Check out Aretha like you've never seen her before in this episode of ROLONDA -- FROM THE TREASURE CHEST!
One of the greatest moments of my life and talk show career was when multi-Grammy Award winner Aretha Franklin graced my stage for the hour. It was amazing! She sang three songs, cooked Shrimp A La Ree, talked about dating, told us who inspired her, and how she soared from being a high school drop out to the legendary world-reknown Queen of Soul and one great mom.
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About Rolonda Watts and where she is now ...
For four decades, her name, face, and distinctive voice have been known by audiences everywhere, thanks to her many award-winning works in television, radio, film, theatre, digital media, stand up comedy, motivational speaking and author of DESTINY LINGERS, her award-winning romance suspense novel, endorsed by Dr. Maya Angelou.
Most know her by one name, Rolonda, under which she launched her own internationally syndicated talk show (1994-1998), produced by King World Productions and her Watts Works Productions. Rolonda just made a return to daytime TV as the announcer for the new Sherri talk show.
Years before talk, Rolonda was an Emmy nominated investigative news reporter, anchorwoman and producer for Inside Edition, WABC-TV Eyewitness News, WNBC, New Jersey Nightly News, and WFMY- TV. Ro was also Co-Host of the talk show, Attitudes, on Lifetime TV.
From News to Talk to Hollywood to Stage, Rolonda, forever The Reinventionist, just made her Off- Broadway debut in “sandblasted” - a joint theatrical project by The Vineyard Theatre and The Women’s Project Theatre in NYC. She's currently playing nine different roles in The Till Trilogy by the Mosaic Theatre at the Atlas Performing Arts Center in Washington, DC.
In TV & movies, Rolonda stars as Hazel Wilson in the new MC Lyte sitcom, Partners in Rhyme on ALLBLK ... She plays Adaline Palmer, Chunk’s mother, on BULL (CBS). She was also FBI Forensic Pathologist, Dr. Melissa Meyers, on Criminal Minds (CBS). She plays Grandma Ro in the BET movie, Due Season.
In stand up comedy, Ro headlined at Caroline’s on Broadway in NY and in LA at The Comedy Store, The Laugh Factory, The Ice House, Flappers, Ha! Ha!, The Comedy Union, The J Spot and more.
Ro’s deep, rich, and raspy voice is one of the most recognized in the VoiceOver business where she is also a top voice coach with her Voice Acting Master Class.
Rolonda is heard in dozens of commercials, including McDonald’s, Well’s Fargo, Cologuard, Boeing ... and as the Announcer and Promo voice for Divorce Court (FOXTV), Judge Joe Brown (CBS), Temptation, the game show. She is currently announcer for Sherri show.
In animation, Rolonda is a series regular in the new series for Cartoon Network and HBOMax, called Invincible Fight Girl, in which she plays Aunt P. She also voices the role of Professor Wiseman on Curious George, Mary Sinclair in LEGO City Adventures, Madagascar, King Fu Panda, Cannon Busters, and stars with Tyler Perry in his first animated movie, Tyler Perry’s Medea’s Tough Love. She is the voice of Kraken Warrior Priestess Illaoi in League of Legends.
+ The McDonald’s Corporation honored Ro as “A Broadcast Legend.”
+ Facebook & Business magazine calls her “The Queen of All Media.”
+There are official “Rolonda Days” in New York City and Newark, New Jersey
+ Rolonda holds degrees from Spelman College, Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism and an Honorary Doctorate from Winston-Salem State University.
+ Rolonda lives in New York City with her rescue Terrier, Langston Hughes.
Check out Rolonda’s podcast at RolondaOnDemand.com
Visit Ro’s Website at rolonda.com