Keith Phillip Naftaly was born on 1962 and is an American music industry executive.
13 Facts About Keith Naftaly
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Keith Naftaly has worked with artists including Pentatonix, Kesha, Whitney Houston, Kelly Clarkson, Luther Vandross, Sia and Christina Aguilera.
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Keith Naftaly was born in San Francisco and grew up in the Miraloma Park neighborhood.
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Keith Naftaly's mother, Bryna, was a community activist, and advocated for the desegregation of schools.
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Keith Naftaly began attending a majority black school in Hunters Point.
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Keith Naftaly explored the workings of KFRC's music department and made connections with record promoters.
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Keith Naftaly eventually dropped out of college to produce KFRC's morning show with Don Rose.
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In 1984, Keith Naftaly became assistant music director for KMEL, which had recently switched from its "Camel" rock format to top-40.
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In 1987 he won The Gavin Report Music Director of the Year award, and later that year, at the age of 24, Keith Naftaly became KMEL's program director.
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Keith Naftaly 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.
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KMEL was the top rated radio station in San Francisco for the five years that Keith Naftaly served as its program director.
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Keith Naftaly moved to Los Angeles, and had similar success, with KKBT becoming the most listened-to music station in Los Angeles.
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Keith Naftaly worked closely with Whitney Houston on the 1999 album My Love is Your Love, her first studio album in eight years.