04 OCT 2026.
Artificial intelligence has moved behind the microphone. At Los Angeles’ José FM, host Geraldine “GeeGee” Guzman shares her show with Coyotec, an AI personality designed to deliver banter, commentary and advertising pitches. Listeners are told their co-host is artificial. The station reports growing audiences, particularly among Latino men ages twenty-five to fifty-four, although it cannot establish whether Guzman, Coyotec or their partnership deserves the credit.
Entravision developed Coyotec using ElevenLabs technology and executive Eduardo Maytorena’s voice. Guzman supplies topics, including sports, elections and immigration enforcement. The software generates responses with a confident delivery. But technical limitations remain. Coyotec sometimes swears and struggles with conversations lasting longer than ten minutes, requiring separately recorded segments.
The show has expanded into weekday commuting hours and additional markets. Management sees commercial opportunity, especially in precisely controlled advertising messages. Maytorena says developing and operating the character can cost more than employing some humans, complicating the assumption that every AI experiment simply cuts expenses.
Nevertheless, broadcasters and unions see a threat. Radio employment fell from approximately 85,000 jobs in 2019 to 66,000 in 2025, according to figures cited in the article. That decline cannot simply be attributed to AI, but automation arrives in an industry already shedding workers.
SAG-AFTRA warns that synthetic replacements threaten livelihoods and audience trust. Critics question whether simulated warmth can substitute for a broadcaster’s lived experience, local knowledge and personal accountability.
Guzman sees opportunity. She believes Coyotec has expanded her audience and supported employment.
The central issue extends beyond whether a computer can sound entertaining. It concerns who controls the voice, whose interests shape its opinions and whether listeners understand the relationship they are forming. A chatbot can promise to protect human jobs. It cannot enforce that promise. Those decisions belong to executives, whose commitment to people will matter more than the machine’s reassuring words.
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The Waifs – Crazy Train
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