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A staple in the Texas music scene since forming at Lubbock’s Texas Tech University, Josh Abbott Band has weather many storms together including divorces, burying their fathers, the Route 91 Harvest shooting and a pandemic. County fans have been singing JAB songs for more than a decade already. The seven-piece group’s relentless on-stage attitude quickly made it a successful touring act, building out from a Texas band to a regional  act to a national crew with a devout following from coast to coast.

Concurrently, JAB developed its own label, Pretty Damn Tough Records, before that was an accepted practice in county circles. Two of their projects, Small Town Family Dream and Front Row Seat, scored top 10 debuts on the Billboard country albums chart, while five titles cracked the Billboard country singles lists, including a pair – “Oh, Tonight” with Kacey Musgraves, and “Wasn’t That Drunk” with Carly Pearce – that represented their first chart appearances.

Led by the true-to-life cycles in Abbott’s life, Abbott ambitiously documented the dissolution first marriage in Front Row Seat. And the expansive Until My Voice Goes Out, recorded as Abbott tended to an ailing father, mixed elegant strings and a Memphis-tipped horn sound. In 2020 JAB released their 6th studio album The Highway Kind, the band’s follow-up to 2017’s string and horn-infused Until My Voice Goes Out, the uplifting 10-track album was recorded at Sonic Ranch in El Paso and produced by Marshall Altman (Marc Broussard, Frankie Ballard, Aaron Watson).

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The Mark Odom Band, proudly hailing from San Antonio Texas, is a 4-man country band Powerhouse. With a wealth of experience, The MOB has played all over Texas, as well Many other states and Mexico. With the collective influences of each member, the infused sounds of Country, rock and blues, creates a totally unique sound that stay true to the Country genre. Name’s sake member Mark Odom, besides being a great singer and frontman, is an 11-time guitar wars winner, in the nations longest running guitar competition. The Mark Odom Band has opened up for many national acts, and have also played many private events for major corporations. There is no slowing down for The MOB. The demand for the group is ever increasing, and with the band’s regional success, The Mark Odom Band feels like the beginning of something more. Stay Tuned!

Leslie Bohl Ojeda is enjoying her latest chapter as a newlywed to San Antonio business leader Richard Ojeda. Together they are working on philanthropic projects to help others.

Professionally, Leslie is sole proprietor of Leslie Bohl Media, LLC, a media relations agency. With almost 30 years of experience as a television news anchor, reporter, and lifestyle show host for NBC stations in San Antonio and Florida, Leslie specializes in media training, and public relations for clients across Texas. She also serves as a professional emcee, voice over talent and on-camera spokesperson.

Leslie is a mother of two grown daughters and a tiny chihuahua mix, named Roo.

Leslie’s love of storytelling began at the University of Texas at Austin where she graduated with two degrees from the University of Texas at Austin: A Bachelor of Journalism in the Broadcast Sequence and a Bachelor of Arts in Government. Her broadcasting career took her from Texas to Southwest Florida and back. Leslie’s reporting spanned both domestic and international assignments: interviewing world leaders, celebrities, and C-Suite executives. In addition, she covered a wide range of stories from natural disasters to the Olympic Games to political elections. However, her most treasured ones are those chronicling ordinary people doing extraordinary things.

Leslie has been recognized for her impactful medical reporting and news anchoring. In addition, she has been a part of more than a hundred fundraising events generating millions of dollars. While running for the Woman of the Year, she and her team raised $125,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in 10 weeks.

Leslie is now building a media relations business, bringing her experience from decades in broadcasting to her clients. You can read her blog “Living Your Best Life with Leslie” on LeslieBohl.net. “Limelight with Leslie” featuring interviews with business and community leaders can be viewed on her social media platforms including Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube.

For more than 17 years, Ernie Zuniga delivered the morning news to San Antonio area residents on FOX San Antonio. Before that, he spent nine years as a sports anchor and reporter in San Antonio, Phoenix, Arizona, and in his hometown of Victoria, Texas. Currently, Ernie is the creator, producer and host of his own social media talk show called “Pickup Lines”. He also co-hosts the weekly “Three Cents Podcast” with Mike Taylor and Cleto Rodriguez.

Zuniga attended Texas A&M University and graduated with a degree in Communications from the University of Houston-Victoria. He is also a graduate of St. Joseph High School in Victoria. Ernie has devoted much of his time in recent years to several nonprofits, including the March of Dimes, 100 Club of San Antonio and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. He is also a member of the Rey Feo Consejo Educational Foundation and is currently serving on the royal court for Rey Feo LXXV ahead of Fiesta 2024.

Every year, Zuniga emcees dozens of events for these and other causes. In 2018, Ernie was crowned “King of the Riverwalk,” after helping to raise more than $20,000 for the San Antonio River Walk Association. In 2019, Zuniga was presented with a national award from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society for Excellence in Television Promotion. Ernie has been married to his wife Tami for nearly 25 years. Together, they have a teen daughter Ava, and twins, Luke and Madeline.

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