Welcome to the Charlotte, N.C. Chapter                                                                            of the                                                                              National Black Radio Hall of  Fame                                                                                     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Margaret C. Jones is the Charlotte Chapter President and from the years - 1988-2000 she was a  WGIV Air Personality; Former Public Service Spokesperson for WGIV AM and WPEG FM.  Willis Broadcasting - Former Air Personality; Former Public Service Spokes Person; First Host of Dare on the Air in the Southeast; Former Host and Producer of Reach Out Charlotte.  Margaret is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

 

 

 

 

Pamela Bulford

 

 

 

Marsha Burton  is an On Air announcer at WHKY Hickory, NC.  Only Black Announcer at WLON Lincolnton, NC.  Afternoon Drive at WDUR - Durham, NC.  First full time female announer at WPEG FM Charlotte, NC.  Former Promotions Director and Afternoon Drive Announcer at WGIV. 

 

 

 

 

Dr. State Alexander, III is the Executive Assistant to the President and Vice President of Communications and Public Relations and the Program Director who has an integral part of daily operations at Livingstone College in Salisbury, N.C.  He has held positions as Executive VP, Chief of Staff and Operations Manager; Director of the UNCF and Director of Public Relations and Athletic Marketing for Livingstone College and Hood Theological Seminary.  Dr. Alexander is the Interim Treasurer of the NBRHOF Charlotte Chapter.

 

 

 

Chris Johnson is the proprietor of High Impact Media.  A former college radio personality who has branched out into television, marketing, advertising and entertainment.  High Impact Media is a positive progression television show and has been on air for 35 years. Highlighting visual awareness, music videos, film trailers for feature films and celebrity and recording stars weekly.

 

 

 

Charlotte's own Hattie "Chatty" Leeper, the first Black Female DJ in the city is one of the chapter's trailblazers.  She started as a young radio intern in 1951 and after graduating high school she officially became a DJ with WGIV; the number one radio station at the time.  She went on to have her hands in various layers of the music industry and produced music and written liner notes for some of the biggest names in music; such as, Aretha Franklin and Patti Labelle.  She owned and operated her own record label called "AwarE" at one point as she helped to excel the careers of many local acts.  In 2022, she was inducted into the National Black Radio Hall of Fame in St. Louis, Missouri.

 

 

Helen Little is a media personality, writer, speaker, success coach and lover of life with a professional journey that has spanned over thirty years.  She splits her time between New York City and the Philadelphia suburbs.  Helen launched her career in Chapel Hill, North Carolina while a student at North Carolina State, starting in a small AM station and hosting a weekend overnight show. Currently, she is the midday personality for New York's 106.7 lite FM and she can also be heard on iHeartRadio Digital network serving millions of subscribers, the flagship for her literary podcast.

 

 

 

 
B.J. Murphy.  Host of the B.J. Murphy Show.  Host of a new daily morning show podcast called, "The 20 Minute Morning Show" 5am Monday - Friday.  Charlotte Chapter Parliamentarian. 
 
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Tonya Rivens is an award-winning Journalist with more than 30 yeras in radio; ten years in television and is also a feature writer for a monthly publication.  Tonya is on air at Radio One Charlotte.  She received the 2023 NABJ Angelo B. Henderson Community Service Award and 2021 & 2022 Chan Zuckerberg Grant (NABJ) and she is a North Carolina Equity Fellow.  Tonya holds a BA in Journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Master of Science in Communications, spealizing in Journalism Innovation at Syracuse University.
 
 
 
 

Brian Robinson Mr. Incognito.  Program Director of Beasley Radio Stations in Charlotte; WBAV 202.9 and WPEG Power 98. FM    Went to Eastern Senior High, Wash DC.  Studied Mass Communication- Broadcasting at Barber–Scotia College

 
 
 
Marvin Ross.  Station owner for Groovinjazz.com.  Former On-Air Personality Power 98fm 1990-1999.  Mr. Ross is the Charlotte Chapter Interim Record Keeper.
 
 
 
 
Michael A. Saunders.  Vice President of Hip Hop and R and B Programming iHeartRadio September ’19 to Present. 
Some his Program Director highlights are: KQBT FM iHeartRadio Houston, TX.  Program Director WJLB FM iHeartRadio Detroit, MI. WJLB FM, iHeartRadio Detroit, MI November ’20 to Present.  Program Director – Oversee terrestrial and digital programming A18-34 and A18-49.  KQBT FM, iHeartRadio Houston, TX September ’16 to November ‘20.  Program Director Urban Brand Coordinator – Oversee terrestrial and digital programming A18-34.  WCFB FM, Cox Media Orlando, Fla March ‘11 to September ‘16.  Program Director – Oversee terrestrial and digital programming Targeted adults 25-54.  CBS Radio Washington, DC, Operations Manager January ’10 to March ‘11.  Oversee terrestrial and digital programming and marketing for 5 station cluster WLZL/WIAD/WHFS/WPGC/WJFK and many more.  Michael also managed BeBe & CeCe Winans, Tony Toni Tone, Stephanie Mills and Luther Vandross.
 
 
 

Lewis Williams

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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