About Melanie Pratt
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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NBC is working up an exciting live presentation of The Wiz. It’s a follow up to their 2013 The Sound of Music Live! and last year’s Peter Pan Live!’ productions. The Wiz Live! is lining up an impressive cast of star talent, including Stephanie Mills as Aunt Em, Mary J. Blige as the Wicked Witch of the […]
Check out Jonathan McReynolds’ brand new video “Limp”, from his forthcoming project Life Music Stage Two
Anthony Brown & group therAPy’s new release Everyday Jesus has landed atop multiple Billboard charts in its first week of release. Everyday Jesus is #1 on both the Billboard Top Gospel Albums and Top Christian & Gospel Albums (combined) charts as well as #9 on the Billboard Top Album Sales Chart (a multi-genre chart) and #11 on […]
Bobbi Kristina Brown, the 22 year old daughter of the late Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown, died in hospice yesterday in Duluth, Georgia. Brown was found unresponsive in her bathtub on Jan. 31 and was later placed in a medically induced coma. She was transferred to a rehabilitation center nearly two months later and then […]
The WWE has reportedly removed references to Hulk Hogan from websites and online stores after an audio was discovered of him saying the N-word during a 2012 radio interview. He is no longer listed on the WWE Hall of Fame page and all of his merchandise has been removed from WWEShop.com. Hogan is currently listed in relationship to WWE’s upcoming Australian […]
Two women died and at least 10 others were injured during the screening of the comedy, Trainwreck at The Grand 16 Cinema, last night in Lafayette, Louisiana. Police have identified the shooter in Thursday night’s attack inside a Louisiana movie theater as 58-year-old John Russel Houser. Witnesses said Houser was sitting alone before he stood […]
We knew it was bound to happen, and now we know when. August 17th will more than likely go down as a historic moment when proud pastor Bishop J Drew Sheard presents the Greater Emmanuel Institutional Mass Choir in a live recording. As anticipated, the Clark Sisters and Kierra will make guest appearances on the CD […]
via blog.gospelflava.com As a result of the untimely passing of singer/songwriter and worship leader Minister DeVaughn Murphy, PAJAM/PMG Gospel has announced plans to release “We Will Worship,” his new single on August 11, 2015. Read more here
A restaurant in Baltimore is closed to patrons this week serve the VIP’s. But it’s not what it sounds like. This week Tabrizi’s is open this week only to the homeless in the area. They will host three seatings a day throughout the week, and are expecting to feed about a thousand of Baltimore’s homeless. […]
Donald Trump has no regrets about giving out Lindsey Graham’s cellphone number on Tuesday. Trump maintains he “did it for fun.” On “Fox and Friends” he said he is “not at all.” sorry for sharing the South Carolina senator’s personal number during a campaign event yesterday.
Bishop T.D. Jakes made a guest appearance on Braxton Family Values last week. Helping siblings Towanda, Toni, Tamar, Traci and Trina work through some very deep seated issues that have plagued them on and off the show. Calling the sisters “spoiled” and “a disgrace”, Jakes used a tough hand to chastise them, in hopes for […]
Christian Rock band Need To Breathe is seeing some crossover success with their song “Brother”. Fitting for this time of racial unrest, the tune, which features Gavin DeGraw, the lyrics encourage helping and covering your fellow man: Brother let me be your shelter I’ll never leave you all alone I can be the one you […]