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Showtime At the Apollo Winner, David Peaston Dies
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Rapper Ja Rule Admits he’s Enjoying Prison?
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Bracing New Documentary “Dark Girls” Delves Beneath The Skins of Women Darker Than Most and the Separate Lives They Lead
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MODERN-DAY LYNCHINGS IN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY’S THE INJUSTICE FILES: AT THE END OF A ROPE
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UNSUNG REVIEW: Ray Parker Jr. Premieres Feb 13
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UNSUNG REVIEW: Millie Jackson Premieres Feb 6
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Don Cornelius’ “Gold Digging” Ex Wife Strikes Gold
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KEVSUM: Ode to Don Cornelius
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KENNETH GAMBLE & LEON HUFF ON THE PASSING OF SOUL TRAIN CREATOR DON CORNELIUS
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BET NETWORKS HONORS THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF SOUL TRAIN CREATOR DON CORNELIUS WITH A SPECIAL PROGRAMMING LINEUP
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Berry Gordy Statement on Passing of Don Cornelius
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Radio One Fires PD
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Industry Icon Don Cornelius Commits Suicide Dead at 75
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BARON DAVIS GUEST STARS TOMORROW NIGHT ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF TV LAND’S “HOT IN CLEVELAND”
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Clear Channel Media and Entertainment Chicago and ESPN Announce the Launch of ESPN Deportes Radio Station
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MIKE EPPS ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTING AT-RISK YOUTH
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Steve Harvey’s Former Private Chef Slated to Open the First Organic Cafe in Lancaster, Texas
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Ryan Seacrest gets Investment from Clear Channel Media
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Dr. Robin L. Smith Comes visits 93.1 WZAK and hosts Exclusive Radio Show!
31 January 2012 9:22 AM | No Comments
- Showtime At the Apollo Winner, David Peaston Dies
03 February 2012 2:27 AM | No Comments - Rapper Ja Rule Admits he’s Enjoying Prison?
03 February 2012 2:01 AM | No Comments - Bracing New Documentary “Dark Girls” Delves Beneath The Skins of Women Darker Than Most and the Separate Lives They Lead
03 February 2012 1:28 AM | No Comments - MODERN-DAY LYNCHINGS IN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY’S THE INJUSTICE FILES: AT THE END OF A ROPE
03 February 2012 1:01 AM | No Comments - UNSUNG REVIEW: Ray Parker Jr. Premieres Feb 13
02 February 2012 1:15 AM | No Comments - UNSUNG REVIEW: Millie Jackson Premieres Feb 6
02 February 2012 12:57 AM | No Comments - Don Cornelius’ “Gold Digging” Ex Wife Strikes Gold
01 February 2012 9:39 PM | 1 Comment - KEVSUM: Ode to Don Cornelius
01 February 2012 9:32 PM | No Comments - KENNETH GAMBLE & LEON HUFF ON THE PASSING OF SOUL TRAIN CREATOR DON CORNELIUS
01 February 2012 2:59 PM | No Comments - BET NETWORKS HONORS THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF SOUL TRAIN CREATOR DON CORNELIUS WITH A SPECIAL PROGRAMMING LINEUP
01 February 2012 2:53 PM | No Comments - Berry Gordy Statement on Passing of Don Cornelius
01 February 2012 2:47 PM | No Comments - Radio One Fires PD
01 February 2012 2:39 PM | 1 Comment - Industry Icon Don Cornelius Commits Suicide Dead at 75
01 February 2012 10:41 AM | 1 Comment - BARON DAVIS GUEST STARS TOMORROW NIGHT ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF TV LAND’S “HOT IN CLEVELAND”
31 January 2012 10:38 PM | No Comments - Clear Channel Media and Entertainment Chicago and ESPN Announce the Launch of ESPN Deportes Radio Station
31 January 2012 10:32 PM | 1 Comment - MIKE EPPS ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTING AT-RISK YOUTH
31 January 2012 10:21 PM | No Comments - Steve Harvey’s Former Private Chef Slated to Open the First Organic Cafe in Lancaster, Texas
31 January 2012 10:10 PM | 1 Comment - Ryan Seacrest gets Investment from Clear Channel Media
31 January 2012 12:15 PM | No Comments - Dr. Robin L. Smith Comes visits 93.1 WZAK and hosts Exclusive Radio Show!
31 January 2012 9:22 AM | No Comments
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Archive for April, 2009
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TOO MUCH FOR TUESDAY: Black Folks and Chicken, What Gives? New Popeye's Spokeswoman: Repulsive (vid)
Posted on April 28, 2009 | 1 CommentI have seen the Popeye’s Spokeswoman “The Chicken Queen” (Yes, I said the “Chicken Queen”) on several occasions. I personally don’t eat that overly salted sh…, even though the red... -
SHOCKER: Black Pastors to Lead Rally Against D.C. Gay Marriage Vote April 28th: Donations and fear-based ministry must prevail (laugh)
Posted on April 27, 2009 | No CommentsFiled Under: Has anybody heard from TD Jakes Lately? African-American Pastors to Lead Rally Against D.C. Gay Marriage Vote April 28th Washington, D.C. “ The D.C. City Council is expected... -
Here's Why Wendy Williams was Suspended…
Posted on April 27, 2009 | No CommentsSources are not touching this but of course we have our sources. Wendy invited her husband Kevin on the air after he had been banned by the station because of... -
Rickey Smiley Adds 2 More Stations
Posted on April 27, 2009 | 1 CommentSyndication One announces that the Rickey Smiley Morning Show will be heard on Clear Channel™s WJIZ in Albany , Georgia and WFBA in Columbus , Georgia beginning today April 27th. ... -
WOW: Look at Gladys Knight
Posted on April 27, 2009 | No CommentsBelow is a press release but Gladys looks great for 65… Los Angeles, CA – R&B icon Gladys Knight, 65, has always personified the essence of style, grace and soul.... -
TOO MUCH FOR TUESDAY: Britney Spears Showing us Something We Don't Need to See (vid)
Posted on April 27, 2009 | No CommentsLook at the pull string coming from her lunch when she opens the store… Isn’t this something a woman would double check in a mirror before appearing on stage? -
LOOK: It's Hiriam Hicks???
Posted on April 25, 2009 | No CommentsThis is certainly a blast from the past. Does this guy ever age? Here is Hiriam at an event in Atlanta this week… pic per Sand rarose.com -
LOOK: It's Star and Buc Wild (vid)
Posted on April 24, 2009 | No CommentsWondering what these two have been up too? Nothing good her for Ludacris… -
Eminem Interview by Angela Yee
Posted on April 24, 2009 | No CommentsEminem appeared on SIRIUS XM™s The Morning After with Angela Yee on Shade 45, SIRIUS channel 45 and XM channel 66, yesterday. The Morning After airs Monday “ Friday from... -
WOW: Congrats to V103/Atl and WVAZ/Chi – New PPM Results Include these 12 Digital Stations meeting Minimum Reporting Standards
Posted on April 24, 2009 | No CommentsMarch PPM Results Include 12 Digital Stations meeting Minimum Reporting Stand ards More than 500 digital stations are encoded across 14 markets Columbia; MD, April 24, 2009 “ In the... -
New PPM (Radio) Ratings for Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, New York and other cities.. How did your favorite station do? (see here)
Posted on April 24, 2009 | No CommentsPPM Ratings for Radio Stations in the following Markets. Congrats to WBLS, WVEE and all of our favorite programmers. | Atlanta | Boston | Chicago | Dallas |Â Detroit |Â ... -
Gospel Great Timothy Wright Dies
Posted on April 24, 2009 | No CommentsThe Grammy-nominated gospel singer and composer Rev. Timothy Wright has died at age 61. Music agent Will Bogle says Wright died yesterday at a Veterans Hospital. He was pastor at... -
Champaign Partners LLC enters into (LMA) for WUIL-FM 107.9 JAMZ with DVH MANAGEMENT d/b/a PENDLETON BROADCASTING.
Posted on April 24, 2009 | No CommentsChampaign Partners LLC announced today it has entered into a long term Local Marketing Agreement (LMA) for WUIL-FM 107.9 JAMZ with DVH MANAGEMENT d/b/a PENDLETON BROADCASTING. The LMA for the... -
Buffie the Body does tell all Book (pic)
Posted on April 24, 2009 | No CommentsBuffie the Body is about to put her business all out in the street with her upcoming tell-all book, Vixen Icon. The video model said the book is the story... -
LOOK: It's Taimak (Last Dragon)
Posted on April 24, 2009 | No CommentsTaimak from the Motown film The Last Dragon attends Michael Strahan’s retirement party at Strata on April 23, 2009 in New York City. -
New York Radio Station has Town Hall Forum on Health
Posted on April 24, 2009 | No CommentsWWRL 1600AM œHeart 2 Heart Town Hall Forum on Health WWRL 1600AM Radio will host a lively town hall meeting and exchange of ideas on Saturday, April 25, 2009. The... -
Econically Challenged Japan Pays Foreign Workers to Go Home and then asks them to WHAT?
Posted on April 23, 2009 | No CommentsOfficials in Hamamatsu, an industrial town in central Japan, describe the plan to encourage Latin American guest workers, who are descendants of Japanese emigrants, to return home Rita Yamaoka, a... -
BUSTED: Should Tom Joyner Be Embarrassed by Video and Betrayal of Chicago Newspapers?
Posted on April 22, 2009 | No CommentsTom Joyner’s video thanking listeners for their support in getting his radio show back on the air in Chicago appears to be a bit “decorated” but he actually never says... -
WOW: Huge Industry Legend Goes LEFT: What do you think about this statement….
Posted on April 22, 2009 | No CommentsA legend in the industry who chooses to remain anonymous sent this comment to me about the industry today. What do you think? (video of Jim Jones getting Tattoo) “…So... -
Funkmaster Flex Attacks Interscope Records tells Step Johnson What?
Posted on April 22, 2009 | No CommentsI thought this type of industry practice died when the industry changed in the early 2000′s but apparently not. Someone named Nino at Interscope has pissed NY DJ Funkmaster Flex... -
WOW: Perhaps Atlanta IS the New Music Industry Capitol… look at this.
Posted on April 22, 2009 | No CommentsWe looked at our Quantcast rankings this morning to see what cities read Radio Facts the most and Atlanta was number one in all categories. As the blog is heavily... -
LOOK: It's Cathy Hughes!
Posted on April 22, 2009 | No CommentsJennifer Hudson at the recent Radio One Women’s Empowerment (pic)AJ Savage (J Records), Cy Young (OM/PD WQOK), Jennifer Hudson, Radio One Owner, Cathy Hughes -
As Revenue Declines for Commercial Radio More Stations Head to Online Broadcasting… Here are a few (links)
Posted on April 22, 2009 | No CommentsAmid a decline in advertising revenue for commercial broadcast radio, and the growth of broadband internet access, online radio has proliferated in recent years. The launch of Sun Radio is... -
Radio Host Charged with Child Pornography
Posted on April 22, 2009 | No CommentsNEWPORT, N.H. ” Federal authorities in California have arrested a New Hampshire radio host wanted on on charges he produced and possessed child pornography. WMUR reports that U.S. Marshals, joined... -
Miller Communications Releases PD Todd Franklin Today….
Posted on April 21, 2009 | No CommentsTodd Franklin, Program Director at WQKI FM (Old Skool 1029) in Orangeburg, SC was let go today due to budget cuts. A 22 year vet, Todd has worked in Atlanta... -
Radio One New Regional PD Assignments: John Candelaria and Brian Wallace Add Stations
Posted on April 21, 2009 | No CommentsThis is only the beginning folks… two more Radio One programmers have added another station top their roster even after the company-wide staff paycuts a few weeks back. John Cand... -
Joyner Thanks Listeners for their support to get show back on in Chicago… but show is actually BROKERED?
Posted on April 21, 2009 | No CommentsWell I was going to offer some discretion till I discovered the Sun Times put it on full blast. Article below…Talk about BUSTED… that video is null and void now... -
NAB RESPONSE TO MUSICFIRST ON BONO'S PERFORMANCE TAX SUPPORT
Posted on April 21, 2009 | 1 CommentWASHINGTON, DC — NAB today issued a statement responding to a press release from musicFIRST, an organization backed by the Recording Industry Association of America. The musicFIRST press release contained... -
JENNIFER HUDSON : COMMEMORATES THE CURRENT SALES OF OVER 700,000 UNITS OF HER DEBUT ALBUM! (pic)
Posted on April 21, 2009 | No CommentsCaption: During the New York stop of her sold-out headlining tour at MSG™s WaMu Theater, Arista recording artist Jennifer Hudson was presented with a RIAA-certified Gold plaque to commemorate the... -
102.9 The Buzz Presents "BENEFIT 4 THE BORO “ LIVE CONCERT!
Posted on April 21, 2009 | No Comments102.9 The Buzz (WBUZ-FM) & 102.5 The Party (WPRT-FM) are teaming up with The Aerospace Maintenance Club of MTSU to present œBenefit 4 the Boro, a live free concert event...
