Angela Yee

{{Infobox presenter

| name = Angela Yee

| image = Angela Yee.png

| caption = Yee in 2018

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| birth_place = Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|1|3}}

| death_date =

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| show = Way Up with Angela Yee (Host)

| station = Power 105.1

| timeslot = 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

| style = Radio presenter

| country = United States

| prevshow = The Morning After
Lip Service

| education = Wesleyan University

| website = {{URL|http://www.teamyee.tv}}

}}

Angela Yee (born January 3, 1976) is an American radio personality. She is currently the host of syndicated radio show Way Up. She previously co-hosted The Breakfast Club from 2010 to 2022. She is also on the Board of Governors of the We Are Family Foundation{{Cite web|url=https://www.wearefamilyfoundation.org/our-story|title = Our Story}} and a board member of the American Foundation for the University of the West Indies. She is also the first-ever ambassador for the New York Public Library system.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nypl.org/blog/2018/08/28/angela-yee-nypl-ambassador|title=The Library Welcomes Angela Yee as an NYPL Ambassador}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nypl.org/blog/2019/04/09/library-workers-day-angela-yee|title = Angela Yee Speaks Out on Library Workers Day: Librarians Changed My Life}} Since 2019, she has served as the BSE Global Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement Ambassador.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bseglobal.net/news/2019/01/14/angela-yee-becomes-first-ever-bse-global-diversity-inclusion-and-community-engagement-ambassador/|title = Angela Yee Becomes First-ever BSE Global Diversity, Inclusion and Community Engagement Ambassador – BSE Global| date=January 14, 2019 }}

Early life and education

Angela Yee was born to a Chinese father and an Afro-Montserratian mother and raised in Flatbush, Brooklyn, in New York City. She attended Poly Prep in New York, entering through Prep for Prep.{{cite web |title=I Got A Story To Tell: Angela Yee Got the Juice |url=https://www.bkmag.com/2018/04/03/angela-yee-got-the-juice/ |website=Brooklyn Magazine |access-date=January 27, 2021 |date=April 3, 2018}}{{cite web |url=http://tedxwesleyanu.com/speakers/come-back-tomorrow/ |title=Angela Yee '97 : TEDxWesleyanU |website=tedxwesleyanu.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305145447/http://tedxwesleyanu.com/speakers/come-back-tomorrow/ |archive-date=2018-03-05}} When her family moved to South Orange, New Jersey, Yee transferred to Columbia High School.{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Preezy |date=2023-01-18 |title=Angela Yee Recalls Being "Good Friends" With Lauryn Hill In High School |url=https://www.vibe.com/news/entertainment/angela-yee-lauryn-hill-high-school-1234728341/ |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=VIBE.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Angela Yee on Instagram: "#tbt Columbia HS with @jayesquire and @jenniferwilliams. I miss that jacket 😫" |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BsdpNMVlVXp/ |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=Instagram |language=en}} For her collegiate career, she attended Wesleyan University, majoring in English and graduating in 1997.magazine.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2014/12/10/radios-breakfast-club-angela-yee-97-serves-it-hot/

She pursued employment in marketing and music after completing her studies.

Career

= Early career =

Yee garnered an internship with Wu-Tang Management to assist the CEO, Divine.{{cite web|title=Get To Know Angela Yee |url=http://teamyee.tv/2013/01/10/get-to-know-angela-yee/ |publisher=TeamYee.tv |access-date=August 31, 2014 |date=January 10, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826040825/http://teamyee.tv/2013/01/10/get-to-know-angela-yee/ |archive-date=August 26, 2014 }} Yee was lip-syncing the intro on the Wu-Tang Clan's “Reunited” music video.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8869904/?ref_=tt_ch Wu-Tang Clan: Reunited 1998 Cast] She also wrote all the skits on GZA's third studio album Beneath the Surface.

She then worked for Paul Rosenberg and Eminem's clothing company Shady Limited and saw an opportunity at Sirius Satellite Radio's marketing department. She asked Rosenberg if he could get her an interview because he had the connections through Shade 45. Rosenberg then said to her, "Well, you know what, they're looking for a female on the morning show, why don't you try it out and see if it works for you?"{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSXNcJHjtvE|title=Angela Yee Exclusive Interview With WMDSF Magazine "Must See"|publisher=NvisionChannel|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}

=Radio=

File:Angela Yee 2013 (cropped).png

She hosted Lip Service and The Morning After with Angela Yee on Eminem's radio station, Shade 45, at Sirius Satellite Radio.{{cite web|url=http://www.shade45.com/shows/ |title=Eminem's Uncut Hip-Hop Channel – Hip-Hop/R&B – Music – Shade 45 – SiriusXM Satellite Radio – SiriusXM 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20051103061811/http://shade45.com/shows/| archive-date=November 3, 2005| url-status= live}}{{cite web|url=http://vibe.com/content/pandoras-box-waking-mistress-morning-angela-yee |title=Lip Service! |date=September 8, 2010 |publisher=VIBE |access-date=August 19, 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110726104911/http://vibe.com/content/pandoras-box-waking-mistress-morning-angela-yee| archive-date= July 26, 2011 | url-status= live}} She started her radio career at Sirius in 2005 as the co-host for The Cipha Sounds Effect. When Cipha Sounds left Sirius in July 2008, Yee took over the hosting duties full-time and the show was renamed the Shade 45 Morning Show Starring Angela Yee, and finally the name changed to The Morning After with Angela Yee.

In December 2010, Yee left Shade 45 and began hosting The Breakfast Club on Power 105.1, alongside DJ Envy and Charlamagne tha God. The show is known for being candid and asking tough questions to artists.

Weekends with the Breakfast Club launched in March 2013 and was nationally syndicated in over 50 markets.{{cite web|title=Premiere Networks Launches "Weekends with The Breakfast Club" Nationwide|url=http://premiereradio.com/news/view/1371.html|access-date=August 31, 2013|date=March 28, 2013}}{{cite web|title=Weekends with The Breakfast Club |url=http://teamyee.tv/2013/03/26/weekends-with-the-breakfast-club/ |access-date=August 31, 2013 |date=March 26, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130914045954/http://teamyee.tv/2013/03/26/weekends-with-the-breakfast-club/ |archive-date=September 14, 2013 }}

In 2019, Yee was bestowed with the Gracie Award, a national radio honor from the Alliance for Women in Media, for her work on The Breakfast Club.{{Cite web|url=https://allwomeninmedia.org/gracies/2019-gracie-winners/|title = 2019 Gracie Winners|date = April 16, 2019}}

In August 2020, Yee and her Breakfast Club co-hosts, DJ Envy and Charlamagne Tha God, were inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame.{{Cite web|url=https://www.revolt.tv/2020/8/17/21372571/the-breakfast-club-inducted-radio-hall-of-fame|title="The Breakfast Club" inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame|date=August 17, 2020}} She left the show on December 1, 2022 to host her own nationally syndicated radio show Way Up. Way Up With Angela Yee began airing on February 6, 2023.{{cite web | url=https://www.premierenetworks.com/press/way-angela-yee-launches-today-february-6-more-30-iheartmedia-stations-nationwide| title=Way Up with Angela Yee Launches Today, February 6, on More Than 30 iHeartMedia Stations Nationwide}}

=Television=

Yee worked as a correspondent for MTV2's Sucker Free.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/interview/dj-drama/580211/sucker-free-exclusive-dj-drama-on-his-relationship-with-the-aphilliates.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101018053214/http://www.mtv.com/videos/interview/dj-drama/580211/sucker-free-exclusive-dj-drama-on-his-relationship-with-the-aphilliates.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 18, 2010 |title=Sucker Free Exclusive: DJ Drama On His Relationship With The Aphilliates | Video |publisher=MTV |date=October 5, 2010 |access-date=August 19, 2011}} She was a featured cast member on the 2013 VH1 reality show The Gossip Game. The show spotlighted seven New York women in the radio and blogging industry. The Breakfast Club show debuted on Revolt on March 31, 2014. On March 21, 2020, Yee was featured on BET's Being series in the episode titled "Being: Angela Yee", a look into her daily life.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bet.com/topic/bet-her|title = Being|website = BET}}

=Other endeavors=

Yee managed recording artists GZA, Jay Electronica, and most notably, 360, who propelled her management skills to the spotlight. She helped facilitate Jay Electronica's deal with Jay Z's Roc Nation.{{cite web|last1=Marlowe |first1=Scott |title='Mass Appeal' Features Angela Yee |url=http://teamyee.tv/2013/09/23/mass-appeal-features-angela-yee/ |publisher=TeamYee.tv |access-date=August 31, 2014 |date=September 23, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108112040/http://teamyee.tv/2013/09/23/mass-appeal-features-angela-yee/ |archive-date=November 8, 2014 }} In 2016, Yee opened the fourth branch{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/juice-generation-angela-yee-brings-her-fruit-infusions-brooklyn-n778586|title = #JuicesForLife: Breakfast Club co-host Angela Yee opens Brooklyn juice bar|website = NBC News| date=July 5, 2017 }} of her juice bar chain, Juices for Life, in Bedford-Stuyvesant, around the corner from her home.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/18/nyregion/angela-yee-the-breakfast-club.html|title=How Angela Yee, Hip-Hop Radio Host, Spends Her Sundays|newspaper=The New York Times|date=October 18, 2019|last1=La Gorce|first1=Tammy}} Her business partners are DJ Envy,{{Cite web|url=https://power1051.iheart.com/featured/angie-martinez/content/2017-09-27-angela-yee-dj-envy-helping-make-brooklyn-healthy/|title = Angela Yee & DJ Envy Talk Helping Make Brooklyn Healthier | New York's Power 105.1 FM}} one of her two co-hosts on The Breakfast Club, and Styles P.{{Cite web|url=https://power1051.iheart.com/featured/angie-martinez/content/2017-09-27-angela-yee-dj-envy-helping-make-brooklyn-healthy/|title = Angela Yee & DJ Envy Talk Helping Make Brooklyn Healthier | New York's Power 105.1 FM}} In 2017, Yee partnered with Simon and Schuster/Atria Books to start a book club, called Kickin' It From the Stoop, to promote reading and literature.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wesleyan.edu/admission/apply/hamilton_bios.html|title = Hamilton Prize Committee Member Bios, Admission - Wesleyan University}} In 2018, Yee became the first-ever ambassador for the New York Public Library system.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nypl.org/blog/2018/08/28/angela-yee-nypl-ambassador|title=The Library Welcomes Angela Yee as an NYPL Ambassador}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nypl.org/blog/2019/04/09/library-workers-day-angela-yee|title = Angela Yee Speaks Out on Library Workers Day: Librarians Changed My Life}} In January 2020, Yee hosted the Giving Gracefully Awards, an awards night that honors philanthropy among Olympic athletes and public figures.

Philanthropy

Yee is involved with a variety of philanthropic efforts. Beginning in 2013, Yee became involved with Dress for Success, an organization that provides disadvantaged women with professional attire as well as career development skills and support.{{Cite web|url=http://dopenessmag.com/urban-culture/radio-star-angela-yee-covers-dopeness-magazine-love-cover-story-2013/|title = Radio Star Angela Yee Covers Dopeness Magazine with Love (Cover Story 2013)}} Also in 2013, Yee posed for a breast cancer awareness campaign created by the organization Hairless 4 Her Awareness.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vibe.com/index.php/2013/10/angela-yee-bares-skin-for-breast-cancer-awareness|title = Vixen}} In 2013, Yee became involved with Coats for Kids, an organization dedicated to bringing winter coats to children in need. In 2015, Yee hosted the 33rd Annual Coat for Kids Fundraiser and in subsequent years was present to hand-deliver coats and take photos with children and their families. Additionally in 2015, Yee served as host of the second annual Children Making Strides Against Childhood Cancer event.{{cite web |url=http://dashevents.org/children-making-strides-against-childhood-cancer/ |title=CHARITY EVENTS {{!}} Dash Events |website=dashevents.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401215619/http://dashevents.org/children-making-strides-against-childhood-cancer/ |archive-date=2016-04-01}} In December 2018, she teamed up with the National Black Justice Coalition to bring awareness to World AIDS Day.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nonprofitadvancement.org/2019/01/28/december-2018/|title = December 2018 – Center for Nonprofit Advancement| date=January 28, 2019 }} Also in 2018, Yee began hosting Run With Yee, a monthly 5K run in New York's Prospect Park, with the goal of promoting healthy lifestyles.{{cite web|url=https://runwithyee.com/|title=Run with Yee with Angela Yee|access-date=2023-09-02}}

In June 2022, Yee founded her own non-profit organization, Well Road, which is primarily focused on wellness and literacy.{{cite web|title= 'Breakfast Club' Co-Host Angela Yee's Black-Owned Health and Nutrition Businesses Serve Up Community Support|url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/421323|website=Entrepreneur|date=27 June 2022}}

Awards and honors

MIW Airblazer Award (2020){{Cite web|url=http://www.insideradio.com/free/angela-yee-selected-as-2020-miw-airblazer-award-recipient/article_18875cf2-ed32-11ea-a7b4-fb1653e81204.html|title = Angela Yee Selected as 2020 MIW Airblazer Award Recipient| date=September 2, 2020 }}
Gracie Award (2020){{Cite web|url=https://allwomeninmedia.org/gracies/2020-gracie-winners/|title = 2020 Gracie Winners|date = May 13, 2020}}
Gracie Award (2019){{Cite web|url=https://rollingout.com/2019/05/22/angela-yee-and-loni-love-shine-at-the-gracie-awards/|title = Angela Yee and Loni Love shine at the Gracie Awards|date = May 22, 2019}}
Vice Chancellor's Achievement Award, bestowed by the American Foundation for the University of West Indies (AFUWI){{Cite web|url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/career-education/six-to-get-afuwi-awards_124124|title=Jamaica Observer Limited}}
In 2018, New York City mayor Bill de Blasio declared August 28 as Angela Yee Day.{{Cite web|url=https://power1051.iheart.com/featured/angela-yee-day/|title = Angela Yee Day | New York's Power 105.1 FM}}{{Cite web|url=https://thesource.com/2018/08/31/august-28th-declared-angela-yee-day-in-new-york-city/|title = August 28th Declared 'Angela Yee Day' in New York City|date = August 31, 2018}}
In 2018, the New York Public Library named Yee as their first-ever ambassador.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nypl.org/blog/2018/08/28/angela-yee-nypl-ambassador|title=The Library Welcomes Angela Yee as an NYPL Ambassador}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nypl.org/blog/2019/04/09/library-workers-day-angela-yee|title = Angela Yee Speaks Out on Library Workers Day: Librarians Changed My Life}}
WEEN Mission Award (2014){{cite web|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220810005207/en/Influential-Media-Personality-Angela-Yee-Is-Launching-Her-Own-New-On-Air-Show----%E2%80%9CWay-Up-with-Angela-Yee%E2%80%9D | title=Influential Media Personality Angela Yee Is Launching Her Own New On-Air Show -- "Way Up with Angela Yee"|access-date=2023-09-02}}
Shirley Chisolm Woman of Distinction Award{{Cite web|url=https://www.nypl.org/press/press-release/august-28-2018/radio-personality-and-entrepreneur-angela-yee-named-ambassador|title = Radio Personality and Entrepreneur Angela Yee Named Ambassador for the New York Public Library}}