Mercedes Howard, known on air as Ya Girl Cedes, is a radio personality and podcast host whose Colorado career includes KQKS-FM (KS107.5) and 104.7 The Drop. If you caught hip-hop and R&B nights or mornings on KS107.5 in the 2010s, you know her voice.
KS107.5
Mercedes grew up in a broadcasting family and came to Denver at age 21. She became one of the comparatively few African-American women at the time to host her own show on a major-market hip-hop station, taking over nights at KS107.5 in 2010. She later moved to the station’s morning show before leaving in 2018.
The Drop
She then joined The Drop, Colorado public media’s R&B and hip-hop service.
Podcasting
Mercedes created and hosts The Black Millennial Mom, a show about parenting, culture and the experiences of Black millennial mothers.
Sources
- The Drop: Ya Girl Cedes biography
- RAMP: Cedes and Chonz leave KS107.5
- The Black Millennial Mom podcast
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