Geena the Latina
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Geena the Latina is co-host of Frankie & Geena on KHTS
Channel 933 San Diego. Geena has also dipped her hand in writing, hosting columns for magazines such as Pacific Magazine, Rego Magazine, and University Connection magazine.
Channel 933 San Diego’s AJ’s Playhouse morning show for three years. In August of 2009 she followed AJ to Star 94.1 as co-host. In early 2011, she was voted as one of the “50 hottest girls in radio” ranking in at #4! This is the third year she is listed! by the popular website popcrunch.com. She was also named as one of San Diego Magazine’s “Movers and Shakers”( March 2009 issue) and was feaured in 944 magazine “The Tranplants” (May 2009 issue). Discoversd.com featured her in their “Local Style Spotlight” article (June 2009). Geena has filmed various TV segments for MTV Tr3́s, KNBC
also known as NBC LA, LATV
, and Sí TV
. Geena's voice has also been used in the World Series Championship Poker Game. Before coming to San Diego Geena worked at 102.7 KIIS-FM
Los Angeles where she served as the red-carpet reporter for “The JoJo on the Radio Show” hosted by JoJo Wright
. At the same time Geena worked for the “Friday Night Party Show” with former Lighter Shade of Brown member ODM. Geena also did “on-site reporting” and “call-ins” for “The Valentine Show” and “The Ryan Seacrest
Show.” Geena started her radio career as an intern at 102.7 KIIS-FM
. She soon got hired on the street team and was eventually discovered by Program Director John Ivey who offered Geena a chance to do on-air content for the station. Geena has been through a lot in her young life which is why she has such a strong passion for the inner city youth of her community. She spends her free time visiting local junior high and high schools inspiring them to become more than what is expected of them.
Filmed guest segments for "Your LA" on NBC LA. After being in LA all her life Geena joins AJ's Playhouse as the new co-host on KHTS-FM
Channel 933.
Star 941 AJ in the morning as co-host the show she was on Channel 933 is moved over to Star 941. She also starts to do weeklt entertainment reports for Fox Entertainment.
KHTS-FM
KHTS-FM, also known as "Channel 933" or simply "nine-three-three", is a Contemporary Hit Radio station in San Diego, California, broadcasting in analog and digital HD Radio...
Channel 933 San Diego. Geena has also dipped her hand in writing, hosting columns for magazines such as Pacific Magazine, Rego Magazine, and University Connection magazine.
Biography
Originally from Los Angeles, and now residing in San Diego, Geena has worked in radio for 9 years. Geena graduated from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles 2002 with a Degree in Business Marketing. She attended school on a softball scholarship but quit after freshman year. While in high school at Alemany High School, where she graduated from in 1998 she played both softball and basketball. Now she is the co-host on Frankie & Geena on KHTS Channel 933. First she served as the female co-host on KHTS-FMKHTS-FM
KHTS-FM, also known as "Channel 933" or simply "nine-three-three", is a Contemporary Hit Radio station in San Diego, California, broadcasting in analog and digital HD Radio...
Channel 933 San Diego’s AJ’s Playhouse morning show for three years. In August of 2009 she followed AJ to Star 94.1 as co-host. In early 2011, she was voted as one of the “50 hottest girls in radio” ranking in at #4! This is the third year she is listed! by the popular website popcrunch.com. She was also named as one of San Diego Magazine’s “Movers and Shakers”( March 2009 issue) and was feaured in 944 magazine “The Tranplants” (May 2009 issue). Discoversd.com featured her in their “Local Style Spotlight” article (June 2009). Geena has filmed various TV segments for MTV Tr3́s, KNBC
KNBC
KNBC, channel 4, is an owned-and-operated television station of the NBC Television Network, licensed to Los Angeles, California, USA. KNBC's studios and offices are located within the NBC Studios complex in Burbank, California, and its transmitter is located on Mount Wilson...
also known as NBC LA, LATV
LATV
LATV is a bilingual music and entertainment network. LATV has been on the air in the Los Angeles market as KJLA since 2001 and is distributed through mostly digital television subchannels throughout the United States and Puerto Rico....
, and Sí TV
Sí TV
NuvoTV is an English-language cable network that caters to the bicultural Latino population of the United States. Programming includes lifestyle, reality, comedy, and more...
. Geena's voice has also been used in the World Series Championship Poker Game. Before coming to San Diego Geena worked at 102.7 KIIS-FM
KIIS-FM
KIIS-FM is a Los Angeles, California, USA-based radio station with a partial Top 40 musical format. It is owned by Clear Channel Communications. KIIS is also simulcasted on KVVS in Rosamond, at 105.5 MHz...
Los Angeles where she served as the red-carpet reporter for “The JoJo on the Radio Show” hosted by JoJo Wright
JoJo Wright
JoJo Wright is an American radio personality, Internet show host, celebrity commentator, and film actor. He hosts the Top 40 radio show, “JoJo On The Radio,” which airs on the number one station in Los Angeles, KIIS-FM, and is nationally syndicated in more than 60 markets...
. At the same time Geena worked for the “Friday Night Party Show” with former Lighter Shade of Brown member ODM. Geena also did “on-site reporting” and “call-ins” for “The Valentine Show” and “The Ryan Seacrest
Ryan Seacrest
Ryan John Seacrest is an American radio personality, television host, network producer and voice actor. He is the host of On Air with Ryan Seacrest, a nationally syndicated Top 40 radio show that airs on KIIS-FM in Los Angeles and throughout the United States and Canada on Premiere Radio Networks,...
Show.” Geena started her radio career as an intern at 102.7 KIIS-FM
KIIS-FM
KIIS-FM is a Los Angeles, California, USA-based radio station with a partial Top 40 musical format. It is owned by Clear Channel Communications. KIIS is also simulcasted on KVVS in Rosamond, at 105.5 MHz...
. She soon got hired on the street team and was eventually discovered by Program Director John Ivey who offered Geena a chance to do on-air content for the station. Geena has been through a lot in her young life which is why she has such a strong passion for the inner city youth of her community. She spends her free time visiting local junior high and high schools inspiring them to become more than what is expected of them.
2004
Geena became the Friday Night Party girl for the Friday Night Party show with ODM (Lighter Shade of Brown)2005
Geena becomes the red-carpet reporter for the JoJo on the Radio show on 102.7 KIIS FM. She is Host of LA XLarge on LA TV2006
Entertainment column for Rego MagazineFilmed guest segments for "Your LA" on NBC LA. After being in LA all her life Geena joins AJ's Playhouse as the new co-host on KHTS-FM
KHTS-FM
KHTS-FM, also known as "Channel 933" or simply "nine-three-three", is a Contemporary Hit Radio station in San Diego, California, broadcasting in analog and digital HD Radio...
Channel 933.
2009
Geena once again is Host for City of Hope Breast Cancer Walk. She also begins to write for the entertainment column of Pacific Magazine. On August 31, 2009 Geena moves over to KMYIKMYI
KMYI is a commercial radio station in San Diego, California, broadcasting on 94.1 FM and in HD Radio. KMYI airs a hot adult contemporary music format branded as "Star 94.1".-History:...
Star 941 AJ in the morning as co-host the show she was on Channel 933 is moved over to Star 941. She also starts to do weeklt entertainment reports for Fox Entertainment.