Littel declined to talk about her severance package. She is also planning to release CDs, including a spoken-word compilation with Eric Roberson and "Cosby Show" alum Malcolm Jamal Warner, who are both appearing at Passion and Poetry. She hasn't counted out seeking a syndication deal for a radio show or going to another station.
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She plans a concert series in Athens starting in April and would like to do a big annual old-school funkfest. When it comes to the bottom line, you can’t fuss and fudge with the bottom line. “The relationship is still there,” she said. She said the station will continue to do so this year with ticket giveaways and such. V-103, the city’s largest station, has helped her promote the event every year. “But I love the art.” She sells 3,000 tickets a year over three concerts over two days. Listeners with analog radios can now tune in to hear their favorite slow jams non-stop on 98.3FM. area listeners a chance to experience the relaxing romantic format. Her signature event is her annual Passion and Poetry event, which is held at Center Stage in Midtown during Valentines’ Day weekend. The soft soothing sound of WHUR’S 24/7 Quiet Storm Station is expanding, giving more Washington, D.C. She always had an entrepreneurial bug and figured having a backup plan when her radio gig ended was wise. Littel, ten years ago, started an events production company Littel Concepts.
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Mel has worked at V103 in Chicago since 1990 and is also heard on over 50 cities nationwide and the Caribbean on The Love Zone via ABC radio Networks. (Roberts in a phone interview today said she was a joy to work with and noted, "she can walk into a room and not bring her ego with it.") Mel Devonne is a veteran of 22 years in the radio industry and one of the architects of the Quiet Storm format. She started part time overnights but he quickly offered her the "Quiet Storm" job, one that was normally given to guys. After a stint at 1380/WIGO-AM, she joined V-103 in 1990 when then Program Director Mike Roberts hired her. "I've been in radio every since," she said. But the program director at WCLK-FM overheard her in an office, liked her voice and asked her to read public service announcements. “I know that my listeners embrace me whether I’m on air or off air,” she said.Īn Athens native, she didn’t have plans to go into radio when she entered Morris Brown College many years ago. At an event she moderated Monday night, the attendees gave her a standing ovation. Littel has been heartened by the response from fans since the news came out last week.
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