Rashad Richey already hosts mornings at Audacy news talk WAOK Atlanta; however, he plans to add more to his plate with Richey diving into radio ownership.
The Atlanta radio host is purchasing a 50% stake in a pair of currently silent signals in Alabama – WALQ Carrville (1130) and WHSL Lisman (107.7) for an undisclosed amount.
“As a multimedia personality with more than 20 years of executive experience across multiple platforms, I am honored to make this announcement,” Richey said in a Rolling Out article.
“Local and free over the air radio remains a mainstay in the lives of virtually all Americans, and communities are hungry for connection, content, and creativity. I look forward to maintaining the investment and commitment to excellence and community service that have built and sustained these stations and am thankful to be able to expand their reach.”
Richey’s Breaking Ground USA entity is forming a 50/50 partnership with Augustus Foundation to own and operate the two stations. The organization is a nonprofit that supports training people interested in radio broadcasting.
“Dr. Rashad Richey is not only a scholar and media-personality, he’s an insightful leader with depth, heart, and courage,” the statement from the group said. “We are more than thrilled about this partnership and look forward to future successes.”
Eduardo Razo is the Assistant Content Editor for BNM, which includes writing daily news stories on the news media industry. He can be found on Twitter @eddierazo_ or you can reach him by email at eddie1991razo@gmail.com.
