Leslie Fram
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50 year old Leslie Fram is an American disc jockey on commercial radio. Her first professional job was at WABF-AM in Fairhope, Alabama. One of the weekend shows she hosted was called "Platter Ladder". Later, Fram went to work across the bay at WABB-AM & FM in Mobile, AL, where she rose to the positions of Program Director and Operations Manager, while performing a ratings giant afternoon show.
In 1990, Fram joined Power 99 in Atlanta, working mornings with Rick Stacy and Tom Clark as "The Breakfast Club". When Power 99 became 99X WNNX-FM in 1992, Fram remained in mornings, eventually co-hosting the Morning X with Steve Barnes and Jimmy Baron. She also served as the program director of the station. As of 2004, Fram co-hosts the Toucher, Jimmy, and Leslie Morning Show along with her full-time station management duties. In the late '90's, Fram halted the meteoric rise of local band Trinket by arresting their airplay on 99X. Subsequently, record label RCA refused to back any further major touring or album promotion.
Fram was the first woman to receive the T.J. Martell Award in recognition of outstanding performance in the music industry. In 2000 and 2001, she also was named Program Director of the Year by the Gavin Report and Program Director of the Year by Radio & Records.
In 2001 she became the narrator for the Cartoon Network documentary series "Toonheads."
Referred to as the "First Lady of Modern Rock", Fram received the 2003 Heroes Award from the Atlanta chapter of the Recording Academy (aka Grammy).
