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What You Need To Know About Scam Using Urban One-Radio Name
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Creative Services / Radio One Digital The following is an urgent warning from Radio One about a scam involving some of its radio station properties. With the advent of social media, these scams are on the rise, and Radio One, an Urban One company, wants its listeners to be educated, advised, and on the alert for these scams. Here’s how it works: the scammer creates a fake station or personality page, possibly even stealing logos and photos of real stations or personalities without Radio One’s permission. The scammer then reaches out to aspiring artists via social media. You may get a direct message or phone call about a song contest or about putting your song on air. The message or caller claims to be with a Radio One or other local radio station and says...
Urban One Founder Cathy Hughes, CEO Alfred Liggins III Are Honored For Their Work Diversifying Cable TV
NewsOne Featured Video Alfred Liggins III and Cathy Hughes onstage during 2019 Urban One Honors at MGM National Harbor on December 05, 2019, in Oxon Hill, Maryland. | Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Cathy Hughes, Urban One’s renowned founder and chairperson, and Alfred Liggins III, CEO of Urban One and TV One, were inducted into the Cablefax Cable Center Hall of Fame earlier this week. Every year Cablefax — a media company and community for cable, broadcast and digital professionals — selects pioneers and change-makers who have had a significant impact on the cable industry. And this year Hughes and Liggins are being honored for their work in diversifying cable television. Related Stories The mother and son combination has made Urban One arguably the most successful Black-owned m...
Urban One Celebrates 42 Years Of Championing Black Voices In Radio
Source: Paras Griffin / Getty It’s time for a celebration. Getting into any business is tough, but remaining successful for several decades is a real achievement, which is why we’re raising our glasses to Urban One, which is celebrating its 42nd year in the space. Alfred Liggins III is the CEO, and the company was initially founded by his trailblazing mother, Cathy Hughes, who spoke about the brand’s success at the Urban One Honors a few years back –noting how important her media family is to her. “I give praise and thanks to God from Whom all blessings flow for the opportunity to be of service to my community for these 40 years,” said Hughes. “I always say that Radio One is my second baby next to my son and business partner, Alfred Liggins. I am immensely grateful for the men and women wh...
Urban One Honors Highlights Women Making Changes With ‘Women Leading The Change’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Urban One / Radio One Digital The annual Urban One Honors plans to highlight the exemplary accomplishments of African American women in this year’s tribute show. By way of a press announcement, Grammy-Award-winning gospel artist, author, and syndicated radio personality Erica Campbell, and award-winning journalist, author, and news anchor Roland Martin will host the annual event with the working 2021 theme as ‘Women Leading the Change” which will highlight the extraordinary contributions of women in business, media, health, politics, leading to impactful change within the Black community. “I am thrilled to co-host this year’s URBAN ONE HONORS with Roland Martin,” Campbell said via a statement. “I love anything that celebrates and exemplifies Black excelle...
Eva Marcille, Lore’l & Dominique Da Diva Host New “The Undressing Room” Podcast
Source: Reach Media / Urban One Radio personalities Eva Marcille, Lore’l and Dominique Da Diva are the hosts of a new podcast called “The Undressing Room.” Marcille is down with the Rickey Smiley Morning Show, Lore’l holds down The Morning Hustle and Dominique hails from the Quicksilva Show, while their podcast is “female-focused.“ “The Undressing Room” launched on Thursday, February 4 and is the first national personality-driven podcast from Urban One, the largest Black-owned and operated media company in the country [full disclosure: and HipHopWired’s parent company] and its nationally syndicated radio division, Reach Media. Presented by Macy’s, the pod features the radio vets deftly conversing about entertainment, pop culture, celebrity gossip, fashion, and beauty. “We are excited ...
