Radio Abilene Variety Hits “106.3 The Raider” KTJK Abilene TX will relaunch its morning show as “Raider Mornings with Chad Ray & Lauren” starting Monday, September 7.

The change comes as Sales Manager/morning host Chad Ray’s fiancee Lauren joins him as co-host. Ray has hosted mornings solo since March 2025 after previously holding roles including public address announcer for the Abilene Flying Bison baseball team, play-by-play for McMurry University War Hawks football, and at KPOS Post TX.

General Manager/Operations Manager Dustin Tatro said, “Raider Mornings with Chad Ray & Lauren is destined not just to top this region (we have to give Chad credit, his Autostage numbers were already strong), but to attract national attention. We’ve known the pair personally, around town, and around the station off-air for some time, and when Lauren – a long-time hospital-based nurse – piped up at this year’s TAB Convention to say, ‘I think doing radio every day could be fun!’ we were a bit shocked but not necessarily surprised. This whole thing has come together in less than a month. You know what they say about how fast destiny can move at times…”