Coco Dominguez is a bilingual On-Air Talent whose passion for entertainment and music has landed her some amazing television and radio hosting opportunities, with years of experience in radio broadcasting and 4 years in television broadcasting. She began her radio career in 2000 in her hometown of Houston, Texas at Univision's House Party 100.7 midday shift, followed by co-hosting the morning show on Party 104.9 in Houston. She went on to do middays in San Francisco and San José, California at Univision's La Kalle, Latin Urban bilingual station for 3 years. CoCo then moved back to Houston and began covering the afternoon drive for CBS Radio's KKHH HOT 95.7 and also weekends for CBS's sister Spanish Pop station KLOL Mega 101. CoCo has interviewed some of the biggest names in music from past and present such as Cardi B, Ice Cube, Mary J Blige, Jonas Brothers, George Foreman, 50 Cent, James Harden, Juan Luis Guerra, Sean Combs, DJ Quik, Usher, Eric B & Rakim, Prince Royce and many more.

In addition, Coco Dominguez has now also expanded her aspirations to television and is currently working with KRIV-FOX 26 News Houston as a nightly Entertainment Reporter for The News Edge at 10pm as well as the 5PM Traffic Reporter. CoCo has also recently co-hosted weekly Empire Show Recaps and previously American Idol Recaps during the morning, noon and evening news.

CoCo started in Houston radio in 2000 doing middays on Univision’s House Party 100.7, then moved to co-hosting the morning show on Party 104.9.

She later headed to California to do middays in San Francisco and San Jose at Univision’s La Kalle, Latin Urban bilingual station for 3 years.

After that, she moved back to Houston and began hosting afternoons for CBS Radio’s KKHH (Hot 95.7) and weekends for Spanish/Pop sister station KLOL (Mega 101).

In 2016, when KKHH flipped formats, she made the move to television full time.

The transition from radio to television was somewhat smooth according to Dominguez.

“At least as far as the live element goes.

But there’s a lot more detail to appearance because I didn’t just have listeners anymore, I had viewers too.

Also, in radio you were predominantly in the studio so the artists usually came to you.

In TV you are on a constant hunt to get the feature and or story for the day.”

One of CoCo’s biggest achievements was being on radio and television simultaneously in English and Spanish. “I’ll never forget; however, being scheduled for Hot 95.7 and Mega 101 for the same exact 3p to 7p shift when I worked part time. We didn’t realize it until the last minute,” says Dominguez. “Both studios were on the same floor so for hours I kept my headphones around my neck going back and forth from studio to studio, doing hourly prize giveaways in two different languages and hosting two different shows. I had to write the station name and prize on paper in each studio to make it work. Apparently, it did because I didn’t mess it up!”

Hurricanes, floods, and surviving the goat milking contest at the Houston Rodeo are just a few of the challenges CoCo Dominguez has overcome in her 20-year broadcasting career.

It’s been difficult to lock her down this week, as the biggest event of the year for all Houstonians kicks off.

If you know anything about the Houston Live Stock Show and Rodeo, you know it’s a month-long celebration of food, music, livestock, culture, heart attack on a stick and so much more.

Anyone involved in the media makes the month-long commitment to compete in every indulgent contest possible, and while sadly CoCo has never taken home the goat milking trophy, she has mastered the Celebrity Rib Eating contest at Luther’s BBQ at least once.

“I ate more ribs than any female radio or television broadcaster in the contest to do it,” she says.

“And I got a big ass trophy with pigs on the side to prove it!”

One of CoCo’s biggest challenges in her career was creating her own lane in television with no communications/journalism degree and no knowledge of how to use the equipment.

That didn’t stop her though.

“Within a year and a half, I learned to shoot and edit my own stories, while continuing to solidify my reporting.

I had to put all fears aside and continue to learn as much and as quickly as I possibly could,” says Dominguez.

“That’s why it’s so important to mentor young women in the business these days.

I want them to understand that this is by no means easy.

People see the interviews I get and the pictures I post with celebrities, but I want them to know it’s been 20 years of hard work to build those contacts and relationships and to make sure I put out good work.”

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