You want to know….
.…….about me? Yea well about that…..
Usually people take this section to list everything they’ve done in their life, boast and wait for response- yea no chances of that happening here.
I decided to make this site to post everything that stands out to me as extraordinary, or motivates me to wake up every morning from music to pictures and interviews-The interviewing side of me started at a rather young age ( I know sooo cliche’ right?) around the time when famed Tejano Superstar Selena was murdered. I remember a week before that I had just seen her newest video for “Amor Prohibido” on tv and instantly fell in love then BAM. She was gone.
This intrigued me to find out more about her life and rather than a 3 minute video clip to justify it, I did my research on her and wrote a 4 page report. I was in the 4th grade at the time and turned it into my principal, only to get it back the following semester in August with 2 candies tied to the cover. Ever since then, the stories of someones life is the most interesting aspect of this world that anyone can ever reiterate and tell. Thus, my interviews and love for journalism.
How did I get involved in radio?
A great story-one that I can believe, relate to, and never get tired of telling. MY story is below-if you are wondering how this chica ended up pushing through to you every week on your airwaves:
home; where the radio signal ceased to exist
My love for radio started when I was 12 and frustrated with the radio signal in my parents house. I can’t remember where I received a pink Girl Talk radio for a gift but I’m thinking it was maybe Christmas- Power 92.3 came in so fuzzy that first day I tried getting any type of signal.
Now don’t get me wrong because I love where I grew up, but, it was in the middle of the desert in a valley and the nearest store was 10 miles in either direction. I grew up thinking that was normal yet now that I’m here in Phoenix and tell that story people look at me like I have 3 arms.
Back to the story:
This is the part that I think I changed my life with pole tape, screws, a 20 ft antenna, and a drill. When my parents went to the store one morning I dragged this antenna to the side of the house stood it up and carefully placed bricks underneath it to lift it up for higher signal. I wrapped the pole tape around the antenna and screwed it into the side of the house. I had already connected antenna wire to the top of it, snaked that into my window of my room; spliced the Girl Talk Radio Antenna and presto.
I was in love. The radio jocks made time go by so fast because they sounded SO excited to be doing what they do and intrigued me to want to be a part of it. Melissa the Midnight Mamacita would come on from 10-12, and I would fantasize about my boyfriend at the time singing the slow jams she played over and over…. It was a sense of freedom to me considering the closest thing to excitement I had was three wheelers and meteor showers.
13 years later
Internship to promotions representative for 3 years and the rest is history- I now am a part of Power 98.3 , and am blessed to have The Pulse which is an Underground Hip-Hop show that airs EVERY Saturday from 1-4 am- make sure you’re following me on yayamartinez to keep up as to when I will be on air.
SO with that being said, I hope you get what you need from this site to learn more about what makes me tick-I started having so much work I figured nows a better time than any to share that with the world. Enjoy!
-Yaya Martinez
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hey girl i ‘m so proud of u i lus ur story u rock chica keep it up small town girl!!!!!!!
Thank you chica! Just trying to do somethin different
my bad i ment to spell luv lolo!!!!!
Hello Yaya! All I can say is I know this about you section is well written because I read it all the way through and it’s five in the morning. lol It’s delightfully conversational, which for me, made it very engaging =)
You brought back some great memories. I don’t need to lie to kick it, I would sing “Amor Prohibido” with my sisters haha…oh and “el chico del apartamento ciiiiinco dooooce!”
dammitttttttt nice work hermosa, i want to know what was the jam on background from melissa the midnight mamasita…..im from durango, im in school down here but just that jam, brings back those memories…plzzzzzzzzzz
the name of the song is Moments in love by Art of Noise
Yaya…im so proud of you girl! you are doing big things and are going big places. Dont forget the little people on your way up. lol. Stay up, stay positive and keep pressing forward Girlie
Yayeeeezzzyyyyyyyyy!!! much love and respect!
Hi Yaya! This is Micheal your favorite listener. I’m a big fan of yours! Maybe on Saturday we could come see you. I have tapes of you that I want to show you of when you were on the air. Is Erika still at Power 98.3 or is she working somewere else? I went on a trip to California and saw her and I havn’t talked to her since then. Could you please e-mail me back? I would really appreciate it!
hi Micheal! appreciate the love for what I do! means the world to me.
This weekend I wont be on, I will be in California for Paid Dues Festival, but I’m sure that we can set something up soon!
Again THANK YOU for the love. I really appreciate it.
Dear Yaya, I wanted to tell you that I’m going to St. Josephs hospital in the EMU unit. I will be there from April 8th for 3 to 10 days, for some tests. I can have visitors, as many as I want. So I was wondering if you would like to come see me? Erika and Felicia are invited too. Can you all come and visit me and my Mom on the 6th floor? It would be really great.
Love, Michael
let me check with the girls, and see what we can do!
Dear Yaya,
Thank you and hope to hear from you before I go to the Hospital.
Love,Michael Owen
Your blog is awesome! How can I send you music/products for review?
Hey YaYa long time no see girl. I’m so glad you’ve done so great for yourself and followed your dreams! I’m proud of you! It’s cool the you stayed a little closer to home to make those dreams come true, I’m out on the east coast now
OMG Yaya, for some reason i have never clicked on the “You want to know” part of your site. Just realized my name was on here and I’m in tears. I can’t describe how proud I am of you. You’re making your dreams come true and you’ve worked hard to make it happen. I remember days when you would come into the studio pissed has hell cause you were frustrated, you stuck with it, and pushed through. Now thats inspiration. I would love to hear your boy stories and I remember telling you I was living vicariously through your boy adventures (they made me feel 21 again) lol. I can honestly say I’m doing the same when it comes to your radio success. Years ago you told me “Melis, I need to live in NY its feels right, like home.” I want to hear all about your trip to NY and your future move wink wink. Your accomplishments make me smile, your happiness brings tears to my eyes. Im very happy to be one of the many people that planted that seed and helped make radio such an important part of your life. Love you lil sis! xoxo
awww of course your in this portion- you definitely influenced me growing up to be in radio
We’ll see what comes of this audition in new york! I’ll have to fill you in…. been a crazy 7 days 
you are amazing, i look up to you, everything you do and stand for!! i really hope and know you well be the next star out AZ!! #madrespect
always inspring to find a another creative strong woman in broadcasting- helps me remember im young but im going to get somewhere in hip hop AND radio if I keep working hard- dont matter how small your town was.
thanks yaya keep doing your thing!! Youre an inspiration to young women in broadcasting!!
Meera thank you so much for your words! Yes you WILL get somewhere with hard work, you always do
Thank you for the support!
Just came across your Kendrick Lamar interview and looked you up, you had me at Cartoons and Cereal! New fan here, love the site and look forward to checking out more Yaya, all Love.
@CJ Thank you for the support! I always love hearing feedback on my work, Kendrick definitely is one of the favorites!