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FEBRUARY 2012
Commonground makes its debut as agency for Illinois
Lottery with Super Bowl spot
Don Cornelius remembered for changing the image and
course of blacks in television
National survey asks African-Americans what's
missing from their TV choices
"Soul Train" creator Don Cornelius found dead at his
Sherman Oaks, Calif. home
JANUARY 2012
Melissa Harris-Perry is latest addition to
African-American hosts on MSNBC
Al Wellington, pioneering researcher of African
American consumers, dies at 63
Nationally syndicated Cafe Mocha Radio signs
agreement with Cumulus Media
Amtrak renews agency assignment with IMAGES USA for
three more years
Wall St. Project Summit hosts public panel to
examine state of media ownership
ASALH issues call for entries for Black History
Month luncheon ad showcase
Pepsi Beverages to pay $3.1 million to settle
federal racial discrimination suit
TV One announces two additions of original series to
prime time lineup
Ford repeats as winner of Polk's Loyalty Awards with
African-American consumers
Lee Bailey to present Martin Luther King special
2012 on Jan. 16th
Johnson Publishing moving its Chicago offices to new
Michigan Ave. address
Gospel Today names new publisher as founder Teresa
Hairston steps down
Vibe, Uptown merged with BlackBook Media and The
Access Network Co.
Herbert Nipson, award-winning journalist, former
Ebony executive editor, dies at 95
DECEMBER 2011
Sam Logan, longtime iconic Michigan Chronicle
publisher, dies at the age of 78
AT&T brings back 28 Days speakers program for Black
History Month
Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of Dec. 12 - 18 On
cable, football makes way for reality as 'Housewives,' 'T.I. & Tiny' top chart
Black TV Ratings for Week of Dec. 5 - 11 'Sunday
Night Football' nearly doubles black audience over previous week
Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of Dec. 5 - 11 VH1's
black viewers upstage 'Monday Night Football' with 'T.I. and Tiny'
ColorofChange: Firms marketing to blacks must end
support to conservative group
LaTanya Junior named marketing chief for Howard
University's exec ad program
OWN execs see possibilities for network's future in
targeting black viewers
Ofield Dukes, an icon among public relations
professionals, dies at 79
T.J. Holmes leaves CNN anchor post for multi-media
deal with BET Networks
Orlena Blanchard appointed TV One's Senior Vice
President of Digital Marketing
Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of Nov. 28 - Dec. 4
'VH1 scores big enough week to take on 'Monday Night Football'
TV One appoints Linda Finney Senior Vice President
of Marketing
Beverly Johnson tapped for new reality show in
February on the OWN network
Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of Nov. 21 - 27 'Soul
Train Awards,' new Tyler Perry comedy push black cable viewing up 44%
Black TV Ratings for Week of Nov. 21 - 27 Black
households push TV viewing aside when it comes to Thanksgiving
NOVEMBER 2011
Footsteps ad agency wins account from Blue Cross
Blue Shield of Florida
'American Legacy' magazine returns to regular
publication schedule
Black TV Ratings for Week of Nov. 14 - 20 Football
showed black viewer growth in week before Thanksgiving holiday
Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of Nov. 14 - 20 Top
25 cable viewing before holiday week holds steady with favorites
Walmart starts loaned executive program with black
history group partnership
TV One acquires all rights to 'The Black List'
specials; to air in Black History Month
Interactive One, Songza launch first social radio
Website for African-Americans
Howard University marks 40th anniversary with
SiriusXM satellite radio channel
Cable Advertising Bureau launches Website offering
black consumer insights
New smartphone app created for syndicated Cafe Mocha
radio show
Black TV Ratings for Week of Nov. 7 - 14 Top 25
shows some shifting in popularity of black viewers' favorite shows
Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of Nov. 7 - 14
'Monday Night Football' added one million black viewers with Bears v. Eagles
Study: African-American women the most optimistic
about future opportunities
Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of Oct. 31 - Nov. 6
BET gives football a run for its money with 'Black Girls Rock!' special
UniWorld Group takes top honors at ANA Multicultural
Excellence Awards
Black TV Ratings for Week of Oct. 31 - Nov. 6 Once
again football dominates, ABC's newest show make the Top 25
Study: Cross-cultural marketing fails to engage
African-American consumers
Report: Black consumers not being courted by hybrid,
electric car makers
Fox stations to carry programming from Bounce TV,
upping U.S. coverage to 70%
Essence iPad app lets readers try on 300 celebrity
hair styles
Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of Oct. 24-30 Disney
dominates cable's Top 25 for black viewers with big weekend lineup
Real Times to publish second edition of DRIVEN
honoring blacks in auto industry
NABOB applauds 4As policy statement on
nondiscrimination in advertising
Bounce TV strikes carriage deal with WUSA in
Washington, DC market
Interactive One posts largest number of unique
visitors in its history in September
Chrysler Group appoints new head of Talent
Acquisition and Global Diversity
OCTOBER 2011
Soul of the South, regional African-American TV
network to debut early 2012
Radio One replaces Houston's KROI-FM's gospel format
with 24 hour news
4A's issues advisory on non-discrimination
advertising practices
Radio One Detroit closes local marketing agreement
to operate WGPR FM
Volkswagen's marketing chief: 'Black consumers
important to sales goal'
Edwin Avent resigns as head of 'Heart & Soul' as magazine
changes owners
Keith Clinkscales leaves ESPN to be independent
producer
Oprah Winfrey's OWN debuts Welcome To Sweetie Pie's Oct.
15th
Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of October 3 - 9
Disney dominates cable's Top 25 for black viewers with big weekend lineup
Urban Wheel Awards announces winners for companies of the
year for diversity
Black TV Ratings for Week of October 3 - 9 CBS dominates
the competition as old favorites still draw black viewers
Polk and Rainbow PUSH sign strategic business agreement on
auto research
Reginald Osborne to head African American efforts for new
Totality agency
Sherman Kizart named to FCC's Committee on Diversity
in Digital Age
Black Cable TV Ratings for Sept. 26 - Oct. 2 Cable's
Top 25 holds on to black viewers as competitive TV season kicks off
Kenetta Bailey named Executive Vice President, CMO
of TV One
Black TV Ratings for Week of Sept. 26 - Oct. 2 CBS
regains most watched network title thanks to NFL's Broncos-Packers game
Joya Harris joins Carol H. Williams Advertising as
Senior Vice President
Polk promotes Marc Bland to head company's diversity
and inclusion efforts
SEPTEMBER 2011
Rep. Bobby Rush hosts CBC panel on lack of blacks as
TV newsroom managers
TheRoot.com ranked top black news site for fourth
consecutive month
Rainbow PUSH Auto Summit to feature top execs in
discussion on advertising
Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of Sept. 19 - 25
Cable's Top 25 holds on to black viewers as competitive TV season kicks off
Nielsen, NNPA release report, 'The State of the
African-American Consumer'
Black TV Ratings for Week of Sept. 12-18 NBC stays
No.1 overall with black TV viewers thanks to NFL football
BMW picks Sanders\Wingo and Matlock agencies for
multicultural assignments
TV One names Tonia Lee vice president of business
operations & strategy
NAMIC names winners of Excellence in Multi-cultural
Marketing Awards
Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of Sept. 5 - 11
Labor Day gives cable viewing a boost as Fall broadcast TV pulls viewers
Kevin McFall named CEO of professional network,
AMightyRiver.com
Black TV Ratings for Week of Sept. 5 - 11 Football
games more than doubles the week's number of black TV viewers
BET Networks names Eddie Hill Senior Vice President,
Consumer Marketing
BET's 'Sunday Best' finishes fourth season with a
record-breaking audience
NABOB/Power of Urban Radio Forum gets keynote from
McDonald's Neil Golden
Decisive Media honored with Gold Ink Awards for
magazine design, quality
Black Cable TV Ratings Wk. of Aug. 29 - Sept. 4
Cable sees big drop in black viewers for Labor Day week; TBS most watched net
BET Black College Tour returns with new sponsors
CoverGirl, KFC, Under Armour
Black TV Ratings for Week of Aug. 29 - Sept. 4 TV
viewing for Labor Day weekend in black homes mirrors last years' level
Transitions Optical expands efforts with NCNW to
reach African Americans
Dorothy E. Brunson, first black woman to own a radio
and TV station, dies at 72
AUGUST 2011
Black TV Ratings for Week of Sept. 19-25 X-Factor
joins football as a regular among most popular TV shows in black homes
NBC owned stations launch new program to recruit
diverse journalists
GM leads all donors in contributions to the $120
million King memorial
Black TV Ratings for Week of August 15 - 21 It's
still summer, but football's scoring high with black TV viewers
MSNBC officially names Rev. Al Sharpton to host 'PoliticsNation'
in daily 6 p.m. slot
Creditors ask bankruptcy judge to force Inner City
Broadcasting into Chapter 11
Johnson Publishing Co. names Kierna Mayo Editorial Director, Digital for Ebony
Target Market News names Karen Weddington Vice
President of Sales
BET specials celebrate unveiling of the Martin
Luther King Memorial
Ebony, Essence out-pace industry average for growth
in ad revenue
Black TV Ratings for Week of August 8 - 14 As summer
line-ups cool, audience number get warmer for TV networks
Sister 2 Sister magazine and Sofn'free launch 'Hair
Attitude Survey'
Northwestern Mutual Foundation sponsors MLK Memorial
Concert
Paddington Brands forms partnership with AP & Assoc.
for multicultural effort
Venus Williams joins Jamba Juice as spokesperson and
franchise owner
Bounce TV network lands Toyota as its first national
sponsor
Radio One reports nearly 30 percent growth in net
revenue for Q2
BlackVoices names OWN Network exec Christina Norman
to top post
NBCUniversal names Craig Robinson EVP, Chief
Diversity Officer
BlackVoices names OWN Network exec Christina Norman
to top post
NBCUniversal names Craig Robinson EVP, Chief
Diversity Officer
JULY 2011
Inner City Broadcasting, black-owned urban radio
firm, to be bought by Yucaipa
Black TV Ratings for Week of July 18 - 24 Summer
heat wave delivers a repeat performance for TV favorites
Coca-Cola extends its partnership with BET into the store
with promotions
Johnson Publishing names Clarisa Wilson president of
Fashion Fair Cosmetics
Postal Service to issue stamp honoring John H. Johnson in
early 2012
Walton/Isaacson ad agency for second time is named
'Supplier of the Year'
Rev. Al Sharpton, a guest anchor on MSNBC, being eyed as
permanent host
Black TV Ratings for Week of July 11 - 17 NBC takes No.1
spot with black TV viewers, but still bows to CBS
Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of July 11 - 17 VH1 scores
with Queen Latifah's scripted drama, 'Single Ladies'
New GlobalHue ad campaign for Jeep Grand Cherokee
debuts this week
OgilvyCULTURE launches as agency practice for 'the
new general market'
BB&T appoints banking veteran Cynthia Williams to
lead branding, advertising
Speakers named for Power of Urban Radio-NABOB forum Sept.
22nd
Hilton hotel chain names Jon Munoz director of
global diversity and inclusion
Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of July 4 - 10 BET finds a summer winner as
return of 'Sunday Best' takes top spots
National Bankers Assoc. launches campaign in push
for black consumers
Black TV Ratings for Week of July 4 - 10 CBS returns as Top 24 leader after NBC
loses 'The Voice;' ABC takes No.1
UNCF partners with BET to produce annual special,
'An Evening of Stars'
Bounce TV to launch Sept. 26th, says Martin Luther
King III and Andrew Young
TheGrio.com and NewsOne.com form partnership on
content, advertising sales
Chevrolet celebrates King Memorial with 'Table of
Brotherhood Project' tour, ads
Toyota launches campaign to market new RAV4 to
African-American consumers
Black Cable TV Ratings for Wk. of June 27 - July 3
Young black viewers make Disney most watched cable network
NAACP issues criticism of CNN's lack of
African-Americans in new lineup
Black TV Ratings for Week of June 27 - July 3 Summer
TV viewing in black homes continues to fall - except for talent shows
JPMorgan Chase investment unit buys stake in Johnson
Publishing
AT&T, One Solution team up on campaign to inspire
achievement
Time Warner Cable picks winners to host African
American talk show
NNPA conference puts issue of advertising in Black
Press up front
Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of June 20 - 26 BET
Awards set an audience record with 7 million black viewers
JUNE 2011
Essence Music festival hitting right notes for cable
networks
Black TV Ratings for Week of June 20 - 26 TV viewing
for Top 25 shows in black households way behind cable's audience
Sanders\Wingo named AOR for Midwest's largest gas
and convenience chain
Black Heritage Network expects seven million
subscribers by December launch
BET Awards 2011 was biggest in channel's history
with 7.7 million watching
Eight new African American research studies to be
unveiled at MAAX Summit
Steed Media, American Airlines team up on
BlackAtlas.com interactive effort
Black TV Ratings for Week of June 13 - 19 Summer
arrives and black TV viewers abandon repeats of favorite shows
BET Networks names Vicky Free Executive Vice
President of Marketing
comScore ranks Interactive One's sites as having 4.3
million unique visitors a month
Byron Allen to launch new HD channel targeted to
African-Americans
Study: Blacks more likely than whites to support
causes and social issues online
Nielsen: Blacks watching more video on mobile phones
than any other group
Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of June 6 - 12 Early
summer viewing on cable leans towards reality and comedy favorites
BET Networks to air exclusive coverage of First Lady
Michelle Obama's Africa trip
Black TV Ratings for Week of June 6 - 12 Black
viewership of NBA Finals' deciding match-up slightly smaller than last year
Madison Ave. Initiative announces launch of programs
promoting diversity
TV One adds nearly half million new households new
distribution deals
Gwen Robinson joins IMAGES USA as director of public
relations
Interactive One, Southwest Airlines, T.G.I. Fridays
partner for Black Music Month
Four A's Media Policy Committee meets with
broadcasters on 'No Urban Dictates'
Black TV Ratings for Week of May 23 - June 6 NBA
Finals return ABC to dominance among black TV viewers
OwensMorris Communications expands practice as Merge
Consumer Marketing
Black Enterprise magazine names Burrell ad agency of
the year
AOL names Lateef Sarnor head advertising strategy
for BlackVoices.com
NAMD honors Prime Access CEO Howard Buford with Moss
Kendrix Award
MAY 2011
Oprah leaves daytime airwaves with the largest
audience in show's history
Black TV Ratings for Week of May 16 - 22 ABC's
'Dancing' gives network big sway with black viewers during month of May
Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of May 16 - 22
Chicago Bulls, Miami Heat playoff series topped black cable viewing
New BET research study unveils African-Americans'
movie-going preferences
Tom Joyner's HBCUsOnline.com adds FAMU and Tennessee
State as partners
Earvin 'Magic' Johnson reportedly making moves on
Inner City Broadcasting
Veteran marketer Mike Jackson and R&R Partners form
Jackson & Partners LLC
Wonya Lucas, veteran cable exec, named as president
and CEO of TV One
Pittsburgh will again have a fulltime urban radio
station after two-year absence
Applications being accepted by Comcast for minority
business start-ups program
Black TV Ratings for Week of May 9 - 15 ABC sweeps
top spots among TV chart in week without the NBA playoffs
Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of May 9 - 15
Chicago Bulls, Atlanta Hawks attract 4.6 mil black viewers in record-setting
game
Lenny Kravitz debuts new music in GlobalHue's 2011
Jeep commercial
Lee Dunham, pioneering McDonald's owner/operator,
dies at age 78
Essence president Michelle Ebanks adds title of
president of People en Espanol
Radio One reported first quarter revenue growth of
10% to $65 million
BET signs exclusive partnership deal with producers
of 'The Game'
Real Times Media and 100 Black Men of America to
collaborate on publication
TV One President and CEO, Johnathan Rodgers, to
retire at the end of July
Ford says 2010 goal was exceeded for spending with
minorities, women
Burrell adds four senior executives after
assignments from Comcast, SuperValu
Black Cable TV Ratings for Wk. of Apr. 25 - May 1
Black viewing for the NBA playoff slightly off for the same period last year
Bounce TV gets agreement to be carried in 26 markets by Raycom Media stations
NNPA papers to distribute stories from Maynard Institute's America's Wire
Food industry veteran Michael B. Moore named President, CEO of Glory Foods
Black TV Ratings for Week of April 25 - May 1 Black viewers tuned to TV news for
Obama's bin Laden announcement
ThinkAfricaPress.com offers news and analysis of African continent
Sheila C. Johnson and Derek Murphy named to AOL Huffington Post positions
ThinkAfricaPress.com offers news and analysis of African continent
TV One expands west coast sales office, names Seeta Zieger as Vice President
Merry Green appointed Associate Publisher for 'Who's Who In Black Chicago'
Herbert Temple, longtime art director for Ebony and Jet magazines, dies at 91
APRIL 2011
TBS cancels Tyler Perry's 'House of Payne,' picks up new series 'For Better or
Worse'
Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of April 18 - 24 NBA playoff basketball draws
record viewing by black households to cable TV
Black TV Ratings for Week of April 18 - 24 ABC stays on top as it continues to
grow in appeal with black TV audiences
Veteran marketing executive Laurel Richie named president of WNBA
Polk: Growth of black car buying market 10 times
greater than general market
Noir Media Group forms alliance to launch NOIRwoman
Ad Network
Attorneys general in 17 states urge an end to malt
liquor endorsed by Snoop Dogg
BET to debut more scripted shows following the
success of 'The Game'
Soul Train, Spotset partner on radio vignettes
marking show's 40 years
Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of April 11 - 17 NBA
Playoffs on TNT, ESPN take over cable viewing in black households
Essence releases results from study on black women's
attitudes on beauty
Black TV Ratings for Week of April 11 - 17 'Dancing'
remains most popular show on Top 25 chart, but CBS leads networks
Dante Lee opens office in Philippines for newly
launched Web venture
JPC names Mitzi Miller Editor in Chief of JET as
magazine marks 60th year
Radio One expects Q1 revenue to increase by 10.9% to
$65.4 million
Comcast names Maria Arias as Executive Director of
Diversity and Inclusion
Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of April 4 - 10
Following season finale of 'The Game,' BET remains most watched cable network
Black TV Ratings for Week of April 4 - 10 NCAA
Championship leads CBS' takeover of TV's Top 25 in black homes
Real Men Charities partners with Tyler Perry on 'Madea'
promotional tie-in
Black TV Ratings for Week of April 4 - 10 NCAA
Championship leads CBS' takeover of TV's Top 25 in black homes
Real Men Charities partners with Tyler Perry on 'Madea'
promotional tie-in
Ford rolls out 'Inner Child' print, TV and radio
campaign from UniWorld Group
Philadelphia Tribune digitally archiving extensive
photo archive for public access
Carol H. Williams to remain agency for Army's
African-American advertising
Toya is back on BET with 'A Family Affair' reality
show debuting April 12
Black Cable TV Ratings for Wk. of Mar. 28 - Apr. 3
BET rides season finale of 'The Game' to Top 25 domination with marathon
'Black Dynamite' animated series to come to Adult
Swim channel next year
Black TV Ratings for Week of Mar. 28 - Apr. 3
'Dancing,' Obama speech push ABC within striking distance of CBS's lead
NAACP, Wells Fargo open Financial Freedom Center to
help ethnic consumers
Johnson Products signs NBA's Carmelo Anthony as
spokesman for men's line
Carter Broadcasting introduces mobile apps for KPRS-FM
and KPRT-AM
Nielsen study: African-Americans log the most hours
on TV, video games, DVDs
Radio One names Urban League exec Eddie Harrell
Columbus VP and GM
Comcast accepting proposals for African-American
independent cable channels
New black digital TV channel planned by Andrew Young
and Martin King III
New York City to challenge Census results; Says
black population in error
Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of March 21 - 27
'The Game' leads BET's sweeps of top spots on the chart of cable favorites
MARCH 2011
Black TV Ratings for Week of March 21 - 27 Black
households deliver big win to CBS for NCAA's Sweet 16, Elite 8
Sprite moves beyond controversy and brings back its
Step Off competition
Amtrak unveils multicultural programs for National
Train Day observance in May
Coca-Cola investing $6 million for safe water
projects throughout Africa
Verizon adds BET HD to FiOS TV channel lineup in
more markets
Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of March 14 - 20
NCAA's multi-channel format fails to attract big black audience for single game
Black TV Ratings for Week of March 14 - 20 'March
Madness' early games fail to make Top 25 of most popular shows
NAACP responds to Black Press' criticism of Image
Awards campaign
FCC introduces procedures, oversight to eliminate
'no urban dictates'
Comcast and NBCUniversal announce external diversity
advisory council
The Gap looking to younger blacks and Hispanics to
lure new customers
Nelson Mandela's 46664 organization to establish
apparel line for revenues
Radio One updates its guidance on Q2 revenues with a
positive outlook
Ford debuts 'Crazy Explorer Giveaway' with Tom
Joyner's Fantastic Voyage
Burger King's black advertising in limbo with
Crispin Porter & Bogusky firing
GM names Brooke Ellis to newly created position of
Diversity Media Manager
Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of March 7 - 13 BET
favorites and the NBA dominate the Top 25 cable chart
NNPA chairman criticizes Toyota ad policy for
ignoring black press
Black TV Ratings for Week of March 7 - 13 'Criminal
Minds: Suspect Behavior' moves up again on Top 25
Study: Black consumers' usage of online, mobile
TV platforms outpaces whites'
The Washington Informer wins three first-place
Ethnic Media Awards honors
Janet Rolle named EVP and Chief Marketing Officer
for CNN Worldwide
Black papers criticize NAACP for being excluded in
Image Awards marketing
Trymaine Lee first African-American hired following
AOL/HuffPost partnership
Tracey Jennings named VP, Global Director for Liquid
Soul Media agency
Black Cable TV Ratings for Wk. of Feb. 28 - Mar. 6
VH1 posts strong showing on the Top 25; BET is week's No.1 cable network
Black TV Ratings for Week of Feb. 28 - March 6 NAACP
Image Awards drops a half million black viewers from last year
Comcast names Burrell Communications
African-American agency of record
Herb Kemp, veteran advertising and marketing
executive, dies at 69
Time Warner launches 'Born to Shine' talk show,
marketing campaign
Cable's GMC and ABFF offer Faith and Family
Screenplay Competition
Constance C.R. White named Editor-in-Chief of
Essence magazine
Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of Feb. 21 - 27 BET
regains the No.1 spot on the Top 25 cable chart with 'The Game'
Jeff Palmer, veteran marketing executive and CMO of
Motel 6, dies at 63
Black TV Ratings for Week of February 21 - 27 Black
audience for the Oscars dropped to nearly half of last year's viewers
Global Advertising Strategies agency names Ola Kudu
its Creative Director
Fannie Mae study: Blacks the most optimistic group
on home ownership
FEBRUARY 2011
Interactive One names Global Grind's Navarrow Wright
Chief Technology Officer
GMC posts record-setting ratings for last year for
gospel-oriented entertainment
UPTOWN Professional debuts in March as quarterly
magazine and Web site
Black TV Ratings for Week of February 14 - 20 Debut
of 'Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior' a favorite with black viewers
Walgreens showcases products from black-owned
businesses during February
Black TV Ratings for Week of February 7 - 13 Grammy
Awards tops most watched shows, but draws less than in 2010
JPC names Stephen Gregory Barr Group Publisher, SVP
of EBONY and JET
The AFRO-American Newspapers partners with Google on
digitizing archive
Magic Johnson's investment makes him part-owner and
chairman of Vibe Holdings
GMC promotes Ty Johnson to Vice President,
Multicultural Sales
Maya Angelou offers her first public radio show
during Black History Month
Black TV Ratings for Week of January 24 - 30
'American Idol' and Pro Bowl football give Fox the trifecta in black households
Study: African-Americans likely next big opportunity
for smartphone makers
LAGRANT Foundation awarding $125,000 in marketing
and PR scholarships
JANUARY 2011
Cafe Mocha radio show marks its first anniversary by
adding NY's WBLS
Macy's announces development program for
minority-owned retail businesses
AURN promotes Howard Eisen to President of Network
Sales
The Loop 21 names Ken Gibbs COO and Executive Editor
and other senior posts
Target promotes Laysha Ward to executive committee
Huffington Post partners with Sheila Johnson on
African-American section
Minority supplier council uses billboards to blast
Conn. Lottery advertising policy
Bryan Monroe, former Ebony VP, named editor of
CNNPolitics.com
Flowers Communications promotes Rashada Whitehead to
President
Yoplait campaign encourages healthier lifestyles for
African-American women
Tom Joyner partners with PreCash, Bancorp Bank to
offer the REACH Card
Marquis Miller named Vice President by Minority
Supplier Development Council
Time Warner gives stipend to research project on
blacks and broadband
Sprint launches 4G smartphone film competition
targeting black students
Broadband use and multiplatform TV viewing increase
among ethnic segments
Star Jones joins UPTOWN Magazine as Editor-At-Large
DECEMBER 2010
AURN announces partnership to represent SupeRadio
EBONY Magazine appoints Darhil Crooks creative
director
IMAGES USA selected as African-American advertising
agency for KFC
Katz Media president Stu Olds, supporter of Urban
radio, dies at the age of 60
GoBlackbook.com combines needs of black
professionals and social networking
Universal Pictures names Talitha Watkins, Fabian
Castro VP Multicultural Marketing
Diverse: Issues In Higher Education magazine
launches Websites
NOVEMBER 2010
Minority, civil rights groups back Rep. Rush for top
Dem on subcommittee
Future growth in the digital population expected to
come from minorities
Black TV Ratings for Week of November 8 - 14
'Detroit 1-8-7' gives ABC most watch network title but is still being canceled
Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of Nov. 8 - 14 Cable
viewing among black households continues to show strong growth
Columbia College president issues statement on
purchase of JPC building
Johnson Publishing Co. to sell its iconic
headquarters to Columbia College
Johnson Publishing Co. names Judene Walden Vice
President of Integrated Sales
Wells Fargo, Rainbow PUSH launch financial education
program
Lawsuit charges tobacco companies targeted
African-Americans decades ago
UPTOWN magazine increases local coverage, frequency
and rate base
ANA Conference: Marketers favoring cross-cultural
idea vs. single ethnic focus
Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of Nov. 1 - 7
BET's 'Black Girls Rock' takes out Bravo's 'Real Housewives' in big week for
cable
GM appoints Eric Peterson to additional position of
Vice President for Diversity
Black TV Ratings for Week of November 1 - 7
NBC throws in the towel on spy drama 'Undercovers' after Dec. 1
Real Men Cook hires agency collective led by E.
Britton Group, Kizart Media Partners
Essence promotes Antoinette Mabry to Senior Director
of Marketing
Angela Burt-Murray leaving editor's post at Essence
magazine after five years
Lagrant Comm hires two for Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation account
Black TV Ratings for Week of October 25 - 31 CBS
maintains its title as week's most watched network, NBC falls to third
P&G's 'My Black Is Beautiful' TV series returning to
BET on November 7th
Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of Oct. 25 - 31 TBS
and Tyler Perry outscore the return of basketball on ESPN and TNT
Veteran journalist Hazel Trice Edney launching black
news wire service
New 'Buying Power' report: Black consumers spend as
economy grows 11-1-10
Tom Burrell adopts best-selling book, 'Brainwashed,'
into online quiz 11-1-10
OCTOBER 2010
AT&T receives top honor from National Minority
Supplier Development Council
TV One presents special one-hour interview with
Michelle Obama tonight
Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of Oct. 18 - 24
Baseball meets the Browns and TBS scores as week's most watched network
Maynard Institute launches new wire service with
stories on structural racism
Toyota's Green Initiative to promote sustainability
at black colleges
Black TV Ratings for Week of October 18 - 24 NBC
continues to give CBS competition; 'Undercovers' gains viewers
Stacey Simmons joins Carol H. Williams Advertising
as account director
TV One's 2009-10 season the highest in network's
six-year history
BET 'goes pink' in support of National Breast cancer
Awareness Month
Rainbow PUSH hosts symposium on telecommunications,
international affairs
Suzuki uses MySpace to grab interest from black,
Hispanic men to sportsbike
Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of Oct. 11 - 17 BET
repeats as most watched cable network thanks to Hip-Hop Awards
Lincoln MKX Crossover targets black women in new
UniWorld ad campaign
TV One gets first scripted series in deal with
veteran producer Bentley Kyle Evans
Contasia Placide joins Carol H. Williams Advertising
as senior account executive
Johnson Publishing marks EBONY's 65th anniversary
with November iPad edition
Nielsen Vice Chair Susan Whiting adds title of Chief
Diversity Officer
Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of October 4 - 10
Title of most watched network swings to BET with baseball on TBS
Essence promotes Karen Williams to Vice President,
Sales and Marketing
Black TV Ratings for Week of October 4 - 10 Most
watched TV network in black homes see-saws between CBS, NBC
Burrell Communications embraces technology to
automate media buying
White House hosts summit for black Web sites,
bloggers in African American push
Carol H. Williams promotes Traci Sussholz to VP,
Account Director
TV One reality show, 'K-Ci and JoJo Come Clean,'
follows R&B duo's rehab
Marc Lamont Hill debuts as host of 'Our World with
Black Enterprise'
Tamron Hall hosting afternoon political show on
MSNBC starting today
Arbitron's Oveda Brown honored by American Urban
Radio Networks
The Pert Group names Alex Camacho senior consultant,
multicultural services
Black Cable TV Ratings for Wk. of Sept. 27 - Oct. 2
TBS retakes the lead from Nickelodeon as the most viewed cable network
Black media come together in a 'Deciding Moment' for
HIV/AIDS awareness
Black TV Ratings for Week of Sept. 27 - Oct. 3
'Undercovers' lead-in makes NBC the week's most watched TV network
BET Networks' 2009-10 record-setting season was the
best in its history
Macy's finds success with African-Americans by
focusing on local tastes
Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores to market Smokey
Robinson CD
Diageo produces it own reality series on BET to tap
growing ethnic markets
MassMutual enhances its outreach to African-American
consumers
Colgate markets ProClinical toothpaste line through
African-American hair salons
Radio One names Chris Wegmann and Alan Leinwand to
Washington, DC market
SEPTEMBER 2010
Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of Sept. 20 - 26
Nick-At-Nite becomes most watched cable network with 2-hour black program block
Real Times to publish 'Driven' highlighting
African-Americans in the auto industry
Black TV Ratings for Week of September 20 - 26
'Undercovers' and 'The Event' give NBC two more Top 25 competitors
TV One to begin airing 'Judge Karen's Court'
weeknights starting Oct. 4th
UPTOWN Magazine launches ad supported city guides
iPhone app
American Legacy magazine celebrates its 15th
anniversary
GlobalHue realigns leadership with Don Coleman as
general manager
Tavis Smiley, Cornel West join forces for new public
radio show starting Oct. 1
Cadillac names Carol H. Williams as its
African-American agency
Chevrolet selects Spike DDB as African-American
agency of record
Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of Sept. 13 - 19
'Monday Night Football' barely takes No.1 spot of week's favorite cable shows
Report: The net represents 32% of daily media
exposure for African-Americans
Black TV Ratings for Week of September 13 - 19 CBS
regains week's most watched network title as new TV season begins
Research on lower-income ethnic shoppers shows $115
Billion opportunity
Sharpton forms media firm, launches Sunday show
focused on education
Democrats to spend $2 million to reach black voters
for mid-term elections
Chrysler Group LLC draws 1,500 to its 11th annual
minority supplier event
Arbitron: Blacks increased their listening of Urban
Adult Contemporary format
Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of Sept. 6 - 12
'Meet the Browns' holds on to most- watched title as fall season begins
Black TV Ratings for Week of September 6 - 12 The
season debut of NFL football frenzy dominates Top 25 TV viewing
Honorees are announced for the 2010 ADCOLOR Awards
Don Jackson's Central City Productions celebrates 40
years of success in TV
Former BET exec Curtis Symonds to debut sports
oriented HBCU Network
VOX Global appoints former White House Communicator
Corey Ealons to SVP post
Black Cable TV Ratings for Wk. of Aug. 30-Sept. 5
Will cable networks find a way to increase black audiences in the fall season?
Radio One to celebrate its 30th anniversary with 30
Days of Giving
Rep. Ed Towns and Madison Avenue Initiative to host
CBC ad industry forum
Black TV Ratings for Week of Aug. 30 - Sept. 5 For
summer's last week, black viewers leave TV behind and head outdoors
Nielsen: African-Americans still nation's largest
ethnic television audience
Rainbow PUSH to host 11th Annual Automotive Summit
Sept. 29th in Detroit
Purdue Univ. gets $1.5 million to create
African-American heart info materials
NAMIC announces winners of 2010 multicultural
marketing awards
Transitions Optical focuses multicultural marketing
effort on black community
Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of August 23 - 29
Meet The Browns the only cable show drawing black viewers in the millions
BET's 'Changing Lanes' brings the reality of NASCAR
racing to black audiences
Black TV Ratings for Week of Aug. 23 - 29 With no
black nominations, African-American TV viewers shun Emmys
Carol H. Williams receives honor from U.S. Dept. of
Commerce
AUGUST 2010
Former GlobalHue president establishes
StrategicSense consulting firm
Lagrant Communications to mark 20th anniversary with
series of service projects
Nielsen: African-Americans talk, text more on
cellphones than any ethnic group
Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of August 16 - 22
TBS comes out of the summer with growing popularity for Meet The Browns
Black TV Ratings for Week of Aug. 16 - 22 Will it
take black audiences to save the NFL on TV this season?
Black Enterprise magazine launches iPad edition with
Toyota as sponsor
Veteran CBS News correspondent Harold Dow dies
apparently of asthma attack
Burger King to raise ad spending on black consumers
after cutting black agency
Steed Media Group debuts "Producer 10" highlighting
successful black males
AAF announces 2010 Diversity Achievement and Mosaic
Awards winners
Arbitron sponsors ANA Multicultural Awards; Deadline
for entries is August 30
Provision by Maxine Waters in financial reform law
creates inclusion for minorities
Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of August 9 - 15 TNT
finds traction with black audiences with Hawthorne and Memphis Beat
Burger King extends consolidation of agency
assignments to ethnic accounts
OwensMorris agency names Kenny Johnson VP Branded
Events
'Live From The Essence Music Festival' to premiere
Aug. 29 on TV One
Yankelovich, Burrell release multicultural study
showing economy's impact
Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of August 2 - 8 TBS
adds Tyler Perry movie and draws more black viewers than any network
Desiree Rogers named CEO of Johnson Publishing
Company
Black TV Ratings for Week of Aug. 2- 8 The return of
football kicks NBC to No.1 position on the Top 25
Ross Love, one of radio's largest black owners and
former P&G vp, dies
Syd Small, a pioneering owner in radio broadcasting, dies
unexpectedly at 72
Mary J. Blige breaks sales record with pitch for her
My Life fragrance on HSN
New Ford African-American Web campaign taps announcer
James Brown
Tracey Cooper to oversee news section of BET.com
following staff layoffs
Black Cable TV Ratings for Wk. of July 26 - Aug. 1 Cable
TV regains black viewers as it continues to battle broadcast re-runs
Safeway names Jonathan Mayes SVP of Government
Relations, Public Affairs
General Mills expands its Feeding Dreams programs to
honor heroes in 10 markets
Black TV Ratings for Week of July 26 - Aug. 1 CBS
takes three spots on Top 25 chart of black households TV favorites
Kimberly Hulsey named Senior VP for distribution,
strategy for TV One
Louisiana launches new iPhone app for its African
American heritage trail
JULY 2010
Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of July 19 - 25
Disney challenges TBS for most cable viewers during summer or re-runs
Washington Informer marks Urban League 100th year
with publication
Time Warner Cable adds TV One channel to roster in
Rochester, NY
Vickie Burns is named Vice President, News at KNBC
in Los Angeles
Black TV Ratings for Week of July 19 - 25 ABC's
20/20 takes No.1 ranking among TV shows in black households
Bob Johnson urges dialogue and reforms on growing
black/white wealth gap
The 10th Power of Urban Radio Forum to feature top
corporate marketing CEOs
Ariel survey: Blacks more optimistic about economy
and stocks as best investment
Clear Channel donates two more stations to MMTC
minority ownership initiative
Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of July 12 - 18 TBS'
comedies draw the largest black audience of any regular programming
Census: Black-owned businesses growing faster than
any other group
FCC Commissioners urge minority entrepreneurs to
focus on new media
Black TV Ratings for Week of July 12 - 18 CBS
continues to benefit from popularity of its line-up during re-run season
Ebony Magazine, Univ. of Chicago to host live
webcast roundtable on education
BET Networks names Robi Reed VP of Talent and
Casting, Original Programming
Interactive One, Urban Professionals host Digital
Summit in New York July 21
Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of July 5 - 11
Lebron James gets 3 million black viewers to watch his 'Decision' on ESPN
Walton Isaacson ad agency receives Silver Telly
Award for Lexus campaign
Hispanic agency Marketvision develops
African-American marketing division
Black TV Ratings for Week of July 5 - 11 CBS
continues to benefit from popularity of its line-up during re-run season
Jesse Jackson calls on Comcast-NBCU to increase ad
spending with black media
Anne Sempowski Ward resigns as President, COO of
Johnson Publishing
McDonald's ties black, Hispanic culture to its
marketing efforts
Comcast-NBCU pledges to add eight black, Hispanic
independent networks
Black Cable TV Ratings for Wk. of June 28 - July 4
Cable finds viewers wandering, sampling for summer relief in unseen shows
The Washington Informer takes top honors for general
excellence at NNPA
Black TV Ratings for Week of June 28 - July 4 Heat,
summer reruns have black viewers channel surfing for something new
Vibe Magazine names Jeff Mazzacano Publisher &
Integrated Sales Director
PUSH to address advertising, media issues with
Marketing & Media Project
Interactive One names Mike Rich Chief Product &
Operating Officer
Pew Study: Blacks are far more upbeat about economy
improving than whites
TV One's new reality grows by mixing originals with
off new sitcoms
Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of June 21 - 27 BET
Awards is week's No.1 cable show for black and white viewers
Comcast, NBC-Universal sign diversity agreement with
Hispanic groups
Henry Watkins, former TV One VP, named publisher
UPTOWN Magazine
Black TV Ratings for Week of June 21 - 27 CBS' 'The
Mentalist' goes from the bottom to No.1 on the Top 25
JUNE 2010
Join the industry elite at the 2010 MAAX Summit and
Awards dinner
Nashville is first AAF chapter to present Mosaic
Awards on the local level
Arbitron's Alton Adams, top black executive, is out
in management shuffle
Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of June 13 - 20 'Are
We There Yet?' stays in the top three of most watched cable shows
Connie Frazier promoted to COO of American Advertising
Federation
American Legacy, Bayer Aspirin partner on annual
Multicultural Healthcare Awards
Black TV Ratings for Week of June 14 - 20 Nearly
eight million black viewers watched Lakers, Celtics in NBA Finals
BET Networks President Scott Mills reflects on 30
years of change
Radio One makes financial moves to take 56%
ownership of TV One stock
David Presher named VP and GM of Radio One's
Columbus, Ohio stations
Orlando Magic hires Circulation Experti, Act-e for
multicultural marketing initiative
BET Networks partners with AOL on Fandemonium Award
at 2010 BET Awards
Essence advertising rebound may signal coming upward
trend for black magazines
PPM's arrival in Columbus, Ohio has urban radio
stations and listeners worried
Monique Kersey-Love named editor of
BlackTalentNews.com
Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of June 7 - 13
Shifting cable viewing patterns continue with advent of summer shows
KFC unveils plans to increase targeted ad dollars
and diversity at PUSH conference
Black TV Ratings for Week of June 7 - 13 NBA Finals'
black record-setting audience still at 30% and growing
L.A. Sentinel publisher, Bakewell Media, reaches
terms to buy L.A. Watts Times
Andrew Langston, founder and CEO of Rochester, NY
station WDKX, dies at 83
Tom Joyner extends his listener reach in Chicago
with addition of POWER 92 FM
Tom Burrell, ad pioneer, launches national campaign
backing black artists
BMW partners with Jamie Foxx's FoxxHole satellite
radio channel
Tri-State Defender newspaper and WMC-TV Action News
5 announce partnership
Black Cable TV Ratings for Wk. of May 31 - June 6
NBA games off cable gives Nickelodeon opening with black viewers
Maynard Institute gets $1 million to improve media
coverage of racism