interning at a radio station in los angeles for community college extra cred. >> there you are lisa kennedy montgomery and you changed it to montgomery and you become a success at a very young age. you're surrounded by left wing loons. >> these were clintonites. >> but they're way beyond that. >> they were baby boomer clintonites who were in love with their brand of narcissistic socialism. and i guess, in a way i was kind of a unicorn. >> you were the only one who wasn't a left winger. then you had a deal with nirvana and all the bands. these guys, you know. >> a bunch of commies. music television was filled with commies. from stem to stern. it's kennedy and this is alternative nation i'm back from jamaica love you. >> you're so successful. you were most hated dj. commies. did that hurt your feelings? >> i was scared for my job. i was scared for my job. i was worried that my kind boss who plucked me out of obscurity when i was 18 was going to kick me back to los angeles. >> your ratings were good, though? >> i guess. >> that's all that matters. >> it was more about name recognition and getting press a

so little lisa kennedy montgomery, you. >> yeah. >> you raised in lake os oswego, oregon. raised by a single mom. you and two brothers. mom was from romaine yanchts right. came over on a boat. >> was she tough? >> i think she taught us to appreciate aesthetics, it was definitely a family where you were not allowed to run from your mistakes and had you to work really hard. >> i ask that question because you became a conservative kid. >> yeah. i was a teenage republican. and i had fallen in love with reaganomics and ronald reagan and deeply moved by our -- i cried when he left office when i was in high school. it was he very sad. but, you know, i you got a job at mtv because i started inturning at radio station in los angeles for community college extra credit. >> so there you are lisa kennedy montgomery at mtv then you change it to kennedy to be cool and groovy. and you become a success at a very young age. but you are surrounded. you are a conservative by left wing loons. >> these were clintonites. >> way beyond that. >> baby boomer clintonits in love with their brand of n