Dominique DiPrima

Dominique DiPrima has been bridging worlds since she arrived on the planet. Ms. DiPrima was born in New York City but grew up the quintessential California Kid. Her mother is Beat poet/icon Diane DiPrima, her dad, poet Amiri Baraka, is considered the father of Black Arts Movement. The daughter of two activists, of two coasts, of an African American father & Italian American mother, she has a unique perspective. Dominique is the child of two poets laureate...A product off hip-hop and pop. She loves talking to people from all walks of life, it's a habit she may have perfected while attending 16 different schools by the time she graduated from twelfth grade. She's also loves to listen and those skills have allowed her to talk to the people of Los Angeles almost every day for over two decades keeping a pulse on current events and emerging movements. Dominique first decided to step to the microphone as a rapper at the age of 13 at The Nuyorican Poets Café in Manhattan's Alphabet City. Next she won the spot as official emcee for The San Francisco Ballet Break Dancers. Ms. DiPrima's adventures in hop-hop as Lady "D" and onstage with SF's Teatro Latino led to her landing a job as host of Home Turf on KRON-TV. HT was a pioneering television show coming out of NBC's San Francisco affiliate long before Yo MTV Raps or 106 & Park. Dominique DiPrima AKA Lady "D" became a Bay Area hip-hop legend. Dominique also worked as a writer/segment producer and later a producer on the show. Ms. DiPrima went on to host Home Turf with Dominique DiPrima for 8 seasons garnering 5 Emmy Awards, a SAG/AFTRA American Scene Award, 10 Parents Choice Awards and many more. During that time she continued her activism, full time college and work in theater, acting in more than 30 plays. She (finally!) graduated cum laude from San Francisco State University with a BA in Theater Arts. When Home Turf wrapped Dominique headed for Los Angeles. After working as a TV Segment Producer for Rysher-TPE and Buena Vista Television Dominique reconnected with some Bay Area broadcasters and joined the iconic L.A. radio powerhouse 92.3 FM The Beat. For her first ever radio job Dominique created the edutainment talk show Street Science with Dominique DiPrima. She was also charged with putting substance behind the station's slogan "No Color Lines." Dominique did this by building an unprecedentedly large & autonomous Community Action Department that interfaced with every aspect of the radio station. Street Science with Dominique DiPrima aired for 8 years on 92.3 and 100.3 The Beat Los Angeles. When Steve Harvey joined The Beat Dominique was promoted to News Anchor/Co-Host for The Steve Harvey Morning Show in Los Angeles as well and in limited syndication. Dominique is deeply involved in her community, emceeing, speaking and participating at countless non-profit events, and fundraisers. She was the Director of the acclaimed Summer of Success violence prevention program in Baldwin Village in 2003 and 2004. Some of her most treasured moments on the mic include being chosen by a coalition of Bay Area activists to introduce Nelson Mandela upon his release from prison; being the first to interview Tupac Shakur on TV, and acting as News Director/Anchor for The Stevie Wonder Morning Thunder Radio Show. Dominique DiPrima is currently host of the daily early morning talk show The Front Page with Dominique DiPrima on Stevie Wonder's Los Angeles radio station KJLH 102.3-FM. Ms. DiPrima is also producer of the program which tackles issues of interest to the African American and progressive communities. Ms. DiPrima was named "Woman of the Year" by Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson, in 2017. In 2018 Ms. DiPrima was chosen as Co-Host and Senior Producer for the syndicated Michael Baisden Show invited to share the popular platform with radio super star Baisden in over 50 markets nationwide.