Who is Jameela?

This part of my blog will share a bit of my more personal side along with my journey in wanting to be a sportscaster, etc...that has kind of gotten mixed into my jammyjamham blog..so I'll move those over to this side ...

I want to make the Jammyjamham blog more of the vblogs I create and blogs about whatever else is going on that should be up for discussion :0)



So here's a bit about me...lol, at least according to my old company, Hartecor Industries...

JAMEELA HAMMOND GREW UP WITH A KEEN EYE ON DETAIL AND KNOWING THE IMPORTANCE OF GIVING 150 PERCENT IN THINGS SHE BELIEVED IN. WHILE SHE DID HER UNDERGRADUATE AT THE PRESTIGIOUS LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE, PITZER COLLEGE IN CLAREMONT, CA SHE STARTED HER EXPERIENCE IN THE SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY WITH A GOAL IN MIND TO BE THE BEST SPORTS BROADCASTER POSSIBLE. AT 17 YEARS OLD ONLY A FRESHMAN IN COLLEGE, SHE STARTED TO DO THE SPORTS AND WEATHER NEWS UPDATES FOR THE CLAREMONT COLLEGES ON IT'S RADIO STATION, KSPC 88.7FM. AS HER FIRST COLLEGE YEAR HAD COME TO AN END, SHE STARTED OFF THAT SUMMER AS A VOLUNTEER AT L.A. CITYVIEW 35 DURING THE SUMMER OF 2002 DOING OFFICE WORK. ALREADY KNOWING TIMING AND OPPORTUNITY ARE EVERYTHING, JAMEELA HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE THE STAGE MANAGER FOR TWO MAGAZINE COVER SHOWS ON IT'S STATION. THEY LIKED HER WORK SO MUCH THEY LET HER CONTINUE FOR THE REST OF THE SUMMER. FOLLOWING THAT SUMMER, SHE INTERNED IN THE FALL AT FOX SPORTS NEW IN THEIR (SPORTS) NEWSROOM. ONLY A SECOND-YEAR IN COLLEGE, SHE WAS READY FOR MORE REAL LIFE EXPERIENCE.


IN THE SUMMER BEFORE HER THIRD YEAR OF COLLEGE, SHE SCORED AN INTERNSHIP AT ONE OF TOP TELEVISION STATIONS IN THE MARKET FOR KNBC SPORTS, THE LOCAL NBC SPORTS AFFILIATE IN BURBANK, CA WHICH WOULD LAST HER A FULL YEAR. AS AN INTERN, SHE WAS ABLE TO DO JOBS THAT ONLY A PAID EMPLOYEE COULD DO SUCH AS BEING FIELD PRODUCER. HER FIRST ASSIGNMENT - TO GO TO THE LAILA ALI/CHRISTY MARTIN PRESS CONFERENCE AND THEN INTERVIEW THEM SEPARATELY FOR IT TO LATER AIR IN THE SPORTS SEGMENT OF THE NEWS. NEEDLESS TO SAY, IT WAS A PLEASURE FOR HER TO INTERVIEW SUCH ATHLETES OF THAT CALIBER. AFTER RETURNING FROM A LONG DAY OF INTERVIEWS, THE SPORTS PRODUCERS WERE PLEASED WITH HER WORK. SINCE JAMEELA TURNED INTO THE "GO TO GIRL"..THE "UTILITY PLAYER" AMONG THE OTHER SPORTS INTERNS, SHE HAS SUCH OPPORTUNITIES TO INTERVIEW MORE CONTROVERSIAL AND TALENTED ATHLETES SUCH AS: OLYMPIAN JASON LEZAK, GARY PAYTON, LAMAR ODOM, SHAQUILLE O'NEAL, KOBE BRYANT, AMONG MANY OTHERS. DURING THAT SAME SUMMER, SHE HAD STUMBLED ACROSS AN AMAZING LIFE CHANGING THING - THE BAND "RAYZING SONS."


SHE FIRST SAW THEM PERFORM AT THE KNITTING FACTORY. SHE HAD MET ARVIE LOWE, JR. AND TERENCE WASHINGTON AT THE SPRITE LIQUID MIX CONCERT IN IRVINE, CA. SHE PROMISED SHE WOULD CHECK OUT THEIR BAND, RAYZING SONS (RS) AND A YEAR LATER, THE MAGIC HAPPENED. SHE DRUG HER FRIEND BRANDON CHANNELS WITH HER TO THE SHOW. IN COMPLETE "AW" AFTER THEIR PERFORMANCE SHE CONTINUED TO GO TO SHOWS, WHEN IT WAS TIME TO RETURN BACK TO SCHOOL, SHE MADE IT A POINT TO TELL PEOPLE ABOUT THIS AMAZING BAND SHE HAD JUST WITNESSED. BESIDES SPORTS, THIS WAS THE MOST PASSIONATE SHE HAD BEEN ABOUT ANY MUSIC OR ANY BAND OR JUST PLAIN OLD ANYTHING REALLY. SHE QUICKLY REALIZED SHE HAD BEEN EXPOSED ALREADY TO THE MEDIA SIDE OF THINGS AND SLIGHTLY TO THE TALENT SIDE. AT ONLY 19 YEARS OLD SHE BECAME THE RAYZING SONS PROMOTER. SHE ENJOYED SHARING THIS GREAT THING THAT NOT MANY IF ANY HAD BEEN EXPOSED TO.


LATER ON IN HER THIRD-YEAR OF COLLEGE, SHE AND HER FRIEND CONNIE MENDOZA DECIDED TO START A SPORTS SHOW AND MAKE UP A MAKE BELIEVE TYPE OF COMPANY. EVERYTHING PROJECT THEY DID, INCLUDING THE SPORTS SHOW WAS MADE BY "JAMMEN PROMOTAINMENT." THE SPORTS SHOW THAT JAMEELA HOSTED, CO-PRODUCED AND EDITED WHILE CONNIE CO-PRODUCED, TAPED AND CO-EDITED AIRED ON THE CLAREMONT COLLEGE TELEVISION STATION (CCTV). THE "SPORTS JAM SESSION" INTERVIEWED PRESENT AND FORMER ATHLETES ABOUT BEHIND THE SCENES ISSUES SUCH AS ENHANCEMENT DRUGS, PLAYING ON INJURIES, ETC. THE GIRLS FIRST INVITED RAYZING SONS ON THE SHOW FOR AN INTERVIEW AND TO PERFORM. THE SHOW DIDN'T LAST LONG, ONLY LASTING APPROXIMATELY FOR ONE SEMESTER DUE TO BUSY SCHEDULES AND GETTING READY FOR SENIOR YEAR.


STILL DOING THE NEWS ON KSPC, INTERNING AT KNBC - GOING ON SHOOTS, AND TAKING ON RAYZING SONS FULL TIME DOING THEIR PUBLIC RELATIONS AND TAPING THEIR SHOWS, AND SOMEHOW MAINTAINING A SOCIAL LIFE, JAMEELA KNEW IT WAS BETTER TO KEEP BUSY THEN TO BE BORED IN A DORM ROOM.


THE SUMMER BEFORE HER SENIOR YEAR, SHE WORKED ON THE OLYMPICS FOR KNBC, GETTING PAID TO LOG AND PAY ATTENTION TO EVENTFUL THINGS THEY COULD USE FOR THE NEWS. ALONG WITH ENJOYING HER CLOSING MOMENTS AT KNBC, SHE STARTED TO WORK AS AN INTERN/CONSULTANT AT THE PUBLIC RELATIONS FIRM, "TOBIN & ASSOCIATES." STILL WORKING WITH RAYZING SONS AND WORKING AS A VOLUNTEER FOR THE BET AWARDS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE MEDIA CENTER AS A TALENT ESCORT, IT WAS BECOMING SURREAL.


haha..this will eventually need to be updated seeing as that things have certainly progressed since that bio was created. ha, I'll put that in the back pocket so we have a bit more to add on to there later on..lmao..