Shelley Kilburn has been in Radio & Television Broadcasting for 30 years. She joined 99.9 KTDY as a Part Time Radio Show Host June 20, 2006. She is known On Air as “Shelley Lynne Fillin’ In.” Shelley is the backup Host for the KTDY Full Time Air Staff. She covers for CJ, Debbie Ray, Steve Wiley and JayCee when they are out. In February 2007 Shelley was also hired as the Full Time Promotions Director for all 7 Radio Stations currently owned and operated by Townsquare Media of Lafayette. She currently maintains both jobs. Shelley Lynne made her Acadiana debut in Broadcasting in 2001 as Executive Producer of Good Morning Acadiana at KATC TV3. She produced the show for nearly three years. Shelley Lynne graduated from San Diego State University in 1981 with a B.A. in Speech Communication and a Minor in Journalism. She spent most of her TV & Radio broadcasting years as a Producer, Writer and Assignment Editor and Fill In Reporter in San Francisco at KGO TV ABC 7 News and at KGO Radio NewsTalk 810AM. She also worked as an Assignment Editor at KPIX CBS 5 in San Francisco and at KFMB Channel 8 (CBS) in San Diego while still at SDSU and briefly after graduation. Shelley Lynne is a proud nearly 3rd generation San Franciscan, born and raised in the Heart of the City by the Bay. She has lived in Acadiana for 15 years.
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Smoked Meats Festival Heats Up Ville Platte, Louisiana
When the scent of delicious outdoor cooking emerges from billowing clouds of smoke and you hear great live music in the distance, you’ve arrived at Le Festivale de la Viande Boucanee, better known as the Smoked Meats Festival.
Win Journey Tickets Before You Can Buy Them On 99.9 KTDY
99.9 KTDY has your tickets to see JOURNEY, FOREIGNER & NIGHT RANGER at The New Orleans Arena Saturday September 10th. Win Them Before You Can Buy Them This Week! Just listen to the station with the Best Variety of the 80’s, 90’s & Today, 99.9 KTDY!
Hey Baby, What’s Your Type? Know Your Blood Type And Save Lives!
Do you know your blood type? It could make a difference in someone's life or even save your own. 215 Million Americans don't know their blood type. 45 Million will need blood this year.
Cursive Dropped From School Lesson Plans As Keyboarding Takes Over
As schools nationwide drop cursive handwriting from their lesson plans, many fear that someday children will not know how to sign their names. Keyboarding is now replacing cursive handwriting.
How Much Will You Spend On Dad For Father’s Day?
Thinking about what to get Dad for Father's Day? You have one week left to figure it out. Oh, and don't forget the card. Your sentiments inside are of equal or more value than a purchased gift.
Spending for Father’s Day is expected to reach record figures this year. The National Retail Federation says consumers will spend an average of $106.49 on Father’s Day gifts in 2011. That compares with $94
Quitting Smoking Makes You Fat!
Are you thinking about ‘kicking the habit’ but worried about getting fat? Weight gain is a side effect many smokers use as an excuse for not quitting.
Former Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco Diagnosed With Rare Eye Cancer
News just being released this afternoon that Former Governor Kathleen Blanco has been diagnosed with a rare form of eye cancer.
Louisiana Celebrates National Trails Day
Saturday, June 4, 2011 is National Trails Day. Events are planned nationwide to commemorate this special day dedicated to the great outdoors. To participate in a Louisiana event, click here. If your community organization would like to host an event or to find out more about National Trails Day, go to www...
Pink Becomes A Mom
Pink is a new mom. The pop star gave birth to a baby girl this week. On Wednesday Pink had tweeted a hint that she had delivered a baby girl.
Jack Kevorkian ‘Dr. Death’ Dies At Age 83
Dr. Jack Kevorkian perhaps best known as 'Dr. Death,' died at age 83 this morning from an apparent blood clot that lodged in his heart.
Octomom Doctor Loses Medical License
The California Medical Board has revoked the license of Dr. Michael Kamrava, the fertility doctor who helped Nadya Suleman conceive octuplets.
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never At Movies In The Parc
If you have Bieber Fever come join 99.9 KTDY and Steve Wiley at Parc International this Saturday June 4th. Movies in the Parc presented by Cox will feature "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never." This is the spring season closer for Movies in the Parc.
Lafayette On Top 10 Best Affordable Places To Live!
According to a new study released by Bloomberg Businessweek, Lafayette, Louisiana ranks among the Top 10 Best Affordable Places to Live. The Hub City in the Heart of Cajun Country comes in at #9. Here is the full list of the Top 10...
The Hangover Part II Tops The Box Office
Thinking about going to the movies? Here's the skinny on the current box officer toppers... "The Hangover Part II" rang up $105.8 million dollars in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales over this Memorial Day holiday weekend.
Lafayette Rosa Parks Sculpture Dedication
City Parish President Joey Durel and City Parish Council Chairman Kenneth Boudreaux will host a commemorative ceremony to unveil a life size bronze sculpture of Rosa Parks in the lobby of the Rosa Parks Transportation Center in downtown Lafayette.
Louisiana Honor Air Takes Final Flight Memorial Day Weekend
The last flight of the Louisiana Honor Air Project departed from Lafayette Regional Airport on Saturday this Memorial Day weekend. It's hard to believe the very first flight of our Louisiana WWII Veterans took off for Washington DC more than four years ago on May 12, 2007.
Java Junkies Jolted by Rising Coffee Prices
A surge in coffee prices due to inferior crops in Colombia has coffee lovers digging deeper in their pockets to pay for that cup or can of java. A one pound can of ground coffee sold for $5.10 last month compared to $3.64 in April 2010. This is a 40 percent increase. Wow! That's more of an increase than the price of gasoline.
KTDY Sets The Stage At The Cajun Heartland State Fair
Join 99.9 KTDY tonight at the Cajun Heartland State Fair Presented by Cox and Pepsi. Live music by Midnight Star and Krossfyre this evening. We're calling all "Freakazoids" to the Cox Grandstand for the biggest best event in Acadiana kicking off the Memorial Day Weekend.
Former President George W. Bush Comes To Lafayette
If you see swarms of law enforcement personnel, a big limo or two and Secret Service agents cruising through the Hub City tomorrow, Former President George W. Bush is coming to town. He'll be the keynote speaker at the Acadian Ambulance Service Annual Paramedics Luncheon.
Hair Extension Thievery A Growing Problem
There's a new breed of thieves invading beauty salons coast to coast in search of human hair. At one salon in Houston, $150,000 worth of top quality human hair used for extensions was stolen.
During the past couple of months, hair heists have been carried out nationwide resulting in thefts of human hair totalling several thousands of dollars...