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...music is almost always at least four months out of date. In a recent Globe article, industry expert Lionel Ridenour, senior vice president of black music for Arista Records, explained this lag as a consequence of the fact that Boston does not have a "major urban FM" to go along with Jam'n's "crossover format...
Which leads to an obvious question: Are Boston's demographics such that it can support a major FM-urban station? Many of the cities which have two competing urban stations, like Chicago, New York, Washington and Baltimore, are largely minority, while Boston, to say the least, is predominantly white...
...mixed city like Boston, an urban radio has less potential to become a home for black community but more potential to serve as a sounding board for black concerns to suburban white listeners. A successful FM urban radio station in Boston could become a significant community institution, a meeting place for the two sides of the racial divide...
...began with Ithaca's WVBR-FM announcer Barry Leonard, who was surprisingly quick to excuse his team's poor showing...
Although I was flattered and honored by the profile that you ran of me in last week's FM ("Jessica Tardy: Lady Sings the Blues"), it suggested that I have gigged at the Regattabar, Cantab Lounge and Ryles. I write to clarify that although I am indeed a fan of all three establishments, I have yet to perform my own gigs at any of them. While I have on occasion appeared as a guest vocalist with bands at the Regatta and the Cantab, I have never performed at Ryles. JESSICA TEMPLE TARDY