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This just in... well, some of it came in a day or so ago, but here's your news!
This just in... (really!)
Steve Harvey Goes Big Time!
And we're not talking about his televisions show. The comic/actor/radio personality has signed a deal with Clear Channel/Inner
City/Premiere worth an estimated $2 million.
The deal, believed to be hammered out by CC's Doc Wynter and Inner City's Charles Warfield, will eventually land Harvey
in a number of major markets. He begins, as a matter of fact, on September 19 on WBLS-FM (107.5) in New York. Word is he will
also air in Chicago on Crawford's urban AC WSRB-FM (Soul 106.3) and in Detroit on WMXD-FM (Mix 92.3) ... opposite Tom Joyner.
"It's not typical morning radio - I don't do shock radio," Harvey declared once the deal was announced on September
7.
His show is jointly owned by himself, CC and Inner City. Clear Channel-owned Premiere will handle syndication.
Two rumors to add to this: one is that he could end up in Atlanta. And the other is that Clear Channel really wanted this
to happen as payback for Radio One "stealing" Joyner... Stay tuned!
David Banner Leads Benefit Concert
David Banner, through his Heal the Hood Foundation, will host a benefit concert for the victims of Hurricane Katrina at
Phillips Arena in Atlanta on Saturday, September 17, at 3 p.m.
Guest appearances/performances: David Banner, T.I., Nelly, Young Jeezy, 8Ball & MJG, Twista and more.
Donations are set at a minimum with the price of the ticket; however there is no limit on monetary donations. There will
be a truck at the venue accepting food, clothing and supplies as donation as well.
Donations of canned goods, clothing and supplies can be sent to Heal The Hood Foundation; PO Box 13185; Jackson, Mississippi
(healthehood.com). For more information or to speak to David Banner, contact: Tremedia: Tresa Sanders or Tam Layton at 845.623.2325
or email respectively at tre@tre-media.net or tremedia1@optonline.net.
Storm Story...
Terry Styles, PD of WRRX-FM (Magic 106.1) in Pensacola, FL, reports that "All is well in Pensacola. We made it through
the storm okay. No problems." Thank the Lord! Styles adds that WRRX Magic 106.1 has teamed up with Project Hope and
the Red Cross for a fundraiser and food drive for the people who are at the Civic Center in Pensacola that are homeless from
New Orleans and Mississippi. "We are accepting baby formula, diapers, personal hygiene products, bottled water. We have
filled three vans and working on filling a U Haul. All money donations are going to the Red Cross."
On a related note, Starpoynt is concerned about several radio people... please contact us at Starpoynt@AOL.com if you
have heard from the following: Denise Brooks/Clear Channel/Laurel, MS, Rob Neal/WQID/Gulfport, MS and our sisters in New Orleans
- Carla Boatner and Angela Watson and the folks at those stations...
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Terry Bello Head To Cleveland
Terry Bello, the voice and mind behind the syndicated “The Soul Lounge," heads to Cleveland to take on
midday and APD/MD duties at Radio One urban AC WZAK-FM (93.1). He will work under the direction of PD Kim Johnson. Bello will
continue hosting "The Soul Lounge," which is aired weekly in 20 markets. Bello, who segues from Atlanta to Cleveland,
is a native New Yorker who has worked at WVEE-FM (V103) in Atlanda, smooth jazz WQCD-FM (CD 101.9) in New York, Top 40 WSTR-FM
(Star 94) in Atlanta and urban gold WALR-FM (Kiss 104) in Atlanta.
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| V103/Atlanta's Ryan Cameron with Hennessy V.S. winner Roderick Pickens |
An Uncommon Contest For A Common Concert
Roderick Pickens is one of several winners who will be going on an all expense paid trip to France in Septermber where
they will tour the Hennessy facilities and have a private concert with hip hop star Common in Paris.The contest promotion
Includes a weekend of Hennessy luxury In Cognac, France. Hennessy worked with select radio stations to encourage music fans
in New York City, Detroit, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Houston and Chicago to tune into the on-air contest promotion which
took place in the summer. All qualifying contestants of the Hennessy VIP Access Weekend received a copy of Common's new CD,
"Be", a Hennessy DJ bag and a luxury "key chain" to Cognac. DJs participating in the Hennessy VIP Access
Weekend promotion included Atlanta's Ryan Cameron of V103, New York City's Vaughn Harper of WBLS, Detroit's Bushman of WJLB,
D.C.'s 2 Face of WKYS, Houston's The Krackernuttz of KBXX and Chicago's Mike Love & The Diz of WGCI.
More Star Dust (news)
Mix 92.3 Gets Funny
In Detroit, WMXD-FM (Mix 92.3) continues with its search for a morning show host with comedian/actor Steve Harvey.
Kicking off the week for Steve Harvey will be special in studio guest host R&B icon Frankie Beverly (of Frankie Beverly
& Maze) on Tuesday, September 6th, followed by Steve Harvey in studio Thursday and Friday.
Steve Harvey's comedy and articulate voice has taken him a long way. He served as host of "Showtime At The Apollo"
for seven consecutive years, hosted and starred in the "Kings Of Comedy" show and has established himself on the
silver screen in two films in 2004, "You Got Served" and "Johnson's Family Vacation." Harvey is one of
the most sought after comedians to host shows and is currently in negotations to return to radio on a national scale.
"Having Steve Harvey on our airwaves, participating in the Nationwide Celebrity Morning Show Search will definitely
heat up the search. In addition, having Frankie Beverly in studio with us for an entire morning is an accomplishment for any
radio station. We are excited to have both of them with us next week," said PD Jamillah A. Muhammad.
WMXD officials say the station will continue to provide a line-up of nationally recognized celebrities and talents in
the mornings until a new morning show host is crowned. Listeners vote online for their favorite celebrity guest DJ weekly
at www.MIX923FM.com.
Harvey Does Dominoes
More on Steve harvey... Saturday, November 12, marks the day the City of Atlanta hosts The Steve and Mary L. Harvey Foundation
for a table top games tournament, "The Steve Harvey Table Classic Tournament".
Steve Harvey is bringing the love of Dominoes,
Spades and Bid Whist with the event, presented by Up Top Entertainment, (WVEE-FM (V-103 and Littel Concepts. Already
a favorite in cities such as Los Angeles and Dallas, Harvey is hosting the tournament event in Atlanta featuring live entertainment,
prizes, games and the "Pretty Face Thick Waist" model contest. Atlanta Mayor Shirley
Franklin and the City of Atlanta are rolling out the red carpet for this special event by hosting a private VIP reception
on Friday, November 11. The intent is to present a stellar event - anticipated to be one of the biggest events for Atlanta
this year.
Since 1997 the Steve & Mary L. Harvey Foundation has been
uplifting, empowering, enriching and motivating future leaders. The mission of the foundation is to coordinate and facilitate
the needs of the educationally and environmentally deprived. The foundation is also dedicated to consistent, efficient and
effective objectives that ensure everyone identified will benefit from the foundation for many years to come.
VH1 To Honor Hip Hop Trailblazers
VH1's 2005 Hip Hop Honors is just around the corner, airing September 26 at 9 p.m. EST. Honorees include Big Daddy Kane,
LL Cool J, Grandmaster Flash, Ice T and Salt 'N' Pepa.
'Yeah!' BMI Song of the Year
BMI saluted R&B, rap and hip-hop songwriters, producers and publishers at its 2005 BMI Urban Awards, staged two nights
before MTV's Video Music Awards at the Fontainebleau Resort in Miami Beach.
Lil Jon and R. Kelly were named Songwriters of the Year, each receiving four "most performed song" awards. "Yeah!,"
written by Sean Garrett, Lil Jon and Patrick "j.Que" Smith, was named Song of the Year, Kanye West received Producer
of the Year honors, and EMI Music Publishing was awarded the BMI Crystal for Urban Publisher of the Year. The first Urban
Ringtone Award went to Lil Jon and Craig D. Love for "Freek-A-Leek." A highlight of the gala was a tribute to urban
funk legends Charlie Wilson and The Gap Band, who were named BMI Icons for their "enduring influence on generations of
music makers."
For more informatiion, go to www.bmi.com
American Idol Relief
The RCA Music Group, in conjunction with 19 Entertainment, presented the American Red Cross with a check in the amount
of $100,000 from proceeds raised by the sale of the American Idol single "When You Tell Me That You Love Me."
The monies donated will go directly to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund.
The single was released on April 19th by 19 Recordings/RCA Records debuted at No. 1 on the Top Singles chart and held
the top position for six consecutive weeks. The viewers of Fox-TV's massively popular "American Idol" series decided
which song would be released as a charity single by voting online for their favorite. The track was produced by Desmond Child
and includes vocals by the top 12 contestants: Bo Bice, Lindsey Cardinale, Anthony Federov, Mikalah Gordon, Constantine Maroulis,
Anwar Robinson, Scott Savol, Jessica Sierra, Vonzell Solomon, Nikko Smith, Nadia Turner and Carrie Underwood.
BET Partners With Wal-Mart
BET and Wal-Mart have set up an unprecedented marketing alliance, where BET will provide Wal-Mart with DVDs containing
exclusive BET programming and other content related to featured urban-oriented music and movie releases. These DVDs will be
packaged with the featured releases and sold as "BET Official branded two-packs in BET-branded retail sections and other
merchandising displays throughout thousands of Wal-Mart and SAM'S CLUB locations.
First to hit Wal-Mart stores on August 30 was a companion DVD featuring multi-talented, Grammy Award-winning rapper/producer
Kanye West. The DVD will be paired with West's highly-anticipated new CD project "Late Registration" in a special
CD/DVD two-pack available exclusively at SAM'S CLUB locations and Wal-Mart stores nationwide.
The BET Official Presents Kanye West DVD contains BET-produced programming along with never-before-seen footage of the
superstar rapper, producer and urban icon. Included on the DVD is a dynamic mix of content featuring the BET behind-the-scenes
"docu-feature" "Access Granted" with West on the set of his music video "Diamonds From Sierra Leone,"
West's interview and performance on "106 & Park," BET's Top 10 Live" and a series of West's popular music
videos. The CD/DVD package will retail for $13.88.
If you have news, send it to Starpoynt@AOL.com For now, stay tuned!
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