Radio One 30th Anniversary
A publicist for Aretha Franklin confirms that the Queen of Soul passed away peacefully in her sleep Thursday morning. She was 76. https://twitter.com/AP/status/1030091116748709888?s=20 More on this story as it develops.
The Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin is reportedly “gravelly ill,” according to Showbiz411. The singer is currently in her native Detroit surrounded by family and friends. An 18-time Grammy winner, numerous reports about Franklin’s health in the past months have had her either seriously ill or completely fine. Last year, the 76-year-old Franklin revealed her stunning […]
Popular comedian and tea giver Gary With Da Tea shocked Rickey Smiley Morning Show listeners as he revealed he was diagnosed with colorectal cancer. RELATED: Gary With Da Tea Opens Up About His Battle With Colon Cancer RELATED:<: Bishop Michael Curry Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer Colorectal cancer, also known as colon cancer for short is […]
Joe Jackson, one of music’s most famous fathers and the man who helped spearhead the early careers of The Jackson 5 and the early solo careers of Michael and Janet Jackson has died of cancer. He was 89. RELATED: Joe Jackson In Final Stages of Terminal Cancer, Family Prevented From Seeing Him According to TMZ, […]
https://youtu.be/h92aa1eGe-4 If there’s one thing the BET Awards get right nearly every year, it is the lifetime achievement performance. This year was no different as Yolanda Adams, Ledisi, and Marsha Ambrosius all helped host Jamie Foxx pay tribute to the one and only Anita Baker. https://twitter.com/BETAwards/status/1011071175806500864 https://twitter.com/Trillest_RSA/status/1011073817450614785 After the rousing performance, Baker took the stage to accept her award, preaching for […]
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bj-pYjhHUd3/?taken-by=neneleakes Popular reality TV star Nene Leakes has revealed that her husband, Gregg Leakes has been diagnosed with cancer. Nene posted on Instagram earlier a photo of Gregg at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston next to the universal slogan for fighting cancer — a line through it. Gregg Leakes’ previous health scares have been known by The […]
The Radio One corporate staff teamed up with the DC Central Kitchen to give back to the community. Check out the photos here.
Radio One continued to grow over the next decade. By the year of 2002 Radio One’s portfolio contained 63 stations, and by 2003 Radio One formed a joint venture with Comcast Corporation to launch TV One, a cable television channel targeting adult African-American viewers.
Radio One is celebrating 30 years with 30 Days of Giving Back and we invite you to participate with us.
Radio One has always been dedicated to it's community, in every market that we operate. Over the years our stations have done some outstanding work in the community, here are some photos highlighting our markets and their community outreach efforts.