Cathy Hughes Honored for Broadcast Excellence From Left to Right: Chairman of the Broadcasters Foundation of America Dan Mason, Urban One Founder and Chairperson Cathy Hughes and President of the Broadcasters Foundation of America Jim Thompson In a mo... Read More...
Tom Joyner Returns to ATL The Tom Joyner Morning Show has returned to the Atlanta market on Radio One's new Classic R&B Classix 102.9 (WUMJ HD2), bookending the DL Hughley Show in the afternoons. Longtime market veteran Mitch Faulkn... Read More...
Boogie D. The “D” Stands for Detroit! Jowcol "Boogie D" Dolby, OM/PD of WHHL (Hot 104.1) and Classic Hip Hop WFUN (95.5 The Lou)/St. Louis, has been awarded OM stripes for the company's Detroit properties -- Urban WGPR (Hot 107.5), Urban AC WDMK (1... Read More...
The Ed Lover & Monie Love Show Cancelled This year has been brutal for black-led programming with announcements like Tom Joyner’s retirement and the end of shows like Rosewood, Survivors Remorse, Scandal, and now Ed Lover’s Morning show. Mitch Henr... Read More...
Smiling Rickey Smiley Reach Media has extended The Rickey Smiley Morning Show in a multi-year agreement. The Rickey Smiley Morning Show has over 65 affiliates and broadcasts weekdays from 6-10am ET. David Kantor, CEO of Urban One's ... Read More...
Mark McCray Earns VP Stripes in Dallas KBFB-Dallas' 97.9 The Beat and KZMJ-Dallas' Majic 94.5 OM/PD Mark McCray, has been promoted to Vice President of Programming and Operations for Urban One Dallas. The appointment was made by Jay Stevens, Radio O... Read More...
WKYS-DC names Joshua “J1” Raiford PD Radio One DC is excited to announce Joshua “J1” Raiford as Program Director of 93.9 FM WKYS, the DMV’s #1 in Hip Hop and R&B, effective Monday, July 17, 2017. J1 joins WKYS from Radio One Indianapolis where... Read More...
Radio One, Inc. is changing its name to Urban One, Inc. Marking the 18th anniversary of its IPO on May 5th, RADIO ONE, INC., is changing its name to URBAN ONE, INC., which will continue to provide "culturally relevant integrated content" through its various brands a... Read More...
Crawford Broadcasting to buy WCHB-Detroit from Radio One Radio One has agreed to sell 15kW News/Talk WCHB-AM (1200) Detroit to Crawford Broadcasting for $2 million, with plans to shift the station's anchor talent to new frequencies. The deal is expected to close with... Read More...
Madd Hatta Gets New Hat Radio One Urban AC KMJQ (Majic 102.1)/Houston celebrates 40 years of Majic and announces market icon Madd Hatta as its new APD. Hatta (left) is a 20-year cluster vet and a Texas Radio Hall of Famer who is also ... Read More...