Melanie began her career in radio when she joined the on-air staff at Praise 100.9 in 2006. She is a three-time Stellar Award nominee for Gospel Announcer of the Year, a preliminary judge for BET’s hit show Sunday Best, and has been recognized in Who’s Who in Black Charlotte. In 2013, she was an inaugural recipient of the Stellar Woman of Gospel Award for her contribution behind the scenes in the gospel industry. In 2015, she was awarded the 1st Melvin Crispell Gospel Heritage Award and was recognized as one of ten Most Influential Radio Personalities by the Gospel Music Industry Round-up. And in 2016 she was awarded Radio Show of The Year by the Queen City Music Awards. A self-proclaimed foodie - in particular tacos - and founder of the Foodie Flash Mob, Melanie had the pleasure of serving as judge of the Carolina Food Truck Chow Down. She serves on the Board of Directors of The Harvest Center, a transitional program for the homeless and underserved in Charlotte. Melanie is an ordained Elder in the Life Center Fellowship where she and her husband Bryan, serve as Young Adult Pastors.
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Tasha Cobbs Leonard will join Pastor John Gray and current praise and worship leader, Todd Galberth at Relentless Church in Greenville, SC. Officially announced last week, she will serve as praise and worship leader at the former Redemption Church, previously led by Apostle Ron Carpenter. Carpenter recently stepped down to make the move to Jubilee Christian Center in San Jones, California; handing off the pastorship of Redemption (now Relentless) to Gray.
Cobbs Leonard will officially move to South Carolina to start her new role in May.
