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Former 99Xer Yvonne Monet has left Q99.7

Yvonne Monet joins Q99.7 as a mid-day jock. TWITTER PUBLIC PROFILE PHOTO

Credit: Twitter public photo

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Yvonne Monet joins Q99.7 as a mid-day jock. TWITTER PUBLIC PROFILE PHOTO
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Aug 27, 2024

Midday host Yvonne Monet is no longer at top 40 station Q99.7.

She joined the station in early 2021 but resigned earlier this year, she confirmed in a text today.

Mami Chula is now handling the midday slot.

Monet was a key part of 99X in the 1990s, hosting the weekend dance show “The Beat Factory,” talk show “The Pleasuredome” and other specialty programs for the station

Over the decades, she has run her own DJ business. “I travel a lot for corporate gigs, too,” she wrote in a text.

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