Extraordinary Black women radio personalities you should know. Meet Felèsha Love, from radio personality to CEO of Black Women In Radio, and the BWIR Historical Society 501(c)3! A scholar, author and former morning show co-host (Atlanta’s KISS 104 and HOT 97.5), Love is passionate about preserving Black radio culture. She presented the BWIR National Historical Collection at the Library of Congress with other stellar media professionals at our nation’s capitol in April. The collection is America’s largest contemporary collection of living history and sound preservation for women. She leads ongoing research and collections in partnership with the Library of Congress’ RPTF and AUC’s Robert W. Woodruff Library. The Mind-Body author nurtured 30-year parallel careers in radio and wellness which fuels her media shows, and business workshops. The “Two Minute Manager,” and “Wellness Moment Shows” are hosted and produced by Felesha for media subscribers.
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Felèsha Love – Visionary, Trailblazer, Educator, and Cultural Preservationist
Inter-Urban Broadcasting, Zappis, Cox Broadcasting, Entercom, Audacy, iHeart, and Radio One
Born in Chicago, raised in St. Louis, and seasoned in Atlanta, Felèsha Love’s career has been defined by bold firsts, quiet resilience, and an unwavering commitment to amplifying voices that history too often leaves unheard.
As a college student at Lindenwood University, Felèsha achieved many firsts as the only Black female DJ on KCLC’s playing punk rock music on the campus radio station. She produced weekly Public Affairs Shows at KS 94, and worked for marketing and promotions at MAGIC 108 as an intern before landing a shift at the city’s heritage stations. In 1986, KATZ/Z100 was the home to the legendary Dr. Jockenstein, a voice she’d grown up hearing, walked the same halls.
She was still in her twenties when Inter-Urban Broadcasting, the station’s parent company, tapped her for an even bigger role. She stepped into the role of Music Director and on-air talent at WIZF, “The Wiz” in Cincinnati, making her the youngest and only woman in management at the time. That early baptism into leadership was no gentle introduction. She joined Cincinnati’s number 1 station WBLZ in 1988, when she was recruited to Atlanta’s KISS 104 (WEKS FM), as morning show co-host, a breakthrough that marked a significant professional milestone. In 1990, and over the next five years, she became a fixture on V103, commanding nearly every time slot. She later crossed over to Star 94, proving her range in Pop and Adult Contemporary formats. Behind the mic, Love was quietly fighting and overcoming bulimia, transforming her battle into a second career in wellness. Instead of breaking, she built resilience, becoming ACE-certified in fitness and developing six additional wellness specialties, turning personal struggle into a mission to teach others how to thrive.
After a high-profile return to V103 and a publicized departure captured by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in the feature Love Loss, she stepped away from radio to focus on motherhood. But the pull of the microphone was strong. In 1995, Love made history as the first Black female morning show co-host for Radio One’s HOT 97.5 (WHTA) Art Terrell and Felèsha Love Morning Party, and later the Ryan Cameron Morning Show. She fused broadcasting with activism—launching The Felesha Love Phat Fitness Tour, visiting nearly 100 schools with celebrity guests to inspire healthier lifestyles. Her efforts earned her Atlanta’s prestigious Phoenix Award, a Lieutenant Colonel Aide-De-Camp honor from the Georgia Governor’s Office, and an outpouring of recognition from educators and students across multiple counties.
By the mid 2000s, she returned anchoring a cluster of stations for Metro Traffic in Atlanta including the Tom Joyner Morning Show, writing for KISS 104’s website while working weekends on air, and being featured as “Atlanta’s Favorite Fitness Pro” in Atlanta Sports & Fitness Magazine. She launched Love Enterprises, Inc., facilitating corporate workshops on leadership, branding, and customer experience, and later earned her MBA while serving as a professor in Spelman College’s Wellness Department. At Spelman (2008-2016), she developed accredited courses, authored her first book called Brave Leap to Freedom, founded MySpiritFitness® Management Group, and produced two-minute radio segments called the MySpiritFitness Wellness Moment which currently airs on WAOK Atlanta, and JAM98 Music for Your Soul.
In 2016, Love became Director of Development for the National Black Radio Hall of Fame, helping to expand national chapters and marketing visibility before devoting herself fully to a groundbreaking mission: documenting the stories of Black women in broadcasting. What began as a simple hashtag in 2017, #BlackWomenInRadio exploded into a national movement. She built America’s largest contemporary and historical archive of women broadcasters, featuring over 100 hours of oral histories and spotlighting 39 pioneers from 1940 to the present. Her work garnered an invitation to the White House in the Spring of 2023, solidifying BWIR as both a cultural treasure and a living legacy.
Today, the Black Women in Radio organization is a Library of Congress Affiliate where Felèsha is a member of the African American and Civil Rights Caucus, as well as, the College, Community, and Educational Radio Caucus. She directs the Radio LEGENDS, and the BWIR national archival projects in partnership with the Radio Preservation Task Force (RPTF) of the Library of Congress National Recording Preservation Board, and the Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library which serves the four members of the Atlanta University Center, the world’s oldest consortium of historically black colleges and universities and the Interdenominational Theological Center.
Felèsha’s commitment to education is as enduring as her broadcast legacy. While serving as a professor at the Art Institutes shaping future creatives in audio/video production, brand strategy and business communication she developed The BWIR Ultimate Internship Experience program serving the Art Institute, Temple University, Georgia State University, and Howard University.
From the studio booth to the classroom, from national recognition to community service, Felèsha Love continues to blend her expertise in media, wellness, business strategy, and historical preservation to create transformative experiences, inspire future generations, and ensure that the legacies of women in broadcasting are never forgotten.
Felesha Love’s Broadcasting Career Highlights:
JAM98 Music for Your Soul (2023-present)
Content writer, producer and host of the MySpiritFitness Wellness Moment Shows (two-minute vignette features)
TIKI TV – Good Life TV Channel 19 (2020-present)
Host of the Black Women in Radio Show
WAOK Atlanta (2021- present)
Talk Show Host (sub for the Juandolyn Stokes Midday Show)
MySpiritFitness Wellness Moment Shows
Founder of Black Women In Radio, LLC (2017)
September 2021 partnership with the Library of Congress’s Radio Preservation Task Force
1015 THE VIBE (2016 – 2018)
The Felesha Love Show, Sunday mornings
Midday Radio Personality
Host and Producer of the MySpiritFitness Wellness Moment Show
iHeartMedia’s Southwest Regional Traffic Reporter (2018)
Traffic Anchor for a cluster of stations in Atlanta including WSB, Alabama, Tennessee, S. Carolina, and Sirius Satellite radio in Florida
iHeart Podcasting 2014 – present
The Felesha Love Show
Black Women In Radio Podcast
MySpiritFitness Wellness Moment Show
KISS 104 (2003 – 2005)
Part-time Host of Slow Jams (7 PM-midnight)
Weekend Afternoon shows
Metro Traffic / Westwood One (2003 – 2004)
Morning Show Traffic Anchor for WGST and KISS 104 (Tom Joyner)
Evening Drive Traffic reporter
HOT 97.5 (1995 – 1999)
Atlanta Morning Show Co-Host with Art Terrell
Star 94 (1992) before returning to V 103
Part-time Radio Personality Weekends
V 103 – Radio Personality – (1991 – 1995)
Part-time Radio Personality – Evening Drive, Quiet Storm and weekends
KISS 104 (1989 – 1991)
Atlanta Morning Show Co-Host
WBLZ (1988) – Cincinnati, OH
Radio Personality
WIZF 101 The WIZ (1986 – 1987) – Cincinnati, OH
Music Director and Midday Radio Personality
KATZ & Z100 (1985-1986) – St. Louis, MO
Part-time Radio Personality Weekends
WESL AM (1985) – St. Louis, MO
Part-time Radio Personality Weekends
KS 94 (1986) Internship – St. Louis, MO
Magic 108 (1986) Internship – St. Louis, MO
KCLC (1984-1985) – Lindenwood University
Meet Felesha Love, Founder and President of Black Women In Radio (BWIR). Felesha was hired as an on-air talent her second day on the job as a receptionist at Lindenwood University. In 1986, she worked weekend shifts, at the legendary Z100 in St. Louis. One year later, she took an historic position as the first black female music director and midday talent at “The Wiz” in Cincinnati.
In 1989, Felesha accepted an offer to co-host a new Morning Show at Atlanta’s KISS 104 with her former PD Brian Castle. She also co-hosted mornings with Harry Lyles. Over the next five years, Felesha was heard on midday, evening drive and weekends at Atlanta’s 1 station V103 and for a short time at Star 94 working alongside Ryan Seacrest. Radio One made a bold move by bringing the Urban Hip Hop music format to Atlanta and hiring Felesha. She became the first black female morning show cohost for its debut at HOT 97.5 WHTA with the “Art Terrell and Felesha Love Morning Party,” as well as, the “Ryan Cameron Morning Show.”
While raising two daughters, navigating divorce and a new blended family, and earning a master’s degree in Business Administration, Felesha was offered a faculty position at Spelman College which lasted seven years. During that time, she developed a wellness pedagogy and established MySpiritFitness© Management Group, LLC (MSF) to produce positive content for broadcast and digital media including her Two-Minute Manager Shows and “Felesha Love Show” podcast.
In 2014, she published a self-help book called Brave Leap to Freedom:
Integrating Mind, Body and Spirit to Cultivate Healthy Relationships and began traveling and speaking on platforms with the Ultimate Women’s Expo across the country.
In 2016, Felesha was appointed Board member of the National Black Radio Hall of Fame (NBRHOF). She worked as the Director of Development and served as VP of the Atlanta Chapter. She helped expand NBRHOF Chapters, create and produce marketing campaigns and assisted with planning and research for regional and national agendas. Through her research she noticed the of disparities of Black women in the industry and became determined to remove them from the shadows and implant them into historical conversations. Felesha created a #BlackWomenInRadio campaign in 2017, not to compete with other women’s organizations, but strictly to make the invisible visible and change the perception of how Black women are viewed. It made a national impact. She organized the BWIR Executive Board established and formed the Black Women In Radio, LLC in 2019.