AURN hosts 11th Annual Urban Knight Awards

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It was held 9/18 at the NAB/RAB 2013 Radio Show in Orlando. NAB CEO Gordon Smith and RAB CEO Erica Farber were both in attendance and made heartfelt speeches. FCC Commissioner and acting Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn also attended, as did Ulysses Arrigotilia, SVP/Integrated Marketing Solutions for Entravision. As you may remember, AURN and Entravision recently announced a joint sales agreement and the introduction of the Vida Urbana Radio Network (VURN). VURN combines AURN’s 300 urban affiliates with over 300 of Entravision’s Spanish-language radio stations along with the respective companies’ web platforms, and is the largest multicultural, multi-media platform reaching both the African American and Latin audiences in the US. Here’s more from the event:


American Urban Radio Networks (AURN) hosts their 11th Annual Urban Knight Awards at the NAB/RAB 2013 Radio Show  in Orlando, FL. 
Howard Eisen, President Sales AURN; Anthony Small, Vice President of Operations, WWRL Radio,

Russell M. Perry, Chairman & CEO of Perry Publishing & Broadcasting Company recipient of the

Sydney L. Small Lifetime Achievement Urban Bishop Award and Jerry Lopes, President, Program Operations & Affiliations AURN

 

Howard Eisen, President Sales AURN and Jerry Lopes, President, Program Operations & Affiliations

AURN honor Urban Knight Award recipient Karen Slade, VP & GM, KJLH-FM, Los Angeles, CA

 

Howard Eisen, President Sales AURN and Jerry Lopes, President, Program Operations & Affiliations

AURN honor Urban Knight Award recipient Jack Bryant, President/COO, SupeRadio,  New York, NY

 

Howard Eisen, President Sales AURN and Jerry Lopes, President, Program Operations & Affiliations AURN honor Alex Snipe, President & CEO of Glory Communications in Columbia, South Carolina, who was inducted into the Urban Knight Hall of Fame