{"id":22975,"date":"2024-11-07T14:54:37","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T19:54:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2024\/11\/07\/watch-alumnus-justin-aguirre-shares-his-story-with-channel-5\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T12:05:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T16:05:21","slug":"watch-alumnus-justin-aguirre-shares-his-story-with-channel-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2024\/11\/07\/watch-alumnus-justin-aguirre-shares-his-story-with-channel-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Alumnus Justin Aguirre Shares His Story with Channel 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Northern Essex Community College alumnus Justin Aguirre &#8217;06 is a familiar voice to many. As co-host and executive producer of the \u201cBilly and Lisa in the Morning Show,\u201d on Kiss 108, he often shares pieces of his personal life with listeners. In 2023, the NECC community heard his story firsthand when he was the <a href=\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/03\/23\/kiss-108-co-host-will-be-featured-commencement-speaker\/\">featured commencement speaker<\/a>. 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