{"id":8824,"date":"2013-04-08T09:59:51","date_gmt":"2013-04-08T13:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/?p=8824"},"modified":"2013-04-13T16:49:46","modified_gmt":"2013-04-13T20:49:46","slug":"radio-one-charles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/2013\/04\/08\/radio-one-charles\/","title":{"rendered":"Radio One"},"content":{"rendered":"
by Charles Gilbert<\/pre>\n
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Website: http:\/\/www.radio-one.com<\/a><\/p>\n
1010 Wayne Ave.<\/p>\n
Silver Spring, MD \u00a020910<\/p>\n
A Brief Overview\u00a0<\/strong>[1]<\/a> [2]<\/a>:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
<\/strong>Radio One is a multi-media company whose content is mainly targeted at the African American and urban based consumer markets. Their primary business focus lies in their radio broadcasting franchise, which owns 55 broadcast stations operating out of 15 major urban markets throughout the United States. However, in more recent years they have expanded outside radio into the television industry with TV One, into online social media platforms with Interactive One, and strengthened their African American-based, urban brand through companies like Reach Media. Radio One claims to successfully reach 82% of the African American demographic with this multimedia approach.<\/p>\n
History <\/strong>[1]<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n
Radio One (originally known as Almic Broadcasting) was founded in 1979 by Catherine and Dewey Hughes. \u00a0In 1980, they purchased their first AM radio station, WOL 1450, and strategically re-formatted the then-R&B station into the first African American centric 24-hour talk radio station. In 1987, they acquired their first FM station, WMMJ, and cemented Radio One’s reputation as an essential African American broadcast media outlet. 2004 marked the widening of Radio One’s business spectrum through the establishment of their first television channel, TV One. Later years saw the development of Interactive One, a digital, online platform meant to engage African American and Latino audiences through social media.<\/p>\n
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-Alfred C. Liggins III [5]<\/a><\/p><\/div>
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-Catherine L. Hughes [4]<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/p>\n
Key Executives\u00a0<\/strong>[3]<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n
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  • Catherine L. Hughes<\/a>– Founder, Chairperson of the Board and Secretary<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    • Alfred C. Liggins III<\/a>– Chief Executive Officer, President and Treasurer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      • Peter D. Thompson<\/a>-Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        • Linda J. Vilardo<\/a>– Vice President. Assistant Secretary and Chief Administrative Officer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
          Company Divisions<\/strong> [1]<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n
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          Radio One’s broadcast stations operate out of 15 major urban centers throughout the US, including: Atlanta, Baltimore, Washington DC, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Indianapolis, Philadelphia, Raleigh-Durham, Richmond, and St. Louis. Station formats range from R&B to Gospel, Inspirational Praise to Talk Radio, and Oldies to Adult Contemporary. [7]<\/a><\/p>\n
          Starting in the early 2000s, along with the founding of the cable television network TV One in 2004, Radio One began investing in media platforms outside of the radio industry.<\/p>\n
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          [8]<\/a><\/p><\/div>The TV One cable network currently serves a combination of reality television, original and licensed sitcoms, feature length films, and other entertainment programming appealing to the African American perspective to over 57 million households. TV One’s most popular program is\u00a0Unsung<\/em>,\u00a0<\/em>a music biography series chronicling the lesser known stories of famous R&B and soul musicians. Other popular shows include\u00a0R&B Divas, The Rickey Smiley<\/em> Show \u00a0<\/em>and TV One’s first scripted series\u00a0Love That Girl<\/em>: [9]<\/a><\/p>\n