Written by: Dymin Cannon
From Charlotte, North Carolina Jackie Paige describes herself as fun, caring, strong, helping, ambitious, and goal-oriented. With those qualities she landed a job at the company Radio One Richmond, radio station WCDX IPOWER 92.1/104.1.
When she was asked to become the morning and afternoon announcer in middle school, Jackie discovered her love for radio. In middle school, staff would often compare her to the late Nate Quick and Janine “JD” Davis, from WPEG Power 98 FM. Jackie admired the both of them, and to be compared to them meant everything to her.
Radio meshes all of Jackie’s passions into one, and she absolutely loves everything about it. Her favorite aspect of radio is being able to serve her community. Whether it’s providing a smile, provoking a thought, or actually popping up she is always serving.
The hardest part about being in radio for Jackie, is missing those special moments with her family and friends. While working in radio, she has missed moments like births, funerals, birthdays, holidays and so much more.
“What’s happening with the Women In Radio platform to bridge this gap, with women, is amazing,” she stated. She thinks that there have been some great strides made to advance women in the industry, but there are still a number of improvements that need to be made. If she could change one thing about the radio industry, she would add more opportunities for networking.
Some people who influenced Jackie the most in her career are Hurricane Dave. Colby Colb, Cathy Hughes, Dyana Williams, Janine “JD” Davis, Angie Martinez, Maria More, and Kendra G.
Outside of radio, Jackie is a fitness lover a certified Group Fitness, TRX and Zumba instructor. She teaches her class 4 to 5 days a week. Not only is she a fitness lover, but she loves to travel. Jackie has traveled to places like Thailand, Paris, Morocco, Mexico, Belize, and the Bahamas.
Moving forward, Jackie is excited to see more opportunities for women. “We are really making some major noise in the industry right now,” she said.