In a special video, Urban One founder Ms. Cathy Hughes, founder and chairperson of Urban One, shared her thoughts on Howard University’s legacy by expressing gratitude for her time at “the Mecca” and recalling her start there in 1971.
Starting as Radio One on Oct. 3, 1980, the multimedia company now reaches more than 80% of Black U.S. households.
The dynamic radio and TV pioneer is the founder and chairperson of Urban One, Interactive One (iOne) and Radio One’s unstoppable broadcast media network.
In a short speech, Hughes tributed the BMEWOF founders, her fellow inductees and the City of Atlanta for their service.
Today the Urban One family is celebrating the 75th birthday of our beloved founder Cathy Hughes. Her ambition and grit led to the birth and expansion of Urban One, which is comprised of Radio One, TV One, iOne Digital, CLEO TV, One Solution and Reach Media.
The undeniable trailblazer turns 75 today and Ms. Hughes has so much to celebrate on this special day.
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Ahead of the 2021 Urban One Honors, Urban One founder Cathy Hughes opens up about how she takes care of herself with influencer Rae Holliday.
One week after being honored on the floor of the House of Representatives, Cathy Hughes was recognized by the Senate yesterday on the 40th Anniversary of Urban One, the company formerly known as Radio One which she launched in 1980.
“Throughout her career, her piercing optimism and resilience cut through obstacles of discrimination and discouragement, clearing a path to where she now stands as one of our country’s wealthiest self-made African-American women."
There’s at least one thing that’s already a must for your 2020 calendar—watching Urban One Honors. The awards show, which is presented by TV One and Radio One, and sponsored by AT& T Dream in Black, held its annual ceremony at MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Marylandin December but airs on January 20th. The night […]
It could improve the fortunes of black radio.