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In efforts to become more marketable in her field, a chance meeting at Radio One Columbus led to a job opportunity in promotions. She quickly rose through the Radio One ranks from a remote tech to programming and producing many high profile key syndicated shows including The Coco Brother Live Show, The Monique Show and The D. L. Hughley Show. Missy also expanded her talents to include blogging, producing on-air promos and commercials spots.
After years of learning many facets of radio, she was able to fulfill her ultimate goal of on-air talent. Her big break came in 2014 when she "cracked the mic," with her on air debut as "Missy B." Currently, she is the newest face of WJYD Joy 107.1 on the weekend. Listen to her Saturday's 7-11p (Nights with Missy B) and Sunday's 10a-2p (Sunday Brunch with Missy B.)
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According to 10TV, if you plan to ring in the New Year with a celebratory gunshot into the sky, Columbus Police have a word for you: Don’t. They are re-launching a city-wide campaign in hopes of stopping people from shooting their guns into the air as they welcome the New Year.
For one Columbus woman, the plea and the pain are very personal.
It was supposed to be a day of celebration and fun with her friends. Jasmine Coleman-Sammur was 16-years-old.
It was Red White and Boom 2009, but she remembers it like it was yesterday. “I was standing there, we were just talking, and I just felt this pain,” she said. “Not like a pain, but a burning sensation.”
It was in her right breast. She says it was 30 minutes before she realized how serious it was. “I just kept feeling a burning pain and I was like, ‘Oh my God what is this?’ And I just kept rubbing and rubbing. I thought it was like a bug or something. And my friend was like, ‘You have a hole in your shirt.’ And I was like, ‘What?’ Then I looked down and I see the hole, and I look in my other shirt and then I just see a whole bunch of blood. It was so scary.”
What are your thoughts about shooting in the air to celebrate the New Year? Leave a comment.
