Pebbles (radio personality)
Susan Lynne Semedo ("Pebbles") is a radio presenter, personality, and voice-over artist in the Boston, Massachusetts area.
Early life and education
Pebbles is Cape Verdean and a native of Wareham, Massachusetts. Her mother, Henrietta (Lopes) Semedo, was an office manager and her father, Kenneth Semedo an radiologic technician who retired in 1989. As she grew up, she had dreams of being a lawyer, pediatrician and newscaster.
After graduating from Sacred Heart High School in Kingston, Massachusetts in 1982, Pebbles attended Northeastern University in Boston first as an engineering student, but later switched majors, and graduated with a degree in communications studies.
Career
She started her radio career in 1988 in Boston at WILD 1090, a station with a predominantly African-American audience, first as a midday on-air personality, before becoming part of the station's morning show.
In 1995, Pebbles left WILD for JAM'N 94.5 (WJMN), a Boston hip-hop FM radio station, to co-host the "Baltazar & Pebbles Morning Show." While Baltazar left the morning show in 2001, Pebbles remained at WJMN and was paired with Ramiro Torres to form the "Ramiro & Pebbles Morning Show." She interviews celebrities and reports on traffic, news, and entertainment gossip, with segments including Entertainment Update, Fast Facts, and The Ladies Room. She is known for her "big-sister" aura at a station where 18 to 34-year-old women are the largest audience. Her Ladies Room segment includes advice for women on relationships, styles, and careers.