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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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  On June 9th, Fantasia went live on social media with Dennis Reed and GAP singing “Necessary”, a track from his 2005 CD Water Walker.  The song caused quite a stir in the rehearsal as the presence of the Lord permeated the room and tears begin to flow.  The Season Three American Idol winner begin […]

Grammy and Stellar Award winner Le’Andria Johnson took to social media on Sunday night to inform her fans that she has begun work on an upcoming solo album.  The Sunday Best winner released a new single, Better Days in March following the Season One finale of  Preachers of Atlanta.    Better Days also received a warm […]

JetBlue is offering free air travel for families and domestic partners of those who were killed or injured in the Orlando mass shooting early Sunday morning. “Like many of you, we continue to watch reports of the Orlando nightclub shooting with great sadness. Our thoughts are with the victims and their loved ones,” the company […]

The FBI is investigating yesterday’s terror attack at an Orlando, FL club that left 50 dead and 53 injured. It has been declared the worst mass shooting in US history. Early yesterday morning, a man armed with an assault rifle and a handgun opened fire inside a crowded club called Pulse. The shooter eventually came outside […]

Following news that one of their own was killed by a crazed fan in Orlando, there came more news that another crazed person in the same town killed far more. Members of Fellowship Alliance Chapel were gathering to mourn Christina Grimmie Sunday morning, when they learned of 49 more people shot to death in a nightclub nearby. Grimmie, […]

One thing is for certain, The Kings Theater in Brooklyn,  New York will not be the same after July 23rd.  Bishop Hezekiah Walker brings together the Love Fellowship Crusade Choir for a gigantic reunion concert.  Its sure to be a night to remember the string of hits that made this choir a musical powerhouse for nearly […]

Funeral services for Muhammad Ali are being held today in Louisville, Kentucky.  Ali died last Friday at the age of 74 after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. A Muslim prayer service was held yesterday in his honor and this morning, a procession started through Ali’s hometown of Louisville. Dozens of cars  and thousands have gathered in the […]

Kirk Franklin and Kanye West. Chance The Rapper and Byron Cage. Puff Daddy and Isaac Carree? Well… not exactly, but close enough. Isaac Carree and Zacardi Cortez are singing background vocals on the Bad Boy Family Reunion Tour that reunites entertainers Puff Daddy, Lil Kim, Mase, Faith Evans, Mario Winans, Total, Carl Thomas, 112 and The […]

The family of the 3-year-old boy who got into the Cincinnati Zoo’s gorilla exhibit will not be charged with any crime. Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters announced Monday that “By all accounts, this mother did not act in any way where she presented this child to some harm.”  The mother, who was at the zoo with her […]

via blog.gospelflava.com Motown Gospel gives a different approach to its artist’s songs with the release of an acoustic compilation aptly titled 1 Mic 1 Take.  The CD brings together the label’s best loved performers including Grammy Award winners Smokie Norful and Tasha Cobbs as well as Myron Butler & Levi, Brian Courtney Wilson and Royce […]

Hillary Clinton has enough support from pledged delegates and superdelegates to be declared the Democratic presidential nominee, the first woman to lead a major party in the race for the White House.  News service officials determined last night that she has reached the necessary number of 2,383 delegates.  New Jersey and California kicked off coast-to-coast primaries […]

Grammy Award Winning Gospel Artist Kirk Franklin has kicked off the second leg of his,  Twenty Years in One Night Tour.  Before going on a brief hiatus, the tour hit several cities across the country and opened to rave reviews. The tour has been filled with special appearances from Tasha Cobbs, Marvin Sapp, Geoffrey Golden, […]