Karen Blake is a radio

disc jockey A disc jockey, more commonly abbreviated as DJ, is a person who plays recorded music for an audience. Types of DJs include Radio personality, radio DJs (who host programs on music radio stations), club DJs (who work at nightclubs or music fes ...

from

Boston, Massachusetts Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...

. She has been on the Boston airwaves since the early 1980s.

Early life and education

Blake graduated from

Endicott College Endicott College is a private college in Beverly, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1939 as a Junior college, two-year women's college. It began offering four-year degrees in 1988 and became coeducational in 1994. Endicott approximately studen ...

in Beverly, Massachusetts, majoring in Communications.

Career

Karen began her career at Pyramid Broadcasting with six years at Kiss 108 WXKS-FM, Boston. She then joined Ardman Broadcasting's WZOU 94.5 (now WJMN) where she was also known as "The Madam" doing Contemporary Hit Radio. She could be heard Mornings on the "Morning Zoo" Evenings and on Afternoon Drive for nearly a decade. Blake was also heard on Country Format

WKLB-FM WKLB-FM (102.5 Hertz, MHz, "Country 102.5") is a country music, country radio station licensed to Waltham, Massachusetts, and serving Greater Boston. WKLB's studios are located in Waltham. The transmitter is located in Needham, Massachusetts, ...

owned by Fairbanks Communication's for three years hosting Afternoon Drive. She then spent 9 years at Entercom, Boston – CHR/Rhythmic station Star 93.7 WQSX (now

WEEI-FM WEEI-FM (93.7 Hertz, MHz) – branded SportsRadio 93.7 WEEI-FM – is a commercial Sports radio, sports Radio broadcasting, radio station licensed to Lawrence, Massachusetts, serving Greater Boston and much of surrounding New England. Owned b ...

) co-hosting Morning Drive. In October 2005, Blake joined CBS Radio's Variety Hits station 103.3 WODS (Oldies 103) in Boston, hosting the Afternoon Drive position from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. In September 2008, she moved to the Morning Drive slot on WODS and was heard on-the-air weekdays from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. In August 2012, Karen began working on-air at CBS station Mix 104.1 WBMX Boston. Beginning in February 2014, Blake began hosting mornings at

WQRC WQRC (99.9 FM; "99.9 The Q") is a radio station broadcasting an adult contemporary format. Licensed to Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, the station serves the Cape Cod region. The station is owned by Sandab Communications Limited Partn ...

“999TheQ” on Cape Cod. On April 15, 2019, Karen began hosting afternoons at

WMJX WMJX (106.7 FM) – branded Magic 106.7 – is a commercial adult contemporary radio station licensed to Boston, Massachusetts. Owned by Audacy, Inc., the station serves Greater Boston and much of surrounding New England. The WMJX studios are ...

(Magic 106.7) in Boston from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Honors and awards

Blake was voted Boston's most popular DJ by the

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Readers' Poll. She was also voted Boston's most popular DJ by the Rhode Island Journal. She has received accolades in many national magazines. Blake also received a nomination as "Major Market Air Personality of the Year."

External links

Click link to listen to Karen Blake in "Mix 104.1" Boston (August 2012)

Karen Blake Web Site
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