Do you spend your day feeling bored or sluggish? We’ll take care of you. 101jamz! Fun things to do that will make your whole day better. Their on-air personalities are great, and you’re sure to laugh out loud when you listen to them. WVAI 101.3 Jamz is the best Hip-Hop and R&B radio station and the voice of Charlottesville. They make their shows like the ones below:
• Sherell Rowe on Jo Iyce in the Morning
• DJ Almighty in Smash City
• Chey Parker’s “The Midday Connection.”
• The Chris Thomas Show
• Block Party with Laila and Bri
But niether of this could happen without the people who work behind the scenes. The team has been helped by DJ Almighty (PD), DJ Joi Iyce (Mixshow Coordinator), and Kawani “Que the plug” Belk (Marketing Director/Producer). The whole management team has found top-quality content.
Sherrell Rowe and Jo Iyce in the Morning
DJ Jo Iyce is a co-host of “The Clean and Dirty Podcast” and “Hot in My City” on Radio One DC. Every week, you can catch him in the hottest DMV nightclubs and on WKYS 93.9 every Friday with his mix show. DJ Jo Iyce is a professional DJ who has worked with some of the biggest names in the music and entertainment industry, like Future and brands. He keeps breaking new ground throughout his interesting career by making great music and gaining more experience.
Sherell Rowe, who co-hosts The Morning Show, is a writer, singer, and dynamic arranger who has taken steps to make a name for herself in the music business. Sherell’s father was in the Marines, and she was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. As a child, she moving around a lot because of her father’s job. This gave her the chance to inteligent a lot of different kinds of music and cultures. Sherell gets ideas for her music from these things.
Her 2010 Dark Planet Record EP, Sherell Rowe, shows her skills. Which was called “Hands down, one of the best projects of the 2010s.” Has worked with many other artists and won the 2011 DMV Award for “Best Alternative Artist.” For example, Wale, Raheem Devaughn, and Fattal. She is currently job with her longtime friend DJ Jo Iyce on the show “Jo Iyce in the Morning with Sherrell Rowe,” which airs Monday through Friday from 6 to 10 am. On Instagram, you can follow @joiyceworld and @sherellroweshow.
Laila and Bri’s Block Party
Laila Lopez found her place on the radio as soon as she was chosen out of the thousands who applied to be on the Steve Harvey Morning Show. After the Steve Harvey Morning Show ended, Laila moved to 107.9 – The Dirty Boys to continue her career.
Since then, Laila has worked for high-end platforms like Sirius XM and TMZ. Before joining the 101jamz team and finding a place to belong, she is now a co-host on “The Block Party with Laila and Bri!! Once they got together, it was easy for them to get along, and there hasn’t been a dull moment since.
Bri Ariel, who works with Laila, was born in Chicago. She started the business when she was only 15 years old. Bri was in a girl group where she had the main role. She learned quickly and was able to find her way around the business.
She went to college in Illinois and got a degree in Business Marketing and Fashion Merchandising. This made her want to work in business, so she moved to Atlanta. Once she was in Atlanta, she got a part in a short film on YouTube. This made her love for the entertainment business grow again, leading to Hollywood.
Bri bravely went to LA by herself on the west coast and got a spot on the popular podcast “IZM Radio.” Bri joined the team after being chosen by every fan of the podcast. Even though IZM was her first experience with radio, she was the missing piece that the team needed. Having energy that is real and easy to understand hooks people who are listening.
Bri aimed for the sky and kept lighting the spark. The IZM radio show led to her co-hosting not only a long-running show but also reality shows about herself and a traveling business show that focused on Black-owned businesses. Even though she started by herself in a place she didn’t know, Bri has made it one of the most wishes places to live her home through hard work and charm.
Follow @mslailalopez and @bri.arier so you don’t miss their show. “Every Saturday from 3 to 7 pm, there’s a block party with Laila and Bri.” As I’ve already said, it seems like they never miss a step; they know how to set the right mood. Do you want to go to a Block Party?
Chey Parker’s Midday Connection
Still, 101Jamz doesn’t stop there. Chey Parker is the host of 101Jamz in the middle of the day. She takes over the airwaves every weekend from 10 am to 3 pm, right after Jo Iyce and Sherrell Rowe. She is also on 93.3WKYS every Friday through Sunday.
Parker is a well-known figure in the media and a business owner. He has also worked as a writer, editor, producer, and on-air talent for more than a decade. Chey is from Hampton, and in 2013 she got a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism and Political Science with honors from Howard University. She has worked for C-SPAN, the British Broadcasting Company, Radio One, IHeartMedia, and PBS, which are big names in the media world. She was named to Vice’s DMV Top 35 Under 25 list in 2019 for her work and contributions to the industry.
But Chey isn’t just interested in the news. She works as a lead communications specialist for Deloitte Services LP, one of the world’s largest accounting and consulting firms. Her job is to help the firm’s high-priority business marketing initiatives with strategic communications. Chey is also the proud owner of Sacred n’ Sophisticated Glamour, a luxury lifestyle and clothing brand that will relaunch in 2022. Follow her on Twitter (@iamcheyparker) to get the latest news about the Launch and Chey.
DJ Almighty plays on Smash City Radio.
DJ Almighty is another great person in the 101Jamz family. Born in Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York, and raised in the Pink House Projects in east Brooklyn. Almighty lived in New Jersey for a while until the late 1990s. In 1998, he moved to Virginia, where his dreams came true.
“I come from a family that makes noise in the streets,” he says. His music is influenced by his father, Joseph “DJ Peter Jeter” Middleton, and his uncle Gerard “The Disco,” both of whom jam on the streets of Brooklyn. The legendary DJ Watkins introduced Almighty to the hip-hop industry, especially Fat Boy’s Prince Markie D, Whodini, Salt ‘n’ Pepa Jaz-o, and Fresh Gordon. He found Spinderella by Salt n’ Pepa, but he doesn’t get enough credit.
After moving to Virginia and getting a spot on WNRN’s The Boom Box 91.9 FM in Charlottesville, VA, Almighty was able to make it on his own. Here is where he lives now, and this is where he owns and runs the radio station 101.3 Jamz. He also started the soul of the Charlottesville urban festival with friends in the city. You can follow him at @djalmighty on Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, and Facebook.
THE MIX GOES ON
But what about Saturday and Sunday? I know what you are saying. Don’t worry, DJ Radio Mix Show will take care of it. Every Saturday from 9 in morning to 5 in night, DJ Ms. Carter, Coalition DJs, and Jonny Kaine (@jonny.kaine) bring the heat by playing nonstop bops. The music is new, keeping the party going all weekend long.
The Show with Chris Thomas
Not only that, but Chris Thomas will also start a new show in July 2022. Saturday morning can’t come soon enough for me. And that might be the strangest thing I’ve ever said.
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