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She left HOT97 to work on at The Beat in Philly, but unfortunately after being on air for 3 weeks she was replaced with an all music morning show. As on now she is without a radio show. |
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Jones is no longer on Hot 97 as of this time. She has left to focus on her family. |
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Miss Jones | |
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| Born | Tarsha Nicole Jones |
| Career | |
| Show | Miss Jones in the Morning |
| Station | Not available as of this time. |
| Time slot | n/a |
| Country | United States |
Miss Jones is the stage name of Tarsha Nicole Jones, the former host of Miss Jones in the Morning on the New York City radio station, Hot 97.
Background
Jones graduated from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in New York City then went on to Syracuse University where she graduated with a B.A. in Music. [1] Before becoming involved with radio, Jones sang professionally during the mid-1990s. She became famous in the early 1990s for her mixtape collaborations with DJ Ron G, Common, Jahiem, Big Pun and Najee. She enjoyed some success with her independent 1994 hit "Where I Wanna Be Boy".It hit the both the R&B Top 30 and Dance Top 30 (#21/#24). In 1995 she made a cameo appearance in The Notorious B.I.G.'s video One More Chance. She also sang the chorus on AZ's 1995 single Sugar Hill.
Controversy
2005
On January 18, 2005, Jones twice aired the song “USA for Indonesia”, a controversial song ridiculing the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, less than a month after the natural disaster killed nearly 300,000 people. [1] [2] [3] [4]
2008
She left HOT97 to work on at The Beat in Philly, but unfortunately after being on air for 3 weeks she was replaced with an all music morning show. As on now she is without a radio show.
References
- ^ Outrage over awful lyrics to HOT 97's racist 'Tsunami Song' NY Daily News.
- ^ Asian Media Watch Website of Asian group that monitors the media.
- ^ Tsunami song sinks hip-hop Hot-97 NY Daily News
- ^ 'Tsunami Song' fallout:3 suspended, 2 firedNY Daily News
She left HOT97 to work on at The Beat in Philly, but unfortunately after being on air for 3 weeks she was replaced with an all music morning show. As on now she is without a radio show.