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Angela Yee, the award-winning media personality, and a fixture on New York radio, received Poly Prep’s Alumni Association Distinguished Achievement award at Poly’s Reunion Day, on Saturday, April 29, 2023. Yee who graduated from the school in 1993 is recognized for her inspirational qualities to lead, succeed, and serve the community.
Just this year, Yee recently took the giant leap launching her own nationally syndicated radio shows on iHeartMedia known as “Way Up with Angela Yee,” as well as her highly rated relationship and sex podcast “Lip Service” The new radio endeavor began an exciting recent career move since her 12-year run as co-host on Power 105.1’s wildly popular morning show, “The Breakfast Club,” inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 2020.
Outside of media, Angela is a serial entrepreneur passionate about building businesses that give back to the community. She owns the Juices For Life juice bar in Brooklyn, created Drink Fresh Juice, organic pressed juices distributed in grocers across the country, and co-founded Coffee Uplifts People (CUP), a majority Black-owned coffee company with a brick-and-mortar location in Brooklyn. Furthermore, she continues to expand her real estate portfolio with multiple properties in New York City, Upstate New York, and Detroit.
The Alumni Association Distinguished Achievement Awards are presented by the Alumni Board of Governors each year during a ceremony on Reunion Day to alums who embody the inspirational qualities to lead, succeed, and serve their community.
Since 1983, the Poly Prep Alumni Association has presented the Distinguished Achievement Award to graduates who have significantly distinguished themselves either in their career or in service to their community. Eligibility for consideration begins after the twenty-fifth year of graduation from Poly.
About Angela Yee
Award-winning media personality Angela Yee currently hosts her own nationally syndicated iHeartMedia radio show, “Way Up with Angela Yee,” as well as her highly rated relationship and sex podcast “Lip Service.” On “Way Up,” she gives the impactful celebrity interviews that she’s known for in addition to connecting with listeners on hot and timely topics. “I’m overwhelmed with gratitude and excitement to have this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create a brand-new show,” says Angela. “I’m dedicated to making the new program exciting, thoughtful, provocative, and most importantly, a safe haven for even more of us to grow and learn while having fun.” The new radio endeavor arrives on the heels of Yee’s 12-year run as co-host on Power 105.1’s wildly popular morning show, “The Breakfast Club,” for which the three co-hosts were inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 2020. Outside of media, Angela is a serial entrepreneur with a passion for building businesses that give back to the community. She owns the Juices For Life juice bar in Brooklyn, created Drink Fresh Juice organic pressed juices that are distributed in grocers across the country, and co-founded Coffee Uplifts People (CUP), a majority Black-owned coffee company with a brick-and-mortar location in Brooklyn. Furthermore, she continues to expand her real estate portfolio with multiple properties in New York City, Upstate New York, and Detroit.
In 2018, the New York City mayor officially designated August 28th as Angela Yee Day, now an annual community event in Brooklyn spotlighting local Black-owned businesses and Black and Caribbean music artists. Additionally, Yee is on a mission to improve financial literacy through her Wealth Wednesday’s platform and her partnership with StellarFi, a public benefit corporation that provides underrepresented communities with access to credit. With her finger on the pulse of hip-hop, culture, business, and community, Angela Yee is a multi-hyphenate in every sense.
About Poly Prep Day School Poly Prep, founded in 1854, is an independent co-educational day school with two campuses, the Middle and High School, located on an expansive 25-acre campus at the foot of the Verrazano Bridge with technologically advanced classrooms, multiple gyms, outdoor fields, indoor and outdoor pools, and a state-of-the-art performance theatre. The Lower School in Park Slope is the first LEED-certified school building in New York City with open sun-filled classrooms, a dance studio, a science lab, an art studio, an indoor gym, and a well-equipped outdoor playground. Poly Prep serves a diverse student body from nursery to Grade 12, where inclusion, equity, and community service are interwoven throughout academics, arts, and athletics curricula. Every classroom is teeming with thoughtful discussion, exploration, and collaboration to expand students’ intellect and nurture a lasting love of learning. As diverse as it is rigorous, Poly’s curriculum addresses real-world issues in every grade and enables students to find their voices in imagining solutions. Poly Prep’s is a member of the Ivy Preparatory School League and is known for its distinguished athletic programs. www.polyprep.org @polyprep
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