Dr. Bobby Jones
A Henry, Tennessee native, Dr. Bobby Jones is a Grammy award winning singer, author and television host residing in Nashville. An alum of Tennessee State University (B.S. and M.Ed), Vanderbilt University (Ed.D) and Payne’s Theological Seminary (Th.D), Ambassador Bobby Jones has also taught at a secondary and collegiate level. Jones began his television career in […]
Connie Denell
Known as the Gospel Diva, Connie Denell is one of Nashville’s most known emcees and radio personalities. A Chattanooga native and Morris Brown Alum, Ms. Denell graces speakers all across the city every Sunday morning for ‘church before church’ where listeners call in to express gratitude and thanks for Connie’s encouraging and uplifting broadcasts. With […]
Hazel Joyner-Smith
A North Carolina native, Joyner-Smith received her undergraduate degree in Early Childhood Education from Winston Salem State University and her Master’s in Educational Administration from North Carolina A&T State University. An education advocate, Hazel served assistant director and, later, program director of the Race Relations Institute at Fisk University. In 2006, Joyner- Smith established the […]
Dr. Sybril Bennett
Affectionately known as Dr. Sybril, Dr. Bennett is an educator, author and journalist based in Nashville. Currently a faculty member at Nashville’s historic Belmont University where she teaches Social Media Reporting, Digital Citizenship, Mass Media & Society and Entrepreneurial Media, Dr. Syb is an Emmy award winning journalist and journalism enthusiast! She trains educators, students […]
Charles Howe
Charles Howe is a gifted, versatile, and adaptive entrepreneur who has excelled in every facet of the constantly changing music business. He’s currently CEO of the Charles Howe Co. (CHOMCO). This company’s areas of expertise include artist development, management booking, and production. During an extraordinary career that’s spanned four decades, Charles has produced concerts with […]
Rod Anthony
A Georgia native and University of Tennessee, Chattanooga alum, Rod Anthony is a widely known marketing figure in the southern region of the United States. Having worked in the marketing profession for over twenty years, he is credited with starting the careers of urban music artists Lil John, Pastor Troy, Ludacris, Gucci Mane and Miguel, […]
James Dolewite Raymer
A Georgia native and Nashville transplant, James “Dolewite” Raymer came to Nashville as one half of the broadcast and radio show “Dolewite and Scooby”. Partnering with his late longtime friend, Curtis “Scooby” Senior, the duo took Nashville’s airwaves by storm in 2001. Getting his start at Georgia Southern as an underclassmen there, Dolewite’s connection with […]
Jesse Johnson & Janiro Hawkins
The founder and co-founder, respectively, of the Southern Entertainment Awards, this duo has created a platform that offers independent artist a chance to increase brand visibility and awareness annually. Both respected personalities in the independent music industry, these Michigan natives have featured independent artist, such as Nicki Minaj and Yo Gotti, at their shows before […]
Rosetta Miller Perry
Born Rosetta Irvin, the Pennsylvania native is a world-renowned publisher and civil rights activist. Having studied at Memphis State University, Tennessee State University, Meharry Medical College, Herzl Community College and Cortes Peter’s Typing School, Mrs. Miller-Perry joined the US Navy in 1954 where she worked in the Pentagon and in Germany. She was brought into […]
Sharon Kay
A Nashville, Tennessee transplant, Sharon Kay is an award-winning media professional currently serving as WFSK’s General Manager, a position she has held since 2005. She is the first female to hold this position in the station’s history. Ms. Kay’s syndicated program “What’s the 411” has been a part of the African American Public Radio Consortium […]