Valerie Denise Jones brings a filmmaker’s eye, a producer’s discipline, and a natural interviewer’s instinct to the world of podcasting, radio, and audio media. Her approach is rooted in preparation and curiosity, with an understanding that the strongest interviews happen when the conversation moves beyond prepared questions and allows the person behind the public image to emerge.
As a podcast host, producer, and Executive Producer of Omar Tyree’s The RETRO Movement Podcast, Valerie helps shape conversations centered on culture, entertainment, music, film, legacy, entrepreneurship, and the people whose contributions continue to influence generations. Hosted by New York Times bestselling author and NAACP Image Award recipient Omar Tyree, The RETRO Movement is built around the concept of “REspecting The ROots,” creating space for meaningful conversations that connect cultural history with the people carrying it forward.
Valerie’s interview experience includes conversations with major public figures and cultural voices such as Judge Joe Brown, Mathew Knowles, CeCe Peniston, political candidates, elected officials, entertainers, filmmakers, business leaders, and community advocates. Her work reflects strong research, emotional intelligence, and an ability to listen closely enough to recognize when an unexpected answer deserves more attention than the next prepared question.
With a background spanning international modeling, filmmaking, directing, editing, media production, radio, and on-camera work, Valerie understands storytelling from both sides of the camera and microphone. She brings presence, preparation, cultural awareness, and professionalism to every production while remaining focused on something increasingly important in modern media: creating conversations with enough substance to remain relevant long after the microphone is turned off.
