Ellen K

Ellen K. (born September 17, 1965) is an American radio personality in the Los Angeles, California market. She is the host of the Ellen K Radio Show on KOST 103.5 FM. She has been in the radio business for decades, working with KIIS-FM for the last 25 years, co-hosting the Rick Dees morning show, and later the On Air with Ryan Seacrest show. Ellen announced her departure from KIIS-FM on October 7, 2015, and that her last day would be October 16. Her new show on KOST began on October 19, 2015.^[1][2]

Ellen is a regular guest on the show The Talk and has participated in various productions such as The Grammys,^[3] the iHeartRadio Music Festival, the People’s Choice Awards, and was most recently selected as the voice of the 88th Academy Awards.^[4] Ellen also narrated “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” and “My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding” on TLC. Ellen was honored with a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2012 for her work in radio.^[5][6]

Ellen is a native to California, having been born in Palo Alto. She began her career in radio while in college. Originally planning a career in Veterinary Science, she took an internship at a radio station, and after one fill-in shift behind the microphone she was hooked. She switched her major and graduated with honors in Radio/TV/Film from Purdue University. Over the years, larger market positions in radio convinced Ellen to move to various California radio stations, first in San Diego, then San Francisco, and finally in Los Angeles at KIIS-FM.^[7]

Ellen resides in Southern California with her husband Roy and her son Calvin.

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