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Paul Douglas and Jordana Green New WCCO-AM Afternoon Drive Hosts

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Paul Douglas and Jordana Green have been named the new afternoon drive hosts on WCCO-AM, CBS Radio Minneapolis. The Paul & Jordana Show will premiere on August 1 from 3:00-6:00 PM, ET.

 

“We’ve been friends and colleagues for a long time. We plan to learn a lot and laugh even more, and hope our listeners will do the same,” said Paul and Jordana.

 

“We’re establishing a new take on afternoon drive with this show,” said Shannon Knoepke, SVP/Market Manager, CBS RADIO Minneapolis. “You’ll learn and laugh with Paul and Jordana, exactly what Minnesotans need to end their day!”

 

“Our goal is to have a show that speaks to our community and brings listeners relevant and entertaining topics each day,” said WCCO Operations Manager/Program Director, Lindsey Peterson. “Paul and Jordana are passionate about speaking to our community and we are excited to have them as part of the Radio Station .”

 

Paul and Jordana previously teamed up when Jordana was Vice President of Programming for WeatherNation TV before moving to WCCO.

 

Paul Douglas is a nationally respected broadcaster and meteorologist, with 34 years of broadcast television and 36 years of radio experience. Paul is well known to Minnesota residents as the head meteorologist for KARE-TV and WCCO-TV. He also launched the national weather channel, WeatherNation TV in 2011. Paul provides daily weather for the Star Tribune, the St. Cloud Times, Conservation Minnesota and WeatherNation, and is an author and regular contributor to TPT’s “Almanac.” Paul has launched five weather technology companies during his career, including his current ventures, AerisWeather and Praedictix, based in Eden Prairie. A graduate of Penn State, Paul and his wife Laurie live in Excelsior and have two sons.

“I’m thrilled to be joining Jordana and the rest of the WCCO Radio Team,” said Paul. “I got my start on radio in high school and college, and this feels like coming home. Jordana and I will fine-tune a show that’s fast-paced, informative and a little irreverent. We want to highlight interesting people and great storytelling, exposing listeners to new voices and the solutions that will make their lives better. We all live in our news bubbles, but radio unites us like no other medium. We need that more than ever. And if that doesn’t work we’ll quickly transition to an all-Doppler format.”

 

Jordana Green has been with WCCO Radio since 2012, hosting her 9:00-11:00 PM show and co-hosting afternoon drive with John Williams. She started her career as a field producer at FOX-5 in New York, then as the medical reporter at WBRE-TV, Wilkes-Barre, PA. She moved to the Midwest to anchor the morning show at FOX-59 TV in Indianapolis. Then Minnesota called, and Jordana answered by anchoring FOX/9 TV’s primary newscast while earning an Emmy for on-camera excellence. Before coming to WCCO, Jordana helped launch WeatherNation TV. She is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Jordana and her husband Marc Grossfield live in St. Louis Park with her three children.

 

“I am so excited to be co-hosting with Paul during drive-time,” added Jordana. “He understands a lot more about the world than just weather and is one of the kindest and wittiest people I know. We are going to have a blast working together!”

Busta Brown Out At WQMG 97.1

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Busta Brown, Afternoon Drive Personality, is out at WQMG 97.1 FM in Greensboro, NC. No further information as of now.

La La Anthony, Lamar Odom (Exclusive) & Sean “Diddy” Combs to Appear on Wendy Williams

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Wendy Williams opens her daily syndicated talk show with her staple Hot Topics segment every single day and gives her authentic and candid “take” on today’s celebrity stories. She says it like stories live on her set during this week (June 26th).

On Tuesday, La La Anthony stops by to talk about her star making turn in Power and recent headlines with Carmelo Anthony, which Wendy has been following on Hot Topics. And on

Wednesday, Lamar Odom sits down to reveal details about his struggles with drug abuse and what it’s really like to be a part of the Kardashian clan. Sean “Diddy” Combs stops by Thursday to talk about his new documentary, Can’t Stop, Wont Stop: A Bad Boy Story produced by P. Diddy himself, which is set to release through Apple Music, June 25th.

Lana Del Rey & Kendrick Lamar Celebrate Their Birthday at 1OAK LA

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Saturday night, Kendrick Lamar continued his 30th birthday celebration performing for the first time ever in a nightclub. Fellow TDE artist, Schoolboy Q was spotted in VIP with French Montana, Jaime Foxx, A$AP Rocky, Belly, Pusha T, Wale and star athletes Kyrie Irving and Odell Beckham Jr.
Grammy award winning songstress Lana Del Rey and friends kicked off the celebratory weekend Thursday night as they took over Hollywood hotspot 1OAK LA for a massive private 32nd birthday blowout. Del Rey partied all night by the dj booth with friends and fellow musicians Robin Thicke, Nelly, French Montana, Swae Lee of Rae Sremmurd, Mike Will Made It and Boi-1da, who collaborated with her on Lust For Life, Del Rey’s upcoming fourth studio album.

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Paris Hilton was spotted nearby sipping Perrier-Jouët with boyfriend Chris Zylka. Actress Bella Thorne and Scott Disick arrived following dinner at CATCH LA, swirling romance rumors yet again. The couple kept close throughout the night and made a swift exit hand in hand. Kylie Jenner, who arrived in an orange Lamborghini hung with friend and Roc Nation artist, Justine Skye.

The birthday girl sipped classic Absolut Elyx cocktails with 1 OAK owners Richie Akiva and Darren Dzienciol in VIP. Akiva gave her a heartfelt shout out as a four-tier cake presented by Perrier-Jouët made its way through the club. Hot in Herre rapper Nelly hopped on the mic and sang Happy Birthday, igniting the crowd.

Other celebs in attendance were PartyNextDoor, Odell Beckham and Pretty Little Liars star, Shay Mitchell.

N.W.A Continues to Reach Milestone – Library of Congress to Preserve Straight Outta Compton

When ice cube said “Straight outta Compton, a crazy muthaf**ka named ice cube from a gang called Ni**as With Attitude,” who would have thought that several years later the Library of Congress would preserve the album for the National Recording Registry.N.W.A’s seminal album, “Straight Outta Compton”; the Eagles’ 1976 “Their Greatest Hits”; Judy Garland’s hit single “Over The Rainbow”; the original-cast album of “The Wiz”; the rap group and the national anthem of black America have been designated as aural treasures worthy of preservation as part of America’s patrimony.Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden today named these recordings and 20 other titles to the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress because of their cultural, artistic and historical importance to American society and the nation’s audio heritage.“This year’s exciting list gives us a full range of sound experiences,” said Hayden.“These sounds of the past enrich our understanding of the nation’s cultural history and our history in general.”Under the terms of the National Recording Preservation Act of 2000, the Librarian, with advice from the Library’s National Recording Preservation Board (NRPB), is tasked with annually selecting 25 titles that are “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” and are at least 10 years old.More information on the National Recording Registry can be found here.The recordings selected for the 2016 registry bring the total number of titles on the registry to 475, a small part of the Library’s vast recorded-sound collection of nearly 3 million items.

Erykah Badu’s Albums Re-released on Vinyl

Erykah Badu's game-changing debut, 'Baduizm,' and her smash sophomore album, 'Mama's Gun,' are now available back on vinyl as part of Motown/UMe's Respect The Classics initiative. Previously released on vinyl as a shortened nine-track single LP, this release marks the first time 'Baduizm' has been released on vinyl in its entirety with 14-tracks across two standard-weight LPs. The vinyl reissue of 'Mama's Gun' is also as a double LP. (PRNewsFoto/Motown/UMe)
Erykah Badu’s game-changing debut, ‘Baduizm,’ and her smash sophomore album, ‘Mama’s Gun,’ are now available back on vinyl as part of Motown/UMe’s Respect The Classics initiative. Previously released on vinyl as a shortened nine-track single LP, this release marks the first time ‘Baduizm’ has been released on vinyl in its entirety with 14-tracks across two standard-weight LPs. The vinyl reissue of ‘Mama’s Gun’ is also as a double LP. (PRNewsFoto/Motown/UMe)

Erykah Badu’s game-changing debut, Baduizm, and her smash sophomore album, Mama’s Gun, are now available back on vinyl as part of Motown/UMe’s Respect The Classics initiative. Previously released on vinyl as a shortened nine-track single LP, this release marks the first time Baduizm has been released on vinyl in its entirety with 14-tracks across two standard-weight LPs.

The vinyl reissue of Mama’s Gun is also as a double LP.Order and stream Baduizm: https://UMe.lnk.to/BaduizmRTCOrder and stream Mama’s Gun: https://UMe.lnk.to/MamasGunRTCBaduizm introduced Badu’s unique artistic vision to the world when released in 1997 and establi

Baduizm was honored with a bevy of honors including the Grammy Awards for Best R&B Album and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for breakout single “On & On.” Other accolades included eight American Music Awards, three Soul Train Music Awards and two NAACP Image Awards, taking home trophies for Outstanding New Artist and Outstanding Female Artist.

The album is certified triple platinum in the U.S. with sales of more than three million and is gold in both the UK and Canada.Mama’s Gun was Badu’s highly-successful follow-up to Baduizm, selling a million copies just two months after its release in November 2000.

Hailed by Rolling Stone as her “zenith,” Mama’s Gun cemented Badu’s place in the world of R&B with many praising her growth as a songwriter, composer and lyricist;

NPG Records and Warner Bros. Doesn’t Want Us to Forget Prince – Not That We Would Anyway

Today, NPG Records and Warner Bros. Records announced two new Prince releases that will celebrate the iconic artist’s music and introduce fans to previously unreleased material from his legendary vault. This will mark the first Prince recordings released since his passing on April 21st of this year.Released on November 22nd in the U.S. and November 25th around the world, Prince 4Ever will bring together 40 of Prince’s best-loved songs, including the blockbuster hits “When Doves Cry,” “Let’s Go Crazy,” “Kiss,” “Little Red Corvette,” “Purple Rain,” “Raspberry Beret,” “Sign O’ The Times,” “Alphabet Street,” “Batdance,” “Cream,” and “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World.”Prince 4Ever includes “Moonbeam Levels” – a previously unreleased song originally recorded in 1982 during the 1999 sessions and later considered for the never released Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic album.Prince 4Ever will also arrive with a 12-page booklet of never-before-seen photos by acclaimed photographer Herb Ritts.In addition, early next year will see the release of the much-anticipated remastered, deluxe version of Purple Rain, plans for which were agreed with Prince before he passed away. The remaster of the classic Purple Rain will arrive with a second album of previously unreleased material. More details will be revealed closer to the release date.The track-listing for Prince 4Ever is as follows:

  1. 1999
  2. Little Red Corvette
  3. When Doves Cry
  4. Let’s Go Crazy
  5. Raspberry Beret
  6. I Wanna Be Your Lover
  7. Soft and Wet
  8. Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad
  9. Uptown
  10. When You Were Mine
  11. Head
  12. Gotta Stop (Messin’ About)Controversy
  13. Let’s Work
  14. Delirious
  15. I Would Die 4 U
  16. Take Me With U
  17. Paisley Park
  18. Pop Life
  19. Purple Rain
  20. Kiss
  21. Sign ‘O’ The Times
  22. Alphabet Street
  23. Bat
  24. dance
  25. Thieves In The Temple
  26. Cream
  27. Mountains
  28. Girls & Boys
  29. If I Was Your Girlfriend
  30. U Got The Look
  31. I Could Never Take The Place of Your Man
  32. Glam Slam
  33. Moonbeam Levels
  34. Diamonds and Pearls
  35. Gett Off
  36. Sexy MF
  37. My Name Is Prince
  38. 7
  39. Peach
  40. Nothing Compares 2 U

Martin Cast Comes Together for Tommy’s Funeral

In trying times we often lean on the things that make us laugh. I will watch Martin to this day when I need a little pick me up. For those that know, I will just say, “That ain’t no damn puppy!” Back to the lecture at hand- In the wake of the unfortunate death of Martin cast member, Tommy Ford, Tichina Arnold took to her Instagram to remind us that love conquers all as

Luke Cage’s Mike Colter stopped by The Wendy Williams Show

**The Wendy Williams Show**Today, September 27, 2016 Mike Colter stopped by The Wendy Williams Show to dish about his beauty secrets, family and why he prefers not to use social media. He also spoke about his new Netflix series, “Marvel’s Luke Cage.”Wendy explained why social media is so necessary saying that he’ll be the next big thing. Colter acknowledged and went on to talk about his “super fans” specifically one fan that even followed him into a public restroom! Listen to the full interview below:QUOTES: THE WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW*****CHECK YOUR LOCAL LISTINGS FOR DAILY AIR TIME***

Lupita Nyong”o Shares Awesome Jay Z and Beyoncé Story

lupitaThe beauty of Lupita Nyong’o is unparalleled but that is not the focus of this particular post but I just wanted to say that. Back to the lecture at hand – Lupita stopped by the jimmy kimmel show to promote her new movie Queen of Kawte but in the process

Donald Glover Talks “Atlanta” Being a Great Representation of America

Screen Shot 2016-08/1 at 10.24.03 PMIf you haven’t heard, “Atlanta” is an upcoming American semi-autobiographical comedy-drama television series created by and starring Donald Glover. The series is about two cousins navigating their way in the Atlanta rap scene in an effort to improve their lives and the lives of their families. Slated to premiere on FX in September, Glover chopped it up with the Associated Press about the show and what the actual city of Atlanta means to the American culture. He also talks about the city being his home.https://youtu.be/PzIjgAZcQ7M

Dwyane Wade’s Surprise Appearance at Lollapalooza

The newest Chicago Bull, Dwyane Wade made a surprise appearance at Lollapalooza as he hit the stage with Chicago own’s Chance the Rapper. Let’s just say the crowd was amped to see him. Check out the Instagram post below.

#Lolla ✅ @dwyanewade ✅ Best Night Ever?! ✅ #BullsAllSummer #StageMoment

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Chance the Rapper to Bring Music Festival to Chicago’s South Side

CHICAGO, IL - MAY 30: on May 30, 2014 at U.S.Cellular Field in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by David Banks/Getty Images) *** Local Caption ***
CHICAGO, IL – MAY 30: on May 30, 2014 at U.S.Cellular Field in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by David Banks/Getty Images) *** Local Caption ***
According to the Chicago Tribune, Chance the Rapper is trying to end the summer on smash in his hometown of Chicago. His national tour hits Chicago on September 24th and Chance is bringing a slew of entertainers with him to bless the South Side.Chance doesn’t consider this just a tour date, his camp is calling it the first ever music festival at U.S. Cellular Field on Chicago’s South Side. The “Magnificent Coloring Day” event will feature Chance the Rapper, along with Skrillex, John Legend, Alicia Keys, Tyler the Creator, Lil Wayne and others. No ticket prices have been announced just yet but stay tuned.I have to say this about Chance the Rapper, he continues to redefine the industry as an unsigned artist.

Have You Seen the Teaser for Marvel’s Luke Cage?

luke-cage-stillIt is the age of the Black superhero! With Marvel’s Black Panther making his big screen debut in the last Captain American movie, now Marvel has unlea

Omari Hardwick Talks to the Ryan Cameron Morning about the Power of “POWER”

omariOmari Hardwick aka Power’s “Ghost” stops by the V-103 studios to chop it up about the very successful show, “Power.” He talks about the success of the show and it being picked up for another two seasons. Plus there is an open dialogue about a major motion adaptation!https://youtu.be/jmIItZwaENQ