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Cathy Hughes is a G on all ranges. The City One founder has been named one of many “50 Biggest Hip-Hop Executives of All Time” by Selection.

The most recent acknowledgment ought to be no shock to anybody accustomed to the Black radio pioneer. Hughes is in some historic alongside the likes of Dangerous Boy Information founder and present Revolt CEO Sean “Diddy” Combs, Epic Information Chairperson Sylvia Rhone and rapper turned mogul Jay-Z, amongst others. Contemplating Hip-Hop’s 50-year legacy of hustle, together with Hughes was a no brainer.

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She is probably not a family identify, however Hughes is a trailblazer for each feminine music executives and hip-hop tradition. As the primary feminine VP and common supervisor at WHUR in Washington, D.C., she pioneered the “Quiet Storm” format. She then based City One (initially often known as Radio One) in 1980, which turned the most important Black-owned and -operated radio and tv broadcast firm within the U.S., and in 1999 was the primary Black feminine to move an organization listed on NASDAQ; by 2007, the corporate owned 70 stations in 22 markets. She has been listed because the second-richest Black lady in the USA — after Oprah Winfrey.

Nothing however respect, Cathy Hughes. Study a bit extra about her unbelievable and galvanizing profession on this 2019 function within the PBS particular BOSS: The Black Expertise in Enterprise under: