This Valentine’s Day we’re celebrating love that lasts on Praise 102.5/ 610am – Charlotte’s Inspiration Station! If your love has stood the test of time—or if the chemistry just feels like forever—we want to see it! Upload a photo of you and your boo and you could win: It’s a prize package full of love, laughter, and a little pampering […]
Americans across the country honored fathers and father figures Sunday with barbecues, phone calls, and heartfelt messages marking Father’s Day, celebrated each year on the third Sunday in June. The day offered a chance to recognize dads, stepdads, grandfathers, and mentors for their guidance and support. Spending was expected to top $22.4 billion, according to […]
Singer Keri Hilson took to Instagram to mourn the untimely death of her father. The “Knocks You Down” performer penned a heartfelt note honoring her dad and celebrating the impact he had on her life. She credits her father for her love of words and writing and her humor. Hilson captioned a series of photos and videos […]
Tyler Perry took to social media Wednesday to express his gratitude after his father was able to escape a house fire that destroyed his parents’ dream home. Emmitt Perry, was home at his home in Greensburg, Louisiana, when fire broke out. Several fire crews responded to the emergency, but ultimately let the fire burn itself out because […]
In this Get Up Poll, Erica Campbell and GRIFF are asking listeners if biological parents have the right to be directly involved in their child’s life if they’re not around. Much of the time, estranged biological parents, or parents who aren’t in the household, aren’t too keen on the idea of hands-on step-parents or significant […]
Charmaine Broom is a singer and songwriter who has been singing with Kirk Franklin for years. She is also a wife, a “bonus-mom” and founder and CEO of Blended Families Rock, which aims to bring unity between biological and non-biological families. Charmaine explains how the Blended Families Rock movement specifically aims to make things more […]
According to Will Smith's ex-wife Sheree Fletcher, Will's father Willard Carroll Smith Sr. has died.
In this Get Up Poll, Erica Campbell asks- are you a good communicator? Are you a listener, or a talker, or both? “Get Up!” listeners call in with their answers, often detailing where they are in their journey toward becoming their best communicator. One woman explains why listening is particularly important as a parent, because […]
Erica Campbell recalls hanging out at her grandma’s house as kid with all of her siblings. If any of the kids acted up, Erica recalls, their grandma wouldn’t be mean or yell at them, she would pray at them. In this way she would reprimand them in love, as opposed to being antagonistic or spiteful. […]
Maurette Brown-Clark reminisces about growing up being close to her dad. She talks about how he ceaselessly worked hard to provide for her and her family. She says she worshiped the ground he walked on, and would sit on his lap while he ate dinner after coming home from a long day after work. Maurette […]
In this edition of Joy Living, Erica Campbell talks about the mixed feelings she deals with as she watches her children grow. She explains the “happy-sad” emotions she battles as her kids grow into their own, and find their independence now that they’re not babies anymore. What she does with those “happy-sad” emotions, however, is […]
https://www.facebook.com/GetUpErica/videos/249783528717207/ The last day of school is a monumental event for any kid; they are mere hours away from summertime, which means no more homework, no more waking up early, and no more having to see teachers and other kids at school that they don’t want to see! So, even though GRIFF can’t be at the […]