“The Morning Goods” With Madelyne Woods Coming To WOL 1450 AM This Monday

Source: Radio One D.C. / Radio One Digital

(Washington, DC – December 23, 2019)– Kashon Powell, Vice President of Programming for Radio One taps, veteran media personality, Madelyne Woods to host the all-new morning show on WOL-AM beginning Monday, January 6, 2020.

Madelyne Woods will take over the morning drive time slot that was vacated by Tom Joyner when he retired after 25 years of his syndicated show.

As one of the most personable journalists, Madelyne has become one of the most talked-about media personalities in black pop culture. Her broadcast career has provided her the opportunity to interview countless politicos, artists, actors, musicians, and celebrities, including the likes of Jamie Foxx, Mary J Blige, Maxine Waters, Martha Stewart, Mike Tyson, and Suge Knight.  Her interviews and reports have appeared on TV and radio stations around the nation, such as ABC, NBC, BET, Fox Entertainment and The Tom Joyner Morning Show.

Well known for her celebrity exclusives and live reports, perhaps what continues to keep Madelyne top of mind is the love the late Grammy-winning rapper Phife Dawg showed her with his immortalizing lyric “hun you got the goods, like Madelyne Woods.”  In addition to her work, Madelyne devotes time to many charitable organizations. She has a particular interest in supporting causes that provide vital services to people living with dementia, stroke, and breast cancer. A successful wife, mother, and Madelyne is a native of Washington, DC where she currently resides.

“I’m very excited to get back to talk radio.” Madelyne says.  “To have the opportunity to do it on WOL, the station where Ms. Cathy Hughes blazed a trail for black women and urban radio as a whole, is a dream come true. I want the show to be quick, smart, and witty.  I want the DMV to wake up, feel good, and talk. We don’t talk to each other enough anymore, and it’s important that we focus on what’s real about ourselves and our community. We’re going to laugh, love and learn together, and be unapologetically black and proud with it.”

“Madelyne is an iconic personality with a career that spans over two decades and having her on a legendary station such as WOL is a perfect match.” says Kashon Powell, Vice President of Programming for Radio One.

Ron Thompson, Program Director of WOL-AM added, “We’re excited about the Morning Goods with Madelyne Woods. We’re live, local and all about DC.”

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 better reflect the Company’s multi-media operations.  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.