Category : Radio
News, history, and coverage of the radio broadcasting industry, stations, and on-air personalities.
WGCI DJ Sean Mac Car Accident GoFundMe
WGCI DJ Sean Mac was hospitalized after a serious car accident. A GoFundMe campaign has been launched to help with his recovery expenses....
Urban One Dallas: Veda Loca’s House Party at Majic 94.5
Urban One Dallas welcomes veteran radio host Veda Loca back with her new show 'House Party' on Majic 94.5, airing Fridays and Saturdays 6PM-12AM starting...
Jerry Rushin Sold Stations for $100M, Retired
Radio industry legend Jerry Rushin sold WEDR and 99 Jamz to Cox Radio for $100 million before retiring in 2012. His inspiring business story shows...
Vintage Buffalo Radio: Gerry Bledsoe WUFO (video)
Historic footage of Gerry Bledsoe at Buffalo's WUFO radio station showcases vintage urban radio broadcasting. Rare video preserved from discarded news tapes....
JR Jackson: From YouTube to Radio in DARF Interview
JR Jackson built his media empire from YouTube videos to CBS Sports Radio. Starting in his room, he created 1000+ videos with 80M views before...
DJ Cassidy’s Pass The Mic Vol. II Best Party
DJ Cassidy's Pass The Mic Volume II featured legendary hip-hop artists including Run DMC, LL Cool J, Big Daddy Kane, and Salt-N-Pepa in an epic...
HBCU Launches Urban Radio Station The Vibe in Houston
Texas Southern University launches The Vibe, a new urban alternative radio station targeting millennials with hip-hop, R&B, and neo-soul programming....
Frank Ski and Nina Brown Discuss V103 Exit and WHUR Plans
Frank Ski and Nina Brown discuss their departure from V103 and reveal exciting plans for their upcoming WHUR radio show in Washington DC....
Madd Hatta Exits Radio One Takes on New Position
The Madd Hatta leaves Radio One's 97.9 The Box after 20 years to become Content Manager at KTSU-FM. The Texas Radio Hall of Famer will...
Woman from Wild Wings Calls Radio, States Black Patrons
Wild Wings employee speaks out about 2013 incident involving black patrons being asked to leave, providing restaurant's side of the controversial story....
Radio Vet Orlando Davis Donates COVID-19 Antibody Blood
WiLD 94.1 Morning Show Host Orlando Davis donates COVID-19 antibody blood plasma to help other patients recover from the virus through One Blood organization....
FAMILIAR VOICES RETURN TO 96.3 WHUR
96.3 WHUR welcomes back two familiar voices to the DMV market. Autumn Joi takes over middays while John Monds returns to host the Original Quiet...
Jazz Flavors Debuts Their New Home on WPGN Radio Atlanta
Jazz Flavors debuts on WPGN Radio Atlanta, marking the gospel network's first contemporary jazz show. Hosted by veteran radio personality Angela Greene, the show airs...
Westwood One Expands Magellan AI Podcast Subscription
Westwood One expands its subscription to Magellan AI's podcast advertising competitive insights service. The platform tracks ad data across 22,000 podcasts....
ENTERCOM AND CHIEFS ANNOUNCE 2020 RADIO NETWORK
Entercom and Kansas City Chiefs announce 2020 radio broadcast team featuring 27-year veteran Mitch Holthus, former Chiefs receiver Danan Hughes, and 610 Sports host Josh...
RADIO.COM Partners With Twitch for Content Distribution
Radio.com partners with Twitch to bring live video simulcasts of major sports talk stations to 17.5 million daily users. Six iconic stations including WEEI and...
Urban Radio Could Benefit by Going Back to “Black” Radio
Urban radio stations should embrace the term 'Black Radio' instead of abandoning the 'urban' label, as the industry lacks identity while companies like iHeart successfully...
Roland S. Martin Joins Black Information Network
Acclaimed journalist Roland S. Martin joins BIN: Black Information Network as daily commentator, bringing trusted Black perspective on politics and culture....
Fight Breaks out at Gospel Radio Station
Remember that time when an all-out cuss fest happened at a gospel station between two politicians? Don’t laugh… (video below) A gospel radio station in...
Digital and Radio Facts Replaces URBAN with BLACK on Site
So we have no problem with the idea of removing the all-encompassing “Urban” from the industry AND simply REPLACING it with what it is and...
DARF Secures “Blackradiostations.com”
Digital and Radio Facts secures blackradiostations.com domain, planning to move historic content as they expand into a new era of urban radio coverage....
Black Radio United For The Vote
Atlanta's Black radio stations unite for historic voter registration and education campaign ahead of November 2020 election, partnering with Urban League....
Racist Radio Host Fired After Anti-Latino Rant
Conservative radio host Diana Ploss was fired after a racist rant targeting Latino workers at a construction site. The incident was captured on video and...
Radio Legend Hospitalized with COVID
96.3 WHUR radio legend Patrick Ellis, longtime host of the Gospel Spirit Show, has been hospitalized for COVID-19 treatment after 40+ years on air....