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Karen Kiley, WOKQ by Emily Pietro

WOKQ’s Karen Kiley has always been an entertainer. “When I was little, I actually wanted to be a backup singer! I used to do all kinds of goofy things. My brother and I used to read names from the phone book as if we were announcers. I think of myself as fairly creative, and it’s funny how something so silly kind of found its way into my career.”

Karen was originally a traffic reporter, but now is a co-host on WOKQ’s morning show. Like many people who work in this field, radio was a second try at a career. “Radio was always something that I had wanted to do, but I put it off until my late twenties. I decided to take the path that is often traveled by going into the regular business world, but I knew deep down what I really wanted to do, and I wasn’t getting any younger. I knew radio made me happy, so I dove head first, and I couldn’t be happier that I made the leap!” And to read the rest of the article go to the Spring issue of Applaud Women at www.applaudwomen.com. Click on the Spring cover image found on the homepage to enter the publication, turn pages (make sure you turn on your sound to hear the pages swish), print pages or download the entire magazine.

Our Spring issue focuses on Inspirational Women in Media including 24 interviews with the top women in media in newspaper, radio and TV in New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts (Boston, MA). Each woman’s story in unique and carries with it an empowering message to our readership. The next series of posts will include excerpts from each article with a link to the full issue.

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