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Presented by: Chad McNeal |
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1983- Graduated High School |
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1985- Returned from L.A. to help his mother,
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WOL-AM
in Washington, D.C. as a
sales rep |
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1988- Became General Sales Manager for two
stations that his mother owned |
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1998- earned MBA from Wharton College |
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1999- Radio One purchased 12 stations from
ClearChannel becoming the seventh largest radio company in the nation |
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2000- Radio One acquired over 20 stations
further increasing its size |
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Started by Cathy Hughes in the 1980 purchase of
WOL-AM |
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Since then, Radio One has grown into one of the
Top 5 radio companies in the nation. This does not seem to be anything too
special. But…. |
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It is by far the largest company focused on
black entertainment |
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Radio One owns over 60 stations and every one is
of an urban format striving to bring equality to radio broadcasting |
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Radio One reaches around 12.5 million listeners
weekly despite not having stations in New York, Chicago, or San Francisco |
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Alfred Liggins, in conjunction with Comcast
Cable, is set to launch a cable network focusing on black programming |
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It will be different from BET, though, in an
effort to give even more entertainment choices |
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The
target age is 25-55 |
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Alfred Liggins has become the CEO of Radio One,
which was started by his mother |
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Radio One strives for equality in radio
broadcasting focusing on black entertainment |
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In June 2003, Liggins and Comcast will launch a
new black entertainment cable station |
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