Education
Cherry Martinez attended Emerson College where she penned the handle “Cherry Martinez” while hosting the WERS-FM (889) College radio program
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Career
Cherry Martinez was host of Number. 1 evening DJ program in New York, Power 105.1 and following host for the nationally syndicated radio program “Power After Hours”. Also specializing in celebrity news, guest interviews included Jae Millz, Chrisette Michele, Adrienne Bailon, Charlie Baltimore, and Erica Mena.
She is recognized as the voice on the Hip Hop record “Funkorama” by Redman off the Insomnia (Erick Sermon album).
Cherry received her first position in 1992 as an intern for Boston’s Wild Department of Administration and Management (1090) radio station. Cherry was then hired by the program director Stephen Hill, now vice president of music programming and talent at Black Entertainment Television, to run segments on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
In June 2003, while at Sirius Satellite Radio in Philadelphia, Cherry was hired by WWPR-FM (Power 1051) program director Michael Saunders to serve as a DJ, moving on to host the 6pm show. In 2006, DJ Funkmaster Flex of Hot 97 reportedly made derogatory remarks against Cherry Martinez on air and made references against her surname citing Hot 97 co-host, Angie Martinez, “is the only Martinez that matters.” Foreign his part, Flex says of the name calling, I didn"t say lieutenant
Somebody said it while I was on the air.
I made sure that they never said it again." Adding “I was teasing her about it because it"s what radio is built on. You"re in a war; it"s about building your name and staying on top.” Cherry Martinez responded to the broadcast with a release of a Diss track that played as the intro for listeners of the show and published an open letter on observations of struggle for women in media, citing “The radio industry is like Highschool”. In 2012, Cherry Martinez founded an award ceremony celebrating powerful women in media and entertainment honoring Mona Scott in production of Video Hits One show Love and Hip Hop, as well presenting the “Girl Power Award” to Jennifer Graziano of Mob Wives.
Awards were also given to publicly voted sororities, and schools in African American, and Hispanic communities.
