By Samantha Bergeson November 20, 2024 5:15 pm “Miss Junetteenth” filmmaker Channing Godfrey Peoples is getting support to develop her second feature film as part of a month-long residency from Neon and filmmaker support organization UFO. Peoples is the inaugural recipient of the Neon x UFO Second Feature Development Residency, in which she will spend a month […]
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Coach To Bring The Magic Back To LeMoyne-Owens
by Don Mooney. 11-8-2024 Memphis, TN—Webster describes the phrase full circle as: ‘a return to a past position or situation, especially in a way considered to be inevitable’. Those in Memphis who’ve witnessed current head coach of LeMoyne-Owens College (LOC) Magicians basketball coach career evolve, it seems inevitable Antonio Harris’ […]
Tigers Overcome Tigers As Memphis Wins Home Opener Against Mizzou
Memphis extends winning streak to 22 in home openers Monday night inside FedExForum in Memphis. photo by Don Mooney MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Two Tigers met at FedExForum for a cage match last evening and the Tiger dorned in blue came away with the win. The University of Memphis men’s basketball team […]
KTCK Lives Up To The Hype As Americas Favorite Radio Station
by Don Mooney 10-10-2024 Dallas, TX- – -Finally! After 30-years billed as America’s favorite radio show, the little radio show that could has been officially certified. In New York City last night the National Association of Of Broadcasters show handed out the 2024 Marconi Radio Awards. With six Marconi awards […]
Gospel Music Raises Temp In Memphis This Week
Tennessee Volunteer Mass Choir showcase during the Alliance of Gospel Professionals showcase event on Thursday night. photos by Don Mooney by Don Mooney. 7-17-2024 Memphis, TN—According to local meteorologist Memphis is experiencing record-breaking heat. Well hold on, cause thangs just got hotter. A contributing factor could be the Gospel Music […]
Tems Becomes First Nigerian Artist To Debut At #1 On Billboard Hot 100
She is featured alongside Drake on Future’s single, “Wait For U.” LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 26: TEMS PERFORMS IN LONDON AT LAFAYETTE ON NOVEMBER 18, 2021 IN LONDON, ENGLAND. (PHOTO BY JOSEPH OKPAKO/WIREIMAGE) By Kyra Alessandrini · Updated May 1, 2024 Nigerian singer and producer Tems (birth name is Temilade Openiyi) became the first Nigerian […]
‘Stax’ doc looks at extraordinary music studio that fell to financial and racial struggles
Marco della Cava USA TODAY Booker T. Jones was in math class at Booker T. Washington High School in Memphis when his life suddenly changed forever. David Porter, a fellow student and musician, told Jones he and his saxophone were needed immediately down at a recording studio in largely Black south […]
Did Miss USA Noelia Voigt’s resignation statement contain a hidden message?
Brendan Morrow USA TODAY Noelia Voigt’s decision to relinquish her Miss USA crown has sparked a flurry of online speculation after fans noticed a strange detail about her statement. Voigt, who was awarded Miss USA in September 2023, announced in statement Monday on Instagram that she has decided to resign from the […]
“We’re Done.” 97.1 The Freak Fires On-Air Crew, Will Return to Rock Radio Format
By Kelly Dearmore April 26, 2024 The Old Grey Wolf, Mike Rhyner, and many of his co-workers at 97.1 are out of a job. Mike Brooks Sixteen months after making a major splash on North Texas radio, talk radio station 97.1 The Freak will stop freaking. Citing anonymous sources only, Athlon Sports’ […]
Michael Jackson Estate Claims His Mother Has Received $55M Since His Death
Amid a bitter fight over whether the estate must pay Katherine Jackson’s legal bills, the estate’s executors claims she’s already been paid millions. By Bill Donahue Michael Jackson’s estate claimed in legal filings Thursday (Mar. 21) that his mother, Katherine Jackson, has received more than $55 million since the singer’s death — a revelation […]