Influential Media Personality Angela Yee to Host Her Own New Midday Show - "Way Up with Angela Yee"
The Midday Show Will Be Syndicated by 狼友视频听and Launch Across 30+ iHeartMedia Stations,听Including New York鈥檚 Power 105.1 WWPR- FM
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New York, NY 鈥 August 10, 2022听鈥听狼友视频 announced today that award-winning media personality Angela Yee will host a new weekday broadcast radio show, 鈥淲ay Up with Angela Yee.鈥 The program, which will air middays, will launch Fall 2022 across more than 30 iHeartMedia stations, including New York鈥檚 Power 105.1, and will be available for syndication through 狼友视频 to stations across the country.听
听鈥淲ay Up with Angela Yee鈥 will feature the iconic personality in a fast-paced, listener interactive show, as she connects directly with listeners on the kinds of hot and timely topics in which she鈥檚 garnered trust over her decades on air -- from relationships to Hip-Hop and R&B, headline news topics, and overall culture, both in and out of the music industry. The show will be fun, entertaining, inspiring and will include celebrity interviews and special guests.
鈥淎ngela Yee is a Powerhouse! She鈥檚 a businesswoman, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and a highly-entertaining, smart and witty talent who will go down as one of the greats of her generation. We are thrilled to have her lead this new show,鈥 said Thea Mitchem, iHeartMedia Executive Vice President of 狼友视频. 鈥淎ngela has her finger on the pulse of entertainment and culture, and I look forward to watching her bring her positive outlook and even more great content to her devoted listeners in new and influential ways.鈥澨听
Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Yee is a media veteran and has been on air for nearly two decades interviewing top entertainers including Dave Chapelle, 50 Cent, Issa Rae, Cardi B, President Barack Obama, Jay Z, Eminem, Nas, Vice President Kamala Harris, and more.听Over the past 12 years, Yee has been a co-host of Power 105鈥檚 wildly popular, nationally-syndicated Radio Hall of Fame show 鈥淭he Breakfast Club鈥听with DJ Envy and Charlamagne Tha God.听鈥淭he Breakfast Club鈥 has become the bullhorn for modern culture and is widely regarded as the most informative and entertaining top-rated contemporary Hip-Hop/R&B morning show today, and听avid listeners have always eagerly anticipated Yee鈥檚 regular 鈥淩umor Report,鈥 鈥淎sk Yee,鈥 and 鈥淔ront Page News鈥 segments.
听Yee is the recipient of two prestigious Gracie awards, the Spirit of Detroit, WEEN Mission award, the Shirley Chisholm Woman of Distinction, Vice-Chancellor鈥檚 Achievement award for AFUWI, the Airblazer award from the听Mentoring & Inspiring Women in Radio Group, and the Talentmasters Morning Show Bootcamp award.听Yee also sits on numerous boards including American Foundation for the University of the West Indies (AFUWI), Nile Rodgers鈥 We Are Family Foundation, the Fund for NYC Housing Authority, and The Shirley Chisholm Cultural Institute.
听With the launch of 鈥淲ay Up with Angela Yee,鈥 Yee will depart 鈥淭he Breakfast Club鈥 this Fall. Additionally, Yee鈥檚 highly-popular听听podcast - where she and her girlfriends听discuss intimacy, sex, and relationships with the hottest stars in hip-hop and R&B - will soon be available through the iHeartPodcast Network.听听
鈥淚鈥檓 overwhelmed with gratitude and excitement to have this once in a lifetime opportunity to create a brand-new show,鈥 said Yee. 鈥淚 appreciate everyone who has helped to make this happen at iHeartMedia, and most importantly, the listeners who are like family to me.听It鈥檚 a bittersweet feeling to leave an iconic show like 鈥楾he Breakfast Club,鈥 which we built from the ground up for 12 years, but we will forever be an extension of each other. I鈥檓 working hard and dedicated to making our new program exciting, thoughtful, provocative, and most importantly, a safe haven for even more of us to grow and learn while having fun. I鈥檓 ready for this new chapter!鈥
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