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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The family of Eric Garner has been awarded a $5.9 million settlement from New York City. Garner was killed by police while selling cigarettes on a Staten Island street last summer, and his death sparked many protests and the now famous “I Can’t Breathe!” slogan – words Garner repeatedly said to officers during the confrontatin. The […]
Iran, the United States and five other world powers, have agreed on a deal to table Tehran’s nuclear program for more than a decade in exchange for lifting international sanctions on the country. The agreement includes a compromise between the U.S. and Iran to grant United Nations inspectors access to Iranian military sites for monitoring. The deal will […]
via blog.gospelflava.com Ever since the electrifying performance of the hit Pressure on this year’s Stellar Awards, fans have been waiting with great anticipation for the new album from Jonathan McReynolds. We are pleased to report that McReynolds sophomore effort, Life Music: Stage Two will hit stores and digital outlets on September 18th. MORE here…
Serena Williams finished day twelve of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championship with a victory in the Final Of The Ladies’ Singles against Garbine Muguruza of Spain. She celebrates her sixth Wimbledon championship, 21st Grand Slam singles trophy overall and fourth consecutive major title. She moves on to the U.S. Open at Flushing Meadows in August – chasing practically […]
A Wisconsin man, Brian D. Dutcher, has been charged with threatening to kill President Barack Obama. The President is was in La Crosse, Wisconsin yesterday. Dutcher, 55, told a security guard at the La Crosse Public Library that “The usurper is here and if I get a chance I’ll take him out and I’ll take […]
Richard Smallwood released brand new music Anthology yesterday. Check out this video from the live recording. It’s his first single “Same God”
via blog.gospelflava.com RCA Inspiration is in full prep mode for the release of Anthology Live, the highly anticipated 15th CD from Gospel Music maestro Richard Smallwood The two disc set pairs Smallwood with his celebrated ensemble Vision and features memorable cameos from former Richard Smallwood Singers Dottie Jones (He Won’t Leave You) and R & […]
Jonathan McReynolds will be at the Essence Festival this week as a part of a tribute to honoree Kim Burrell. Check out his video to his latest single “Gotta Have You”.
Misty Copeland shared a tearful video on Instagram moments after being named principal dancer with the American Ballet Theater. This makes her the first African-American woman to hold this position in the company’s 75 year history. The 32 yr old Copeland has been with ABT for 14 years, and has had quite a tumultuous journey, including enduring poverty […]
via blog.gospelflava.com June 26th is the date set for the live recording of GRAMMY-nominated, Stellar and Dove Award-winning inspirational artist Martha Munizzi at Miami’s Metro Life Church. Israel Houghton will return in the producer’s seat for this project along with guest appearance from Anthony Evans. The recording becomes a family affair as the Munizzi children […]
Bishop T. D. Jakes, responding to questions about his opinion about the Supreme Court ruling in support of same-sex marriage, says “I’m really not as concerned about it. I think that we should not lose our mind about the world being the world and the Church being the Church. This is not a news flash. The Supreme […]
The list of nominees for BET’s Best Gospel Artist Award was a tough one but Holy Hip Hop’s Lecrae walked away with the big win. Nominated once before in 2013 for Best Gospel Artist and in 2014 for Best Impact Track at the BET Hip Hop Awards, the third time turns out to be […]