I was17 when I got an internship through the Urban League of Kansas City, Missouri. It was a lab class at Tennessee State University when I had my next chance to get "on the mic" and into radio. My first paying radio gig was at1 03 KDF, a Rock & ...
BBM Profile: Mark Green
My musical journey began in 1977 as a rapper and DJ (www.thafoundation.com ) with aspirations of becoming the next Hank Spann. My career path changed however, after meeting producer Freddie Perren who advised me to go to college and study music. Aft ...
BBM Profile: Komeka Freeman
My journey began as a student at Howard University. I developed a reputation as the “Determined Intern” while working for BET, Polygram Group Distribution and Sony Music. Upon graduation, my formal career started at the Polygram Branch in Los Angele ...
BBM Profile: Bruce Walker
I was born and raised in Washington DC and decided that I would travel across the country to college in California with playing sports in mind, not entertainment. From an early age I had a love for music and after graduating from college, I entered t ...
BBM Profile: Herb Trawick
Think this music love affair started with mom’s Mahalia Jackson albums. Add piano lessons, choir, wicked record collection, bad ass stereos, parties, college radio DJ and it was on. Goodbye KY. Hello LA. Solar was an entrepreneurial farm and grad ...
BBM Profile: Dee Dee Murray
My career began over 30 years ago at Turtles Records & Tapes. My journey has included WEAS Radio in Savannah as News Director and Talk show hostess, V-103 in Atlanta, and Capitol Records coordinating national radio promotions for Freddie Jackson ...
BBM Profile: Michael Frisby
I first realized my love for radio hanging around WESY in Greenville, MS when I was in high school. The studio was literally in the middle of a cotton field. In 1966 I enrolled in Howard University. Personality radio was king in D.C. at that time. Th ...
BBM Profile: Ruth Adkins Robinson
The Black Music business started for me with Big Dee Irvin and Ray Charles. Writing for and with the Genius, I got a top 20 hit with “I Can Make It Thru the Days” and a friend for life in Ray. Then, I teamed up with David Oliver writing most of the s ...
BBM Profile: Angelique Miles
I am Angelique Miles and I have had the honor of working as a Music Publishing Executive across a number of different companies, but primarily as a Vice President at Warner/Chappell Music. I love the era of music that I worked in, and it has provided ...
BBM Profile: Lydia Nicole
At 13 years old, I decided to take myself to WBLS-FM radio to meet Frankie Crocker, because I thought he needed to know me and ended up staying there five years. While there, I learned about programming music from Frankie, Wanda Ramos and Hal Jackso ...