{"id":1328,"date":"2015-04-21T14:35:14","date_gmt":"2015-04-21T18:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=1328"},"modified":"2021-07-23T12:05:18","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T16:05:18","slug":"reporter-alumna-melissa-rodriguez-waking-up-miami-on-mega-94-9-fm-morning-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/reporter-alumna-melissa-rodriguez-waking-up-miami-on-mega-94-9-fm-morning-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Reporter Alumna Waking Up Miami On MEGA 94.9 FM Morning Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Melissa Rodriguez, a former staff writer for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Reporter<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u00a0wakes up every morning at 4 a.m. to prepare to communicate in a blend of Spanish and English about trending topics, celebrity gossip and horoscopes with a mix of Salsa and Reggaeton, broadcasting to all of Miami. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rodriguez, 21, is co-host of the weekday, 6 a.m. morning program, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">El Show de Joe Ferrero<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">iHeart Radio<\/span><\/a> station MEGA 94.9 FM. Rodriquez started her position in January. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the fast-paced, high-energy show, she and Ferrero banter back and forth on a wide-range of timely topics. The goal is to wake listeners up. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the on-air studio decorated in black and red, microphones sprout out of the middle of the table where Rodriguez and Ferrero sit during the show. The snug room also contains two computers for each host and a sound board controlled by the producer. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On one recent morning, Rodriguez rehashed how Madonna kissed Drake at Coachella.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Madonna le da tremendo beso a Drake en pleno Coachella<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">!\u201d Rodriquez shouted into the microphone with a big smile.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She keeps up the energy for four hours. Rodriguez said the topics and songs are meant to represent the Latino community and the younger generation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI have to be super involved in the English and Spanish media,\u201d Rodriguez said. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hours before sunrise, before the show, Rodriguez and Ferrero prepare. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cuban-born Rodriguez has bullet points written <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">down of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">what she is going to talk about for the trending segment and the celebrity gossip\/horoscope section. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI would\u2019ve never thought I\u2019d start this young. One thing is talent and another is hard work,\u201d Rodriguez said. \u201cI\u2019m trying to improve every day and I like where I\u2019m at. I want to be able to put my ideas out there in a more interesting way and I\u2019m not thinking where am I going to be tomorrow, I just think how can I become better at where I am today. Being an on-air talent you have to think tomorrow is my chance: \u2018Melissa you better kill it and show that you can do it and take advantage of every opportunity.\u2019 \u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>COLLEGIATE PRESS FOUNDATION<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rodriguez served as a staff writer for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Reporter <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in 2013 during her last semester at Miami Dade College, producing news briefs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI feel like with <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Reporter <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I broke the fear of going up and talking to people, and it was the first time I saw my name in print,\u201d Rodriguez said. \u201cI was very nervous to talk to people and meet people face to face, but it not only helped me to write, but to be a better communicator.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The paper\u2019s media adviser, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/journalism-expands-at-the-college\/\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Manolo Barco<\/span><\/a>, said Rodriguez\u2019s talent was evident from the outset. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMelissa always had a special spark about her,\u201d Barco said. \u201cShe is full of life and her positive attitude is contagious. She was always willing to do anything to help. It was evident she was going places.\u201d \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rodriguez continued to pursue her dreams at Florida International University after graduating from MDC. She is slated to graduate from FIU this fall.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI always knew I wanted to be a part of TV and radio, and radio has given me so much freedom and I\u2019ve fallen in love with it,\u201d Rodriguez said. \u201cI always wanted to be an entertainer but I never thought I\u2019d be able to do it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the fall semester of 2013 Rodriguez started her first internship at SiriusXM: En Vivo Radio which is a Spanish radio station. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>AN EARLY FASCINATION WITH BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI always wanted to be in the Spanish media. I wanted to aim for the Spanish community, since I was born and raised in Cuba,\u201d said Rodriguez, who <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">came to U.S. from Cuba in 2006 when she was twelve-years-old.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cI was in a music conservatory in Cuba and piano and singing lessons.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the summer of 2014 Rodriguez landed an internship at Telemundo Network \u00a0where she worked as an assistant producer for the national newscast. Rodriguez got to work next to reporter and anchor Vanessa Hauc. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI produced almost all of Vanessa Hauc\u2019s news stories and I got a lot of good experience from there,\u201d Rodriguez said. \u201cThey also sent me out to get footage of protests here in Miami and I got to do a lot of stories about The World Cup.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her internship at Telemundo was from June 9 to Aug. 10; two weeks after her internship ended, she received a call for a paid internship. During the summer of 2014 she also worked at the radio station Clear Channel as a promotions intern.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI learned how to create a good relationship with people and I got the opportunity to be a part of these events where the listener gets to meet the Spanish singers J. Balvin and Farruko,\u201d Rodriguez said. \u201cI would plan the whole promotions side of the event, which is how everything is set up, such as calling all the people that we want to be there and setting up the stage and prizes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While Rodriguez was an intern at Clear Channel, the station changed to iHeart Media radio station.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>A SENSE OF DETERMINATION <\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI worked a lot and always showed my best side,\u201d Rodriguez said. \u201cI knew that I wanted to be a part of the company, and if I left a good impression I knew I could continue there. When my position ended I was a little upset to be ending the internship and there was no position available, but then I got a call back from Jesse Trujillo asking if I wanted to be a part of the promotions team at iHeart Media and was called back from MEGA 94.9, and I definitely said yes without even thinking twice about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rodriguez began working there as a promotions coordinator in September. She balances her full-time job with her studies as a full-time student. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe week after MEGA 94.9 began<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> El Show de Joe Ferrero,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> they decided they would do on the air promotions,\u201d Rodriguez said. \u201cI would go on the street with prizes from Hialeah and they would put me on air.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rodriguez began to work her way up by staying in the studio more and helping out with the news and the trends. Little by little they wanted her to interact with them during the show and encouraged her to find out more about the Spanish celebrity news.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIn January I began to be a part of the morning show with the trending segment and the horoscope segment,\u201d Rodriguez said. \u201cWe\u2019re just a group of friends talking about the trending topics and getting the news out there.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ferrero said the first thing that was appealing to him about Rodriguez was that she was willing to learn and was a hard worker.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cShe had potential in her voice and a willingness to do things in a different type of way, especially in the Hispanic market and a team environment,\u201d Ferrero said.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Melissa Rodriguez, a former staff writer for The Reporter, \u00a0wakes up every morning at 4 a.m. to prepare to communicate in a blend of Spanish and English about trending topics, celebrity gossip and horoscopes with a mix of Salsa and Reggaeton, broadcasting to all of Miami. 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