SILVER
SPRING, Md., Sept. 26,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Urban One (NASDAQ: UONEK) today
announced that public relations veteran Tony Robinson has joined the company as Vice
President, Corporate Communications.
Robinson brings 30 years of experience in radio and
public/government affairs to the newly created role that will
collaborate on internal and external communications activity across
all Urban One brands and platforms. He will report to Karen Wishart, Chief Administrative Officer of
Urban One.
"Tony's long history of working with executive leadership to
provide strategic messaging and comprehensive communications
strategy for corporate clients and public officials will help us
better tell our story to a wider variety of audiences," said
Wishart.
After 25 years of government, higher education, and corporate
public relations, he founded Robinson Public Affairs, LLC (RPA), a
full-service strategic communications and stakeholder engagement
firm based in Washington,
DC. Prior to founding RPA, the District of Columbia City
Administrator recruited Mr. Robinson to join his executive
management team where he directed public affairs campaigns and
provided counsel to the Mayor, Deputy Mayors, agency directors, and
subordinate public information officers.
Early in his career, Robinson was an on-air personality and
public affairs host on Northeastern
University's WRBB-FM and later served as General Manager. He
would transition to the school's Office of Communications and
thereafter served in similar media relations positions at
Johns Hopkins and American
universities.
About Urban One, Inc.
Urban One, Inc. (urban1.com), together with its
subsidiaries, is the largest diversified media company that
primarily targets Black Americans and urban consumers in
the United States. The Company
owns TV One, LLC (tvone.tv), a television network
serving more than 46 million households and CLEO TV, its
sister network with a an almost 41 million household reach.
As of March 31, 2021, we owned and/or
operated 64 independently formatted, revenue producing broadcast
stations (including 54 FM or AM stations, 8 HD stations, and the 2
low power television stations we operate) branded under the
tradename "Radio One" in 13 urban markets in the United States. Through its controlling
interest in Reach Media, Inc. (blackamericaweb.com),
the Company also operates syndicated programming
including the Rickey Smiley Morning
Show, the Russ Parr Morning
Show and the DL Hughley Show. In addition to its
radio and television broadcast assets, Urban One owns iOne
Digital (ionedigital.com), our wholly owned digital
platform serving the African American community through social
content, news, information, and entertainment websites, including
its Cassius, Bossip, HipHopWired and MadameNoire digital platforms
and brands. We also have invested in a minority ownership interest
in MGM National Harbor, a gaming resort located in Prince George's County, Maryland. Through our
national multi-media operations, we provide advertisers with a
unique and powerful delivery mechanism to the African American and
urban audiences.
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SOURCE Urban One, Inc.