Meet WSUM's new talk director, Kayla Dembiec

About this episode

This episode introduces WSUM's new talk director, Kayla Dembiec, through an interview with outgoing Talk Director Ray Kirsch.

This Pop Culture Coffee Break episode introduces WSUM's newest talk director, the one and only Kayla Dembiec! Outgoing Talk Director Ray Kirsch asks Kayla all of the need-to-knows about her, including which Dance Moms member she's met, how she thinks Challengers ended and more. Stay tuned to see episodes hosted by Kayla herself!

People in this episode

Host: Ray Kirsch

Guest: Kayla Dembiec

Topics covered

• talk show
• interview
• pop culture
• media
• entertainment

Keywords

• Kayla Dembiec
• Ray Kirsch
• WSUM
• Dance Moms
• Challengers
• talk director
• pop culture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WSUM

Books & works: Dance Moms, Challengers

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