‘The Away from Home’ Tour Dates:
4/6 Charleston, IL Eastern Illinois UniversityNursery University reviews
4/7 Columbus, OH Private Location
4/9 State College, PA Penn State University
4/10 Boston, MA Private Location
4/11 Lock Haven, PA Private Location
4/14 East Lansing, MI Michigan State University
4/15 Rochester Hills, MI Oakland University
4/16 Morgantown, WV West Virginia University
4/21 Orlando, FL University Central Florida
4/22 Greenville, SC Furman University
4/23 TBA
4/24 New Orleans, LA New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
4/26 Kansas City, MO University of Missouri – Kansas City
4/27 Lexington, KY University of Kentucky
4/29 Lowell, MA University Mass Lowell
4/30 Syracuse, NY Private Location
5/01 Boston, MA Private Location
5/01 East Rutherford, NJ Bamboozle Festival
5/04 Worcester, MA Holy Cross
5/05 Towson, MD Towson University
5/06 Cheney, PA Cheyney University
5/07 Ithaca, NY Private Location
5/08 Plymouth, NH Private Location

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I ask these rhetorical questions because I’m open to suggestion. Is WBLS any worse off than other radio stations?  Can the Congressional Black Caucus’ request be seen as “fair” by opponents… or anyone? Wouldn’t this be considered “preferential” treatment?  Should the station and other minority owned stations get assistance for these loans and if so…on what basis?

Black Caucus Seeks to Ease Radio’s Woes
WASHINGTON — The radio business has nothing to do with the plan to overhaul the nation’s system for regulating banks and other financial institutions. Except, it turns out, in Congress. One of most intriguing mysteries here in recent weeks is why members of the Congressional Black Caucus have chosen to buck their party and president in trying to stall financial regulation reform.

The answer lies at least in part with an aggressive lobbying campaign by a troubled New York City-based radio broadcasting company, Inner City Broadcasting, whose co-founder is a prominent New York politician and businessman, Percy Sutton. In a rare break with President Obama, the caucus, made up of black members of Congress, is holding back support for the legislation because it wants the administration to help minority-owned businesses, including Inner City, whose financial plight has been specifically identified in meetings with top administration officials.[read the whole story]

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This has to be the worst nightmare of any celebrity. He keeps looking to see if he’s being taped.

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I have never watched the show but everyone who I know who has says the same thing… she is WAY over the top.

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Looks like Reality Shows are killing the Video Star that killed the Radio Star, or at least the reality shows are killing the concept of video stars.

Let’s face it, 1 years ago Susan Boyle would have been given a mop and a bucket and pointed to the nearest bathrooms to clean if she walked into a record label. Had she stated she was looking for a deal, record label execs would have literally never stopped laughing. Almost 50 years old, overweight, not easy on the eyes and the MOST unlikely candidate for a record deal or a 1st smash hit record Boyle, 48, scored massive numbers on the Billboard sales chart breaking new ground that even makes Fantasia, Adam Lambert and Jennifer Hudson’s signings result in a mere yawn. According to figures provided by Nielsen SoundScan, Dream moved just shy of 701,000 albums in its first week on the charts, which gives Boyle the 2009 sales crown in the U.S. over Eminem’s Relapse, which sold 608,000. Boyle also topped the record for the highest debut by a female solo artist in the SoundScan era, Ashanti’s self-titled 2002 debut, which held the previous record at 503,000.

How did all of this happen? She came out of her shell and took a chance… to amazing results. The once lonely, middle-aged woman admitted her life was once a whirlwind of nothing more than going to work and taking care of her cat. Look how that has changed.  Jennifer Hudson opened the door for the impossible when not even a winner on American Idol she won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. So these days, it just boils down to exposure and how much the audience like you. Contestants don’t even have to win to become a star.

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RCA MUSIC GROUP RECEIVES 18 GRAMMY NOMINATIONS!!! Kings of Leon Lead the Way with 4 Nominations Including Song of the Year and Record of the Year Dave Matthews Band Receives 2 Nominations Including Album of the Year Jamie Foxx Earns 3 Nominations including 2 for “Blame It” Kelly Clarkson Receives Best [...]

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Troi Tyler returns to WVAZ-FM/V103 as host of the “Quiet Storm” on Sundays from 7pm to 1am. She will also serve as fill-in host for other dayparts. Tyler’s tenure with the Clear Channel Radio Chicago stations began more than 15 years ago as host of “Whispers In The Dark” on sister station WGCI-FM [...]

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Another Friday has crept up on me (tomorrow) and I’m moving during the break. All my contacts at the record labels are saying the same thing… “I can’t wait for the break” has the year been THAT hard?
I now FULLY understand why syndication shows turn down so many requests. FULLY. Some of the offers I’ve [...]

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Another Friday has crept up on me (tomorrow) and I’m moving during the break. All my contacts at the record labels are saying the same thing… “I can’t wait for the break” has the year been THAT hard?
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Jasmine has not aged very well at all. The audience’s OVER reaction to her indicates they were coached. Is the show having a hard time finding bigger names? Let Monique win that Oscar and you will see her guest list shoot right to an “A” level and Monique will be telling BET goodbye (laugh) as [...]

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House leader Edolphus Towns has given Arbitron CEO Michael Skarzynski 30 days to return with an action plan to address the complaints that surfaced during Wednesday’s more than 3-½ hour House Oversight Committee hearing. Complaints included repeated charges that the People Meter under-represents African-Americans and Hispanics, particularly in the 18-34 demo, and that the sample [...]

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LA Reid at the 2009 UNICEF Snowflake Ball last night. Cipriani 42nd Street in NY
The UNICEF Snowflake Ball will take place on December 2 at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City. The special evening is an annual black-tie fundraising gala celebrating the lighting of the UNICEF Snowflake and honoring those individuals who have made [...]

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Here’s the Florida Highway Patrol report into last week’s Tiger Woods car crash outside the golfer’s home. The document, released this afternoon, follows yesterday’s announcement that Woods, 33, was issued a careless driving citation in connection with the November 27 incident. Woods yesterday paid a $164 fine, and will be hit with four points on [...]

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TAYLOR SWIFT EARNS EIGHT; BLACK EYED PEAS, MAXWELL AND KANYE WEST EACH GARNER SIX; AND DAVID GUETTA, JAY-Z AND LADY GAGA EACH EARN FIVE
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AND TAYLOR SWIFT VIE FOR ALBUM OF THE YEAR AT
52ND ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS JAN. 31, 2010, LIVE ON CBS
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Here are Arbitron’s current PPM ratings for the following markets…
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In February of this year the outlook for Sirius XM satellite Radio seemed to be best explained in one word: BANKRUPTCY. The stock was trading at an unimaginable 5 cents per share on the news. Investors and subscribers were preparing for total annihilation. But in an 11th hour rescue by John Malone of Liberty [...]

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In 2010 and 11, internet radio is going to make a big splash and it’s going to do everything for radio that American Idol did for music and Blogs did for the magazine industry. It’s going to break all the old rules.  The “Format” concept will get the boot with the most unlikely people will [...]

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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Police plan to file charges against several bouncers who were videotaped beating two men outside a nightclub co-owned by hip-hop star Jay Z.
A video was shot by a disc jockey who had just finished performing early Saturday inside the 40/40 Club and shows about nine security guards kicking and punching two [...]

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A Jive label spokesperson has informed Radio Facts that the release date for Usher’s new album, “Raymond v. Raymond,” has being moved from the December 21 release date. The label wants to give “Raymond v. Raymond” a more proper set-up time. “This is a solid album that we believe in. We want to give [...]

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Jonathon Brandmeier, one of the last of Chicago radio’s million-dollar superstars, is signing off at the Loop.
After four years this time around as morning personality at classic rock WLUP-FM (97.9), Brandmeier is expected to part company with the Emmis Communications station. Although he still has three months left on his contract, sources said he’s not [...]

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