The next Gracies Interview Series will be live on Thursday, March 20, 2025, at 12pm ET. This interview features multi-Gracie Award winner Katrina B, Producer for Nessa On Air on HOT 97 in conversation with Host Nessa.
The video will be available publicly here on Wednesday, March 20th at 12pm ET through April 7th. After April 7th, the video will be available exclusively to AWM members through the Knowledge Center.
Katrina B is a two-time Gracie Award-winning producer for the Nessa On Air show. The show is nationally syndicated in over 10 markets and also airs Monday through Friday from 3-7 PM on HOT 97 in New York. It is consistently the top ranked hip hop show in ratings among they key demos of 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54-year-olds, reaching over millions of listeners.
Katrina began her career at iHeartMedia San Francisco, working with KYLD and KIOI. She spent over a decade in programming and as a radio producer, DJ, and on-air talent, including producing the Ryan Seacrest Show for KIOI from 2010-2015, during which it ranked #1 with women 25-49. She now plays a key role in HOT 97’s programming department.
Beyond radio, Katrina works with Ra Vision Media, Nessa and Colin Kaepernick’s multidisciplinary media company that amplifies the work of Black and Brown directors, producers, and storytellers. She collaborated on major projects, including Nike’s Emmy-nominated Believe In Something campaign featuring Kaepernick and the Netflix series Colin in Black and White, which earned NAACP Image and Peabody Award nominations. Her work has also extended to premium brands like T-Mobile, Viacom, and Pepsi.
Katrina is also involved with Kaepernick’s non profit, Know Your Rights Camp. In recognition of her impact, she was honored by the Lower East Side Girls Club in 2019 for her work with Nessa, Kaepernick, and Know Your Rights Camp.
Host of the country’s #1 afternoon hip hop radio show among 18-34 year-olds, the New York Emmy nominated Nessa is one of the most sought after media personalities today.
Her Nessa On Air radio show on New York City’s HOT 97 is nationally syndicated in over 10 major markets. With ½ million IG followers and almost 20 years of radio experience under her belt, her acclaim and reach continue to grow. Her quick-witted and in-your-face interviews have over 10 million views on YouTube, making Nessa the go-to for exclusives with today’s biggest names including Mariah Carey, Drake, Cardi B, Zendaya, and Steve Madden.
For her work hosting Talk Stoop with Nessa, she received a New York Emmy nomination. In 2012, she became a full-fledged member of the MTV family through her work on Girl Code, The Real World, Teen Mom, TRL Late Night, and Snooki & J Woww’s after-shows.
As a respected community advocate and mentor, Nessa is known for her youth empowerment work and women’s health advocacy. She started the Nessa On Air Scholarship program with the Lower East Side Girls Club to mentor young women in finding their voice. In 2016, she and her partner, Colin Kaepernick, founded Know Your Rights Camp, a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the liberation and well-being of Black and Brown communities.
She and Kaepernick are also co-founders of Ra Vision Media, a multidisciplinary media company that showcases the work of Black and Brown directors, producers, creators, and storytellers. Nessa is also a published author with her children’s book, “We Are Free, You and Me”.
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About The Gracies Interview Series
While loved by millions, few knew the real Gracie Allen as she was always in character when in public. The Gracies Interview Series, presented by NCTA – The Internet and Television Association, serves to strip away the persona and share the grit and wisdom of today’s media professionals. The Alliance for Women in Media has interviewed women and men in media across every industry and job function who have blazed trails for those to come.
If you have someone to suggest for a future Gracies Interview Series, we would love to hear from you. Please send ideas to info@allwomeninmedia.org.
Past Gracies Interview Series Guests:
- Emily Turner, Anchor & reporter with Action News Jax
- Melissa Gibbs, Director of Journalism News Lab, Brigham Young University School of Communications and BYU graduates and Gracie Award winners Aubree B. Jennings, Alexa Elliott Johnson, and Anna LaTour Youngs
- Jessica Cordova Kramer and Stephanie Wittels Wachs, Co-Founders of Lemonada Media
- Deborah Parenti, President & Publisher, Radio Ink, RBR, and TVBR
- Jess Morales Rocketto and Stephanie Valencia, Founders of the Latino Media Network
- Beverly Chase, VP, Current Programming & Development and EP & Showrunner, VICE on Showtime
- Chesley Maddox-Dorsey, CEO of A Wonder Media Group, LLC (AURN – American Urban Radio and SupeRadio)
- Paula A. Kerger, President & CEO, PBS
- Cathy Hughes, Founder and Chairwoman of URBAN ONE, Inc.
- Julie Talbott, President, Premiere Networks
- Jessica Cordova Kramer, CEO, Lemonada Media
- Marcia Cruz, VP Content Acquisition Latam, Vrio Corp.
- Susan Larkin, Chief Operating Officer, Entercom
- Jill Frederickson, Senior Vice President, Production & Content Strategy, ESPN
- Dr. Susan R. Bailey, M.D., President of the American Medical Association (AMA)
- Julie Moos, Executive Director, National Press Club Journalism Institute
- Jason Bailey, President, Sun Broadcast Group and AWM Honorary Trustee
- Vicki Lins, President & CEO, CTAM
- Elaina Smith (Nights with Elaina Host)
- Nicole Schuman & Seth Arenstein, PR News Editors
- Annie Howell, Founder & Managing Partner, The Punch Point Group
- Michelle Rice, General Manager, TV One
- Mike McVay, President, McVay Media
- Elizabeth Smart, Author, Founder of the “Elizabeth Smart Foundation” and Children’s Advocate
- Libby Geist, Vice President & Executive Vice President, EPSN Films and Original Content
- Shayna Sharpe, CEO of Regional REps Corp.
- Karen Brodkin, President of Business Affairs and IMG Worldwide
- Lauren McHale, Vice President and Director of Sales, Katz Sports Marketing
- Hannah Storm, Award-Winner Journalist, Producer & Director
- Suzyn Waldman, First Full-Time Female Color Commentator in the Major Leagues
- Mickey Wilson, Chief Marketing Officer at WideOrbit
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