Student punk group manager to appear on ‘Wife Swap’ Monday
Two families with very different values change places each week for the viewing pleasure of millions of TV watchers. In “Wife Swap,” the hit ABC show, the wives of the chosen families fly across country to experience a different lifestyle for two weeks.
One of these families was the Meeks, who lead a Texas party punk band, the 3 Kisses, managed by a student at this college.
Jen Kowalski, a 43-year-old music business sophomore, manages three bands, the Saturday Nite Shockers, PlayinSyx and the 3 Kisses.
A year after the Meeks applied to be on “Wife Swap,” they began taping in early January. Kowalski was supportive of the decision because it gave the band free publicity.
As a manager, Kowalski books gigs for the bands, plans tours and deals with band recordings and the creative side of the business.
“Managing is a lot of fun. It’s not all glamorous rock’n'roll life style. You have to take rejection,” Kowalski said.
Kowalski wasn’t there during the filming of the everyday family stuff, but she was there for the night performances and a surprise party she planned for the swap mom. She doesn’t know what will be in the edited show.