Amanda Valentine

Amanda Valentine is a country-radio personality whose career has included on-air work in St. Louis, Rochester, Denver, Medford and Cincinnati.

Early career

Valentine studied radio broadcasting at Lewis and Clark Community College and began working at KSHE in St. Louis in 2002. Her career then took her through several markets, including Rochester, New York, where she became part of the WPXY-FM staff.

Denver radio

After Rochester, Valentine worked at KYGO-FM in Denver. A surviving WPXY alumni listing identifies Amanda Valentine as having moved to KYGO in Denver, providing a direct station-level link for the Colorado portion of her career. Later Cumulus biographies also identify Denver among the markets where she held on-air positions.

Cincinnati and national recognition

Valentine later joined WUBE-FM/B-105 in Cincinnati, where she teamed with Jesse Tack in afternoon drive. In 2017, Jesse & Amanda received the Country Music Association’s Large Market Personality of the Year award.

She left daily radio in 2019 and developed the health-and-fitness podcast Pound This. In 2024, Cumulus Media brought Valentine back to daily broadcasting as afternoon host on WNNF-FM/Cat Country 94.1 in Cincinnati.

Where are they now?

As of 2026, Amanda Valentine remains active in radio and podcasting, including her Cincinnati country-radio work and Pound This.

Sources

• Cumulus Media, April 15, 2024 — career summary and return to Cincinnati radio.
• WVXU, November 9, 2017 — CMA Large Market Personality of the Year.
• The Telegraph, 2017 — early career and national market history.
• Archived WPXY-FM alumni listing — identifies Valentine as having moved to KYGO in Denver.