Rita Pardue

Rita Pardue is KUNV’s Community Engagement Producer and On-Air Personality for the podcast, “Rita-On-The-Road.” She is the recipient of the NBC 4 and the Los Angeles YWCA “Women Making History” award for her contribution to children’s radio programming and the National PTA Golden Oak Award for 16 years of service. Rita is a graduate of California State University at Los Angeles earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Radio, TV, Broadcasting and earned a Masters Degree in Child Development focusing on children’s radio programming.

Her activities include working with the Children’s Literacy Program providing narration for Sanrio, Inc. “Hello Kitty” book series and Recording for the Blind. Rita has been a columnist for Valley Magazine, the Glendale News-Press and published author of “The Nothing-To-Do Fun Shop” book. As a spokesperson for World Vision, Rita has helped recruit more than two thousand sponsors for third-world children during her KKLA Midday on LA hosting position on Los Angeles’s number one Christian radio station.

Rita has served as a mentor and educator. Her goal is to provide students with the tools and abilities to not only succeed in school, but life as well having respect for others and taking personal responsibility and developing excellent communication skills.