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Now known as Urban One, the multimedia company reaches more than 80% of Black U.S. households. The post Cathy Hughes Founded Radio One On This Day In 1980 appeared first on 92 Q.

Celebrating 42 years of Radio One! Take a walk down memory lane in celebration of how founder Cathy Hughes built America's largest Black-owned broadcasting company.

Today, Radio One Raleigh partnered with Zaxby’s and the Eastern & Central NC Food Bank to serve nearly 900 families with close to 3000 lbs of food.

Pastor Janice F. Thomas was voted our April Pastor of the Month and Sunday we visited "His Kingdom Ministries" in Durham to present her with the Pastor of the Month plaque.

Just when you think acting may be easy, listen to the task Taraji had to take on in order to play Katherine Johnson who was a mathematician.

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Howard University on Sunday honored Cathy Hughes, Founder and Chairperson of Radio One, Inc., the largest Black-owned multi-media company in the country, at the unveiling of the Cathy Hughes School of Communications.

Radio One founder Cathy Hughes is the first black woman to head a publicly traded company, and she is also the woman responsible for the largest black-owned broadcasting company in the United States. Howard University recently decided to honor Ms. Hughes by renaming its communications school after her! She talks about her experience at Howard- […]

Hughes' naming ceremony will take place on October 23, according to WOL News Talk 1450 AM. Howard University has not made an official announcement.