Demetria Obilor is Challenging The Status Quo

Television personalities just became a lot more spicy with the beautiful Demetria Obilor in the mix. Demetria brings a strong, femine personality that you couldn’t resist even if you tried. Obilor has been seen on many different platforms over several years though her most recent appearances are Revolt “Black Girl Stuff ” and Sporting News 7 Podcast. Where gloves come off on the daily. Demetria’s free spirit keeps coworkers, viewers and listeners on the edge of their seats waiting to hear what she has to say. Never being one to hold her voice or her choice of style brings Obilor to the top of our television personality list.

What’s the first song, fruit, actress, luxury brand, horror movie, city, memory that comes to mind?

Well, I wake up to Tee Grizzley’s “First Day Out.” It’s what I wake up listening to. Watermelon, one of my favorite fruits. I actually have one in my fridge at this moment. Actress Angelina Jolie. For Luxury,I would say Hermes. Halloween!! I love horror movies. And Halloween is the first that pops up in my head. Kansas City, that’s my hometown. Our dog Mikey. We had him for seventeen years. He was a doxie poodle. And I saw him running around when we were young. He was so fast. He was like my little brother. I have three and he was the fourth. I miss him so  much.

You bring a ton of urban and authentic energy to the work space. You speak your mind, your true expression. Do you ever feel others are intimidated by that? And how do you handle that? 

It’s funny because my mom always tells me to think about Rihanna, Beyonce they’re in their lane. They’re not looking over to see what someone else is doing. In order to get full success in this business you have to be focused on your craft and what you’re putting out there. So,  I don’t really think about that. I don’t let other people’s negativity impose. Those are situations I’ve experienced but at this point I don’t care. I brush it off my shoulders. I grew up a little tougher in my city and being at this level it’s like “c mon, is that the best that you have.” No one can shut me down. 

You talked about not compromising in one of your recent interviews and people don’t realize that compromising compromises their success. You represent not compromising. Could you talk about that?

Thank you so much. I just feel like there are so many ways to accomplish your goals and dreams. But there’s the most successful way to go about it. And being true to yourself is the most successful way. There are so many people in the world that will try to mold you into the version they want you to be. Or even deflect their personal limitations on you. They will also tell you what you should look like or what you should be wearing as a professional. For me, I’ve always challenged that. I’ve never put myself in a box and what you see is the direct result of that. I have a curvy figure that’s beyond tradition in the television world and it was enough to draw negative attention. So I decided to challenge the status quo. I’ve had people tell me that I would never work on television because of my natural hair and here I am on television with my natural hair. Never compromise. 

What makes a great television personality? What are some qualities you need to become a master?

I’m not a master. I feel like I’m a forever student. I’ve had the honor of sitting next to some journalists who’ve been in the business for decades. And the level of skill they have only comes with time. Being a great journalist means taking the job seriously but not being so hard on yourself. People always defeat themselves before they even get started because their looking at other people. Do the work, get great at what you do and don’t let someone else’s journey detour you from reaching your greatest potential. You have to be kind to yourself. Journalist makes huge errors and mistakes but you keep going. 

What’s your favorite topic to touch on?

Topics that usually regard the voice of us. Social justice is a big one for me. I get really passionate about Social Justice. I’m not the black voice of the culture but i’m one of them. Keeping it real about these subjects is my goal.

As a vocal journalist on certain touchy topics, are you ever afraid of Cancel Culture visiting you because of something you’ve said?

Well, a lot of research goes into my opinions. That’s something I do to take in a lot of information before I even open my mouth. I’ve seen people speak and don’t understand the repercussions that come behind what they just said. So for me I try to have a broader understanding. An understanding of all the people who will be impacted by what I’m saying. That’s not going to stop me from saying it but I want to have the most informed opinion possible especially on taboo topics in the media right now. And that’s where my journalism experience kicks in.