Antoine Davis is the New Afternoon Host on Smooth R&B 105.7 KRNB

Dallas/Ft. Worth’s Urban AC station 105.7 Smooth R&B (KRNB) has reached out to Antoine Davis to take over the afternoon drive shift for the station. Davis was a former personality on the San Francisco/Oakland Bay Area station 102.9 KBLX. KRNB’s PD and OM Michael Erickson said, “Antoine’s talent, personality and social media skills make him a perfect fit for afternoons on KRNB. Davis will energize afternoons.” Current afternoon host Sean Andre will move to evenings where he will host “The Quiet Storm” on the station beginning August 27th. You can follow the station on twitter here Smooth R&B 105.7 ‏@krnb Easy into your … Continue reading Antoine Davis is the New Afternoon Host on Smooth R&B 105.7 KRNB

It’s Official and Shocking: Any Song 15 years old or older is "OLD SCHOOL!"

From the Madame Noire.com article WHEN DID “CANDY RAIN” BECOME OLD SCHOOL??? HOW I REALIZED I WAS GETTING TOO OLD FOR THE CLUB by Charing Ball “…when the DJ cuts gets on the mic and says, “aiiiiight, we ’bout to get it in tonight.” With a few scratches of his turntable, “Candy Rain” by Soul for Real began to boom out of the speakers. Everyone got hype. The whole club collectively threw our arms up in the air while simultaneously singing, “Candy-coated raaaaaiiin drops…“  The DJ gets on the mic again, “Yeah we taking it back to the old school … Continue reading It’s Official and Shocking: Any Song 15 years old or older is "OLD SCHOOL!"

Michael Baisden Off the Air in Dallas as Changes Come to the Music at KSOUL 94.5

UPDATED on JULY 27: The NEW FORMAT on 94.5 Click Here The sweeper says it all: “What the hell is going on at 94.5?” The DJ’s are gone and the logo is about as generic as you can get at … Continue reading Michael Baisden Off the Air in Dallas as Changes Come to the Music at KSOUL 94.5

>Skip Murphy & Company Is Back

>Skip Murphy & Company Mornings are back starting on 4/25/2011 on DFWiRadio.com. Dallas/Fort Worth listeners will be able to tune-in once again to your family…Skip Murphy, Nanette Lee, Wig, Sam Putney and Chris Arnold to get your day started. Skip Murphy headed the enormously popular morning show on K104 for 15 years, ending it’s run in 2007. Murphy briefly moved over to sister station KRNB before retiring from terrestrial radio in 2008. Continue reading >Skip Murphy & Company Is Back

>Corrine Bailey Rae says "I don’t really know what neo-soul is"

> Do you blame her for not wanting to be labeled as representing neo-soul music? Listen to Meredith Viera’s first question to Corrine Bailey Rae on a recent appearance on NBC’s The Today Show. http://dimewars.com/flashmedia/secureflvplayer.swf The term neo soul was initially coined by Kedar Massenburg of Motown Records in the late 1990s as a marketing category following the commercial breakthroughs of artists such as D’Angelo, Erykah Badu, India.Arie, and Maxwell. Has there ever been a more detrimental term is the history of Black music for a recording artist? To be called an underground hip-hop artist is close to being on … Continue reading >Corrine Bailey Rae says "I don’t really know what neo-soul is"

>Nate Quick has Passed

>Nate Quick, Program Director at Urban AC 105.7 KRNB and Assistant Program Director/Music Director for Urban K104 KKDA in Dallas, has died. Quick suffered from a severe liver disorder. Dallas area listeners and many others across the country have posted their memories on the station’s special tribute page. Nate Quick originally from the Carolina area was one of the radio industry’s favorite broadcasters and worked in many markets throughout the United States. He will be truly missed. Continue reading >Nate Quick has Passed

>Change Has Come to WRNB, Mo’Nique is Out

>107.9 WRNB Philadelphia is still an Urban AC station but may be patterning themselves after KRNB Dallas “105.7 the New R&B.” The station will now feature a music mix of R&B music from the 1990’s up to current R&B sounds. According to the station, research concluded that the Philadelphia radio listeners were asking for a more contemporary urban adult radio station instead of a traditional Urban AC. The station will feature more artist like Boyz II Men, Jodeci, Babyface, Maxwell, Mary J Blige, Mint Condition, while WRNB’s playlist will no longer feature R&B from the 70’s and 80’s. With the … Continue reading >Change Has Come to WRNB, Mo’Nique is Out

>Skip Murphy Hangs Up the Mic

> It’s been confirmed. 105.7 KRNB Dallas Afternoon Drive Host Skip Murphy has retired from the radio industry after 16 years. Murphy had been the long time morning show host at sister station hip hop format K104 KKDA. Murphy’s last show was on Friday, December 19. Continue reading >Skip Murphy Hangs Up the Mic