SISTER ACT; NUN `PUSHES THE PRODUCT' ON THE RADIO.Byline: Cecilia Chan Staff Writer Sister Mary Lisette Valenzuela found her calling - again - Friday, spinning tunes for an hour at KIIS-FM (102.7), a top-40 radio station in Burbank. The nun, who teaches religion at La Reina High School La Reina High School is a Catholic college preparatory junior and senior high school for girls. Located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, La Reina is owned and administered by the Sisters of Notre Dame. in Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. , was a natural at the task - introducing songs, yacking it up with listeners and even working in an occasional religious plug. ``Counting Crows - the guys are so cute,'' Valenzuela shouted into her microphone over the closing notes of the rock band. ``They're some of God's finest creatures.'' Valenzuela was chosen for the lunchtime radio stint after writing an essay for KIIS' popular ``Corporate Takeover'' promotion, which allows a working professional to spend an hour behind the mike. ``It was wonderful, great. I would do it again,'' Valenzuela said later. ``I really hope it gave a positive image to the sisters and that lifestyle.'' The nun, 35, who grew up bopping to the station's music, said her purpose Friday was to encourage others to consider a religious career. ``Think about being a priest or a nun,'' said Valenzuela, who broadcast her e-mail address See Internet address. e-mail address - electronic mail address and telephone number. ``It's a great life.'' For moral support, Valenzuela brought along Sister Gina Marie, another member of the Sisters of Notre Dame There are several Roman Catholic religious orders religious sisters known as the Sisters of Notre Dame.
``It was fun,'' said Sister Gina Marie, who normally tunes into news stations and was unfamiliar with the likes of teen sensations such as Ricky Martin and Britney Spears. A former student and two of the nuns' relatives were among the listeners who called in to the show. ``Hey, Rosie, are you living the good life?'' Valenzuela asked a former La Reina La Reina (Spanish: "The queen") is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It consistently ranks in the top five communes with the best quality of life in the Metropolitan Region. student, who now attends the University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission . ``Are you following the Lord? You go, girl.'' KIIS KIIS Kansai Institute of Information Systems disc jockey disc jockey (DJ) Person who plays recorded music on radio or television or at a nightclub or other live venue. Disc jockey programs became the economic base of many radio stations in the U.S. after World War II. Clarence Barnes said the sisters' appearance gave many listeners a new perspective of nuns and noted that Valenzuela had a natural rapport with listeners. ``They made my job a lot easier,'' he said. At La Reina, several dozen students paraded through the school library to catch the program as it was broadcast from boom boxes and even over the Internet. Sandi Stutzman, the school's spokeswoman, caught a bit of Valenzuela's broadcast. ``I was amazed how good she was,'' Stutzman said. ``She sounded like a DJ, not somebody who came in for an hour.'' School librarian Eileen Debruno also liked what she heard and thought nuns and pop culture are a good mix. ``I think people still have a misguided idea of what nuns are like,'' she said. ``People need to know (nuns) are real people. It's great to have her out there among the people, pushing the product.'' CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1 -- Color) Sister Mary Lisette Valenzuela takes on the role of a top-40 disc jockey at KIIS-FM (102.7) in Burbank at lunchtime Friday. (2 -- Color in Verb 1. color in - add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film" color, colorise, colorize, colour in, colourise, colourize, colour Conejo only) Sister Gina Marie, left, and Sister Mary Lisette Valenzuela get their cue from DJ Clarence Barnes while hosting the show on KIIS-FM (102.7). Shaun Dyer/Special to the Daily News |
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