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The founder of the new online station “101 The Blaze” is Ron Atkins, former program director for Sheridan Broadcasting which included the flagship station of WAMO FM out of Pittsburgh. During his 14 year tenure with Sheridan Broadcasting, Atkins held various positions including VP of Programming for American Urban Radio Networks (AURN).
Before joining Sheridan, Atkins was the programming director for WBLK – Buffalo, KMJM – St. Louis, KMJQ – Houston, WOWI – Norfolk and WVAZ – Chicago. His career started as an intern WUFO – AM in his hometown of Buffalo, NY.
Check out the urban/hip hop/ R&B formatted station online. The station is associated with Live 365, which is giving many listeners an alternative to terrestrial radio.