Melissa Neeley (born September 1, 1972) is an American broadcast journalist, actress, and film producer. She started out as the weekend news anchor on
WHIO-FM in Dayton, Ohio. She then became News Director at
Monticello Media
Monticello Media is a broadcast corporation that operates six radio stations and two translators in the Charlottesville, Virginia area. The company was formed in 2007 following the purchase of stations previously owned by Clear Channel Communic ...
in Charlottesville, Virginia, on November 1, 2007. Neeley anchored the morning news on Newstalk WCHV
1260 AM
The following radio stations broadcast on AM frequency 1260 kHz: There are 55 stations in the United States which broadcast on 1260 AM; the Federal Communications Commission classifies 1260 AM as a regional frequency.
Argentina
* LT14 Gral ...
and
107.5 FM
The following radio stations broadcast on FM frequency 107.5 MHz:
Argentina
* 1075 in Mansilla, Entre Rios
* Activa in San Luis
* Alcira Gigena in Alcira Gigena, Córdoba
* Alternativa in Alvear, Corrientes
* Buena Vista in Sierras Chicas, Có ...
. She also produced and hosted "Charlottesville This Week", which airs weekends on WCHV, WCHV-FM,
WCYK
WCYK-FM (99.7 FM) is a country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Staunton, Virginia, serving Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, and Staunton in Virginia. WCYK-FM is owned and operated by Monticello Media.
History
WANV-FM signed on Au ...
,
WHTE,
WHUK and
WKAV
WKAV (1400 AM) is a contemporary Christian formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Charlottesville, Virginia, serving Charlottesville and Albemarle County, Virginia. WKAV is owned and operated by Monticello Media.
History
In 1954, a const ...
. Under her direction, in 2009 WCHV received the runner-up award for Most Outstanding Newscast by Virginia Association of Broadcasters. In January 2012, Neeley resigned her position with Monticello Media and became employed with Clear Channel Media And Entertainment, now IHeartMedia, in Cincinnati, Oh. Since January 9, 2012, Neeley has been a News Anchor and Reporter for
WLW and
WKRC (AM). Neeley has been a guest reporter on HLN's
Nancy Grace
Nancy Ann Grace (born October 23, 1959) is an American legal commentator and television journalist. She hosted ''Nancy Grace'', a nightly celebrity news and current affairs show on HLN, from 2005 to 2016, and Court TV's ''Closing Arguments' ...
show since 2010, giving information about news stories from Virginia and the Ohio Valley.
She is also a former member of
The Bent Theatre, a comedy improv group in
Charlottesville, Virginia
Charlottesville, colloquially known as C'ville, is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is the county seat of Albemarle County, which surrounds the city, though the two are separate legal entities. It is named after Queen Ch ...
. She has worked with film director John Johnson in both the 2011 film ''Shadowhunters:Lost'' and in the 2015 film "Plan 9". Neeley played the store clerk's wife in ''Shadowhunters:Lost''. She was an associate producer and a zombie extra in the movie ''Plan 9''. She is credited as Melissa Renee Neeley in both films.
References
External links
NewsTalk 1260 AM & 94.1 FM OnlineOfficial News/Talk WHIO site (with streaming audio)
* The Bent Theatr
Official Site
Living people
1972 births
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