March 20, 2025
R.O.A.D. Podcast – J.PERIOD: The DJ Storyteller
On this week’s episode of the @RoadPodcast, the fellas welcome Brooklyn-based mixtape DJ, remixer, and hip-hop producer J.Period (@jperiodbk), with guest h...
Saturday, May 9, 2015
Yesi Ortiz Became the Voice of Power 106 While Raising Six Adopted Kids
Yesi Ortiz working at Los Angeles’ Power 106. (Ryan Orange)
Radio personality Yesi Ortiz is heard by an audience of almost three million listeners every day on Los Angeles’ Power 106. Some have even dubbed her the “Voice of LA.”
Ortiz’s success didn’t come easy though, and she achieved it while being the adoptive mother to six kids. The LA Weekly recently spoke with the midday host about her path to success and what it’s like raising three boys and three girls, all while working at Los Angeles’ biggest hip-hop station. Read the inspiring piece here.
“I’m very successful because of the drama in my life. There’s no time to have a pity party.”
Related: Watch Mark Ronson and Mystikal Perform ‘Feel Right’ on Power 106
