Melissa is originally from Chicago but she moved to the Panhandle in 1986. She is a graduate of Canyon High School and went on to Amarillo College to learn all she could about radio. She has been on the radio in Amarillo for over 20 years and hopes for many more. She loves music, baseball, (especially her Atlanta Braves and hometown Chicago White Sox) and the Investigation Discovery Channel. She has one daughter, Faith, and a granddaughter, Laila, who you'll probably hear about on the air. You can find her at home cooking or experimenting with her Air Fryer and Instant Pot.
Melissa Bartlett
Dasher Diary: Some Amarillo Customers Have No Shame
Some days I just want to take my car and just go back to my home in Amarillo and try another day. We have all been there. Not every day can be perfect when you spend some of your time driving around and delivering food to hungry Amarillo customers.
Amarillo Restaurant Teases New Addition to Wrestle Our Taste Buds
If you follow anything happening in Amarillo we love to tease new things. We look forward to getting a new place or even a new item. Whatever it is we love to try new things. So when there is something new we take notice.
The Amarillo Zoo – A Great Place to Take the Family to Enjoy
My daughter and granddaughter recently made a trip to Amarillo. We were looking for fun things to do so the granddaughter could let off some steam. We had a long list of fun activities. One of the places we were going to check out was the Amarillo Zoo.
Buc-ee’s Throws a Thanksgiving CurveBall in Amarillo With Sign
One of the biggest stories coming out of Amarillo in the past few years is Buc-ee's coming to Amarillo. Nobody believed it was actually coming when it was first in the rumor stage back in early 2022.
This Amarillo Family Fun Place is Growing and Looking for Help
Amarillo is pretty lucky to have a lot of the fun family places that we do. We can take the family out to Palo Duro Canyon for some hiking. We can take them to a local sports event during each season: the Sod Poodles, the Amarillo Wranglers, Amarillo Venom, or an Amarillo Bombers game.
First Buc-ee’s Next This Major Store Coming to Amarillo
We are just weeks away from Buc-ee's in Amarillo opening. That is big news. First, this was just a dream, a rumor, and now the reality is here. That does not put an end to new places coming to Amarillo. As we are working our way to the end of the year it is not ending without more big news.
A Totally Stress Free Thanksgiving in Amarillo is Possible
We are just days away from Thanksgiving in Amarillo. Have you made your plans? Maybe you have. Maybe you haven't. You may have thought to yourself that wish you could have a totally stress-free Thanksgiving.
Amarillo’s Buc-ee’s Gears Up for Highly Anticipated December Opening
It's been a minute since we had an update on Amarillo's Buc-ee's. There has been so much going on since the moment we found out about them coming to our city. We had a groundbreaking.
Amarillo is Ready to Kick Off Campaign to Help Out Entire Texas Panhandle
It's the most wonderful time of the year in Amarillo. We watch as all of the Christmas lights start going up. We plan for our trip to go see Santa Claus. We know there is a lot going on from Thanksgiving through the new year.
Odds Are You Received One of These Letters in Your Amarillo Mail
When I went to the mail the other day I got a letter from the City of Amarillo. I opened it. I looked over it a bit and then I put it off to the side. It was something about my water line. I went about my business with plans to look at it more later on.