SILVER SPRING, Md.,
April 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/
-- Urban One recently unveiled a new WE ARE
ONE PSA campaign designed to provide hope and
encouragement during the COVID-19 pandemic. The campaign
features a host of celebrities, Reach Media Syndicated Radio
Personalities, talent from TV One and Radio One,
Urban One executives and staff sharing uplifting expressions of
unity and strength as the nation grapples with the unprecedented
impact of the global health pandemic.
The campaign features Reach Media syndicated radio hosts
Erica Campbell (Get Up!
Mornings with Erica Campbell),
Rickey Smiley (The Rickey
Smiley Morning Show) and Willie
Moore, Jr. (The Willie Moore
Jr. Show). Additional participants include Reach Media
radio personality Griff (Get Up! Mornings with
Erica Campbell), singer
Kenny Lattimore, actress and
producer Terri J. Vaughn
(Girlfriends' Getaway, Mann and Wife), actor
Tobias Truvillion (Loved
To Death, Sistas), actor Tray
Chaney (Saints & Sinners, The Wire), TV One
and CLEO TV talent David
Quinn (ATL Homicide), Vincent Velazquez (ATL Homicide),
Chef Jernard Wells (New
Soul Kitchen), Chef JJ Johnson (Just Eats with Chef
JJ), TV One and Radio One talent, as well as Urban One
executives and staff. Urban One invites its content consumers
to join the conversation and share their video messages using
#WeAreOne.
"During challenging times, we must seek to elevate the hearts,
minds and spirits of our community," said Cathy Hughes, Chairwoman, Urban One, Inc.
"The We Are One campaign allows our Urban One family to
spread faith, hope and love and unite with others as we face the
challenge presented by this global health crisis."
The WE ARE ONE PSAs will run across all of the Urban One
brands including TV One, CLEO TV, Radio One, Reach Media, iOne
Digital, and One Solution. Follow @Urban1Media on Facebook and
Twitter to join the campaign.
To view the WE ARE ONE PSA, please click here.
ABOUT URBAN ONE, INC.
Urban One,
Inc. (urban1.com), together with its subsidiaries, is the
largest diversified media company that primarily targets
African-American and urban consumers in the United
States. Urban One is the parent company of Radio One,
Reach Media, Inc. (blackamericaweb.com), TV One (tvone.tv),
CLEO TV (mycleo.tv), iOne Digital
(ionedigital.com) and One Solution. Formerly known as
Radio One, Inc., the Company was founded in 1980 with a single
radio station and now owns and/or operates 59 broadcast stations
(including HD stations) in 15 urban markets in the United States, making it one of the
nation's largest radio broadcasting companies. The Company's
growth led to diversification into syndicated radio programming,
cable television and online digital media. As a result,
in 2017, Radio One, Inc. was renamed Urban One, Inc. to reflect the
Company's multi-media operations better. While the Company
was renamed Urban One, Radio One remains the brand of the radio
division and all of its radio assets. Through
Reach Media, Inc., the Company operates nationally syndicated radio
programming, including the Tom
Joyner Morning Show, the Rickey Smiley Morning Show, the
Russ Parr Morning Show, and the DL
Hughley Show. TV One is a national cable television
network serving more than 59 million households, offering a broad
range of original programming, classic series, and movies designed
to entertain, inform and inspire a diverse audience of adult Black
viewers. Launched in January 2019,
CLEO TV is a lifestyle and entertainment cable television network
targeting Millennial and Gen X women of color. iOne Digital
is a collection of digital platforms providing the African-American
community with social, news and entertainment content across
numerous branded websites, including Cassius, Bossip, HipHopWired,
and MadameNoire branded websites. One Solution provides
award-winning, fully integrated advertising solutions across the
entire Urban One multi-media platform. Through its national,
multi-media operations, the Company and One Solution provides
advertisers with a unique and powerful delivery mechanism to
African-American and urban audiences. Finally, Urban One owns
a minority interest in MGM National Harbor, a gaming resort located
in Prince George's County,
Maryland.
ABOUT TV ONE
Launched in January 2004, TV
One serves 59 million households, offering a broad range of
real-life and entertainment-focused original programming, classic
series, movies, and music designed to entertain and inform a
diverse audience of adult black viewers. The network represents the
best in black culture and entertainment with fan favorite
shows Unsung, Uncensored, The DL Hughley Show, ATL Homicide,
Fatal Attraction, and Urban One Honors. In addition, TV
One is the cable home of original blockbuster films including When
Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story, Love Under New Management:
The Miki Howard Story, Bobbi
Kristina, and The Bobby DeBarge Story. TV One is owned
solely by Urban One, Inc., formerly known as Radio One, Inc.
[NASDAQ: UONE and UONEK, www.urban1.com], the largest
African-American owned multi-media Company primarily targeting
Black and urban audiences.
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