter, and is the co-host on Big Boy's Neighborhood for nearly a decade at REAL92-3FM Los Angeles. Natalia discusses how she discovered her passion for radio as a kid in the 2nd grade. In her early adult life Natalia worked at a Starbucks in Burbank, California where she was given an opportunity to apply for a radio position down the st...

All the guests from the past year are featured in this special 2023 Wrap-Up Recap. Thank you to everyone for listening and for being a part of this podcast project. I'm truly grateful. Here's to 2024....fingers crossed. Note: Some of the most recent guests didn't fit into the cover picture; spaces maxed out-wasn't intentional.

Eric Sklar returns to the podcast to discuss the war in Israel, some of the history of the conflict, and how this war has affected his family (some still in Israel), friends, and himself personally as a proud Jewish-American. This is a special edition of the podcast, although this is a highly sensitive subject, I believe it must be addressed. Thanks to Eric Sklar for giving us his transparent vuln...

Ryan Manno is a two-time Emmy Award nominated former host of JBTV, former on-air host on Q101FM Chicago's Alt Rock radio station, and former on-air personality at SiriusXM for Howard Stern's channels. He is now the executive producer and co-host of the Ellen K Morning Show heard weekdays on KOST 103.5FM in Los Angeles and syndicated nationally on weekends. Ryan speaks about his early days...

Jason Ryan is the executive producer of Big Boy's Neighborhood heard on REAL92-3FM at iHeartMedia Los Angeles. Jason has been producing the show with Big Boy for over 25 years. Born and raised in Orange County, California. Jason now lives in Costa Rica while simultaneously directs the show every morning via video internet connection. Great conversation with tons of amazing radio history and fu...

Eric Chase is a musician, producer, radio imager, voiceover, production, and expert in sound design. Born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri Eric worked at some of the most iconic radio stations including WEBN in Cincinnati, Ohio to WFLA & WFLZ in Tampa Bay, Florida. In the early 2000s Eric Chase launched the wildly popular audio imaging service website 'ChaseCuts' via Premiere Networ...

Ani Caribbean is an on-air radio personality and co-host heard weekday mornings on Big Boy's Neighborhood on REAL92-3FM. Ani is also the 1st Associate Producer for the show, social media aficionado, digital creator, Hip Hop enthusiast, and she's really into cryptocurrency. Known for her enthusiastic optimistic attitude; Ani brings her own unique creative energy to the show everyday. Ani has worn m...

Eric Dlux is a Grammy nominated artist for creating the LMFAO smash hit record, 'Shots ft. Lil Jon'. Dlux is also a top S.K.A.M. Artist DJ, producer, and podcaster (Fourth Meal Podcast). He co-founded the immensely popular DJ record pool: Headliner Music Club (headlinermusicclub.com) and his one half of the DJ performance duo, 'FAED' (Five And Eric Dlux). His most recent endeavors...

J Cruz is the star and host of 'The Cruz Show' on REAL92-3FM afternoon drive. Cruz is a veteran radio broadcaster, father, husband and all around great dude. Cruz talks about his radio journey, the struggle coming up in the radio ranks, and life as a parent. Listen to The Cruz Show weekdays 2-7PM on REAL92-3 in Los Angeles. @jcruzshow

Wackoe is a film director, producer, videographer, and podcaster. Wackoe heads the video department at iHeartMedia Los Angeles. Wackoe speaks about getting into the industry at a very young age, picking up his first video camera, and growing up in 90's Hip Hop culture. Wackoe also hosts his own podcasts, his most recent podcast: '90 Minutes On Film' where he co-hosts alongside CE Garci...

Alexandra Sophia Manzo is a student at UCLA major in psychology and minoring in Film & TV with aspirations of working in the entertainment industry as writer or director (so please if anyone wants to offer her a job in production… that’d be gorgeous hahahah) - she grew up dancing and acting (which she still does in her free time)- at the end of the day, she tries her best to lead everyday with...

DJ Regul8 is the show producer for Booker&Stryker on ALT98-7FM afternoon drive, and is also the DJ for ‘Lakers Live’ in Los Angeles. Reg talks about his producer position, his passion for DJ’ing, and where he came from. Reg is one of the calmest guests I’ve featured on the pod, he speaks about how staying cool and under control has truly benefited his career. IG: @djregul8

Hannah (Miller) Jaeger of iHeartMedia Los Angeles and one half of the BusyBabes Podcast is my featured guest this week. Hannah is a highly valued asset on the corporate side of iHMLA. She is the executive assistant to the CEO of the multi-platform group and also works directly with the President of iHM sports and the LA division. In her spare time she co-hosts 'BusyBabes' alongside her cou...

Chris Booker of Booker&Stryker on ALT 98-7FM afternoon drive is featured this week. Booker is a veteran on-air radio DJ, former MTV VJ, and has worked in multiple cities across the country. Chris opens up about his radio career origins, working with Howard Stern, co-hosting with Perez Hilton, and how he and Ted Stryker came together at ALT98-7. IG: @chrisbooker @bookerandstryker

Eric Sklar The Duke of Sports is the technical director and associate producer for the John & Ken Show at KFI AM 640 Los Angeles. Eric covers his roads to radio starting at his community college at Moorpark, to his first time broadcasting on the campus TV station at CSUN in Northridge, California. Not long after it would lead him to an internship at iHeartMedia LA, which would then take him to...

John Peake is the program director of 1043MYfm and is also the VP of programming at iHeartMedia Los Angeles. John takes us behind the scenes to talk about his duel positions at iHMLA. We learn about John’s early origins and how he evolved from intern, to on-air, to program director, then ultimately becoming Senior Vice President of programming. Very illuminating conversation with a few exclusives...

Esther is an artist, professional violinist, and celebrity DJ. She is the official DJ for the Los Angeles Chargers and has recently collaborated with Snoop Dogg on her song, 'BAYC'. Esther opens up about her early days growing up in Colombia and coming from a musically inclined family. She picked up her first violin at the age of 7 and has honed her skills since then. Esther talks about co...