Meaghan Taylor Named First Woman Midday Host at WMBX
Meaghan 'Meagy Meag' Taylor makes history as the first woman midday on-air personality for WMBX-HD Beatz 96.3 in Palm Beach, starting October 2015....
Tag : urban radio
WBLS-FM NAMED URBAN STATION OF THE YEAR
WBLS-FM New York was named Urban Station of the Year at the 2015 NAB Marconi Radio Awards in Atlanta, recognizing outstanding radio personalities and stations....
Coco Brother Signs Deal with Phoenix’s Only Black Station
Cory 'Coco Brother' Condrey's Radio Condrey network partners with Gospel 860 AM in Phoenix to launch 'The Weekend' show, supporting the only black-owned station in...
Dj Dady Phatts Lands Afternoon Drive Shift For Beatz 96.3
DJ Dady Phatts joins Beatz 96.3 as afternoon drive host from 3-7pm starting September 18th. The hip-hop station serves Palm Beach area....
New York Police Arrest Man for Stalking Angie Martinez
New York police arrested California man Emanuelito Torres Delgado for stalking radio personality Angie Martinez. The 53-year-old showed up at Power 105.1 studios after months...
CBS Radio Launches Rhythm & Old School Station in Vegas
CBS Radio launches Q100.5 in Las Vegas, featuring today's rhythm hits and classic old school tracks. The new station plays artists like Beyonc� and LL...
Big Boy Inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame
Big Boy (Kurt Alexander) was inducted into the 2015 National Radio Hall of Fame for his work at Real 92.3 and Power 106 in Los...
LOOK! It’s Tom Joyner , Elroy Smith, and the 107.3 Jamz Crew
Tom Joyner joins the 107.3 Jamz radio crew including Elroy Smith at the Battle of the Bands event for Battle for the Crown competition....
KJLH Celebrates 50th Anniversary with Star-Studded Event
KJLH celebrates its 50th anniversary with a star-studded beach event featuring Stevie Wonder and Norman Brown performances, reuniting past and present radio personalities....
Frank Ski Departs WHUR
Frank Ski departs WHUR Washington DC after boosting afternoon drive ratings from 10th to 3rd place in just two years in the competitive DC market....
Tyrese – If Smith, Thicke, or Timberlake Sang ‘Shame’
Tyrese speaks out about radio format discrimination, noting white R&B artists like Sam Smith get mainstream play while he's limited to urban formats despite his...
CoCo Brother Hits 5500 Listens; New “Black Dog” Friday
CoCo Brother podcast achieves over 5500 listeners, while new podcast 'The Black Dog' premieres Friday discussing mental health issues in the black community....
Janet Jackson’s “No Sleep” Tops Urban Adult Radio
Janet Jackson's 'No Sleeep' reaches Top 5 on Urban Adult radio charts, debuting strong at #16 despite reports claiming poor performance....
Da Brat Not Named as Replacement for Claudia Jordan
Da Brat is not replacing Claudia Jordan on the Rickey Smiley Morning Show, contrary to reports. She's only filling in temporarily while the show searches...
Radio Stationdrops Tom Joyner Morning Show (TJMS)
Milwaukee's WJMR FM drops Tom Joyner Morning Show for second time in three years. Andrea Williams replaces TJMS with More Music Mornings show....
Urban Radio StationSeeks Co-host For Mornings
WPEG Power 98 in Charlotte is seeking an experienced co-host for The Morning Madhouse with No Limit Larry. Applicants need 5+ years on-air experience....
Beatz 96.3 Makes its Debut in West Palm Beach
Beatz 96.3 launched as West Palm Beach's new hip-hop radio station on June 4th, filling the urban music void left since X102.3's format change in...
Charlamagne on False Beliefs – Brilliant Idiots
Charlamagne Tha God addresses community issues on Brilliant Idiots podcast, earning praise for using his platform to speak truth about important topics....
Ramonski Luv Out After 6 Months at Soul 106.3
Chicago radio veteran Ramonski Luv exits Soul 106.3 after 6 months as nighttime host. This follows his departure from WVAZ FM 102.7 in July....
TD Jakes Visits WLIB
Bishop TD Jakes visited WLIB 1190 AM in NYC to promote Megafest 2015. The gospel leader appeared on the urban radio station alongside other notable...
Trail for Man Accused to Murdering GA Radio DJ Begins Today
Trial begins for man accused of murdering retired Columbus, GA radio DJ David Rutherford, 57, who was driving a cab when killed. Rutherford's father was...
Radio Facts Podcast Returns: 150K+ Listens
The Radio Facts podcast achieved over 150,000 listens and is now seeking sponsors for a new season. The show covers music industry topics with humor....
Old School Hip Hop Format Breaks Record in Indianapolis
Indianapolis radio station 93.9 The Beat jumped from #15 to #1 in ratings after switching to old school hip-hop format in December, proving the genre's...
Terri Avery Out at WPEG
Beasley Broadcasting parts ways with 14-year WPEG veteran Terri Avery following their acquisition of the station from CBS Radio....
Sherri Shepherd Joins Tom Joyner Morning Show (TJMS)
Sherri Shepherd joins the Tom Joyner Morning Show as a weekly guest host appearing every Thursday, bringing fresh perspective to TJMS....
