Karen Vaughn
Karen Vaughn is bringing Real, Fun and Fab to your work day! Like many of her listeners, Karen Vaughn enjoys great music and compelling conversation. She gives a dose of both from 10am – 3pm on 106.7 WTLC. Karen is deeply committed to using her platform to inform, entertain and inspire. Her charisma, vibrancy and engaging sensibility allow her to not only develop entertaining programming, but to connect with her listeners instantly.
Karen also serves as Operations Manager for Radio-One Indianapolis. She comes from Radio-One Philadelphia where she continues to handle 10am – 3pm on 100.3 WRNB and was also Operations Manager for WRNB, WPHI and WPPZ. Her radio broadcasting expertise has earned her numerous honors and awards throughout her career. She has been honored as Assistant Program Director and Music Director of the Year from Billboard Magazine. Her Radio show has also been nominated for Urban Radio Personality/Show of the year and Karen has been inducted in the Broadcaster’s Hall of Fame in Ohio.
A graduate of Philadelphia’s Temple University, Karen has represented the March of Dimes, The Sister to Sister Foundation, and American Heart Association as a spokesperson. Karen’s community outreach programs through her ‘Karen Cares’ brand have given hundreds of South Florida women spa makeovers, career and resume workshops, and work/life balance services. In addition to books for children and providing families with their holiday needs in Indianapolis.
From her strong community connect, in 2008 she launched an interactive life-balance website for working women www.workingdivas.com™. As a mother balancing family, work and motherhood, Karen crafted Working Divas™ to empower women to put themselves first and enjoy the “bliss” that life has to offer. “Women have to find ways to manage daily demands and still achieve happiness in their lives,” says Karen.
As a premiere endorser and voiceover actress, top Brands have solicited Karen to represent them. She has endorsed, Ulta Beauty, OWN-TV, Remy Martin, Red Robin, Comcast, Dove, Marshalls, Lipton, Khol’s, Noxzema, Disney, Danielle’s Weave Salon, Royal Caribbean International, Empress Hair Care and Ideal Baby Store.
Celebrated for her engaging personality and her in-depth interviews…Lionel Richie boasted, “Karen has the magic.” Tyler Perry says, “I love being on Karen’s Show, she does the best interviews.” She has welcomed into the studio Ella Mai, Maxwell, El DeBarge, Suze Orman, Tracee Ellis Ross, Jay Z, John Legend, Jamie Foxx, Eddie LeVert and Boris Kodjoe to name a few.
Karen has worked in major markets across the country including Miami, Washington, DC, Cleveland and Baltimore.
Tune into Karen to experience a fresh approach to television, radio and the web. Karen Vaughn -Working Mom…Working Media!
Karen is represented by the Law Offices of Joseph H. Davis and The Russ PR Agency.
Ladies, I know your plight; it’s that time of the year, a time of the year when you start to feel like some things just don’t make sense. Yes, ‘Madden’ is back. ‘Grand Theft Auto V’ just did $800 MILLION in sell-through in 24 hours. ‘NBA2K’ is on the way.
Some of the men in your life may be getting scarce.
You’ll looking for a little bit of that ‘QT’ and your man is still requesting that famous ‘five more minutes’ with the video game that’s he’s already been playing for two hours. “I’m losing my boo to the XBox…” We hear it every year. I’d like to offer you some suggestions as to how to deal with this a little better.
1) First things first, they’re never gonna stop playing those games, ladies.
At this point, they’ve grown up with them and in a lotta ways, the games have grown right along with the players. The ‘Grand Theft Auto’ is a great example; an EXTREMELY ‘mature’ game that includes an entire world and cinematic storyline for the player to become immersed within. They’re an escape, a pastime, and nobody’s getting hurt…
2) Don’t give him a time limit or ultimatums.
You may think these games are silly and/or childish, but if talking to your man as if he is for playing video games is surely gonna lead to an argument or problems. Make your demands for personal time (or the television set) gently, without belittling your man and his hobby.
3) Schedule quality time with him.
Your man does not love that Playstation more than you. His fascination with the latest game will subside. Make sure you’re still setting time aside for the two of you and let it be known that is EXACTLY what that time is for. He’ll get his ‘five more minutes’ later. Those games can be saved, that’s what memory cards are for. Let him know he can put down the controller for a while without being demanding.
4) TURN UP!!!
You might wanna turn up the spicy! Throw on that sexy negligee and walk by him while he’s in the middle of a game of ‘Madden’, see what happens. Move the video game system into the bedroom, see what happens…sometimes, you just gotta get back to basics, ladies. Leave something to his imagination and keep it moving. Bet you won’t be hearing that ‘five more minutes, baby’ as often.
5) If you can’t beat em, join em.
Hey, some of those video games are FUN, OKAY? Come in and pick up the stick sometime and see if there’s a game you can play together! Let’s not forget how many family-friendly games there are on the market. There’s quite a market for lady gamers too. Ride to the video-game spot with him; you just might be surprised at what you find.
