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On October 28, 2016 at 3pm a new radio station WHPB THE WIRE 98.5FM will hit the airwaves in the Pine Hills area in Orlando, Florida.

In a recent interview with Michael Baisden, I was interested in finding out how he felt about current media. But I was more curious to find out from him, exactly what elements made his show so successful, unique and valuable, and what it would take to see another like it.

It took a 17 year-old girl from New Zealand to bring attention to a problem that’s been plaguing rap music for years while a 1000 rappers who have been trying to do the very same thing for the last two decades have been overlooked, silenced, and even mocked for being relics of a bygone Hip Hop era.

Payola is the one subject radio and record execs have a problem talking about.

We have all grown accustomed to the same sorry images of young Black men. The sports star or the ex-con rapper reality show, that Viacom’s BET and VH1, have made a habit of featuring.

REACH Media Inc. announced that comedian, author, actor and television personality D.L. Hughley has been signed to host a weekday radio broadcast, with a launch date to be announced in the near future.

Roland Martin will be the syndicated morning host on Radio One and TV One’s new morning news program.

Make sure you tune in for a informative interview with legendary Houston radio station KCOH.

One listen to Lecrae, and it is unashamedly evident that he has a worldview not commonly found in popular Hip Hop.