Biography

Known as "The Voice of New York," Angie Martinez is the reigning queen of radio and is quickly becoming an empire in her own right. With nearly 20 years of on-air experience, the Power 105.1 host is also an author, actress, television host, recording artist, brand spokesperson and activist for youth and health awareness.

Starting as a station intern when she was just a teenager, fetching coffee and driving the street team's van, Angie has grown up in the radio world alongside her mother, a program director at a smooth-jazz station. The radio veteran has since earned an honorary degree from Rutgers University, a Marconi Award for Major Market Personality of the Year in 2018 and a Best Rap Performance Grammy nomination artist for her single, Not Tonight.

Angie has an interview roster that reads like a who's-who of today's top power players, getting up close and personal with icons ranging from President Obama to Jay Z and Beyonce and from Kim Kardashian to Naomi Campbell. But she is more than just a voice on the airwaves - Angie is a passionate voice for her community - and an icon all her own.

The media mogul made the much buzzed about switch to iHeart Media in 2014, where she started The Angie Martinez Show on New York's Power 105.1 weekdays from 2pm-6pm and on Miami's The Beat 103.5 middays from 10am-2pm. You can also catch her as the host and Executive Producer of WE TV's 'Untold Stories of Hip Hop' now on its second season. The TV show features exclusive interviews with everyone from Cardi B, Snoop Dogg, DJ Khaled, and many more.

As an actress, Angie has starred in TV and movie roles on the big and small screen including movies like Brown Sugar and Paid In Full. On TV, Angie has hosted and given interviews for top shows including Extra and Page 6 along with her original series on WETv, Untold Stories of Hip Hop.

Angie is also a healthy living advocate, with her own site Healthy Latin Eating which she created to provide deliciously fresh, low-cal spins on traditional Latin favorites. She has released two highly acclaimed books 'Healthy Latin Eating' that she co-authored with Bravo TV "Top Chef" Star Angelo Sosa including recipes from celebrity friends like Fat Joe, Celia Cruz, John Leguizamo, and many more. She followed up with her New York Times Best Selling autobiography 'My Voice: A Memoir' in 2016 including a foreword from J.Cole. In her first memoir, she details her story including her climb to becoming a multimedia icon in the world of entertainment and shares never-before-told anecdotes.
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