Dionne Warwick: Feud with Hughes or Bacharach?
This past week all the trades have been talking about Dionne Warwick’s issue with Cathy Hughes and the Performance Tax issue. Ms. Warwick feels that...
Charles Warfield Super Session Breakfast at NAB
Charles Warfield Bill Stakelin Frank Flores Mark Mays George Laughlin David Kenned Charles WarfieldBill StakelinFrank FloresMark MaysGeorge Laughlin David Kenned Charles WarfieldBill StakelinFrank FloresMark...
Has Radio One Heard Me? Company Looks to Internet
Radio One Inc., the largest radio broadcasting company targeting African-American and urban listeners, is busy building audience through another platform "” the Internet. The company...
Elroy Smith in Philadelphia Enquirer: Industry State
One of Radio Facts favorite innovative urban programmers Elroy Smith is featured in the Philadelphia Enquirer this weekend and he talks about the state of...
Radio Legal Battle: Sam Sylk’s Move to Crawford
Sam Sylk is one helluva in-demand talent. Looks like Chicago really loves him and his recent move to WPWX-FM is not going to be a...
Radio One New Regional PD Assignments
This is only the beginning folks… two more Radio One programmers have added another station top their roster even after the company-wide staff paycuts a...
Clear Channel’s New Initiative: Worth the Hype
I was reading over Clear Channel's Premium Choice concept over the last couple of days before I gave my opinion... For the most part, I'm...
Power 99 FM Hosts Day 26 Performance from Making the Band
Power 99 fm Listeners Have a Chance to Attend the Exclusive Event Read more: Radio Facts Legacy 30th Anniversary Issue. Philadelphia, PA April 11, 2009...
OH NO: It Came and Went? Streetz 102.9 is Off the Air
See what time you read it here then watch the other pu..y trades copy the story from us (they could AT LEAST give us credit)...
Hegwood’s Alleged Streetz Station in Atlanta… What if….
While it appears there may be a clear conflict of interest or a non compete still in effect for Steve Hegwood and Wayne Brown as...
Alleged Hegwood Station on in Atl and we LIKE IT (link)
Looks like Steve Hegwood’s alleged station has wasted NO time in getting the mostly hop hop low power outlet on the dial in Atl. The...
WE PREDICTED IT! Urban Regional PDs are Here
For a while we’ve been saying this was going to happen, see a post back in Jan here. We had a conversation with a Program...
Radio One Pulls Huge Prank on Listeners in Philly…
Philadelphia, PA- On Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at 10 AM (EST) 100.3 The Beat pulled off the biggest prank in history! Read more: Radio Facts...
WHAT? Radio One Promotes INTERN for PD Gig in Atlanta?
Hee hee, I had to do it… You know I’m a big kid APRIL FOOLS… Fools. (LMAO) UPDATE: This was written BEFORE the bad news...
Carol Blackman Gets FT Stripes at Majic 107.5
Radio One AC Majic 107.5/97.5/Atlanta has just made a brilliant move by incorporating vet Radio DJ, Carol Blackmon, to middays. I’ve been in the industry...
Cathy Hughes & Others Oppose Performance Tax
Tom Joyner , host of “The Tom Joyner Morning Show (TJMS) ,” and other leading minority radio broadcasters held a congressional staff briefing on Capitol...
Radio One Atl Update…
Well let’s see, how much can I tell you WITHOUT telling you… As you already know, the two names that have been at the top...
NO INVITE FOR ME?/TV One Roast for John Witherspoon (pics)
Now I would have gone to this.. Do the TV One people know who I am? (bloggertantrum)(laugh). The photog was really good except no pics...
Industry RAVES about Radio One Philly Conf (pics)
(click for larger images)WOW, just about ever industry notable that I talked to said this was a GREAT conference and there were MANY stars in...
Rumblings: Radio One?
The company that has been extremely quiet is said to be about ready to make some moves very soon. We are still waiting on confirmation...
Update on Radio One Hegwood Replacement
Rumblings from the Atl and abroad… Radio One is being BOMBARDED with respondents to the recently vacated programmer position previously held by Steve Hegwood. Looks...
9th Annual Arbitron Urban PD Clinic: This Friday
Arbitron Research and Technology Center, Columbia, MD February 27, 2009 at 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Julian Davis will host Urban PDs at the Arbitron...
Radio One narrows loss – Washington Business Journal:
Despite a much smaller loss in the fourth quarter, Radio One Inc. continued to battle the deteriorating radio advertising market and experienced a 7.1 percent...
Entrepreneur Radio DJ: PJ Butta in Jamaica
I really want to profile those Radio DJs and radio people who go the extra mile in RF and I know they are out there...