FLEXXING with… Nikki Z
WITH captivating style and unending charisma, Nikki Z is still doing what brought her to Jamaica — playing on the radio.
From 2006 up until two years ago, Nikki Z, real name Nicole Duhaney, was rocking the airwaves on Zip 103 FM and ruling the 6:00 to 10:00 am slot.
Now, though, she is with BBC1xtra, Irie Jam in New York and was recently signed to the number one Hip-Hop and R&B station in Connecticut — Hot 93.7. She is also the creator and producer of the Caribbean radio programme, World Caribbean Countdown. The show — which airs in Nairobi, Kenya; the US Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands, St Vincent and the Grenadines — will soon be aired at SunCity FM, which is located in Portmore, Jamaica. The show aims to accurately reflect the current top songs which make the Caribbean people excited.
When not working, Nikki enjoys sleeping, going to the beach, fishing and other outdoor activities. She describes her style as exactly how she describes herself, very spontaneous as it changes everyday.
She advises TEENs that “while you’re working, take the time to find something that you like, find your niche and focus on it. Work your way into doing what you really want to do and find happiness.”
And she knows just what she is talking about.
Fresh out of high school, Nikki Z enlisted in the US Army after seeing the commercials, which to her at the time “looked like fun”.
At the age of 17, she was touring Saudi Arabia and after a six-month stint in the army, Nikki was introduced to radio through a friend and since then she has worked with a number of radio stations, including Jamz 910, hosting a show called Caribbean Jamz, BET’s Turn-Style in New York City and then to Power 104.1 in Connecticut, as a late night broadcaster for the Wendy Williams Radio Show.
But it was in 2006 that she learned the tricks of the trade in radio broadcasting and amassed the fanbase she nsow enjoys.
The radio disc jock, deejay and producer has a strong following on Twitter® with nearly 6,000 fans holding on to her every tweet.
For more information of the diva herself, check out www.divanikkiz.com or follow her at Twitter.com/DivaNikkiZ.
