Kat Corbett

Kat Corbett is an American disc jockey, voice artist and writer.[1][2] Currently a host on two channels at SiriusXM including Lithium since 2016 with the addition of Pop Rocks in 2022. Kat's radio career really took off at legendary Los Angeles radio outlet KROQ when she hosted middays from 2005 to 2020. Simultaneously she hosted and programmed the legendary new music show 'Locals Only' on KROQ for nearly twenty years. Locals Only pushed unknown artists in the spotlight and sent them on their way to bigger things. Artists like Billie Eilish, Silversun Pickups, Fitz and the Tantrums, Katie Perry, Awolnation, The Dirty Heads, Grouplove, Capital Cites, Young the Giant, Local Natives and many more all got their shot on KROQ Locals Only.[3][4]

Kat Corbett
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Disc jockey
Voice artist
Music supervisor
Years active1993–present
Employer(s)Sirius Radio
KROQ

Corbett's voiceover work includes clients Mercedes Benz and MTV as well as the Fox Sports promo voice for the FIFA World Cup from 2015 and 2023.[5] She served as the music supervisor for the television series Sweet/Vicious in 2016 and 2017.[6]

Corbett began her radio career at indie alternative station WFNX in Boston. While on-air at WFNX Kat also worked for legendary concert promoter Don Law where she learned the ins and out of the live music industry.[7]

In addition to radio, Kat Corbett is a writer who earned a semifinalist position in the prestigious Academy Nicholl Fellowship competition in 2020. She is currently preparing a series of short stories to be released later in 2023.

References

  1. Callwood, Brett (2019-12-12). "Kat Corbett: The Tastemaker Riding Shotgun with Commuters". LA Weekly. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  2. "Final Draft Big Break Screenwriting Contest: Kat Corbett Top 3 in 2018 with Freedom 90". Script Magazine. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  3. "KROQ 106.7/FM DJ Kat Corbett announces she'll no longer be the station's midday host". Daily News. 2019-04-30. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  4. "Kat Corbett Exits Middays At KROQ; To Continue In Part-Time Role". RadioInsight. 2019-04-30. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  5. December 2017, Guitar World Staff 11. "KROQ's Kat Corbett Announced as Co-Host for 2018 She Rocks Awards". guitarworld. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  6. "INTERVIEW: Composer Alec Puro Discusses Scoring the MTV Fan Favorite "Sweet/Vicious" | TVmaze". www.tvmaze.com. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  7. "10 Questions with ... Kat Corbett". All Access. Retrieved 2020-04-12.


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