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 U.S. death toll from Hurricane Matthew is at 20 including ten people in North Carolina. Governor Pat McCrory, is also reporting that five individuals are still missing and 1,500 remain stranded by floodwaters in Lumberton, North Carolina. High water will continue to be a problem for much of the week and many places on the interstate are […]
Overnight, Hurricane Matthew dropped to Category 3 strength however, sustained winds of about 120 miles per hour are currently battering Florida’s coast. Over 700,000 residents are without power this morning, with the storm’s eye approaching within five miles of the coastline. Matthew is the most powerful Atlantic storm in years and is expected hit Georgia and the Carolinas this weekend. Officials currently put the death toll […]
Florida Gov. Rick Scott has denied extension of the state’s voter-registration deadline. Hillary Clinton’s campaign had expressed its desire for the governor to offer Florida’s citizens an extended opportunity to register to vote, in light of Hurricane Matthew. Scott said he felt that people have had time to register in advance of the Oct. 11 deadline, adding this morning […]
The death toll from Hurricane Matthew is at 102 including 98 in Haiti. The storm is the worst to hit the Caribbean in ten years and is headed toward the United States as a Category 4 storm expected to hit Florida. With a projected landfall of Thursday evening, more than 12 million residents in the U.S. are under a hurricane watch […]
Forecasters are warning residents of South Florida as the first outer bands of Hurricane Matthew approach the coast at Category 4 strength. As it pummels the Bahamas this morning, Matthew is expected to be the strongest storm in the Caribbean in nearly a decade, expected to cause catastrophic damage to property and “immense human suffering”. The storm is tracking westward closer […]
Praise’s own Pastor William Becton has released new music! Check out his video for “I Yield”!
Donald Trump’s campaign manager Kellyanne Conway labeled Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine’s behavior on last night’s debate sexist. On Fox & Friends this morning, Conway said that “The interruption and frankly the ignoring of the female moderator was really a low point throughout the debate,” and summarized Kaine’s performance against Gov. Mike Pence as “terrible”. […]
Hurricane Matthew reached landfall in Haiti early this morning. Hundreds of thousands of Haitians, many of whom have not recovered from the damage of the devastating earthquake six years ago, were evacuated to shelters. The 145 mile per hour winds and torrential rain has already caused at least three deaths. With it’s trajectory towards Cuba and […]
First Lady Michelle Obama will be in Charlotte today, stumping for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at the Charlotte Convention Center. Doors opened at 9:30 a.m., and she is expected to speak at noon. She is expected to encourage people to vote, in particular young people, who were critical in the election of President Barack Obama. […]
Check out this behind the scenes video of Bishop Paul Morton’s most recent recording!
Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James has endorsed Hillary Clinton for president. In a op-ed piece published in the Akron Beacon Journal, James said, “When I look at this year’s presidential race…Only one person running truly understands the struggles of an Akron child born into poverty. And when I think about the kinds of policies and ideas the kids […]
Wes Got Range heads to “Sea Level” in the Hearst Tower in Charlotte, North Carolina for some delicious seafood and soccer talk with Charlotte Independence defender Patrick Slogic. Wes heads into the kitchen where he showcases the marvelous shrimp po boy as created by Sea Level Chef Johnathan which is one of their signature dishes […]