Experience

The Diva Lounge
November 2010 – Present
Founder/Hostess

A-List Radio
November 2010 – July 2011
On-Air Host/Producer

Show Details 

• Co-host of top rated weekly mix-show (“VIP Saturdays” with DJ Self, airs on Shade 45/XM 66)
• Conduct live and phone interviews with A-list celebrities, artists, etc. (including Three Six Mafia, Lil Kim and T-Pain)
• Book guests including celebrities and notable industry professionals and coordinate all logistics with station management
• Work with producer to create show ideas, topics and themes
• Compose and distribute press releases and internet updates about special events and guest appearances

Sirius XM Radio
April 2007 – July 2010
On-Air Host

WBMB Radio
January 2004 – June 2008
On-Air Host/Producer

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Activities

Host live events (including fundraisers, launch parties, album release parties & more), conduct round-table discussions for various web outlets, moderate panel discussions

Skills

Wheatstone audio art sound board, Audio editing software including: Pro Tools, Audacity & Cool Edit/Adobe Audition

Today’s gold rush of multi-media will stream in a wave of fresh pundits and personalities to document the cybernetic times ahead. Of those new voices, one in particular will help merge the landscapes between modern news and entertainment. Former Sirius XM radio host and burgeoning television reporter, Shayna D, will own said voice.

The New York City resident, by way of the San Francisco Bay Area, first fell in professional love as a Corporate Communications major at Baruch College. It was there where Shayna flourished as an On-Air personality and eventual Music Director for her Alma Mater’s very own WBMB Radio. It was also where Shayna learned that her handle on multi-media was ambidextrous. Shayna’s warm tone, thorough reporting and constant finger on the pulse of world news and pop culture revealed she was a winner for radio and TV stations alike. “I have a genuine curiosity about people and their story––what motivates them, inspires them, sustains their drive,” says Shayna D. “That’s what intrigued me about the interviewing process. Like any love of yours, it was a natural attraction as well as a natural progression from traditional radio hosting.”

Since acquiring her very own show on WBMB (The Grind), Shayna later joined the Sirius XM radio ranks as a co-host and personality for Shade 45’s “VIP Saturdays.” Having interviewed an array of figures from reality TV (Ray J), rap (Lil’ Kim) to even her own media field (Sway Calloway), it’s no wonder that Shayna D has supplied Sirius XM’s premier Saturday night show with an awareness many hip-hop programs lack. But her impact isn’t restricted to the airwaves. Off-air, the Bay native empowers via The Diva Lounge, a multi-media company where progressive women of all walks of life connect online and in person to strengthen and share resources. While many give once they’ve received, Ms. D gives back while she receives.

The bright future of Shayna D illuminates inevitable producer and correspondent titles for any of your favorite entertainment or news networks. The sky’s the limit and if Ms. D has it her way, she’ll be carrying on the legacy of the legends of her field––channeling the fluidity of a Barbara Walters when interviewing her listener’s favorite subjects or masterfully catering to the demands of niche markets like a Wendy Williams. The primacy for your next favorite media personality, Shayna D, will balance the precision of television broadcast and the intimacy of the airwaves, all while leaving her listeners better than they were before tuning in. “It’s really important to me to use the platform that I have to educate people while I’m entertaining them. Breaking new records that my listeners are dying to hear, is as important to me as providing them with information, resources and dialogue on serious issues, whether political or social.”