CULTURETECHLENSCathy Hughes
PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record
Founder of Radio One/Urban One; the central individual figure in Black radio's survival through consolidation and the creator of the 'Quiet Storm' format.
Notes
Merged into canonical KG 2026-10-03 from MEDIA-001; source entity IDs: CTL-DR-MEDIA-001:MED-031; source research type(s): Person.
Sources
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_One; tvone.tv
- news.radio-online.com; eurweb.com; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quiet_storm
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_One
- Black Enterprise (45 Great Moments; Titans list)
- blackpast.org
- okayplayer.com
Record CTL-E-0667 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: PROVISIONAL · 6 sources · CTL research: MEDIA-001.
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