Kesha Monk
Air Personality, KKBT - Los Angeles
NABFEME NABFEME is proud to salute the women
of color who are making a difference in music & entertainment.
It is even more of an honor when that woman is a young, spirited
“go-getter” like Kesha Monk. Kesha Monk is a phenomenal
radio personality, talented vocalist and instrumentalist.
She is a 1995 graduate of Shaw University in Raleigh, North
Carolina and holds a degree in Mass Communications. Most recently,
Kesha was named midday air personality at KKBT in Los Angeles.
A move that took her from her native New York where she was
waking up New Yorkers with Isaac Hayes In The Morning on WRKS
(KISS-FM). Born and bred in Queens, New York, it is no surprise
that this brilliant young lady embraced a career that involved
her passion for music. Kesha is a product of a musical family,
both of her parents were professional gospel recording artists
and her great uncle was legendary jazz musician, Thelonious
Monk. She graduated from the world acclaimed high school of
Music and Art in Manhattan, where she majored in instrumental
music and played the bassoon in various citywide orchestras.
Realizing where her heart was, coupled with an extreme hunger
to learn more, Kesha changed her major from Music Education
to Mass Communications during her last year in college. She
was so fascinated with the broadcast industry, she spent every
spare minute at her college radio station. In essence, this
is where it all started for Kesha! Following graduation, she
landed her first gig at WAUG as the afternoon personality.
Thereafter, she landed a part-time seasonal opportunity at
WFXC-WFXK. Following this brief stay, she was hired as the
full time Quiet Storm host at WQOK. Her smooth and sultry
vocal skills led to consistent #1 ratings for 7 Arbritron
Rating periods in a row! In mid 1999, she ventured to WJJJ
in Pittsburgh, PA where she took the city and airwaves by
storm! In as little as six months, the Achievement in Radio,
Board of Governors nominated Kesha Monk as the "Best
New Talent in The Market." Her passion for the broadcast
industry, her tireless energy, determination, and dedication
will make Kesha Monk one the nation's most dynamic personalities
in history.
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