While the on-air sound of KLUX would give the impression of a staff of a dozen or more, the reality is that there are just a few talented full time people who make it all happen. They work hard to to bring you the finest radio experience possible. Read a little about each and get to know them.
Learn about our Full Time Staff
Learn about our Volunteer Staff
Full Time Staff
Deacon Mark Cazalas
General Manager
Mark has spent most of his life in Corpus Christi. He is a Deacon in the Diocese of Corpus Christi and serves at both Most Precious Blood Catholic Church and at the Immaculate Conception Chapel at St. John Paul II High School. He is retired from the Texas Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) after 30 years of service where he served in various roles, including Director of Quality Assurance, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Executive Officer. He has extensive experience working with persons with disabilities. While working for HHS, he worked with the associated 501(c)(3) and its Board. He served as a Subject Matter Expert, Instructor, and Incident Commander in the Incident Command System for the Texas Department of Health & Human Services. He enjoys music, radio, computer and stereo equipment, basketball, exercise, and reading. He is married to Laura Cazalas, who is the Special Programs Coordinator for Port Aransas ISD. They have three children – Holly is a kindergarten teacher, Joshua works in computers and Luke is studying at Texas A&M University at Galveston.
Russ Martin
Director of Broadcast Operations
A U.S. Army veteran with over 50 parachute jumps and over 53 years in radio and television, a licensed SCUBA Diver, and licensed private pilot, Russ came to KLUX on D-Day 1994, after having worked on-air in commercial radio at KXVI/Dallas, KXOL/Ft. Worth, KGVL/Greenville, TX, KGOE/Thousand Oaks, CA, WFLB/Fayetteville, NC, WBSR/Pensacola, FL, and KRYS/K.99 and KOUL/Corpus Christi. He prepares the daily logs, production, schedules, fills in on the air, and creates most of the scripts that you hear on the station. His creativity, voice, and talent help make KLUX what it is. In addition to his duties at KLUX, Russ sings professionally, enjoys trivia, and has been heard as the track announcer at over 2,000 stock car races across Texas, Oklahoma, North Carolina, and even Chihuahua, Mexico. A favorite avocation is as an accomplished casino dealer at fundraisers for churches, schools, other non-profits all over South Texas. Russ’ greatest joys are his family, son Russ III, daughter Kimberly, and grandsons Caleb and Aiden. Retirement is a word he avoids, whenever possible.
Irene Menchaca
Office Manager/Administrative Assistant
Irene has spent all of her life in Corpus Christi and brings 18 years of experience of working for a non-profit organization from her previous employment with the March of Dimes Foundation. She was a Co-Leader for a non-profit organization called Chicktime, Inc. from 2015 to 2025 in which she served their charity partner, BokenKamp Children’s Shelter on the 3rd Saturday of every month. A parishioner of Christ the King Catholic Church, Irene enjoys fishing, camping, crafting, sewing and getting together with her family along with her husband Michael who is a Native of Bronx, NY.
Irene has 3 daughters and truly enjoys spending quality time with her 9 grandchildren – Gracelynn Annette, Madison Alyse, Lauren Ainsleigh, Kaiden Jeramiah, Layla Nicole, Esperanza (Hope), Rose, Aurelia Ann and Tiffany. She also has two pets who keep her busy – a dog named Grizzly and a cat named Gus.
Clifton Thomas Templeton (“Tom”)
Weekend Operator
Tom was born in Huntington, West Virginia in 1943. His college education continued in Nashville, Tennessee then lived in Indiana for some time. He was a pastor with the Edinburg First Church of the Nazarene in 1967 to 1969 and moved to Corpus Christi in 1970. From that time he gained much experience in working for BD Holt Caterpillar and Standard Appliance Parts from 1975 to 1995 while serving as Corporate Vice President, Stockholder and Marketing Director. In 1990 he also had the honor of serving as President of the Corpus Christi Apartment Association. At the same time, he worked for KRYS Radio as their backup for programs and weekend Air-Personality. Tom spent 2 years with KXMS/KOPY in Alice, Texas as Manager of the FM Station KXMS and Program Director on the AM Station KOPY. Tom Retired in 2014 but decided to get back in to radio and is now the Weekend Operator with KLUX 89.5HD Radio. Tom has 2 children, Mark and Martha and enjoys spending time with his 9 grand kids and 2 great grand kids.
Mark Earle
Contract Chief Engineer for KLUX 89.5
Originally from Western New York, 5 years in the United States Airforce, including 2 years in Japan. Spent a year in San Francisco, working on several cargo and cruise ships, servicing electronics, radios, navigation, and radar systems. First broadcast experience was for iHeart in the Houston, TX market (740 KTRH, KODA 99.1). He’s also worked for several South Texas area broadcasters, before becoming involved at KLUX. (KLTG 96.5, KZFM 95.5).
With the transition from tube transmitter to solid-state, less time is needed at the tower, but more time is spent with IT and computers, used to schedule, and produce, the on-air product. Mark has done a few on-air shifts when necessary, but prefers to be more behind-the-scenes.
Mark oversees all the IT and transmission facilities, preparing to keep KLUX on-air even with storms, winds, and power issues. Another area of concern is compliance with FCC rules, doing minor filings, keeping the required logs, and ensuring FCC-mandated things are done properly.
Son William and wife Iris live nearby in Austin; he is a degreed Engineer working for Amazon. Iris is a Software Engineer, working for Tesla. Mark’s hobby is Amateur Radio, holding a General class license (WA2MCT). A recent on-going project is a remote HF station, which can be operated from anywhere. Another aspect of Amateur Radio is Emergency operations, in support of various Government entities, and long-haul linking systems, connecting cities all over Texas.
Our Volunteer Staff
Pete Lutz
Staff Announcer
Pete Lutz has been a volunteer member of the announcing staff of KLUX since 2011, bringing a seasoned voice with several decades’ experience to the overall KLUX sound. His love of radio dates back to his Illinois childhood, however, when he would listen to his favorite Disc Jockeys from far-off Chicago. A US Navy retiree, Pete had his first professional radio gig while serving in Atlanta, and landed a job at a Corpus Christi station shortly after leaving the Navy. He started writing and directing (and often acting in) audio dramas in 2013, and since then has created more than 150 plays for podcast. He and his troupe of players, The Narada Radio Company, have performed live “radio” plays in nearly every venue in the Coastal Bend. In 2023, a collection of 13 of his plays was published in book form.
Bob White
Staff Announcer
Bob White has been volunteering his time with KLUX Radio since 2008. Bob spent 44 years in radio and television before retiring in 2002. His experience includes radio stations in Port Arthur, Bryan-College Station, Houston, Fort Worth and Corpus Christi before moving to television. He retired in 2002 as General Manager at KIII-TV 3. During his television years, he also spent time with KWTX-TV (Waco), KRIS-TV AND KZTV (Corpus Christi). He received several Broadcast Awards during his active years, is a past President of the Texas Association of Broadcasters, and received their prestigious “Pioneer Award” in 2017. They say you can’t get broadcasting out of your blood and that proves true for Bob as he regularly volunteers at KLUX voicing inspirational and public service announcements, and is a valued asset during our on-air Campaign and PledgeFest fundraisers.
Melissa Goonan
Staff Announcer
Melissa has been working in the mass communications field for more than seven years. She was the director of public affairs for the Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce for two years and also coordinated various communication efforts for the Greater Corpus Christi Business Alliance. She also served as an associate news producer for KXAN-TV in Austin, TX. Melissa has also made a name for herself with the Corpus Christi public television station, KEDT-TV, where she served as a production assistant for Justice for my People: The Dr. Hector P. Garcia Story. She enjoys spending time with her husband, Ralph, her son, Eric, and her Pekingese, Conan.
Macie Gold
Staff Announcer
Macie has been with KLUX since 1987… that is more than 38 years. She began as the host of “Today’s Successful Woman” in the late 80’s, and served as host of “Our Shepherd’s View” for more then 6 years. Macie has always been heard on KLUX as one of our top voices. Besides being an accomplished broadcaster, Macie teaches piano to students across the Coastal Bend and was a member of the Cathedral Pontifical Chorale for 31 years. She and her husband John live on their ranch near Mathis, Texas. One of her greatest joys was hosting exchange students from distant countries.
Dr. Marylynn Wesson
Staff Announcer
Dr. Marylynn has been volunteering with KLUX since 2006. She has a Doctor of Ministry with a sub-concentration in Evangelization from The Catholic University of America. Her most recent ministerial position was as the Director of Discipleship Formation at St. Austin Catholic Parish in Austin, TX. Prior to her position at St. Austin, in Dallas, TX, she was a Pastoral Associate at Christ the King Parish with a ministry to the home-bound, sick, elderly, bereaved, and troubled youth, the R.C.I.A. Director at St. Monica, a theology teacher at the all-girls college preparatory high school, Ursuline Academy, and an adjunct instructor of World Religions at North Lake College. As a professionally trained voice talent, Marylynn has volunteered her time not only as a staff announcer but in underwriting solicitation and fundraising development. She enjoys cooking, the arts, and traveling with husband Dr. Gary Wesson, DDS on their many “adventures.”
