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Don Geronimo Fired for Derogatory “Barbie” Comments Towards WUSA9 Sports Reporter at Commanders Training Camp

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Following the recent ownership change of the Washington Commanders from previous owner Dan Snyder to Josh Harris, Earvin “Magic” Johnson, and others, which was celebrated by many; radio personality Don Geronimo and his producer Crash Young made disparaging remarks towards WUSA9 reporter … Continue reading Don Geronimo Fired for Derogatory “Barbie” Comments Towards WUSA9 Sports Reporter at Commanders Training Camp

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Sage Steele Joins ESPN NBA Pregame Show as Host

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Sage Steele will join ESPN’s “NBA Countdown” shows on Fridays and Sundays this season, the network announced. What a welcome addition to the program… (we hope), simply because last season’s ESPN NBA team was flat out horrible! Reports surfaced earlier this year that Magic Johnson could not get along with writer Bill Simmons. Michael Wilbon, also a writer, attemped to play the role of anchor, however many times it fell into the hands of former player Jalen Rose. The show basically ran without a host with anchoring experience. It didn’t work. Michael Wilbon and Magic are gone, Jalen Rose and … Continue reading Sage Steele Joins ESPN NBA Pregame Show as Host

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Comcast Launches New Channels with Backing from Magic Johnson and P. Diddy

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Aspire and Revolt are the names of the two new African American oriented channels  Comcast Corp. announced Tuesday that it will start carrying four new minority-owned networks – in partial fulfillment of a deal with regulators and minority groups that paved the way for the Philadelphia company to take over NBCUniversal last year. The channels, backed by NBA Hall of Famer Earvin “Magic” Johnson, superstar entertainer Sean “Diddy” Combs and others, are scheduled to launch broadly on Comcast Cable systems between April and January 2014, Comcast said. “I salute them for keeping their word,” said Rev. Al Sharpton, one of three African … Continue reading Comcast Launches New Channels with Backing from Magic Johnson and P. Diddy

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Legendary Urban Radio and Pioneering Black Radio Company, Inner City Broadcasting bought by Yucaipa Companies

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  Inner City Broadcasting (I.C.B.C.) Holdings, founded by now deceased chairman Percy Sutton, include: WBLS and WLIB in New York; KBLX in the SF Bay Area, and “The Big DM 101” WWDM in Columbia, S.C.   Source: Target News (July … Continue reading Legendary Urban Radio and Pioneering Black Radio Company, Inner City Broadcasting bought by Yucaipa Companies

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>Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson Acknowledges Johnson Publishing Company; Unable to Make an Agreement to Buy Ebony, Jet and Johnson Publishing Company

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> LOS ANGELES, Feb. 22 PRNewswire USNewswire – The following is a statement from Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Chairman and CEO, Magic Johnson Enterprises: “I would like to salute Linda Johnson Rice and the Johnson family for pioneering the iconic brand of the Johnson Publishing Company, which we have all come to love and respect. Ebony and Jet have been permanent fixtures on coffee tables in African-American homes for many years. Recently, an affiliate of Magic Johnson Enterprises and Johnson Publishing Company were in advanced discussions to do business together, but unfortunately we were unable to reach a definitive agreement. We … Continue reading >Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson Acknowledges Johnson Publishing Company; Unable to Make an Agreement to Buy Ebony, Jet and Johnson Publishing Company

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>Magic Johnson May Buy Ebony Magazine, Jet Magazine and Johnson Publishing

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>Basketball legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson may soon take over a legend in the publishing world — Chicago-based Johnson Publishing Co.Retired NBA star Earvin Magic Johnson is in talks to purchase Johnson Publishing Co., home to Ebony Magazine and Jet Magazine and an archive of iconic photographs documenting U.S. black life for more than half a century. “There have been discussions,” Eric Holoman, president of Los Angeles-based Magic Johnson Enterprises, said in an interview. “There’s no definitive agreement.” He declined to comment further. Johnson, 50, would fold the publisher into Magic Johnson Enterprises, said a person with knowledge of the discussions. … Continue reading >Magic Johnson May Buy Ebony Magazine, Jet Magazine and Johnson Publishing

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>Charles Barkley Exposed from the Inside for a Great Cause

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>Would you want an inside look of Charles Barkley? Inside his behind! The former NBA superstar and TNT analyst has been asked to undergo a televised colonoscopy as part of the “Stand Up to Cancer” special being aired Sept. 5 by NBC, CBS and ABC. Barkley says he was surprised that the show approached him, but was happy to participate in promoting awareness for colonoscopies, which screen for prostate and other cancers. Barkley said that when he told a friend about being asked to undergo the procedure on television, their response was they were “probably just looking for the celebrity … Continue reading >Charles Barkley Exposed from the Inside for a Great Cause