{"id":406863,"date":"2020-12-31T08:33:31","date_gmt":"2020-12-31T13:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=406863"},"modified":"2020-12-31T08:33:31","modified_gmt":"2020-12-31T13:33:31","slug":"urban-one-inc-chairwoman-receives-congressional-recognition-and-nabj-hall-of-fame-accolades-for-40-years-of-service-to-the-african-american-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/urban-one-inc-chairwoman-receives-congressional-recognition-and-nabj-hall-of-fame-accolades-for-40-years-of-service-to-the-african-american-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Urban One, Inc. Chairwoman Receives Congressional Recognition And NABJ Hall Of Fame Accolades For 40 Years Of Service To The African American Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-newslines\">\n<h2 class=\"xn-hedline\">Chairwoman, Cathy Hughes, and CEO, Alfred Liggins III, Mark The Company&#8217;s 40th Anniversary in an Historic Year of Unprecedented Challenges, Including COVID-19 and Social Unrest<\/h2>\n<p class=\"xn-distributor\">PR Newswire<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p>\n        <span class=\"xn-location\">SILVER SPRING, Md.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Dec. 31, 2020<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;\u00a0<b><i>Urban One, Inc. Executive Vice President and Chief Adminstrative Office Karen Wishart <\/i><\/b>announced today <b>Founder and Chairwoman, <span class=\"xn-person\">Cathy Hughes<\/span><\/b> and <b>CEO <span class=\"xn-person\">Alfred Liggins III<\/span>,<\/b> have received Congressional commendations for Urban One&#8217;s 40-year anniversary and its impact on the national media landscape. \u00a0Congressional leaders, the Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton of the <span class=\"xn-location\">District of Columbia<\/span> and the Honorable Chris Van Hollen of the <span class=\"xn-location\">State of Maryland<\/span> both recognized <b>Urban One&#8217;s<\/b> 40 years of service with statements on the floors of the US House of Representatives and US Senate, respectively, as 2020 comes to a close.\u00a0 Additionally, Hughes was inducted into the Hall of Fame for the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ).<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder1\">\n<p>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1393383\/Urban_One_Cathy_Hughes_Headshot.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1393383\/Urban_One_Cathy_Hughes_Headshot.jpg\" title=\"Cathy Hughes, Founder and Chairperson of Urban One, Inc.\" alt=\"Cathy Hughes, Founder and Chairperson of Urban One, Inc.\" \/><br \/>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n        <b>Urban One <\/b>celebrated its milestone anniversary of 40 years amid the unprecedented social, political, and economic challenges presented in 2020.\u00a0 Representative Holmes Norton and Senator <span class=\"xn-person\">Van Hollen<\/span> both entered tributes to the company into the Congressional records of both the US House of Representatives and Senate, paying homage to Hughes&#8217; career and contributions to the media industry.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mr. President, I rise today to honor a tenacious, entrepreneur, visionary radio personality, and powerful advocate for the African American community, <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Cathy Hughes<\/span><\/b>,&#8221; noted Senator <span class=\"xn-person\">Van Hollen<\/span>. &#8220;This year, her pioneering radio company, Urban One, celebrated 40 years on the air.\u00a0 <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Cathy Hughes<\/span><\/b>\u00a0has left an indelible mark on the <span class=\"xn-location\">State of Maryland<\/span> and inspired millions of listeners across the country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Representative Holmes Norton acknowledged the impact <b>Urban One<\/b>\u00a0has had on the national media landscape and the contribution of Liggins, Hughes&#8217; son and business partner, who is responsible for taking the company public. &#8220;In 1999, at the recommendation of her son, who had received his MBA at the Wharton School of the <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Pennsylvania<\/span>, <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Cathy Hughes<\/span><\/b>became the first African American woman to chair a publically held corporation\u2026&#8221; Holmes Norton included in her statement for the Congressional record.\u00a0 &#8220;I ask the House of Representatives to join me in recognizing the accomplishments of <span class=\"xn-person\">Cathy Hughes<\/span> on the occasion of the 40<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of Urban One.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am deeply humbled by this prestigious recognition and grateful that Urban One&#8217;s contributions are now a part of our nation&#8217;s Congressional record,&#8221; said <b>Hughes<\/b>. &#8220;The year 2020 will long be remembered as a year that challenged and changed our country, and while we faced unprecedented trials, this honor and our opportunity to be of service to the black community are among the highest distinctions we have received.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hughes was also inducted into the NABJ Hall of Fame along with other noted media professionals, including senior correspondents and FOX NFL reporter <span class=\"xn-person\">Pam Oliver<\/span> and Chicago Sun Times columnist <span class=\"xn-person\">Mary Mitchell<\/span>. <\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>Urban One<\/b>\u00a0postponed plans to commemorate its milestone anniversary with an event.\u00a0 Instead, it established a new foundation, <b>Urban One Community Works, <\/b>a non-profit that provides financial support to organizations and programs that work to strengthen and improve the quality of life of African Americans in the markets it serves.\u00a0 Its inaugural donations were made in support of agencies providing aid to families struggling due to COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>ABOUT URBAN ONE, INC.<\/b>\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>Urban One, Inc.<\/b>\u00a0(urban1.com), together with its subsidiaries, is the largest diversified media company that primarily targets African-American and urban consumers in the <b>United States.\u00a0 <\/b>Urban One is the parent company of Radio One, Reach Media, Inc. (blackamericaweb.com),<b> TV One (tvone.tv), CLEO<\/b><b>TV<\/b> (mycleo.tv), <b>iOne Digital<\/b> (ionedigital.com) and <b>One Solution<\/b>.\u00a0 Formerly known as Radio One, Inc., the Company was founded in 1980 with a single radio station and now owns and\/or operates 59 broadcast stations (including HD stations) in 15 urban markets in <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span>, making it one of the nation&#8217;s largest radio broadcasting companies.\u00a0 The Company&#8217;s growth led to diversification into syndicated radio programming, cable television, and online digital media.\u00a0\u00a0 As a result, in 2017, Radio One, Inc. was renamed Urban One, Inc. to better reflect the Company&#8217;s multi-media operations.\u00a0 While the Company was renamed Urban One, Radio One remains the brand of the radio division and all of its radio assets.\u00a0\u00a0Through Reach Media, Inc., the Company operates nationally syndicated radio programming, including<i> the <span class=\"xn-person\">Rickey Smiley Morning Show<\/span>, the <span class=\"xn-person\">Russ Parr Morning Show<\/span>, and the DL Hughley Show.\u00a0 <\/i>TV One is a national cable television network serving more than 59 million households, offering a broad range of original programming, classic series, and movies designed to entertain, inform and inspire a diverse audience of adult Black viewers. Launched in <span class=\"xn-chron\">January 2019<\/span>, CLEO TV is a lifestyle and entertainment cable television network targeting Millennial and Gen X women of color.\u00a0 iOne Digital is a collection of digital platforms providing the African-American community with social, news, and entertainment content across numerous branded websites, including Cassius, Bossip, HipHopWired, and MadameNoire branded websites.\u00a0 One Solution provides award-winning, fully integrated advertising solutions across the entire Urban One multi-media platform.\u00a0 Through its national, multi-media operations, the Company and One Solution provides advertisers with a unique and powerful delivery mechanism to African-American and urban audiences.\u00a0 Finally, Urban One owns a minority interest in MGM National Harbor, a gaming resort located in <span class=\"xn-location\">Prince George&#8217;s County, Maryland<\/span>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder2\">\n<p>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/509218\/Urban_One_Logo.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/509218\/Urban_One_Logo.jpg\" title=\"(PRNewsfoto\/Urban One, Inc.)\" alt=\"(PRNewsfoto\/Urban One, Inc.)\" \/><br \/>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p id=\"PURL\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Cision\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" alt=\"Cision\" src=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/img\/favicon.png?sn=PH35399&amp;sd=2020-12-31\" \/> View original content to download multimedia:<a id=\"PRNURL\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/urban-one-inc-chairwoman-receives-congressional-recognition-and-nabj-hall-of-fame-accolades-for-40-years-of-service-to-the-african-american-community-301199568.html\">http:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/urban-one-inc-chairwoman-receives-congressional-recognition-and-nabj-hall-of-fame-accolades-for-40-years-of-service-to-the-african-american-community-301199568.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Urban One, Inc.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/rt.prnewswire.com\/rt.gif?NewsItemId=PH35399&amp;Transmission_Id=202012310830PR_NEWS_USPR_____PH35399&amp;DateId=20201231\" style=\"border:0px;width:1px;height:1px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chairwoman, Cathy Hughes, and CEO, Alfred Liggins III, Mark The Company&#8217;s 40th Anniversary in an Historic Year of Unprecedented Challenges, Including COVID-19 and Social Unrest PR Newswire SILVER SPRING, Md., Dec. 31, 2020 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;\u00a0Urban One, Inc. Executive Vice President and Chief Adminstrative Office Karen Wishart announced today Founder and Chairwoman, Cathy Hughes and CEO Alfred Liggins III, have received Congressional commendations for Urban One&#8217;s 40-year anniversary and its impact on the national media landscape. \u00a0Congressional leaders, the Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton of the District of Columbia and the Honorable Chris Van Hollen of the State of Maryland both recognized Urban One&#8217;s 40 years of service with statements on the floors of the US House of Representatives and US Senate, &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/urban-one-inc-chairwoman-receives-congressional-recognition-and-nabj-hall-of-fame-accolades-for-40-years-of-service-to-the-african-american-community\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Urban One, Inc. 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