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Keith Naftaly Biography

Keith Naftaly is one of the most popular and richest Radio Personality who was born on September 12, 1962 in San Francisco, California, United States.

After graduating from Lowell High School in 1980, Naftaly attended the University of California, Berkeley and briefly worked for student station KALX.

In 1984, Naftaly became assistant music director for KMEL, which had recently switched from its “Camel” rock format to top-40. He was named music director in 1985. In 1987 he won The Gavin Report Music Director of the Year award, and later that year, at the age of 24, Naftaly became KMEL’s program director. He programmed rap and hip hop records, breaking the “segregated institution” of American radio, and moved KMEL from a general top-40 to a rhythmic format. By early 1988, KMEL’s ratings share rose from 4.9 to 6.1, enough to be the Bay Area’s highest rated music station.

NameKeith Naftaly
First NameKhalid
Last NameKhannouchi
OccupationRadio Personality
BirthdaySeptember 12
Birth Year1962
Place of BirthSan Francisco
Home TownCalifornia
Birth CountryUnited States
Birth SignVirgo
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Noted for his ability to identify hit records, Naftaly was pursued by record companies for a&r positions throughout his radio career, In 1995, recruited by Clive Davis, he accepted a “much-negotiated” position as VP A&R at Arista Records. Focused on finding songs and picking singles for the label’s artists, Naftaly’s credits at Arista included the Waiting to Exhale soundtrack album and Santana’s Supernatural, and hit records by artists such as Monica (Miss Thang), Deborah Cox (“Nobody’s Supposed to Be Here”), Next (“Too Close”), Brandy and Monica (“The Boy is Mine”). He worked closely with Whitney Houston on the 1999 album My Love is Your Love, her first studio album in eight years. Produced by Wyclef Jean, Missy Elliott and Rodney Jerkins, among others, it “brought her into the present with pure finesse.”.

Keith Naftaly Net Worth

Keith Naftaly is one of the richest Radio Personality from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Keith Naftaly's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Keith Phillip Naftaly (born 1962) is an American music industry executive. He is the president of A&R at RCA Records. Naftaly previously held senior A&R positions at record companies including Arista, DreamWorks Records, and Sony Music. He has worked with artists including Pentatonix, Kesha, Whitney Houston, Kelly Clarkson, Luther Vandross, Sia and Christina Aguilera.

Net Worth$5 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeRadio Personality
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HouseLiving in own house.

In 2000, Davis was ousted from Arista. He launched J Records and appointed Naftaly senior vice president of A&R. Over the course of his tenure at J, Naftaly worked on platinum-selling albums by artists including Rod Stewart, and Kelly Clarkson as well as Luther Vandross’s final album, the acclaimed Dance with My Father.

Naftaly left J in 2003. He subsequently held senior A&R positions at Dreamworks Records, Sony Music, and RCA/Jive. He was named executive vice president and head of A&R at RCA Records in 2012, and president of A&R in 2018. His credits at RCA include Pink’s Beautiful Trauma, the Kesha comeback album Rainbow, and G-Eazy’s The Beautiful & Damned. He has worked closely with Pentatonix and Sia.

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KMEL was the top rated radio station in San Francisco for the five years that Naftaly served as its program director. In 1993, he was named VP of Programming at KKBT/The Beat, a Los Angeles rhythm station that shared ownership with KMEL. He moved to Los Angeles, and had similar success, with KKBT becoming the most listened-to music station in Los Angeles.

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Facts & Trivia

Khalid Ranked on the list of most popular Radio Personality. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Keith Naftaly celebrates birthday on September 12 of every year.

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