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A hometown icon received one of the District’s highest honors on Wednesday as Mayor Muriel Bowser presented Cathy Hughes, Founder and Chairwoman of Urban One, with the Key to the City of Washington, D.C. The ceremony took place during a special edition of Majic Wednesdays at Sycamore & Oak, celebrating Hughes’ decades-long impact on media, […]
Experience Peter John’s powerful live gospel worship session at Praise 92.7/95.9, celebrating God’s grace, great things, and unshakable faith.
Experience gospel singer Jasmine Brownlee live as she testifies that God’s been good, sharing healing, gratitude and hope in this powerful worship set.
Discipline and consistency build trust and produce results. Embrace small habits, not just big wins, to achieve long-term progress.
Celebrating DMV Gospel Talent We’re honoring DMV talent in a major way with an exclusive Private Break Room Session featuring gospel artist, worship leader, and Next Gen faith architect Marquis Dolford. This up-close, in-office performance series shines a light on local voices shaping the future of inspirational music, and Marquis is doing exactly that throughout […]
If you missed the latest broadcast of The Ronnette Rollins Show, you missed a good time on the airwaves! Make sure you set your phone reminders right now to tune in Saturdays from 12–4 PM and Sundays from 3–6 PM on Praise 92.7/95.9 FM so you don't miss out on the fun next time. During our latest Question of the Day segment, we dove into a topic that hit close to home for many of us: fun date night ideas for couples!
Grammy Award-winning gospel artist Erica Campbell brings her celebrated talent to television screens this summer in a brand-new Lifetime movie. Set to premiere on Saturday, June 6 at 8/7c, the faith-based drama Thou Shall Not Commit Adultery marks an exciting new chapter for the beloved singer. The highly anticipated film follows the compelling story of […]
Clarence B. Jones, civil rights activist, lawyer and speechwriter for Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who helped draft part of the iconic “I Have a Dream” speech, died on Friday, May 22. He was 95 years old. According to his son, Clarence Jr., Jones passed away in an assisted living facility in Cupertino, California. […]
The Light 103.9 has been nominated for Top Market Radio Station of the Year on the Stellar Awards ballot, marking a major honor for the gospel station and its listeners across North Carolina and beyond. The nomination was announced by Melissa Wade, who encouraged supporters to take part in the public voting process before the […]
Arlen “Griff” Griffin is making it clear: the title of his new audiobook is Cats and Puppies — not Cats and Dogs — and as he told Melissa Wade during a warm, funny, and moving interview on The Light 103.9, it is “not a book about animals.” The newly released audiobook, which arrived April 1, […]
Grammy and Stellar Award-nominated gospel artist Renee Spearman recently joined Melissa Wade on The Light 103.9 to discuss her powerful new single, “You Chose Me.” Empowering voices across the community, the track is currently the No. 1 most added gospel song in the country. With seven Top 10s, eight new station adds, and a 125-spin […]
Durham native and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University alum, Joshua Suitor, has been cast in Netflix’s reboot of the beloved, nostalgic TV series A Different World. Suitor previously had a role in the Hulu series All’s Fair, and is set to be at the campus of Hillman College, a fictional HBCU on the […]