2016 Recap With Yesi Ortiz

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This year has been quite interesting and productive! There have been so many crazy events that have happened in this year alone! From surviving an election year to seeing many of our favorite people pass away, our friends are saying that this year could be one of the worst years in history. But, it was not all bad, we’re sure if you look back at the year you probably would find some amazing things that happened in your life.

Let’s end this 2016 on a positive note, and look back some of Yesi’s highlights from the year.

Big Baby D.R.A.M.

Before Power 106’s Cali Christmas Big Baby Dram made an appearance at our station to tell everyone how excited he was to be performing at our concert! 

 

Word to #BigBabyDram

A photo posted by Yesi Ortiz (@yesiortiz) on Dec 14, 2016 at 1:48pm PST

Yesi’s Toy Drive

This year with some of her friends, Yesi Ortiz, put together a Toy Drive that benefited children from Children’s Hospital Los Angeles! Yesi was able to raise a lot of funds for the children and so many people came out to support the cause!  

 

Thank you @thejacobvargas and your family for the incredible donations and hanging out with us at our #ToyDrive Happy Holidays!

A photo posted by Yesi Ortiz (@yesiortiz) on Dec 13, 2016 at 2:34pm PST

Anderson .Paak

One of the best artists of the year blessed the stage at Power 106’s Cali Christmas, and before he played the show he stopped in to show some love at the station. Anderson was just so amazing to meet and he was so down-to-earth. We can’t wait to see what he does in the many years to come!

 

Can’t wait to see @Anderson._paak at #CaliChristmas Dec. 2nd at the Forum! If our photo is any indication of his performance, it’s gonna fun! #AndersonPaak #Cali #Christmas #ComeDown #Power106 #Yesiortiz #TheForum #LA #losangeles

A photo posted by Yesi Ortiz (@yesiortiz) on Nov 22, 2016 at 2:07pm PST

Lyrica Anderson

It was so great to meet this power couple A1 and Lyrica! The couple came to the station for an interview and we had a blast with them! Lyrica even sang for our Power_106 Snapchat story! 

 

I love these two!!! New music out now #GiveItToMe, a new album coming soon and of course watch them together on @Vh1 #lhhh

A photo posted by Yesi Ortiz (@yesiortiz) on Nov 16, 2016 at 2:22pm PST

Wake Up and Vote

2016 was an election year and it was more important than ever for people to go out and vote! Yesi wasn’t the only one who felt that way, and some of her friends came to join in on the voting experience. Ty Dolla $ign, Eric Bellinger, Joe Moses, along with The Cruz Show all came out to support the cause. We talked about the cause on Power 106 and we invited listeners to come and meet us at the station to join us in the voting experience. Then, we all walked to the nearest polling place and casted our votes! 

 

#WakeUpAndVote @tydollasign @joemosesaob @ericbellinger @power_106 s/o to @RevoltTv and the people who came thru!

A video posted by Yesi Ortiz (@yesiortiz) on Nov 8, 2016 at 3:12pm PST

GirlBoss Radio

Yesi Ortiz was invited to go on GIRLBOSS Radio a podcast hosted by Sophia Amoruso (The founder of NastyGal.com)!

 

Thank you @sophiaamoruso for having me on #GirlbossRadio…truly an honor to be in the same room with you. #BossGoals also shout out to @Lenadunham for the love! #DayOfTheGirl #Girlboss

A photo posted by Yesi Ortiz (@yesiortiz) on Oct 12, 2016 at 12:08am PDT

Filter Sessions

Snapchat really changed the game with their creative filters, and once in a while Disko Drew and Yesi Ortiz will test out the new filters that Snapchat has recently added. If you haven’t had a chance to check out some of our “Filter Sessions,” you can check out a sample below. 

 

A video posted by Yesi Ortiz (@yesiortiz) on Oct 3, 2016 at 9:14pm PDT

 

Snapchat chronicles with @diskodrew #FollowTheHomies Heyyesiortiz DjDiskoDrew Power_106

A video posted by Yesi Ortiz (@yesiortiz) on Aug 30, 2016 at 8:48am PDT

Power 106 All-Star Basketball Game

Every year Power 106 plays in a charity basketball game to raise funds for Homeboy Industries! The game is always a good time and if you missed it this year you don’t want to miss it in 2017! 

 

Sqquuuuaaadddd #power106allstars thank you for coming out and supporting #HomeboyIndustries special s/o to the armed forces who attended in support of the fallen of 9/11 #NeverForget #charity

A photo posted by Yesi Ortiz (@yesiortiz) on Sep 11, 2016 at 10:00pm PDT

Being Included In The Latinos In Hip Hop Project

Yesi Ortiz was included in a special project documenting the influence that Latinos have made in the hip-hop culture. Our very own Yesi Ortiz was included in that project! 

 

A video posted by Yesi Ortiz (@yesiortiz) on Aug 19, 2016 at 1:19pm PDT

Where Power 106 Lives

Where Power 106 Lives is a special project that Power 106 has created to take the listener behind the scenes and learn more about their favorite on-air personalities here! You can watch the episode featuring our very own Yesi Ortiz HERE! 

 

A video posted by Yesi Ortiz (@yesiortiz) on Aug 3, 2016 at 3:37pm PDT

Knowledge Is Power Panel

The Knowledge Is Power panel that happened this year on The Cruz Show was very necessary and timely. It was a very important conversation that needed to happen, and it was what the listeners need to hear at that time.

 

Yesterday, became one of the most memorable days of my life! A special edition of #knowledgeispower with my brother @jcruz106 on @power_106 was inspiring! Thank u @NickCannon @losangelesconfidential @wendycarrillo #DrMelinaAbdullah @djeman! Special s/o to @phdodson for your constant encouragement!

A photo posted by Yesi Ortiz (@yesiortiz) on Jul 15, 2016 at 1:30pm PDT

The Talk

This year Yesi Ortiz was invited to join a panel on The Talk! 

 

Thank u ladies! Always a blast and honored to be invited as your #TopTalker Love u @mmkpr HMU by @beautybyerick ICYMI: Check the link in bio for my segment!

A photo posted by Yesi Ortiz (@yesiortiz) on Jul 1, 2016 at 8:08am PDT

Of course it is difficult to sum up a whole entire year of one’s own experience in one blog post. So, producer Daniel took some time to create this clip of our favorite show moments also! 2016 is WRAP! Check some highlights from this year’s interviews: T.I. talks possible retirement, Logic gives the history of “Flexecution”, Wiz Khalifa’s beef with Kanye West, Keke Palmer on staying fit, Baby Bashes advice for 1st time weed smokers, Ty Dolla $ & Joe Moses historic get out to vote & The Games untitled poem to the L.A.

You can listen to it HERE:

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