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10 Questions with ... Ashlee
November 2, 2021
Have an opinion? Add your comment below. Which actress would you cast to play "Ashlee" in a Netflix series about your life?
There is only one. Katniss Everdeen, Jennifer Lawrence.-
1. What got you into radio?
I was playing basketball here in Boston at Northeastern University. I got asked to do color commentating for the men’s team after our games on the local collegiate radio station. I would play our game, quickly shower, toss on a dress, and put on a pair of headphones. That was my real first taste of radio and I clearly couldn't get enough of it.
2. What did you dream of becoming when you were a kid?
I always dreamed of being a sports sideline broadcaster/reporter. Having played sports all my life, that was really the only place I saw myself going when I grew up. Now as an adult, I talk sports, but I also include wild tinder date stories - it's all about balance. Best of both worlds.
3. Learn anything new about yourself during the pandemic?
I learned that my husband thinks he's Bob the builder and my dogs love when the world shuts down.
4. When I feel like I need to blow off steam, I usually _____ ?
I usually- hit the gym. I am lucky to have a great workout partner in my executive producer, Santi Deoleo. We have both realized how healthy it can be to hit the gym post show. Break down what we loved, what we didn't love so much and take it out on the run or the weights and most importantly NOT bring it home. I also have an online shopping addiction. Sometimes I blow off steam there... shhhh.
5. Radio mentors and mentors, in general?
I take a little something from all personalities I have ever worked with. I am fortunate to be working in a major market and have come across some of the best. One of my greatest friends is Medha Gandhi so I certainly consider myself lucky in the radio world to have her to look up to and guide me. When I was first given this position so many female radio personalities reached out to me here in Boston. We have this weird connection and I love that about us, the connection obviously being radio and an alarm clock that should never go off that early in the morning.
6. If you weren't in radio, what do you think you'd be doing professionally?
If I wasn't on the radio, I would love to be in home decor. No one loves the holidays more than me and no one hates them more than my husband. The holidays signify him having to go up and down to our basement to bring up boxes and boxes of holiday decor while I transform our home into a haunted house or winter wonderland. I have always had an eye for interior decor, and I enjoy spending all my money on things I 100% do not need at Homegoods. And no- I am not referring to a 'Live, Laugh, Love' sign. I have outgrown that stage. Kinda.
7. What do you like to do in your spare time? Pick up any new hobbies during the pandemic?
My day to day consists of work - working out - dog walks - and tv shows. I am currently with child so I'm assuming we will have to add some things into my daily lineup come Jan 2022. But right now, in my spare time I love good TV shows, books, decorating, re-decorating, and shopping for more decorations. It's a vicious cycle. But it's all about balance. That’s why I read, mainly murder mysteries and romance. Like I said...balance.
8. You win a trip to space from Jeff Bezos. What four people are you taking with you?
My Jeff Bezos squad:
-My husband - Mike Joyce, mainly for the accent. He is straight out of Boston so I giggle at the thought of him saying we are so "FAHHHHH from home."
-My producer Santi - he is Jeff Bezos obsessed so I would never hear the end of it if I left him behind, besides he would def be good for a tear or two when we made it to space.
-My brother Ryan Feldman - he wouldn't speak to me if I didn't invite him, imagine how many IG followers he would gain from going to space, how dare I not include him! He's also one of my best friends, so that helps too. I need someone to have a cocktail in space with.
-Kim Kardashian- Imagine a Balenciaga or Versace space suit. If we going, we going in fashion baby.9. Which actress would you cast to play "Ashlee" in a Netflix series about your life?
There is only one. Katniss Everdeen, Jennifer Lawrence.
10. Your most recent binge watch?
Succession. People had been telling me to watch this show for so long, finally gave in and wow. I have no idea what I was waiting for. Actually, as I type this, maybe I should ditch Kim K for my space adventure and bring Cousin Gregg instead. I also recently binged 'You' season. God only knows what on the ‘Flix. I am embarrassed to admit that but in my best Joe voice, "I just couldn't help myself, you"
Bonus Questions
If you had to eat one type of meal every day for a month, what would it be?
Give me all the bread, all of it. It's a no-brainer...Italian for me. Living in Boston and having the North End this close is both a blessing and a curse. Pizza, cheese, bread, cheese and more bread. If you aren't eating carbs, are you really even living?
Any bucket list vacation destinations?
Lay-up. Croatia! I'm Croatian and have never been to the motherland! Ask my Grandmother Nunna, while she force feeds me Sodoma in her kitchen and tells me it's a true crime I have never been.
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