ECSU's ‘Wonderful Radio, Viking Style’ making waves

ELIZABETH, North Carolina  -  Wonderful Radio, Viking Style. Locals may know it as the initials WRVS, or 89.9 on their radio displays, but there is a lot more than just a number behind that frequency.

The Elizabeth City State University-based radio station is staffed with people from the surrounding area who have expressed the desire to invest in the community’s talent, and the station displays such talent in its content.

“Coool Cat”, on Sundays at 2 p.m., is one example. The syndicated radio program was founded by Elizabeth City local, Ray White, who has been able to parlay his interest in music into a syndicated radio program that is run from the comfort of his home, or even on the road, thanks to his portable radio station.

Coool Cat’s unique twist on radio and music is that it concentrates on ...


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Johnson C. Smith grad Leford Green running for gold on Monday

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - Recent Johnson C. Smith University graduate Leford Green will compete for Olympic gold Monday in London.  Green, running for his country of Jamaica, qualified for the 400-meter hurdles finals Saturday when he finished second in his semifinal heat with a season’s best time of 48.61 seconds.

Green will run in the finals at London’s Olympic Stadium on Monday at 3:45 p.m. (EST).



“It was a good run and I’m glad to be in the final, because at this stage basically anything can happen,” Green told reporters. “I have been working a lot in practice and I’m going to try and fix up for the final. I’m going to see if I can go faster.”

Green, whose personal best is 48.47 seconds, was the NCAA Division II champion in the 400-meter run in 2011, the year he graduated from J.C.Smith.  Green is trying to become ...

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2012 SCSU Bulldogs fueled by intensity to regain MEAC crown

ORANGEBURG, South Carolina - Press and Picture Day is a time for South Carolina State football players and coaches to put on their best faces for the cameras and discuss the upcoming season.

Bubbling beneath the smiling faces on display Saturday morning at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium was an intensity which burned to the surface when the topic turned to the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference title.

“Last year hurt that we couldn’t get the title,” quarterback Richard Cue said. “But we’ve just got a big chip on our shoulder right now. We’ve going to go back and start and do what we’ve supposed to do.”

“It’s definitely motivation,” said wide receiver and Goose Creek graduate Tyler McDonald. “We never like to give away something that we feel is ours. So, everybody’s been working with a chip on their shoulder since the season’s been over just to get that back.”



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Tougaloo College Acquires WUFX-TV in Jackson

TOUGALOO, Mississippi - Tougaloo College announced today that it had agreed to acquire television station WUFX-TV, Channel 35, in Jackson, Mississippi. WUFX is the MyNetworkTV affiliate for the Jackson market and can be seen on Cable One channel 9 and Comcast channel 11.

“This is a remarkable opportunity for the College to further its academic mission, as well as its economic interests through the purchase and operation of WUFX,” said Dr. Beverly W. Hogan, President of Tougaloo College. “Most importantly, a commercial television station will offer our students, particularly those from our Mass Communication department, some real world experience of seeing how a television station works, aiding them in knowledge acquisition and application. It will, without question, bring other benefits to the College, as well.”

“I also want to thank the Tougaloo College Board of Trustees for its role in making this acquisition a possibility, along with the generous gift by American Spirit Media to make it a reality. Without the leadership of our Board, this opportunity would not have come to fruition,” concluded Dr. Hogan.

“Dr. Hogan deserves the credit for having the vision to pursue this opportunity”, commented Mr.LeRoy Walker, Chairman of the Board of Tougaloo College. “I also want to thank Charlene Priester and Melvin Preister of The Priester Law Firm for their legal guidance and advice in putting together the documentation to make our ownership of WUFX a reality”, concluded Mr. Walker.

The closing of the transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.

About Tougaloo College:
Tougaloo College is a private, co-educational, liberal arts institution of higher education founded in 1869. Through its diverse curricula and its fostering of scholarly inquiry, the College prepares its students to become imaginative, self-directed, lifelong learners and mindful thinkers who are committed to leadership and service in a global society. The College is consistently listed in national rankings and continues to produce a significant number of the African American physicians, attorneys and educators practicing in the State.

Tougaloo College Bulldog Athletics are members of the Gulf Coast Athletics Conference (GCAC) and Division I, National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).

ASU Marching Band Part of Online Mini-Series

MONTGOMERY, Alabama - Alabama State University’s Mighty Marching Hornet Band has recently entered into an agreement with NBTV Online Live Media Network to star and perform in the "Magic Before the Classic" mini-series.

According to ASU Band Director James Oliver, filming will begin on August 5 at the start of the band's preseason camp and will culminate with the first "Battle of the Bands" between ASU vs. Alabama A&M University Bands in Birmingham, at the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Friday, October 26, the night before the Magic City Classic football game.

The agreement will net the ASU program $125,000 over a five-year period, in addition to royalties from online sales.

“I am truly excited about this deal,” Oliver said. “It is a major accomplishment for the band program and our great university.”

Funds from the show will be used to support the Marching Band program.



About NBTV
NBTV is an online news and information delivery service, headquartered in Atlanta. With worldwide bureaus, NBTV is promoted as the first 24-hour online broadcasting network in the world.

Southern Jaguars' WR Michael Berry blends size, 4.4 speed

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana - When Southern lined up for a brief scrimmage on Friday, this was a frequent occurrence: Michael Berry sprinting past a defender, catching the ball over his shoulder in the middle of the field and cruising toward the end zone.

It borders on alarming to see someone as big as Berry (6-foot-3, 215 pounds) move as fast as he does, and that’s why he’ll be one of the most watched players in the Southwestern Athletic Conference this season.

“I just feel like this year I have to have the mentality that nobody can hold me,” Berry said.

That was largely true in 2011, when Berry finished 11th in the conference in receiving yards (508) and fifth in receiving touchdowns (seven). He racked up five plays of 25 yards or more, including scores of 56 and 60 yards.

And he did that while having to play out of position.

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GSU Runner's Road

GRAMBLING, Louisiana — One more month of a long road remains, but Jeremy Runner will take the progress thus far.

The Monroe native and 2009 Neville state champion touched a football field this week as part of a full team practice for the first time in more than a year as he joined Grambling — finally — to work toward the 2012 season's Sept. 1 opener.



"First time in a year," he panted as his first post-practice words Friday before stopping for the first of many moments to catch his breath. "I thought I was in good shape until I came back for this fall, this fall training. I was in good shape in the spring, but it feels real good being back out here."

The 2009 all-district, all-northeast and all-state athlete admitted his return has been more difficult than he initially expected. Conditioning has been an obvious struggle ...

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