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Young Black Women Don’t Matter as R. Kelly Plays On

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Would you trust the guy that’s smiling with your daughter? The post below comes from the Richard Prince’s Journal-isms site. The post details a story by Jessica Hopper of the Village Voice who examines Chicago music journalist Jim DeRogatis’ original story that exposed the sexual assault accusation against singer R. Kelly.One of the most coveted demos in media are young black women. They are a group of listeners and viewers that are very attractive to advertisers because of the buying decisions they make. However apparently their consumerism supersedes the media industry’s moral sense. Radio and the media industry continues to promote … Continue reading Young Black Women Don’t Matter as R. Kelly Plays On

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1480 WDAS AM Returns as "The Soul of Philadelphia"

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Clear Channel has dumped the former Spanish music format, Rumba 1480 WUBA 1480 WDAS AM “The Soul of Philadelphia” returns to the airwaves with the best R&B oldies from the late ’50’s, ’60’s and early ’70’s. Today however, the station flipped to all Christmas music offering favorite R&B artists through the holidays. Afterward the station returns to a steady diet of the Temptations, Archie Bell, Jerry Butler, Sam Cooke, Fontella Bass, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, The Drifters, Etta James, Isaac Hayes, and Little Richard. Ken Johnson, Clear Channel Director of Urban Programming says working with 1480 WDAS AM takes him … Continue reading 1480 WDAS AM Returns as "The Soul of Philadelphia"