Jeanne K

Hi!  I’m Jeanne K!  I was born in Morgantown, West Virginia, grew up in the little river town of Paden City, and lived in Marietta, Ohio, for 20 years working as Financial Manager for a law firm, before moving to Charleston, WV to work with West Virginia Radio Corporation.

It’s there that I was asked to be the new Traffic Reporter. I replied that I had no broadcasting experience, and the response was that an experienced broadcaster was not what the company was looking for, but rather someone who was responsible, offered a friendly voice, and was reasonably intelligent.  I accepted the job and then a year later, I found my “reasonably intelligent” self working on the adult-contemporary WVRC radio station in Charleston, WV.  And now I’m happy to be here on 100.1 The Wolf!  I have aunts, uncles and cousins in Keyser and Piedmont, WV.

I have two awesome children – a son in Indiana, and a daughter who lived in Mexico for 7 years, but now also lives in Indiana, children-in-law, grandchildren, three dogs, and a fat cat.  Various foster dogs from the local animal shelter spend time in my home while they await their fur-ever family.

My playtime includes learning to speak Spanish, playing piano and guitar, reading, and painting.

Traveling to Mexico when my daughter lived there was one of many great joys in my life!  One time I asked the kids to take me to a restaurant I loved in Mexico. Growing up in a small town, who knew I would someday have a “favorite restaurant” in another country?  Or turn out to be “reasonably intelligent?!?!”

Fun Facts

WHERE IS YOUR CELL PHONE – Purse
COLOR OF YOUR HAIR – It used to be blonde, but now it’s brown
YOUR FAVORITE THING –  A girls’ night out, walking the dogs, playing the piano, painting, Zumba
YOUR FAVORITE DRINK – Diet Cherry 7-Up
YOUR DREAM/GOAL – To keep having dreams and goals no matter what my age
YOUR FEAR – Being homeless
WHERE DO YOU WANT TO BE IN 6 YEARS – Traveling
MUFFINS – Cranberry Orange
ONE OF YOUR WISH LIST ITEMS – A fabulous vacation expense account
THE LAST THING YOU DID – Made food to take to a dinner party (okay, I bought it)
WHAT ARE YOU WEARING – Jeans and pink sweater
YOUR TV – Is the place to watch The Voice, DWTS, Fixer Upper, the News
YOUR PETS – Mokie (my black cat, who has crossed the rainbow bridge), Dot (my black and white fat cat), Bodhi (my big white Australian Shepherd mix), Baylie (my crazy black lab mix), Oscar (my goofy little shih-tzu mix)
YOUR LIFE – Always changing, always ready to learn something new
YOUR MOOD – Happy
MISSING SOMEONE – My Mom & Dad
YOUR CAR – Silver Kia Optima
YOUR FAVORITE COLOR – Blue
WHEN IS THE LAST TIME YOU LAUGHED – When a facebook friend referred to the time change as a man-made hell!  (I totally agree)
LAST TIME YOU CRIED – Tuesday
THREE PEOPLE WHO E-MAIL ME – Jill, Danny, Amazon.com
THREE OF MY FAVORITE FOODS – Tabouli and hummus, lima beans – the green ones, pizza, cherry pie… and CHEESECAKE!  (That’s 5, but I really like food.)