About Me
Jacquie Gales Webb is the award-winning host of the number one Sunday Afternoon Gospel music program on WHUR. Jacquie has also produced two gospel CD projects as a consultant/producer for Time Life Music. She spent time creating and producing television shows at WUSA-TV and earned six local EMMYs. In addition she has produced the radio documentary Jazz Singers; the award-winning public radio series Remembering Slavery; and the Peabody Award-winning Black Radio: Telling it Like It Was. Jacquie is a graduate of Emerson College, a mother of two great daughters and a member of the Metropolitan Baptist Church of Washington, DC.
Birthplace:
New York City
Grew Up In:
Westbury Long Island, New York
Marital Status:
Widowed
Favorite City:
Washington, DC
Favorite Way To Relax:
Reading
Favorite Movie:
Contact
Favorite Novel:
A Lesson Before Dying
Favorite Sports Team:
Washington Redskins
Motto:
I can do all things through Christ that strengthens me
Ten All Time Favorite Songs:
“Total Praise” by Richard Smallwood, “Peace Be Still” by James Cleveland, “I Love the Lord” by Richard Smallwood, “My Life Is In Your Hands” by Kirk Franklin, “Through the Storm” by Yolanda Adams, “Imagine Me” by Kirk Franklin, “Give Me Love” by George Harrison, “I Would Die For You” by Prince, “A Natural Woman” by Aretha Franklin
Favorite Song Last Year:
“This is The Day” by Fred Hammond
Favorite Song Last 10 Years:
“He Reigns” by Kirk Franklin
Best Concert Ever Attended:
Two concerts come to mind…Number one is a performance by Kirk Franklin featuring Yolanda Adams & Donnie McClurkin. Number two is a DC performance of Prince’s “Musicology” tour.
How Long In Radio:
32 years
How Long At WHUR:
18 years
Favorite Vacation Spot:
Turks and Caicos
Favorite Interview:
Kirk Franklin. Kirk is so much fun.
Biggest Regret:
I left W*USA-TV to work as a producer at the Smithsonian before I was able to book Denzel Washington to be interviewed by news anchor Maureen Bunyan. She is a big fan of Denzel’s and I tried so hard to make the interview happen. I was a W*USA-TV producer for six years.
Best Advice:
Think positive thoughts. Jesus said, “As a man thinks, so he is.”
I Dislike:
Dishonesty and Negativity.
Something I Would Never Do Again:
Drive for more than five hours by myself. I get sleepy after driving four hours.
Six People From History To Have At A Dinner Party:
Jesus, Einstein, Martin Luther King, Franklin Delanor Roosevelt, Ghandi, Barack Obama.
Favorite DC Restaurant:
L’Auberge Chez Francois
Favorite DC Monument:
Vietnam Memorial
Most Romantic Spot in DC:
Jefferson Memorial during Cherry Blossom time
Biggest Pet Peeve About DC:
The layout of the city is confusing. Streets illogically turn into other streets without notice. If you don’t know, you have to ask somebody. There is no logical way to figure it out.
Favorite Junk Food:
Cheese doodles
Favorite Cocktail:
None
One Word That Best Describes You:
Unique
Favorite Season In DC:
I like summer because I like it hot!
If Not Yourself Who Would You Be:
I want to be like Jesus.
Your Heroes In Real Life:
Jesus, Wesley David Gales, Jr. (my father), Clif Webb (my late husband), Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Dorothy Height, Al Gore, Dan McGinn, Ric Edelman, the late Reginald Lewis, Bill Gates
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