Name Shelli SonsteinAge / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB April 15, 1954. As of 2024, she is around 70 years old.Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Spouse / Partner Married multiple times. Check the full bio for relationship details.Wiki Bio / Profile BackgroundIntroduction :
- Shelli Sonstein is an American radio host, presenter, and personality from New York.
- Smart, confident and passionate about her causes, Shelli has worked in radio for decades and has even used her career as a platform to help sponsor her charitable efforts.
Personal Life : Marriage and Family
- Sonstein got married at a very young age but quickly filed for divorce.
- She eventually married again and had three children, a daughter named Dina and two sons named Ryan and Aaron.
- Shelli and the father of her children divorced after a long marriage.
- Now, she is also the grandmother of two boys named Evan and Zach.
- In February of 2016, Sonstein got engaged to her boyfriend, John Schaninger. The couple had been dating for a while and were both divorcees.
- They tied the knot on December 18, 2016, in Stockton, New Jersey, at a venue called Prallsville Mill. The ceremony was officiated by Shelli’s longtime co-host on radio Q1043, Jim Kerr.
- Both Shelli and John’s children took part in the wedding, from Shelli’s daughter being her maid of honor to John’s son being his best man. The couple’s children also gave nice speeches during the reception.
Education : Qualifications, High School & College Info
- When she was in high school, Sonstein started her journey as a social activist, protesting various injustices from the Vietnam War to gender inequality. This continued well into her days as a student at Temple University and even currently as a radio host in New York.
Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :
- Shelli’s career began in 1973 when she worked at a Philadelphia-based station called WMMR at the young age of 18. She was given the job after the station’s PD, Jerry Stevens, noticed her activism on radio and TV. Later, she worked as a reporter and news anchor.
- In 1977, Shellie joined ABC Radio as newscaster. She worked at the station for three years before leaving in 1980.
- Later, she was hired by Larry Berger to join the WPLJ station as a co-host alongside Jim Kerr. The duo worked together for 13 years and switched to WMTR/WDHA together, where they worked for a year as co-hosts and news directors.
- Shelli and Jim Kerr are still co-hosting and have worked together for over two decades. They joined the classic rock station WAXQ in October of 2003.
- In addition to her radio career, Shelli also spent two decades working on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :
- When she is not working or spending time with her kids and grandkids (who live in California), Shelli enjoys swimming in the ocean in New Jersey and kayaking on the Shark River.
- She uses her career as a radio host to raise awareness for first responders and people who were close by during the 9/11 attacks. Part of Shelli’s cause is to not only highlight the first responders’ bravery but also to call attention to people suffering from health issues related to inhaling toxins and chemicals when the buildings collapsed.
- Shelli has also authored a book titled ‘The Thoroughly Tasteful Dirty Joke Book’.
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