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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
31 January 2012 10:32 PM | 1 Comment -
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
31 January 2012 10:10 PM | 1 Comment -
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 | 1 Comment - 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 | 2 Comments - 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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syndication Archive
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STEVE HARVEY NOW SOLD IN OVER 80% OF THE U.S. FOR FALL DEBUT
Posted on December 18, 2011 | No Comments“STEVE HARVEY” SOLD IN OVER 80% OF THE U.S. FOR ITS FALL 2012 DEBUT New, One-Hour Syndicated Talk Show Now Sold in 47 of the Top 50 Markets NBCUniversal... -
Steve Harvey’s TV Show Now Booked on 70% of the US and…
Posted on November 17, 2011 | No CommentsNBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution has sold “Steve Harvey” in more than 70% of the U.S., including in 40 of the top 50 markets, for its debut in national broadcast... -
Steve Harvey Show Sold to 55% of the US and….
Posted on November 7, 2011 | No CommentsNBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution has sold “Steve Harvey” in more than 55% of the U.S. for its debut in national broadcast syndication next Fall 2012, it was announced today... -
KD BOWE TAKES OVER AFTERNOONS ON WPZE PRAISE 102.
Posted on October 28, 2011 | No CommentsNationally syndicated personality KD Bowe returns to local radio in Atlanta as the afternoon drive personality on Radio One’s Praise 102.5 beginning Monday, October 31st. KD Bowe has been the... -
Steve Harvey’s Talk Show Picked up by NBC and…
Posted on October 19, 2011 | No CommentsCongrats to Steve Harvey who just got piked up by ten NBC owned TV stations for a fall 2012 launch, it was announced by Barry Wallach, president of NBC Universal Domestic... -
Steve Harvey Developing Talk Show… Is Radio Over?
Posted on August 18, 2011 | No CommentsI have said this time and again. Steve is going to have TOO much on his plate to maintain the radio show and now he’s developing a talk show for... -
The Anonymous PD Speaks about Radio and the Recent Storms
Posted on May 5, 2011 | No CommentsWe’ve had some rather major events in the last 10 days. How did you deal with them at your station? Let’s start with the major storms that hit much of... -
Russ Parr Talks about Urban Radio and Syndication (video)
Posted on April 14, 2011 | No CommentsRuss Parr is one of a few people in the industry I have never met but what he says in this video is what I have said in this blog... -
CBS and Netflix Announce Two-Year Licensing Agreement for Library Content
Posted on February 23, 2011 | No CommentsSymbolPriceChangeCBS21.98-0.93 CBS Corporation (NYSE:CBS.A – News) and Netflix, Inc. (Nasdaq:NFLX – News) today announced a two-year, non-exclusive licensing agreement that will allow select TV shows from CBS’s library, including episodes... -
Steve Harvey Celebrates Five-Year Anniversary Of #1 Morning Radio Program The Steve Harvey Morning Show
Posted on February 3, 2011 | No CommentsI just realized The Steve Harvey Morning show crew is SO much easier on the eyes than Tom Joyner’s staff YIKES Steve Harvey Celebrates Five-Year Anniversary Of #1 Morning Radio... -
Clear Channel Clears local positions for Celeb Syndication in Cali
Posted on January 19, 2011 | No CommentsMedia giant Clear Channel cleaned house in Bakersfield, CA this week by replacing local shows with syndication to slash operating costs. No specific comment was made on the layoffs except... -
OH NO: Syndication Taking over in UK TOO!
Posted on January 18, 2011 | No CommentsVideo didn’t kill the radio star, despite the Buggles’ pessimistic prediction in 1979. More than 30 years later, DJs face a more fearsome threat – syndication. It might not make for... -
KEVIN’S SUMMARY: Williams Credits Spann, More Homeless Urban Folks, Online Marketing a GREAT Resort
Posted on January 6, 2011 | 4 CommentsBefore I start this story I have to give Ted credit for giving one of our Radio Facts Top 10 Urban DJs of All Time credit. He mentioned Hank Spann... -
LOOK: Gary Bernstein at the White House with the President and the First Lady
Posted on January 6, 2011 | No CommentsCongrats to my friends at Syndication One. As many of you know I am a big fan of The Rickey Smiley show and I booked for the show in the... -
KEVIN’S SUMMARY: Turning Over New Leaf, Sister 2 Sister, Joyner, Harvey
Posted on November 8, 2010 | No CommentsWhen I booked for the Rickey Smiley show in the early days, because I knew it was going to succeed, I was bombarded with a bunch of bullsh… to run... -
KEVIN’S SUMMARY: DL Hugley BACK at Emmis?/KKDA PD/Randy Jackson’s Hit List CANCELED/Eddie Long’s Song
Posted on October 13, 2010 | 1 CommentWell thank God we can take a break from all the industry deaths. Never seen this many in a row. Sorry that I have not sent out the blast as... -
LOOK: It’s Funkmaster Flex and Gary Bernstein (pic)
Posted on October 10, 2010 | No CommentsHere’s a bit of history for you…Funkmaster Flex and Gary Bernstein both have done a lot to raise the profile of the DJ. A once ignored position in radio that... -
KEVIN’S SUMMARY: Angry Radio Person…
Posted on September 10, 2010 | 2 CommentsGot this email this week from a radio person. Kevin… My message is to you and other web sites who don’t let people say what they really feel because you require... -
KEVIN’S SUMMARY: a Fart, Brother Larry, Fantasia, My Birthday
Posted on August 26, 2010 | No CommentsGreetings industry friends. I was thinking what am I going to write about today? Sh…, it’s so quiet in the industry that without much effort you could hear an ant... -
“SUPERSTAR” HAS(-)BEEN MIA: 3 Urban Stations Ready to Drop Syndicated Show
Posted on July 28, 2010 | No CommentsI just got confirmation DIRECT that at least 3 urban stations have had enough of a particular syndicated show and they are looking at other options as you read this.... -
Pennies for Syndication: Would YOU do a Syndicted Show for what this host is making?
Posted on July 7, 2010 | No CommentsIf you think your dollars are short you are not going to believe there is an urban syndication host who is so eager to win, they are making a mere... -
Carter and Sanborn fill in for vacationing Michael Baisden… Should Baisden be Concerned?
Posted on July 1, 2010 | 5 CommentsHow many people reading this would go on vacation from a radio gig and allow former market superstars to hand le the shift while you’re gone? I’m sure not many.... -
Tyra Leaving Talk Show? Smart Move, Here's Why
Posted on December 28, 2009 | No CommentsTyra seems to be getting some premiere advice from someone close who is business savvy. Perhaps it is her who is making these decisions but everyone in Hollywood knows the... -
2ND CUP OF COFFEE: 10 Hot Industry Questions for U to Answer
Posted on November 4, 2009 | No Comments1. Will the predictions for Clear Channel bankruptcy happen before year’s end? 2. What will happen with HR 848 3. Isn’t Radio One’s magazine “The Frequency” a conflict of …nevermind.... -
More Changes at Citadel: 2 Urban Sales Staff Members Cut
Posted on October 26, 2009 | No CommentsThis past Friday Citadel media made more changes in the urban division after the company eliminated 2 sales reps; Allie Carrington in New York and Anthony Mootry in Chicago. The... -
RADIO FACTS READER STATES: Brian McKnight, Keith Sweat Don't Deserve Radio Shows
Posted on October 19, 2009 | No Comments“Kevin, Ed Pearson and Ken Johnson are both history and screwed 18 year ABC vet Mel Devonne in Feb 2009 to add Brian McKnight without consulting the affiliates who were... -
How Relevant is Tom Joyner and Steve Harvey to the 18-34 Year-Old Listener?
Posted on October 7, 2009 | No CommentsThe answer to the question, not very relevant. Tom and Steve are solid 25-54 demo based. Nevertheless, I went to see Capitalism: A Love Story last night and it wasn’t... -
OH NO: Doug Banks Show Canned by Citadel at Year's End
Posted on October 5, 2009 | 19 CommentsLooks like Citadel Networks has finally decided to cut its loses and completely cut ties with the Doug Banks Show at the end of this year. What is going on... -
As Urban Programmers Express a Desire to Train New Talent, Is a Top Syndicated Show about to End?
Posted on September 14, 2009 | 5 CommentsOutside of just talking to several of the top programmers around the country who admit I am right in my assumption about at least 1 major syndicated show headed out... -
KJLH CHANGES: Is Steve Harvey BACK in Los Angeles?
Posted on July 21, 2009 | 30 CommentsLooks like we are right again about a previous Radio Facts prediction. LA’s heritage KJLH has been bitten by the syndication bug and we are SO sorry to see this...
