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Urban One, Inc. (formerly Radio One) is a Silver Spring, Maryland-based American media conglomerate. Founded in 1980 by Cathy Hughes, the company primarily operates media properties targeting African Americans.
- 1980
- Cathy Hughes
- Cathy Hughes, (Chairman), Alfred C. Liggins III, (President & CEO)
For more than 40 years, Urban One has been the leading voice speaking to Black America. First, as the largest local urban radio network. Then, as the largest syndicator of urban programming. Yes, we can even claim our position as the largest Black owned television network and distributor of digital urban content. Our brands are unsurpassed.
She has been listed as the second-richest Black woman in the United States, after Oprah Winfrey. She founded the media company Radio One ( Urban One ), and when the company went public in 1999, she became the first African-American woman to head a publicly traded corporation. [1]
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- Catherine Elizabeth Woods, April 22, 1947 (age 76), Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
- Entrepreneur, radio and television personality
- Helen Jones Woods (mother)
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Urban 1 is the largest distributor of urban content in the country. For more than 35 years, Urban One has been the leading voice speaking to Black America.
Feb 4, 2024 · Written by TV One. Published on February 4, 2024. Source: Getty. To kick off Black History Month, our founder and chairwoman, Ms. Cathy Hughes, recently sat down with INC. to discuss the many levels of transformation that turned Urban One into an iconic media powerhouse. Ms. Hughes was joined by longtime friend and radio legend, Tom Joyner.
Cathy Hughes is a dynamic, media pioneer who demonstrates the power of one – one woman, one vision, one company – Urban One, fromerly known as Radio One. As Founder and Chairperson of Urban One, Inc., the largest African-American owned and operated, broadcast company in the nation, Hughes’ unprecedented career has spawned a multi-media ...
Oct 3, 2023 · Black News. Urban One Celebrates 43rd Anniversary Of Cathy Hughes Founding Media Empire. Starting as Radio One on Oct. 3, 1980, the multimedia company now reaches more than 80% of Black U.S....
