Gabrielle Union Makes Power Move Gabrielle Union stopped by WWPR-New York's Power 105.1 today to chat with Angie Martinez about all things going on her life… from acting to defending her husband. Actress and comedian Gabrielle Union is ... Read More...
NABOB’s 39th Annual Fall Broadcast Management Conference and 15th Power of Urban Radio Forum The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK OWNED BROADCASTERS (NABOB) has set October 7th and 8th as the dates for the 39th Annual Fall Broadcast Management Conference and 15th Power of Urban Radio Forum. The organiz... Read More...
Mara Melendez Out as PD of KQBT-Houston iHeartMedia’s KQBT-Houston’s The Beat and PD Mara Melendez have parted company with no replacement named.... Read More...
LA Reid & Sylvia Rhone on Billboard’s Power 100 In 2014, Reid declared, "Folks better watch out. We're cooking." And -- together with Rhone, who was appointed president last March -- he made good on that declaration. The pair piloted newcomer Meghan Trai... Read More...
Real Hip Hop & R&B (92.3 Los Angeles) iHEARTMEDIA/Los Angeles launched REAL 92.3, "the new home of Hip-Hop and R&B for Los Angeles," at 9:23a on Friday, February 6th. The station is now playing “10,000 joints in a row” commercial-free under PD ... Read More...
WLOK-Memphis’ CJ Morgan Needs Our Help Dear friend of The Urban Buzz, Johnnie Walker, shares with us the following: WLOK's #CJMorgan is recovering from a 3rd stroke and with income and health challenges mounting, he needs our help! On March 2nd a... Read More...
The Sun Shines on KRNB-Dallas “Sunshine in the forecast for KRNB” – Earlier this week Avery*Sunshine dropped by Smooth R&B 105.7 to thank DFW listeners for helping to make her “Call My Name” the #1 UAC single in the country. Pict... Read More...
Vince Pellegrino Passes The Urban Buzz sends heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Vince Pellegrino who passed after a long and heroic battle with cancer. Vince was the founder of the S.I.N. (Street Information Network) ... Read More...
Big Boy’s Power Play Emmis Radio has filed a breach of contract lawsuit against Kurt "BIG BOY" Alexander, morning host at KPWR-Los Angeles’ POWER 106. The suit seeks millions of dollars in damages a well as preliminary and permane... Read More...
Has Diddy “Pumped the Brakes” on Empire? Will someone please call Cookie Lyons to mediate this potential mess because we know she’d get resolution in less than the forty-eight minute run of an episode of “Empire.” Conflicting reports have surfaced ... Read More...
