HOT 97 ANNOUNCES KARLA “KARLIE HUSTLE”� STENIUS AS HOT 97 MUSIC DIRECTOR AND NEWEST ADDITION TO PROGRAMMING( New York , NY ) “� HOT 97 (WQHT FM), New York‘s #1 Station for Hip-Hop and R&B, announces Karla Stenius as the new Music Director and newest addition to the HOT 97 programming team. � Affectionately known as Karlie Hustle, Stenius brings to New York with her 11 years of radio experience from being on-air in Portland , Oregon , Santa Cruz , California and San Diego , California and being the Assistant Program Director for six years in Phoenix , Arizona .
Karlie Hustle not only has a heavy artillery of experience in programming and PPM and has the competitive tenacity to win, she is a fan in all respects and exudes the culture of Hip-Hop. � “Karlie’s diverse background and high intellect help her to understand the cultural differences New York has compared to other markets around the country,”� says Ebro Darden, Emmis VP of Programming and HOT 97 Program Director. �”This is very useful in helping HOT 97 serve the local hip-hop community.”�
Alongside her passion for music and radio, Karlie also loves doing charity work and keeps a close connection to being involved in the community. � Before transitioning to New York , Karlie was also a Music Business teacher at Phoenix College .
“This opportunity came out of left field and is such an amazing blessing,”� Karlie explains. � “I adore New York and have wanted to get back to work with Ebro since we parted ways in 2002 when I left KXJM ( Portland , OR )”�Now, over 10 years later, for him to offer me the gig of a lifetime is nothing short of surreal.”�
With all of her life and programming experience, Karla “Karlie Hustle”� Stenius, is ready to flip the page to a new program and take the reigns to continue to the top.