By the time the sun rises each weekday morning, radio host Brian Brooks is already in the studio at KPRS Radio Station, preparing to greet Kansas City over the airwaves, a routine he’s maintained for over two decades.
Known to his listeners as Brian B. Shynin’, Brooks sets up his soundboard, adjusts his microphone, and arranges his playlist, ready to continue the longstanding tradition of Black radio that KPRS has upheld for 75 years.
Alongside his co-host, Deona Perry, who is known on air as Deona Hustle, the duo hosts the “Hustle and Shyne in The Morning,” show on “Hot 103.3 Jamz.” Despite the early start they maintain a deep sense of duty to honor the station’s legacy, ensuring that, even if they are not feeling their best some mornings, the daily goal is to always deliver a high-quality show…