Twana James is a dynamic personality, on and off the airwaves.  She has been the voice behind the microphone in cities all over the country including Atlanta (WHTA, WALR, WRES), Washington, DC (WAVA, WETA), New York (WABC, WQEW) and Los Angeles (KNX1070).  Her warm and eloquent voice has been heard in a gamut of radio formats from Gospel to Jazz, Hip Hop to Classical and Information/ News & Talk.

 

But even if you’ve never heard her voice on the radio, chances are you’ve heard her off the air.  Twana is the voice behind a myriad of corporate and private industry voicemail automations systems; providing customized voicemail greetings and voiceovers for audiovisual projects.  But her story does not begin there….

 

Twana’s professional radio experience began at the tender age of 12 years old, when she worked as a Cub Reporter for the All The Way radio program (WKYS), in her hometown of Washington, D.C.  By the time she reached college, Twana was well on her way to becoming a radio pro.  Her first experience as an On Air Personality was with WHOV during her freshman year at Hampton University.  Soon after, Twana pursued life in the Unites States Army Reserve as a Broadcast Specialist, serving thousands of military personnel and their families during a stint at the Southern Command Network at Ft. Clayton, PANAMA.

 

Following her military career, Twana returned to college at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia where she hosted the Urban Flava radio program on weekends, while working full-time as a News Reporter for WALR-FM.  During her time at WALR, Twana covered the 1996 Olympic Park Bombing and provided reports for the syndicated Tom Joyner Morning Show.  In 1997, she was named the News Director for Radio One Atlanta’s WHTA, Hot 97.5.  Twana became known as the sassy and sensible sidekick on The Ryan Cameron Morning Show.  During her 4 years with WHTA, Twana garnered dozens of civic and community service awards.  She was named one of Atlanta’s Most Influential Women by Women Looking Ahead Magazine in 2000 and 2001. 

 

In 2004, Twana set her sights on The Weather Channel where she became a Radio Broadcast Meteorologist.  Her forecasts were aired on XM Satellite Radio and broadcast live in dozens of radio markets nationwide, from Lafayette, Louisiana (during Hurricane Katrina), to Miami, Florida (during Hurricane Ivan).  During her time at The Weather Channel, Twana headed the forecast team for the American Urban Radio Network.

 

In 2006, Twana returned home to her beloved Washington, D.C. where she developed her true love for the radio industry, Producing.  She was named Radio Producer and Announcer for WETA’s Out & About radio program.  She later spent several years as a Radio Personality at WAVA-FM as Midday Announcer and Host of the station’s Contemporary Gospel weekend program, where she was known as Michelle Anthony. 

 

In 2011, Twana reinvented herself as an Entrepreneur and YouTube Blogger.   Her nearly 20,000 online followers encouraged her to go into business for herself with a special hair technique called Crochet Braids.  Crochet Braids by Twana is not only an at home hair studio, but also the training ground for dozens of do-it-yourselfers who have decided to follow Twana’s lead and go into business for themselves.  With a bevy of training classes, workshops and online tutorials, Twana has become the “go to” Consultant for anyone interested in Crochet Braids.  Her website, www.crochetbraidsbytwana.com is the #1 website on Google for this highly sought after hair technique.