Boom! Karen Vaughn Jumps from Indy to Philly! Radio One Urban AC WTLC, Classic Hip-Hop, W275BD-WNOW-HD2 (BOOM 102.9), Gospel WTLC-A (THE LIGHT 1310 AM), and Top 40/Rhythmic WHHH (HOT 96.3)/Indianapolis PD and host Karen Vaughn has been promoted to OM of Ra... Read More...
Tony Q Returns To Radio Former QC Communications co-owner Tony Quartarone (aka “Tony Q”) announces the formation of his new Philadelphia based radio group Multimedia Communications, LLC and has the purchase of his first radio station ... Read More...
Doo-wop Singer Lee Andrews, Father of The Roots Drummer, Questlove Dead at 79 Lee Andrews, father of the legendary Roots(Crew) drummer Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and former leader of the Philadelphia doo-wop group Lee Andrews & the Hearts, died Wednesday at 79. His son announced ... Read More...
Meek Mill Mitches Out In Court Meek Mill Leaving Philadelphia Court There are times when a certain segment of the industry needs to get out of their own way and be accountable for their actions and decisions. Today, that applies to rappe... Read More...
Chubb Rocks Radio Chubb Rock, former National Merit Scholar and Brown University pre-med student may be one on a short list of successful college dropouts in radio today. This student of radio has clearly become a spon... Read More...
Rising Star Vedo visits iHeartRadio-Philly Rising star VEDO recently hit the road to visit with WUSL/WDAS-Philly OM Derrick "DC" Corbett and promoting his new sinful Classic. ... Read More...
Elroy Smith To Summit Media Greenville Elroy Smith is headed to the “upstate” (Greenville, SC) where he has been named Operations Manager for Summit Media stations Variety Hits “97.7 Chuck-FM” W249CB Greenville, CHR “Hot 98.1” WHZT Williamston, Alte... Read More...
Maybachs and Caddyshacks Collaborate It’s a collaboration that about as unlikely as a chopped BBQ ads in the Final Call, but rapper Rick Ross and comic Bill Murray hit the studio after connecting at a basketball game in Philadelphia. Word from t... Read More...
Rapper Beanie Sigel Shot… Again Rapper Beanie Sigel (born Dwight Grant), formerly of Jay Z’s Roc-A-Fella Records, was shot in the stomach this past Friday morning in front of his Pleasantville, New Jersey home. Upon returning from taking his ... Read More...
Radio One Goes Boom After a week of commercial-free wall to wall Beyoncé, Radio One-Houston’s former News/Talk KROI flips to Classic Hip-Hop as BOOM 92. The station promises to deliver the best in old school “lyrics, rhythms and b... Read More...