For 16 years Janine Davis’ signature laugh could be heard on over Charlotte airwaves from 5:30 to 10 a.m. each morning. Davis was the producer of what was at one time Charlotte’s only live, local morning show – No Limit Larry and the Morning Maddhouse. These days Janine is following her passion of helping teen girls. Davis is a motivational speaker and is serving as the executive director of the Girl Talk Foundation, Inc., an organization that she founded in 2003 to help teen girls build self-esteem and leadership qualities.
But she hasn’t totally left the entertainment industry. Janine stays connected by keeping up with what’s going on in the industry and she continues to deliver the Lowdown each day via her website (www.janinedavis.com) and by staying to connected to something that she says is essential in her life – music.
JD, when did you fall in love with music?
Brandi: It has been said that music has the power to connect, erase boundaries and heal the soul. What is your relationship with music? How does it make you feel?
Janine: I have a very intimate relationship with music. With such a hectic schedule, it allows me to ‘escape’ and relieve tension! I feel free when I listen to music–whether it’s music with a crazy beat that has my head bobbing or if it’s something low-key that has me swaying, it’s what gets me through sometimes!
Brandi: What’s your all-time favorite song or the song that brings back the most memories for you?
Janine: I absolutely love anything by Q-Tip and Tribe Called Quest — from “Anita Applebaum” to “Vivrant Thang.”
Brandi: What’s your favorite musical era? Why?
Janine: My favorite musical era is the 80’s because of the expression of the songs–artists had something to say and said it well, not to mention most of the music almost always made you want to dance.
Brandi: What’s on your iPod?
Janine: Erykah Badu, Lalah Hathaway, Maxwell, Jill Scott and Busta Rhymes
