Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare)529 Bryant Street, NW When: Summer, 1977 What: When Cathy Hughes was the General Manager of Howard University’s WHUR, she urged Melvin Lindsey to use Smokey Robinson’s hypnotic “A Quiet Storm” as the theme music for a new format that featured laid back soul and R&B hits that […]
VIA Newsone Radio One Founder Cathy Hughes spoke candidly about the images of Black women in film at the TV One Upfront last week. What do you think of her comments on Precious (Monique) and Monster’s Ball (Halle Berry) in this video?
Radio One’s official 30th Anniversary initiative, “30 Years with 30 Days of Giving” is over, but the giving back will continue in Charlotte and nationally. “My prayer is that we have ignited a renewed sense of giving back,” said Radio One CEO Cathy Hughes. Staff and volunteers associated with My92.7 and Praise Charlotte spent last […]
“We grow, we prosper, we do some incredibly wonderful things for the community. We call ourselves a family of stations. The common denominator is ONE family because that’s the name of our corporation. If we stick together, there is nothing we won’t accomplish.” – Cathy Hughes, 1993 The 1990’s was a great decade for Radio […]
“If I can help a few thousand people, then I know that my work has not been in vain.” – Cathy Hughes, 1985 The Radio one legacy begins with the flagship station WOL. In those days what we now know as Radio One was “Almic Broadcasting”; named after the sons of Catherine L Hughes and […]
The Radio Hall of Fame Will Induct Ms. Hughes in November, bestowing its Emerson Award to the founder of Radio One. Hughes is being recognized for her influence and lasting impact on the world of broadcasting. The annual Radio Hall of Fame ceremony will take place November 6, 2010 in Chicago. Here are a few […]
Some 2,500 came together this July 4th weekend at Cobo Hall in Detroit, MI for The Links, Incorporated 37th national assembly. The Links, an organization of accomplished, successful African American women, has four service trends — arts, services to youth, national trends, and international trends. The Links honored Radio One Founder & Chairperson Cathy Hughes […]
TV One’s founder Cathy Hughes recently sat down with Best Supporting Actress Mo’Nique to discuss what it was like working on “Precious.”
