Erin Austin has returned to 100.3 The Bull KILT-FM, where she takes over the station's 3-7 p.m. afternoon drive following the resignation of afternoon personality Nick Russo.
Country Aircheck reported that Russo resigned from KILT effective Wednesday, August 26, while Austin is returning to The Bull. Austin previously spent nearly 12 years at KILT before leaving the station in 2020.
Austin first joined 100.3 The Bull KILT-FM in 2009 and spent more than a decade with the Houston Country station. According to her résumé, she served as a midday personality, assistant music director and digital content manager. KILT was also recognized as the 2020 ACM Major Market Station of the Year during her tenure.
Before coming to Houston, Austin worked in Milwaukee as a morning show co-host at 94.5 WKTI, where she co-hosted The Matthew Blades Morning Show and also hosted middays.
Her earlier radio career included a midday/music director position at 93.7 The Bull KSD-FM in St. Louis.
She left KILT in September 2020 following a restructuring at the station.
In April 2021, Austin joined Audacy's FM100 WMC-FM Memphis as a morning co-host alongside Ryan Anderson.
According to her current Instagram bio, Austin's current voice-tracked assignments include:
10 a.m.-1 p.m. — 99.7 The Wolf
3-7 p.m. — 104.5 The River
3-7 p.m. — 93.1 The Wolf
3-7 p.m. — 92.5 WBEE
10 a.m.-3 p.m. — 94.7 KTTS
Nick Russo leaves 100.3 The Bull KILT
Russo's departure ends a more than 12-year run with KILT. He began working in radio in 2002, building his career in Corpus Christi at stations including KKPN, KOUL, KLUB, KLTG, KEYS-AM and KZFM. In 2010, he moved to San Antonio, where he worked nights at KTFM. In 2011, he became the station's assistant program director and music director.
Russo joined the Houston market in 2014, working with KILT-FM and Hot 95.7 KKHH. He eventually moved into the afternoon drive at KILT and, in November 2020, was named the station's music director, while also becoming brand manager/music director for KILT-FM HD3.
I have been told that Russo is a strong performer in Houston's Country radio ratings. In the fourth quarter of 2025, Country Aircheck ranked KILT's Nick Russo No. 6 nationally among Country afternoon shows based on P6+ cume, with 338,500 listeners.
Will Russo end up at 93Q KKBQ? Stay tuned...
