Monica and V103 PD Reggie Rouse (pic)
Monica and V103 PD Reggie Rouse during recent event in Atlanta
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CBS RADIO LAUNCHES NATION’S FIRST HD “QUADCAST” RADIO STATION
Leading All-Sports Stations WFAN, WIP, and WJZ-FM
To Be Multicast on WJFK-FM in the Nation’s Capital Beginning Today
In a first for the industry, CBS RADIO today announced the launch of “The ...
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Tre Black found Dead
I was so excited about Mo'Nique's win and then got the shocking news. I am saddened to report that Tre Black, 41, was found dead by a friend in the shower on Sunday. He had ...
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MO’NIQUE WINS OSCAR!!!
Congrats Mo'Nique for being the 5th black Actress to WIN THE OSCAR.... What a GREAT speech. Word is she is in talks to play Hattie McDaniel in her next film.
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HOT 97’s Metro PCS 5 Boro Takeover Tour: Wu Massacre (pics)
Hot 97 held an event over the weekend at the Nokia Theater in NYC.
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Monica Visits Power 98 in Charlotte
Deon Cole, No Limit Larry, Bill Blass, Monica, AJ Savage'
Power 98 Charlotte
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ON TAVIS SMILEY: Actor Wesley Snipes Admits to Feeling Reservations About Accepting Drug Lord Role in New Film, “ Brooklyn ’s Finest”
Actor Wesley Snipes Admits to Feeling Reservations About Accepting Drug Lord Role in New Film, “ Brooklyn ’s Finest”
Friday Night Interview on PBS
Wesley Snipes and Antoine Fuqua will appear tomorrow on PBS’ “Tavis Smiley” to ...
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Guru Situation Gets Strange, MC Solar is not only his producer but… you just have to read this.
This is an interesting story... Thanks to Missinfo for transcribing.
Guru’s nephew, Justin Nicholas-Elam Ruff, makes an impassioned statement on behalf of his family. He claims that Guru’s producer/partner Solar has gained power of attorney for ...
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Common accepts $10,000 check from Ford Motor Co Fund for his foundation at NAACP Image Award Symposium
(L-R) Vicangelo Bulluck, Executive Director of NAACP Hollywood Bureau, Image Awards Producer and Panel Moderator; Rhea M. William, Executive Director of Common Ground Foundation; Common, Pamela Alexander, Director of community development and fund operations, Ford ...
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WBLK’s Chris Reynolds is on a Mission to Change Perceptions via the Station
As many of you know, I am from Buffalo, N.Y. Ironically many great radio people are also from Buffalo so in THAT sense, it's an honor. Other than that growing up there is something I'd ...
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I don’t give a shit what the numbers are with any of the syndicated shows. I have said it before and I will say it again syndication is KILLING urban radio. Urban radio has always been successful based on creating trends not waiting for them. Nothing against old jocks but young jocks keep the industry fresh and for the past 10 years or more that concept died when urban radio stopped nurturing new talent and opted for corporate programming and constipated consultants. Urban radio will continue to slide downhill as long as it remains homogenized. 29-year-old Charlamagne brings a much needed fresh perspective to urban radio and he makes it exciting again. Too bad there are not others like him around the country at urban instead of syndicated shows dominating the morning slots.
There are plenty of young talented jocks out there that will never get a chance to grow cause PD’s arent into developing talent. Big ups to Elroy Smith for bringing in CTG cause knowing Elroy and knowing of CTG you would never think this match would work.
Come on Kev! Charlamagne’s a jerk!
Adiva, (love that name) yes, he can be a bit much but I always like shit that’s outside the box. I think Tom Joyner is boring. At least Charlamagne is innovative….
[...] Diddy (may be a reflection of Wendy Williams dislike for Diddy and the organization) makes note in this video that we posted of how so many Bad Boy artists have failed or how their careers never materialized [...]
That dude is right….if a syndicated cat has a 20 hour presence in 300 markets, that about 400-600 people out of work not developing talent on a local level. Not only that, how does one dude speak on behalf of 300 cities? It’s ludacrious and that dude is actually right on point!!! That kid – Charlamagne – is super smart!!!!!!
Please remember that Radio (Urban, country, rock, etc.) is a business. It must attract listeners and that’s measured listeners, if the station is going to be successful. Over the recent years, there has been an increase in syndicated programming in Urban radio. This has been done primarily because the listeners, measured listeners are responding.
I am sorry that so many people are out of work but radio is a business and if syndicated programming helps the station become more profitable then syndication will continue in the future.
please stop it with the hey “folks let’s remember at the end of the day it’s a business like that’s saying somthing in a business model that’s been broken long before sept of last year when mccain said the fundamentals of the american economy are sound, come off it, we all knew back then the business model of so-called urban radio was in the toilet, urban radio is fragmented, and also to syndicated aswell, to the anonymous poster, I think people are begining to wise up and are saying maybe the gangsta boogie and fragmented formats in urban radio plus syndication have become to closed minded.
Radio stations are on life support and we all know the reasons why, to play with an outdated business ideaology is fools hope with no gold at the end of the tunnel. We need people in radio and in control that are willing to challenge the system instead of being willing to play in it and wind up being played by it at the end of the day. It’s time for new blood…..
First let me apologize for being anonymous. I have been working in radio for a number of years and this is the first major disaster for Urban radio. Let me also say that many Urban radio stations are winning is these hard times. Stations like WEDR in Miami, WALR in Atlanta and KBFB in Dallas to name a few. While these maybe hard times for most, it will make us more effective and efficient in the future. You may not like me calling this a business (how are you going to raise $5,000,000 to $50,000,000 to buy stations if it is not a business) and you may want a new business model developed. Well, it is a business and the new model is being developed right before our eyes. The new model has fewer people working at stations and the ones that are working will be wearing (if they are not already wearing) many new hats. Revenue from old and dying advertising is being pushed aside for new advertisers, ones who have never used media. You will find a greater push on the internet sites of stations, a greater push in the use of mobile phones and such. Yes, there will be more Urban stations that will go dark this and next year but the ones that stay will be stronger and better. Listeners want to hear good familiar HITS and be entertained. Just look at the numbers.