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Connoisseur Media has appointed Sommer Frisk as Market Manager for its cluster in Palm Springs, expanding her role to include Regional Manager responsibilities for Alaska and Salt Lake City. Frisk brings more than 25 years of broadcast and media experience. Most recently, she served as Vice President and Market Manager at Cumulus Media in Ventura, CA. “I get to live in a beautiful area, lead amazing teams, work alongside Tina […]

A message from Black Voters Matter. Congress is considering sending billions of more dollars to ICE — an agency with a long record of family separation, abuse, and deaths in custody. That money would expand detention and raids instead of investing in what our communities actually need: jobs, schools, housing, and healthcare. Black and Brown families deserve safety, dignity, and stability — not cages. We don’t need a bigger ICE, we […]

Black History Month is a time to recognize the lived, shared experience of all Black folks who have fundamentally shaped, challenged, and ultimately strengthened America. It’s about taking an unvarnished look at the past so that we can create a better future. As we mark 100 years pic.x.com/WLZ5EpHK1K  

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Nuvoodoo Research: Leigh Jacobs & Carolyn Gilbert The spring book starts on April 2. If you’re reading this on Groundhog Day, there are 58 days to get ready. Every time we ask listeners what causes them to change stations, too many bad songs consistently ranks only a few points behind commercials (the perennial worst offender) – that’s across tens of thousands of nationwide respondents in dozens of NuVoodoo Ratings Prospects […]

Demond Wilson, who found fame in the 1970s playing Lamont on “Sanford and Son” and went on to become a minister, has died. He was 79. Mark Goldman, a publicist for Wilson, confirmed to The Associated Press that he died following complications from cancer on Friday. “A devoted father, actor, author, and minister, Demond lived a life rooted in faith, service, and compassion. Through his work on screen, his writing, and his […]

Urban radio has a lot of relevant real time content to discuss when it comes to people of color. Independent journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort have vowed to continue reporting, following their arrests after covering an anti-ICE protest at a church in Minnesota. Lemon, a former CNN anchor, and Fort, a Minnesota reporter, were released from federal custody on Friday, following criticism from human rights advocates and journalism organizations […]

Mario has welcomed his first child with his girlfriend Esmeralda Rios. he U.S. singer, best known for his 2004 hit Let Me Love You, has confirmed that he and Esmeralda have welcomed a baby boy. Mario, whose full name is Mario Dewar Barrett, announced the happy news on Monday night via his Instagram. He wrote over the image, “Women are God’s greatest creation cuz what I witness today was ONLY GODS […]

The Grammy Awards returned to L.A.’s Crypto.com Arena on Sunday. with Trevor Noah hosting for the sixth and final time and after more than half a century, CBS broadcast the awards show for the last time. It will move to Disney outlets in 2027. The night’s major Grammys went to Olivia Dean for new artist, Billie Eilish and Finneas for song of the year, Kendrick Lamar with SZA for record of the […]