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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 Wall Street Journal released this video which includes a live feed from Beyonce’s mic at Monday’s Inauguration.  By most accounts it is clear she is singing along with a track adding maybe some different fuel to what has become a “scandal”  (of overblown proportions in my opinion). Check it out below and see what you […]

I don’t know that I really care, because she rarely flubs a performance and clearly she is more than vocally capable… but the Times of London is reporting that Beyoncé was lip-syncing “The Star Spangled Banner” at Monday’s Inauguration.  Some members of the press seated below the podium report that the Marine Corps Band wasn’t playing during […]

Here’s a list of the winners from the 28th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards courtesy of Gospelflava.com  Artist of the Year Andrae Crouch, The Journey, Riverphlo Entertainment Charles Jenkins & Fellowship Chicago, The Best Of Both Worlds, Inspired People Donald Lawrence & Company, YRM (Your Righteous Mind), Quiet Water Entertainment/Verity GospelMusic Group/ Sony Marvin Sapp, […]

Prayers are with beloved ESPN personality Stuart Scott who recently announce via twitter that his cancer has returned. Scott has battled appendiceal cancer since 2007.  His positive attitude an courage has been an encouragement to all. Stuart Scott @StuartScott 20h Blessed by prayers..I’m back in the Fight. C reared its head again. Chemo evry 2 wks but I’ll […]

Remember Ted Williams, the man with the golden voice who was discovered pan-handling for change on a cold Ohio street? We were all worried for a second as we watched him struggle with family issues and addiction. Well good news! He didn’t fall back into old habits and end up on the street again as some thought […]

via Gospelflava.com Alexis Spight of Sunday Best fame readies a new video for her upcoming single Steady which takes it’s inspiration from Psalm 1:3. Check out the teaser video:

Pastor Tejado Hanchell (@TWH_PHd) posted an interesting article “Just Friends: The Myth of the Male-Female Platonic Relationship”. Check it out and tell us what you think: “Let me state at the outset: I do not believe in the male-female platonic relationship. Much like Santa Claus, The Abominable Snowman, and The Tooth Fairy, there is very little evidence to […]

via Gospelflava Fred Hammond is announcing imminent release of a radio single from his United Tenors group.  United Tenors pairs Hammond with Brian Courtney Wilson, Eric Roberson and Dave Hollister. United Tenors is one of the most anticipated releases of 2013 and Hammond sums up the collaboration simply as this: “We are not here to […]

News Source: Breathecast Le’Andria Johnson, GRAMMY® Award-winning recording artist and Billboard magazine’s #1 Female Gospel Albums Artist of 2012 announced today that she will not be part of the concert line-up for the United As One Tour featuring James Fortune, VaShawn Mitchell, Zacardi Cortez and legendary comedian Shuckey Duckey, beginning on January 21, 2013.   “Due to recent […]

Click here to listen to 10 Beauty-lutions for 2013 Happy New YOU! A recap of Kym’s 10 Beauty-lutions for 2013 on The Pretty: All Things Beautiful. Every Tuesday on Praise 100.9/92.7!  Follow her for more great tips @theekymlee

  Christian Post (@christianpost) reports that Evelyn Lozada, “Basketball Wives” star, author and entrepreneur, recently shared her excitement about a recent church experience that left some talking about her spiritual growth. Read more here.

If you follow Dewayne Woods (@dwoodyd) on Twitter you know he LOOOOVES his dogs! Well he recently announced that he is the first to rep animal activist group PETA: via Twitter: dwoodyd So excited! I’m the 1st Faith Based spokesperson for PETA! Campaign launched today! Check it out along with Video: http://www.peta.org/features/dewayne-woods-animals-are-family.aspx