Profiles of Popular and Extraordinary Radio Personalities
The RadioChick
Personal:
Real name: Leslie Gold. She attended Syracuse University and the Harvard Graduate School of Business
Career:
Gold began her radio career in the mid 90’s. To break into the business she worked for free at a now defunct 1000-watt radio station in Connecticut.
She landed a paying job at WRKO-AM in Boston, and emerged as one of the most popular evening shows in the station’s history as a talk station
She moved to WNEW-FM, New York and stayed there until the station changed format in 2002.
Afterwards, Gold did mornings on WAXQ-FM, New York.
Gold Spent 2005 on SIRIUS Satellite Radio.
As of January 3, 2006, she begins afternoons on WXRK-FM (Free FM 92.3).
Prior to her Radio career, she owned and operated Bishop Manufacturing Company, a successful medium-sized building products manufacturing company.
After 10 years, she sold the 160-employee company and turned her attention to radio, a longtime passion.
Claim to Fame: Gold was the only woman headlining a morning drive radio show in New York City when she was at WAXQ-FM.
Awards: Gold has won numerous awards and accolades for her contributions to radio including AIR award – Best Talk Show Host (Boston) 1997, 1998; AIR award – Best Midday Show nominee (New York) 1999 and Talkers Magazine – Top 100 Most Important Radio Hosts, 2000.
