Cheryl Waters

Cheryl Waters (born January 7) is an American radio host and disc jockey at KEXP 90.3FM. At KEXP, she is the host of The Mid Day Show, and has received recognition for her work as KEXP's on-air events coordinator. She was also the music critic for NPR's KUOW-FM for over 10 years. In April 1994, she started working as a volunteer at the University of Washington's KCMU radio station (later renamed "KEXP"), working in the DJ booth from 1 a.m. to 6 a.m. every Saturday morning, while retaining her job as an environmental consultant part-time.

In 1999, she started working full-time at KEXP. running from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Monday to Friday, where she selects songs to play, interacts with listeners, and discusses music. She underwent a year of chemotherapy in which she paused her full-time work at KEXP but continued hosting her four-hour Mid Day Show, and had a hysterectomy and double mastectomy. she described music as a "constant companion" and "support system". Waters has helped co-host the "Music Heals" series on KEXP, dedicated to discussing life's hardships (depression, addiction, etc.) and the healing power of music. In "Music Heals: Beyond Cancer", she described her own experiences with cancer on air.