About Mimi
There are very few disc jockeys whose extraordinary
style is matched by their great musical ear and an amazing list of
celebrity interviews.
Barely out of high school, Mimi's radio
career started in Philadelphia at a recording studio where she was
discovered by the legendary East Coast disc jockey, Dr. Perri Johnson.
Under his guidance, Mimi started out at a Philly hard rock station
playing music from Led Zeppelin to Jimi Hendrix. Very quickly her
musical talent attracted the attention of Bob Klein, the General
Manager and Vice President of the pioneering top-rated radio station,
WDAS-FM. There the R & B and highly funkified format combined with
Mimi's musicality capturing the seventh largest market in the nation
for over 20 years. Her smooth and sultry delivery, musical knowledge
and interviews brought her the attention of listeners not only
nationwide but around the world.
Mimi has worked every shift on
radio from afternoons to morning and evening drive-time. Stacks of fan
letters from Teddy Pendergrass to members of the armed services all
mention Mimi's captivating voice. It is compelling in its ability to
grip your attention while softly dangling you in suspense wondering
what she will say next.
Mimi was also the first female Assistant
Program Director in the history of WDAS-FM. Grammy award winning
producers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff selected her to narrate the Teddy Pendergrass album Live Coast to Coast which sold millions of albums worldwide. Her Friday night rap show was the launching pad for the careers of famed movie and recording star Will Smith who served as her guest co-host, along with his musical colleague, DJ Jazzy Jeff. Luther Vandross brought her flowers and sang live for the first time on any radio station for her birthday. Patti Labelle also celebrated Mimi's
birthday, co-hosting, sharing the latest Hollywood gossip and singing
live on the air. The phenomenally gifted writer/performer, Prince,
gave one of his first East Coast performances at a party Mimi threw at
the Emerald City in New Jersey. Queen Latifah hit the stage for the
first time when Mimi brought her in to perform live at Club After
Midnight in Philadelphia.
When it comes to interviews, nobody
does it better. Mimi gets the most controversial questions answered
while making it comfortable for the artist to open up. Such was the
case during her interview with Vanessa Williams just after losing her
Miss America crown while building a singing and film career. Here is
just a partial list of the other superstars whom Mimi has interviewed:
Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Patti Labelle, LL Cool J, Stevie
Wonder, Barry White, Boys II Men, Babyface, Isaac Hayes, Gerald Levert,
The O'Jays, Kool & The Gang, Sister Sledge, Jody Watley, Public
Enemy, Run DMC, Big Daddy Kane, MC Lyte, Ice T, Biz Markey, KRS 1,
Heatwave, Smokey Robinson, Dionne Warrick, Parliament Funkadelic,
George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Chaka Khan, Natalie Cole and Mary J.
Blige.
In the often blustering, bragging world of radio, many say they are great, but very few can back it up like Mimi.
