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Big aspirations for a small town Texas performer

Hannah Kirby, during her Notably Texan interview on KETR.
Paul Bryan
Hannah Kirby, during her Notably Texan interview on KETR.

Hannah Kirby's talents as a singer, songwriter, violinist and performer were already well recognized by her fans in the Sulphur Springs area, but her breakthrough success on the television program The Voice is catapulting the 21 year old to lofty heights.

Matt Meinke and Hannah Kirby hamming it up in the KETR Studios.
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Matt Meinke and Hannah Kirby hamming it up in the KETR Studios.

After being chosen by Blake Shelton in the final tryouts of blind auditions, Kirby was forced to choose between switching to Adam Levine or Pharrell's team after her opponent in a battle round, Sarah Potenza, was chosen to advance. Hannah then became a proud member of Team Pharrell.

No stranger to Commerce, Hannah is a student at Texas A&M University-Commerce, and recently spent some time with Notably Texan to discuss her success on The Voice, her greatest music aspirations, favorite pastimes, and her appreciation of public radio.

More about Hannah is available at her website, and you can see videos from her appearances on The Voice here.

Notably Texan is heard weekdays from Noon-3pm on KETR.

Born in Dallas, Texas, Matt moved to the Sulphur Springs area in 1990 and settled in Commerce shortly thereafter. Having dreamed of working in radio since childhood, he began working at KETR while taking Radio-Television courses at Texas A&M University-Commerce in 1993. Matt has transitioned from a part-time worker and pupil of KETR, to the station’s Chief Announcer/Producer and supervisor of student broadcasters. A familiar voice of 88-9 KETR, Matt has hosted such shows as The Late Nite Lion, and can currently be heard as host of Notably Texan.
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