Jonathan Sway Calloway
- Actor
- Producer
An icon of hip-hop culture and a pivotal part of the MTV News team,
Sway Calloway has been a staple within music-news for more than a
decade. Already a vanguard radio personality, record producer and
hip-hop artist, Sway joined the MTV News team in 2000 and has been
front and center for some of music's biggest moments.
Sway first caught the public's eye when he and his partner King Tech
staged break dancing and rap performances in and around their hometown
of Oakland, California. Recognizing Sway's instincts for great sound
and promising talent, Interscope enlisted him and Tech to produce an
album called This or That, featuring artists such as Eminem, KRS-One
and RZA from the Wu-Tang Clan.
He is the key correspondent for MTV's Choose or Lose campaign and newly
launched Power of '12 campaign for the channel. Since his involvement,
he has interviewed various political leaders like Republican National
Committee Chair Ed Gillespie, Hillary Clinton, Ron Paul, John McCain
and Mitch Romney. The 2008 presidential campaign presented stellar
opportunities for Sway. Throughout the course of the campaign, he sat
down with President Barak Obama four times. In 2012, Sway and MTV
captured another memorable moment with President Obama that garnered
millions of watchers.
Sway's other MTV News endeavors have included the "All Eyes" series
which featured top artists like Kanye West and 50 Cent, "MTV News Now:
Jay-Z vs. Nas: Beats, Battles & Beef," "MTV News Presents: After the
Storm" and the highly anticipated yearly Hottest MC's list.
Sway is an integral part of MTV News' annual live-event coverage of the
MTV Video Music Awards, Grammy pre-show and the European Music Awards
(EMA). Sway also serves as an MTV Executive Producer and brings new
programming ideas to the station. He also includes additional duties
with MTV2 and host of the weekly MTV Radio syndication show that airs
in over 50 plus cities across the country.
His work continues throughout the nation and community where he has
been a part of various panels and discussions hosting and moderating on
important issues like Hate Crimes, Racism and Education.
Lastly, be sure to listen Monday through Friday on Sirius XM's popular
morning show, SWAY IN THE MORNING on the Shade45 channel entertaining
the "Citizens" from 8am-12pm (est.)
Sway Calloway has been a staple within music-news for more than a
decade. Already a vanguard radio personality, record producer and
hip-hop artist, Sway joined the MTV News team in 2000 and has been
front and center for some of music's biggest moments.
Sway first caught the public's eye when he and his partner King Tech
staged break dancing and rap performances in and around their hometown
of Oakland, California. Recognizing Sway's instincts for great sound
and promising talent, Interscope enlisted him and Tech to produce an
album called This or That, featuring artists such as Eminem, KRS-One
and RZA from the Wu-Tang Clan.
He is the key correspondent for MTV's Choose or Lose campaign and newly
launched Power of '12 campaign for the channel. Since his involvement,
he has interviewed various political leaders like Republican National
Committee Chair Ed Gillespie, Hillary Clinton, Ron Paul, John McCain
and Mitch Romney. The 2008 presidential campaign presented stellar
opportunities for Sway. Throughout the course of the campaign, he sat
down with President Barak Obama four times. In 2012, Sway and MTV
captured another memorable moment with President Obama that garnered
millions of watchers.
Sway's other MTV News endeavors have included the "All Eyes" series
which featured top artists like Kanye West and 50 Cent, "MTV News Now:
Jay-Z vs. Nas: Beats, Battles & Beef," "MTV News Presents: After the
Storm" and the highly anticipated yearly Hottest MC's list.
Sway is an integral part of MTV News' annual live-event coverage of the
MTV Video Music Awards, Grammy pre-show and the European Music Awards
(EMA). Sway also serves as an MTV Executive Producer and brings new
programming ideas to the station. He also includes additional duties
with MTV2 and host of the weekly MTV Radio syndication show that airs
in over 50 plus cities across the country.
His work continues throughout the nation and community where he has
been a part of various panels and discussions hosting and moderating on
important issues like Hate Crimes, Racism and Education.
Lastly, be sure to listen Monday through Friday on Sirius XM's popular
morning show, SWAY IN THE MORNING on the Shade45 channel entertaining
the "Citizens" from 8am-12pm (est.)