Jessica Northey

Jessica Northey (born February 9 in Tucson, Arizona) is a columnist, multi-media personality and radio personality. She's the CEO of Finger Candy Media and the founder and host of the largest Twitter chat and 24/7 hashtag online community Country Music Chat #CMChat. She is also the creator of sensation Twang-Out; a Twitter and Google hangout technology hybrid live broadcast.
Social Media Career
Northey is a columnist for All Access, the World's largest music and radio industry online community for musicians and industry professionals. She hosts award show red carpet specials for the American Country Awards, Billboard Magazine at the Grammys and Academy of Country Music Awards.
She's called a Social Media Pioneer by Forbes, having a personal online community of more than 1-million followers. With a second order influence of more than 150 million, Northey is consistently ranked as one of the most influential people and most powerful women on Twitter. She's called a Twitter Powerhouse by Huffington Post and named by Tech News Guide as one of Twitter's 75 Most Powerful Women. Income Diary ranks her in the 20 Most Influential on Social Media. She's a pioneer in online celebrity. Country Music Chat on Twitter has generated over 1.5 billion impressions since its beginning in May 2011 according to Hashtracking.com.
Broadcast Career
Northey started in broadcasting as an on-air personality for Metro Networks. She became a morning show producer at KIIM-FM. She transitioned to sales and marketing at KMSB-TV and KSKS Kiss Country.
Education
Northey studied Political Science and Communications at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. She also attended Public Policy, Media and Public Relations Training at Leadership Institute in Washington, DC.

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