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REPRESENT. TV One Networks proudly celebrates 45 years of our parent company Urban One — a trailblazing voice for Black America. Founded by our visionary Chairwoman Cathy Hughes, Urban One began as Radio One, the nation’s largest local urban radio network. Over the decades, it has grown into the premiere multi-platform Black-owned media company, amplifying […]
TV One Networks joins in celebrating our Urban One CEO, Alfred Liggins, on being inducted into the 2025 Cable TV Pioneers class! This year’s class includes a variety of leaders and achievers from broadband, new media, content, technology, distribution and allied fields who have made a significant impact on the growth and prosperity of the […]
Silver Spring, Md., May 22,2025 — Urban One, Inc., the largest Black-owned and Black-targeted diversified media company, is celebrating its 19 award wins at the 46th annual Telly Awards, which honors excellence in video and television across all platforms, including broadcast television, digital streaming, social media, and branded content. Urban One’s wins span across the […]
On Saturday, September 14th, TV One partnered with Comcast Texas for their “Uplift Texas” community event at the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Houston, Mission Bend Club. Special guest LeToya Luckett, Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and actress, participated in an intimate fireside chat moderated by KPRC 2 anchor Candace Burns. The day was filled […]
Last week, TV One and CLEO TV headed to New Orleans for the 30th annual ESSENCE Festival of Culture! Thousands of fans were treated to a preview of two exciting, new series while making their way through the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Celebrity chef and bestselling author Jernard Wells (host of CLEO TV’s “New […]
On Thursday, May 17, PEOPLE.com officially announced the premiere of our upcoming series, Raising Fame.
TV One’s own Rori Peters, former SVP of Content Distribution and Marketing, was named in the 2024 Cable TV Pioneers class. This honor comes as Peters has recently retired after 12 years at TV One. We join in celebrating her legacy and this remarkable career milestone! The Cable TV Pioneers will welcome 21 new members as part […]
TV One and Philo announce the addition of the TV One Crime & Justice Channel as one of six new channels to its lineup. There you’ll find gripping original movies and series based on true crime stories ripped straight from the headlines. TV One Crime & Justice is available now in the Philo Guide.
Michelle Rice, President of TV One & CLEO TV, headlined a fireside chat with Stephanie Ruhle, Senior Business Analyst, and host of MSNBC’s “The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle,” at the 2024 WICT Signature Luncheon. This past January, Michelle was elected Vice Chair of The WICT Network’s Global Board of Directors and will ascend to Chair in 2025.
To kick off Black History Month, our founder and chairwoman, Ms. Cathy Hughes, recently sat down with INC. to discuss the many levels of transformation that turned Urban One into an iconic media powerhouse. Ms. Hughes was joined by longtime friend and radio legend, Tom Joyner. The two shared an in-depth retrospective of their parallel […]
Barbara Lee will be elected in 2024 and win the U.S. Senate seat to which Laphonza Butler was appointed to replace Dianne Feinstein, Ayanna Pressley predicted.
Vice President Kamala Harris is kicking off a college tour at an HBCU to shore up support among young voters amid concerns about Joe Biden's age.
