Miss Jones (radio personality)


Tarsha Nicole Jones, better known as Miss Jones, is a former R&B artist and radio personality. She previously worked for WQHT in New York City and 1039 The Beat and WUSL in Philadelphia. Miss Jones was the first black woman to host Morning Radio on a hip hop radio format.

Early life

Jones graduated with honors from the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, having majored in classical music. She also has a bachelor's degree in music from Syracuse University. After graduating from college, she worked several jobs until her chance meeting of Doug E. Fresh in front of Men's Walkers shoe store on 125th st where she was signed on the spot after an impromptu audition.

Career

Radio

Before becoming host of WQHT's Miss Jones in the Morning show, Jones was a Tommy Boy and Motown records recording artist. Having appeared alongside several Hip Hop icons, Jones achieved gold and multi-platinum recording success. Jones also acted in several movies such as Paper Soldiers, Corrupt, The Wrecking Crew and the RocAfella Records inspired film, Death of a Dynasty.
Miss Jones was an integral part of the Star and Buc Wild morning show on Hot 97.
She wrote a Best selling autobiography, Have You Met Miss Jones?: The Life and Loves of Radio's Most Controversial Diva, in 2007, published by Random House.
On June 28, 2008, WQHT's contract with Jones expired, and she returned to the airwaves of Philadelphia, a city that adorned Jones with the Key to the City and several mayoral awards for her community service endeavors.
In January 2012 Jones developed and launched Jonesyradio.com, but due to the perils of Hurricane Sandy the broadcast was short lived.

Controversy

In 2005, Jones was accused of being a vocalist on Hot 97's parody of the song, "We Are the World", reworked to include distasteful lyrics relating to the Indonesian tsunami.However it would later be proven that a show runner named Tasha Hightower was mistaken for Miss Jones. Former Opie and Anthony program director Rick Delgado was credited for penning the song, which would see him get fired from Hot 97, with Jones suspended while insisting that she was against the song. Her heated verbal confrontation with a fellow radio presenter prior to the song itself were merely due to insubordination. The co-host, Miss Info, is herself Asian and only after public dismay,voiced her disapproval accordingly.

Discography

Albums

Singles

As featured artist