Month: August 2007

For Immediate Release (Oklahoma City, OK – August 27th, 2007) Perry Publishing & Broadcasting Company has partnered with veteran communications executive Sheila Eldridge to acquire five radio stations in Augusta, GA owned by Radio One Inc. (NASDAQ:ROIAK and ROIA)   Russell M. Perry, owner of Oklahoma’s largest African-American owned media company, announced that he has […]

For Immediate Release Morehouse Grad Carl Bowen’s Classic Designs win National Contest (Los Angeles – August 24th, 2007) Atlanta Designer Carl Bowen and J. Anthony Brown share a common bond or should I say ‘thread’:  They are on a mission to make sure men are dressed ‘clean’ and ‘sharp’ — all the time.   Bowen, 24, […]

October 29 – November 1, 2007 New York City  Thanks to the generosity of DaimlerChrysler, The Gannett Foundation and The McClatchy Company, nine (9) fellowships will be available for the October 2007 Albert E. Fitzpatrick Leadership Development Institute hosted by The New York Times Company.  These fellowships allow minority managers to receive executive development and training […]

For Immediate Release Contact: Neil Foote, Foote Communications, neil@neilfoote.com (Los Angeles –  August 21st, 2007) Comedian J. Anthony Brown, known for his quick wit as co-host of the nationally syndicated Tom Joyner Morning Show, will unveil his new line of men’s clothing at the MAGIC Show, the largest apparel show in the world. Brown, co-host […]

CBS’s ’60 Minutes’  – March 2006 (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) ED BRADLEY (voice-over): For Tiger, the greater the  pressure, the bigger the rush. He won three of his first six tournaments this year, all of them on the final hole, two of them in  playoffs.  No one handles the stress of competition better. (END VIDEO CLIP) […]

From time to time, there are interviews on TV or quotes in newspaper and magazine articles , excerpts from books or magazines that are worth saving.  The following quotes and excerpts are from a diverse group of individuals, including Internet billionaire and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban to golf superstar Tiger Woods. Discuss. Ponder. Debate. […]

Black Press’ Radio’s DC Livers  covered the 14th Annual National Association of Minority Media Executives (NAMME) Conference July 10 -12, and offers an insight some of the critical issues as well as features interviews with several of its participants. Enjoy … Black Media Reality Check: Media veteran Virgil Smith gives tough love advice to Black […]

National Association of Black Journalists Digital Journalists Task Force August 10, 2007 Bally Hotel Las Vegas, Nevada Express Yourself!: Branding by Using Current Digital Media Tools The way you get your brand across is projecting your personality – who you ARE – in every aspect of your business. What your web page looks like, the […]

In an aggressive fashion, the National Association of Black Journalists’  Digital Journalists Task Force, under the director of chairman Andrew Humphrey organized a series of strongly attended seminars sprinkled throughout the five day event.Of course, for the digi-media fanatics,  like myself,  for the thousands of  other journalists attending, there need to be more sessions. My seminar on branding […]

Contact: Toni Laws, (703) 854-7178 Media Advisory Annual Conference Features NY Times Editor Dean Baquet and DNC Chair Gov. Howard Dean (Washington, DC –  July 31, 2007) The National Association of Minority Media Executives (http://namme.org) elected a slate of four new officers and board members, and has set an aggressive agenda to raise the group’s […]