Nessa Diab, known

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as Nessa, is an American radio and TV personality and

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Early life and education

Nessa was born to an

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father and mother. She has two brothers. She grew up in Southern California but her dad's job frequently moved her family between California and

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. She graduated with a degree in mass communications from the

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Career

While in college, Nessa interned at

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Top 40 station Wild 94.9. Eventually, she got her own show, "The Baydestrian Report," which covered news in the Bay Area. She first rose to prominence for her artist and celebrity interviews on Wild 94.9 and

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, which led to

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seeking her out to be on ''

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''. She has also hosted various

and

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shows. She currently hosts "Nessa on Air," a successful hip-hop show during the

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shift on

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's top rated

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. Her show is the #1 hip hop show in the afternoons with 18–34 year olds and is syndicated nationally in over 15 markets. In 2018, Nessa became the host of

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's show, ''

Talk Stoop ''Talk Stoop'' is an American television talk show hosted by Nessa, and formerly by Cat Greenleaf. ''Talk Stoop'' is broadcast in the top nine American television markets, and can be seen on out-of-home screens, including cabs and gas stations, ...

'' for one season

Activism

Nessa and

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founded Know Your Rights Camp, a multi-city traveling youth empowerment initiative for disadvantaged youth. In 2020, the organization expanded its reach with funds for COVID-19 and in June the creation of a legal defense initiative "for victims of excessive force by police terrorism and civil rights violations." In 2016, she led Plan B One Step's Perfectly Imperfect national campaign with her ''

'' co-host

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, encouraging young women to take charge of their reproductive health.

New York City youth organizations

She hosts a yearly prom pamper party for underprivileged high school girls from

centered around female empowerment. She mentors students from various organizations in New York City, including the Dream Charter School in

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and

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, and she created a scholarship and mentorship program in March 2018 at the

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Girls Club.

Personal life

She gave birth to her first child in August 2022 with Colin Kaepernick.

Hosting credits

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nessa Living people American radio DJs Television personalities from California American television talk show hosts American people of Egyptian descent American women television personalities University of California, Berkeley alumni Year of birth missing (living people)