Roula Christie who hosts The Roula and Ryan Show on Cumulus’ KRBE-FM in Houston. The MIW Airblazer award is given annually to an on-air personality and stems from an alliance formed in 2015 between the MIW Radio Group and Talentmaster’s Morning Show Boot Camp. Hubbard Radio Chair and CEO Ginny Morris will present the 2017 MIW Airblazer Award during the 29th Annual Morning Show Boot Camp’s ‘Women’s Forum” August 3rd in Atlanta.
The Roula and Ryan Show first aired on KRBE in 2006, following a three-year stint with a market competitor. A Houston native, Roula’s love of broadcasting began in college when KRBE DJ, Paul “Cubby” Bryant, solicited food delivery on-air and Roula happened to be listening. Her family owns Houston’s oldest restaurant, Christie’s Seafood & Steaks. Although Christie’s doesn’t deliver, she offered delivery service to Cubby and KRBE. One day, Cubby invited Roula to stay in the studio and watch his shift. “He single-handedly turned the fire for radio on in my heart! says Roula. Her first gig? Answering KRBE request lines for $5.00/hour. Two years into being “the phone girl,” Roula was given a chance to go on-air. In 2000, after five years at KRBE, she was offered a morning show position at Q102 in Philadelphia. By 2003, local Houston radio was vying for their native daughter to return home, and Roula has never looked back.
