Ellen K

Ellen K. (born September 17, 1965) is an American radio personality in the Los Angeles, California market. She is the host of the Ellen K Radio Show on KOST 103.5 FM. She has been in the radio business for decades, working with KIIS-FM for the last 25 years, co-hosting the Rick Dees morning show, and later the On Air with Ryan Seacrest show. Ellen announced her departure from KIIS-FM on October 7, 2015, and that her last day would be October 16. Her new show on KOST began on October 19, 2015.

Ellen is a regular guest on the show The Talk and has participated in various productions such as The Grammys, the iHeartRadio Music Festival, the People’s Choice Awards, and was most recently selected as the voice of the 88th Academy Awards. Ellen also narrated “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” and “My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding” on TLC. Ellen was honored with a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2012 for her work in radio.

Ellen is a native to California, having been born in Palo Alto. She began her career in radio while in college. Originally planning a career in Veterinary Science, she took an internship at a radio station, and after one fill-in shift behind the microphone she was hooked. She switched her major and graduated with honors in Radio/TV/Film from Purdue University. Over the years, larger market positions in radio convinced Ellen to move to various California radio stations, first in San Diego, then San Francisco, and finally in Los Angeles at KIIS-FM.

Ellen

Ellen is a female given name, a diminutive of Elizabeth, Eleanor and Helen. Ellen is the 555th most popular name in the U.S. and the 17th in Sweden (2004).

People named Ellen include:

Ellen (1883)

Ellen (also known as SS Ellen) was a coastal freighter and trawler, which was wrecked in Gulf St Vincent at Morgan’s Beach near Cape Jervis South Australia on Saturday, 12 December 1908.

History of vessel prior to loss

Ellen was built in Brisbane, Queensland in 1883 for Messrs. Breslin and Watson for the purpose of trade from Gladstone to Keppel Bay and other ports within Queensland.

The ship purchased several years prior to 1908 for the purpose of ‘coastal work’ in South Australian waters by Messrs. W. R. Cave and Co. and Co., grain merchants, shipping and Customs agents based at Port Adelaide. The vessel was chartered in November 1908 for 3 months by a delegation of Scottish fishermen consisting of Messrs. W. J. Newlands, W. Eaglesham and W. Grieve & M Grieve and who were interested in establishing a fishing business in South Australia.

Historical account of loss

On Thursday, 10 December 1908, Ellen under the command of Captain A. McMillan departed from Glenelg for Kangaroo Island with Mr Newlands, and a crew of 6. On Saturday, 12 December 1908, Ellen returned from Hog Bay on Kangaroo Island en route to a destination on the mainland with a load of fish valued at £50. Ellen encountered very rough conditions when passing Cape Jervis. The rough conditions included a sudden swing in wind direction from the South West to the North West. As a result, the ship drifted astern towards the shore until its stern run aground on the rocky seabed. The bow was then swung around onto the rocks by the waves thereby completing the wrecking. The heavy sea then continued to pound the wrecked vessel, washing fittings and timber overboard and onto the shore. The crew escaped to shore via the use of a dinghy while Mr Newlands swam to the shore.

Ellen (season 5)

The fifth season of Ellen, an American television series, began September 24, 1997, and ended on July 22, 1998. It aired on ABC. The region 1 DVD was released on November 28, 2006. Note that although Disc 2 of the Region 1 DVD release has "The Funeral" before "Womyn Fest," the content of the next two episodes suggests that "Womyn Fest" goes before "The Funeral."

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