"I was drafted into the WNBA but volunteered to serve (active duty) in the Air Force and Army."

 

Following a hall-of-fame athletic career and military tenure spanning three bipartisan presidential administrations, Madinah (ma-Dee-na) Slaise retired from her officership in the US Air Force Nurse Corps in 2018.​​ The digital adventures of this multi-skilled journalist began with an invitation to apply for a sports broadcasting internship at WCPO-TV in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1999. By 2023, Seattleites had fallen head over heels with the quirky freelance volunteer news producer and her infectious on-air personality.  

 

In March 2024, Madinah cold-pitched her eponymous Madinah In The Market (MITM) radio show to the Pike Place Market Marketing and Public Relations Department. The unprecedented series launch opened doors for independent producers while solidifying her position as a prime-time host on 91.3 KBCS-FM.

In response to sustained audience demand, MITM expanded into an editorial series captured on location, offering viewers access beyond the Pike Place Market high stalls and into conversations unfolding in real time. Produced as intimate field recordings and filmed before a live studio audience at The Rabbit Box Theatre, the series reaches more than 2.5 million Puget Sound listeners each week on KBCS.​

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When she isn't behind the camera or cutting up in Logic Pro, Madinah maintains a strategic focus on public health. She formerly served as the Health Disparities Chair of the Seattle Mayor's Council on African American Elders (MCAAE). Her duties included advising the Mayor and government officials on the policies, practices, and programs impacting African American seniors in the metropolis.

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The Cincinnati Enquirer has ranked Slaise one of the "Top 20 U.C. women's basketball players to wear the Bearcat uniform." Her military legacy places her firmly on the path to enshrinement on the Lima City Schools Veterans Wall of Honor in recognition of her service in the U.S. Armed Forces.