CALIFORNIA SOUL
WEDNESDAY 6 – 8PM
10AM – MIDDAY (PST)
A journey from west Africa, via west London to the west coast , Lisa takes you on a trip with California Soul – If it’s soulful , you’ll hear it.
Lisa I’Anson first started her broadcasteing career on the then pirate radio station Kiss FM, before continuing to work with the station when it went legal . She presented the weekday magazine show The Word. She also contributed to both the stations “The Word “, “Free “ and “Touch “ magazines .
She left Kiss FM in 1992 and worked as a VJ for MTV Europe until 1995. She first presented MTV News, before going on to host her own shows including “ The Soul of MTV “ as well as a nightly live show and other shows such as MTV’s Hit List chart show.
She presented the lunchtime show on BBC Radio 1 for 4 years before moving to the weekend lunch slot.
Between 2000 and 2003 Lisa worked for BBC London 94.9 , where she presented a weekday discussion programme .She also hosted a Sunday afternoon show on London radio station Magic FM before moving to Los Angeles with her family in 2008. In California, she and her husband set up Talenthouse.com, an online platform assisting and generating income for artists of various disciplines to gain exposure and opportunities, through branded content.
Since 2019, she has presented her weekly Wednesday night music show, live from Los Angeles on Solar Radio.
Aside from radio, Lisa started her television career as a voiceover artist for Rapido and a reporter on Dance Energy. She has presented numerous television programmes including The Vibe (on BBC Two), the MOBO Awards, Dear Dilemma . Lisa has narrated programmes such as all the uncovered series including Ibiza Uncovered , the very first of the series. Lisa has voiced over 700 commercials.
