Not only is Lisa Manning a radio dynamo, she’s an energetic, working mom that manages a showbiz career and a family life at home with a teen and a tween and makes it look easy.
Born into “the business” (her father, a former radio DJ, owned an ad agency in Washington DC), Manning started out cutting commercials at age 6, at her father’s ad agency. “My whole family is in the biz in some way,” she laughs. Manning’s mother, a successful actress, headed DC’s American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) and her sister is now the voice of Pearl on “SpongeBob Square Pants” and the voice of Diane on “Family Guy.” The multi-talented Lisa, followed down her mother’s path in acting, as well as her dad’s in radio, which also led to a board position at AFTRA.
Launching her nearly three-decade radio-career in college, Manning’s on-air personality was shaped by her experience in several markets, including Charlotte, Cleveland, Norfolk, back to DC, and finally settling here in Cincinnati.
These days, when Lisa isn’t in the studio, you’ll find her helping her 11 and 14-year olds with homework, carting them to and from dance and guitar lessons, attending PTO meetings or grilling out with the family…and, oh yeah, attending Bengals games. While Manning won’t ever relinquish her Washington Redskins jersey, she has embraced her home-town team, becoming a benevolent season-ticket holder of our boys in orange. Go, BENGALS!!!! See you in the stands, Lisa!
Contact Lisa at Lisa.Manning@cumulus.com.
