Aimee’s Radio Story Is…Different

Happy National DJ Day to all of my DJ friends! On this day, we celebrate the talents of all the disc jockeys. The ones playing 'Shut Up And Dance' for the 10,000th time at a wedding, to the radio personalities (like myself) that get you through the morning drive and first sips of coffee!

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The story of how I became a DJ/Radio Personality is a fun story about taking a chance and just being yourself. Picture this: I am 29 years old. I am bartending at T-Bones Chop House & Lounge making great money, and loving my job, but knowing that I didn't want to do it forever.

But, what was I going to do if I wasn't working in a restaurant?

A regular of ours happens to be a radio veteran in town. One of my favorite people.  He would come in he would normally order the same thing and on slow nights when I was able to chat, we would talk about pop culture and music and life. In January 2015 he said that he and his partner had parted ways and he was going to be going to another station. I was so intrigued by how that process went. I asked so many questions (that looking back, were so innocent because I had no idea how this whole morning show went). I asked if he was going to have a partner. If it was going to be a man or woman. How does the interview process go? His career was so interesting and fun to me.

When you are a bartender people say you would be good at a lot of things because you're the one pouring their cocktails. Some have said I would have been good at medical sales, or real estate. I won't lie... I got excited but also knew it could possibly be one of those things.

But every time we saw each other we would talk more about it after a few airchecks and interviews I quit my bartending job and moved to radio. It was almost 6 months to the day from that casual conversation at the bar to the day I cracked the mic for the first time. It's been 8 years and I still have pinch-me moments.

I haven't looked back.

The past 8 years have been filled with many highs and even some lows. I have been blessed to cross many things off my bucket list. Things I never would have imagined in my wildest dreams I would have gotten the chance to do. I have given away a truck, trips to the Bahamas, concert and show tickets, and even gave a couple the gift of becoming parents when we gave away in vitro. Radio is the most amazing job out there. You gotta do what you love and when you love what you do are you even working?

Listen to Aimee+Shawn weekday mornings from 6-10 on 102.7 VGS

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What an exhausting week! For the first time in nearly a month, they expected Aimee+Shawn to actually work five days in a row. What kind of sweat shop is this?!

Well, no use complaining... it was a fun week of shows!

Aimee had to do a full blown interrogation of her youngest son Roman. Turns out Roman dropped a big fat f-bomb, which is a no-no at only 3 years old. Where would he learn such language? Could it be from hanging around his older brother Jayden who plays Call Of Duty? No. It couldn't be.

Meanwhile Shawn has his own hands full on the parenting side of things. His sons Colin (6) and Mario (4) are playing a little too rough and more often than not, it's Mario that gets creamed. This time, Mario has blood pouring from his mouth. Was Colin sad he hurt his brother? A little, but he was more sad he couldn't see the blood!

Have you ever calculated the amount of time you spend doing the most innocuous, repetitive things? Say, getting ready in the morning? We did the math and when you realize it eats up over three weeks of your year... just getting ready... it's maddening!

Aimee decided to leave her hair up to TikTok. She watched a video about the do it yourself "butterfly cut" and decided to try it for herself so you don't have to. But you might want to!

Shawn's friend moved back to Vegas after leaving for a few years. Shawn made the move away and back before too. Why is it that most everyone that moves away from Vegas finds their way back to the valley?!

Then on Friday the 13th, we welcomed LoriAnn Mans from The Palms' "Brunched By An Angel" to get a grip on our, and our listeners futures and perhaps talk to people from our past!

The show is back on Tuesday with more shows! Have a great weekend!

After Aimee heard her sweet 3 year old son Roman drop an f-bomb, she got to the bottom of it.

Sure, we all believe silly stuff from time to time. But this might take the cake...

Why is it that a Thin Mint in Nevada is different than a Thin Mint from Arizona?! And other cookies? Forget about it! Different names, different recipes!

Sure your spouse might not tell you every purchase they make. But a Tesla? Woof.

When you hear what she did with her death trap of a hair dryer... you'll wonder WHY?!

It's a battle of brothers in the Tempesta household. How do you get siblings to stop being at each other's throats?

It's awards season and... we feel very underprepared. How many movies have you watched that were nominated?!

Spending over $1000 on coffee a year? Over three weeks a year getting ready? Are we budgeting our lives correctly?

Sure, the kids today are dumb. But the kids of yesterday weren't much smarter!

Aimee's trip to "Charles Ethan Cheese"'s joint left her a bit underwhelmed.

We've all seen the do-it-yourself haircut nightmares... but that didn't deter Aimee! She decided to try a haircut she found on TikTok.

You try to get out, but the Las Vegas valley keeps pulling you back in!

Never ask when someone is due. Never ask when they are going to have kids. Age? Don't even. Just don't.

Well, the writing was on the wall... and then Derek put it on his Instagram. It's official. He's out as the Raiders QB.

Some people are stitious. Others are superstitious.

The World Sign Spinning Championships are in town this weekend... but it doesn't hold a candle to some of the weirdest sports out there.

It takes a lot to floor us. Today, we were absolutely beside ourselves with Loriann giving readings for our audience. Mind. Blown.