The Nelson George Mixtape: Is It Black or Urban Radio? Since its invention in the 1940s black oriented radio had been the chief vehicles for promoting all forms of black music, from R&B to jazz, gospel to funk. For much of its history these stations had bee... Read More...
Remembering Nipsey Hussle Los Angeles and the hip-hop community at large are in mourning today. Rapper and entrepreneur Nipsey Hussle was shot dead this afternoon (Sunday March 31st) in front of his clothing store The Marathon on Crensh... Read More...
Emmis NY Ups Bethany Kent, Seeks Promotions Director for WBLS Bethany Kent, Marketing Director of Emmis Hip Hop WQHT (Hot 97)/New York, has been promoted to Director of Marketing and Events for Emmis New York -- Hot 97, Urban AC WBLS and Gospel WLIB-AM. She will also serv... Read More...
When Songbirds Meet (Porcelan & Cassandra Lucas) B.B. Kings Club in New York City's Times Square was the place to be, for the recent Quiet Storm Live broadcast of Lenny Green from WBLS-FM, where two lovely, talented vocalists performed for the crowd. The... Read More...
Eddie Love Exits WBLS-NYC Longtime air personality Eddie Love has exited WBLS-New York. Love released a statement, “Tonight, I will tender my resignation at WBLS NYC after 15-years. Vinny Brown brought me here from Jammin Z90 San D... Read More...
Annale brings “Roses” to the Big Apple Mako Recording Artist Annale’ continues her trek across the county to promote her Top 20 “Roses” from her forthcoming debut album due in early 2017. This week she was in the Big Apple stopping at Sirius XM for... Read More...
Emmis NYC Speaks with One Voice This Thursday, July 14 at 4pm ET, Emmis New York stations WQHT (Hot 97), WBLS and WLIB-AM will break away from normal programming to simulcast a very special one-hour program -- One Voice will discuss the curre... Read More...
Vaughn Harper RIP Legendary DJ Vaughn Harper, whose velvety voice soothed listeners of his “Quiet Storm” radio show for more than three decades, has died. He was 71. Vaughn’s death was confirmed by WBLS, the station where he ... Read More...
End of an Era: Sunday Classics on WBLS A silent voice or the opening of a new chapter? Debi Jackson, professionally known as Debi B and the wife of the late New York City broadcast personality Hal Jackson, recently announced that WBLS Sunday C... Read More...
Hal Jackson Tribute Skip Dillard, WBLS-New York PD, congratulates CeCe Peniston on her recent show stopping performance, at B.B. Kings, celebrating the 100th birthday late Hal Jackson. CeCe Peniston is "Finally" back on radio... Read More...
