Jo Maeder
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Jo Maeder is an American writer and voiceover artist
. She is the author of the memoir When I Married My Mother, published by Da Capo Press/Perseus. She has also written for the New York Times and More Magazine. In 1977, after spotting station bumper sticker
s and giving away prizes as Y100/Miami's "Y-onic Woman", she became their first female disc jockey
, and one of the first female Top 40 DJs in the United States. Her air name was "The Madame." She was the first woman in that market to host a morning drive
radio program: "Up and At 'Em with the Madame" on WINZ-FM/I-95. In 1984 she joined Jay Thomas
as co-host of the WKTU/New York morning show. On July 13, 1985, WKTU became WXRK/K-Rock and she became known as "The Rock and Roll
Madame". Her show often followed Howard Stern's in the six more years she remained with the station. In 1993 she co-hosted a talk show
on WABC as herself, and in 1995 she joined Z100 using her real name. From 1995-2000 she taught a course on radio for N.Y.U.'s continuing education
department.
On April 13, 2011 she organized and hosted the first Triad "Bookup" at Bin 33 restaurant in Greensboro, NC, to "promote long-form reading in a short-form world." The public was invited to show up with any book of their choosing and read it to themselves. Maya Angelou issued a statement supporting the concept. More Bookups are scheduled in other locations.
http://www.amazon.com/When-Married-Mother-Daughters-Matters/dp/0306817950/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1295214296&sr=1-1
http://www.news-record.com/content/2011/04/06/article/booklovers_welcome_to_sit_and_read
http://www.gsotweetup.com/2011/04/meet-who-you-tweet-jomaeder-and-thebookup/
Voice acting
Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters and radio and audio dramas and comedy, as well as doing voice-overs in radio and television commercials, audio dramas, dubbed foreign language films, video games, puppet shows, and amusement rides.Performers are called...
. She is the author of the memoir When I Married My Mother, published by Da Capo Press/Perseus. She has also written for the New York Times and More Magazine. In 1977, after spotting station bumper sticker
Bumper sticker
A bumper sticker is an adhesive label or sticker with a message, intended to be attached to the bumper of an automobile and to be read by the occupants of other vehicles - although they are often stuck onto other objects...
s and giving away prizes as Y100/Miami's "Y-onic Woman", she became their first female disc jockey
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
, and one of the first female Top 40 DJs in the United States. Her air name was "The Madame." She was the first woman in that market to host a morning drive
Drive time
Drive time is the daypart analog to prime time for radio broadcasting. It consists of the morning hours when listeners wake up, get ready, and/or head to work or school, and the afternoon hours when they are heading home and before their evening meal. These are the periods where the number of...
radio program: "Up and At 'Em with the Madame" on WINZ-FM/I-95. In 1984 she joined Jay Thomas
Jay Thomas
Jay Thomas is an American actor, comedian and radio talk show host.-Personal life:Thomas was born in Kermit, Texas. He was raised in his Italian American mother's Roman Catholic faith, although his father was Protestant....
as co-host of the WKTU/New York morning show. On July 13, 1985, WKTU became WXRK/K-Rock and she became known as "The Rock and Roll
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
Madame". Her show often followed Howard Stern's in the six more years she remained with the station. In 1993 she co-hosted a talk show
Talk show
A talk show or chat show is a television program or radio program where one person discuss various topics put forth by a talk show host....
on WABC as herself, and in 1995 she joined Z100 using her real name. From 1995-2000 she taught a course on radio for N.Y.U.'s continuing education
Continuing education
Continuing education is an all-encompassing term within a broad spectrum of post-secondary learning activities and programs. The term is used mainly in the United States and Canada...
department.
On April 13, 2011 she organized and hosted the first Triad "Bookup" at Bin 33 restaurant in Greensboro, NC, to "promote long-form reading in a short-form world." The public was invited to show up with any book of their choosing and read it to themselves. Maya Angelou issued a statement supporting the concept. More Bookups are scheduled in other locations.
External links
http://www.jomaeder.com- http://www.perseusbooksgroup.com/dacapo/book_detail.jsp?isbn=0306817950
http://www.amazon.com/When-Married-Mother-Daughters-Matters/dp/0306817950/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1295214296&sr=1-1
http://www.news-record.com/content/2011/04/06/article/booklovers_welcome_to_sit_and_read
http://www.gsotweetup.com/2011/04/meet-who-you-tweet-jomaeder-and-thebookup/