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 ladies on ABC’s “The View,” had an interesting dialog discussing a public high school football coach’s decision to pray with his student-athletes after games. The show’s “hot topic” over school prayer was in relation to Washington state public high school football coach Joe Kennedy who openly defied an order from the Bremerton School District […]
via blog.gospelflava.com Brooklyn native Timiney Figueroa is set for her first live recording! One of gospel’s favorite soloists, Figueroa has finally stepped out on her own. Known for her signature lead vocals on songs like “Calling My Name” and “Lord, Send Your Spirit Down” (Bishop Hezekiah Walker and Love Fellowship Choir), “I’ve Seen Him Do […]
On Saturday, Oct. 10, gospel artist Tim Bowman, wed Brelyn Freeman – daughter of DC area pastors Mike and Dee Dee Freeman. The two set out from the beginning of their courtship to show that it is indeed possible to stay committed to God’s way and keep oneself pure while dating. Both claim their virginity […]
A Bremerton high school coach defied district orders to stop praying following football games. Bremerton High assistant coach Joe Kennedy knelt on the 50-yard line and led a group of players, including players from the other team, in prayer. District Superintendent Aaron Leavell says that Kennedy’s long-standing practice of praying after games conflicts with the […]
Former Carolina Panther DeAngelo Williams continues to find ways to honor his late mother, Sandra, whom he lost to breast cancer last year. He has dyed his hair and painted his nails pink, and reportedly was denied a request to wear pink all season. However, Williams will not be stopped. He is now bringing more awareness […]
via Ignition PR Artists and label executives from both the Gospel and Contemporary Christian Music industries flooded to Music City yesterday for the 46th Annual Dove Awards presented by the Gospel Music Association. One of the premier events marrying both genres, the all day affair included events hosted by ASCAP, an online streaming pre-telecast, and […]
Check out the premiere of Travis Greene’s new music video Intentional !
Goo Goo Atkins shares what trends she’s loving and one she can’t stand. Boldly stray from the crowd and put your own spin on fringe, overalls, and mixed patterns… just be sure not to incorporate too much or too little (lingerie is for your bedroom).
Cleveland County School Board members voted 8-to-2 last night to continue with a moment of silence instead of prayer before meetings. This has been highly controversial in the county, as every other governmental entity in Cleveland County prays before their meetings. All except the school board. Other organizations have gathered to request that board members pray […]
The first Democratic presidential debate airs tonight at 8:30 p.m. on CNN. Candidates expected are Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Martin O’Malley, Jim Webb and Lincoln Chafee. Accommodations for Vice President Joe Biden are on standby just in case he makes a last minute announcement, but by most accounts he will probably not be present. Anderson Cooper is […]
Social media was abuzz over the weekend over comments that former Cosby Show star, Raven-Symone’ made about “ghetto” names. Raven basically said, she wouldn’t hire anyone with an ethnically identifiable name and the twittersphere went crazy. This morning she took to her Facebook page to apologize: Here’s the video to check out the comments that started […]
Kirk Franklin has announced that new music is coming on November 13! Losing My Religion will be his first album in four years and he shared what is apparently some of the provocative lyrical content on his Instagram page: “In the beginning religion created a MASK … for generations church was where we went to go […]