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  Mike Shannon | email
  Weekdays 6 am - 12 pm ETIn college, comical and crazy Mike Shannon worked as an announcer and program coordinator at Emerson's radio station in Boston. "Once I started seeing my contemporaries in college radio getting professional jobs, I realized I could do it too." And he has -- spending over two decades on the airwaves.

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  Cayman Kelly | email
  Weekdays 12 pm - 6 pm ETCayman Kelly's lush baritone has made him one of the hottest voices in radio and on BET's network of channels. Says Kelly, "You've got to go after what you want to gain satisfaction!" His hobbies include working out, collecting African-American Art, bowling, creative writing, and community work.

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  Tanya Simpson | email
  Weekdays 6 pm - 12 am ETAs a teenager, Tanya Simpson's portable radio was a constant companion. "I would have big earphones on, singing ALL the lyrics like I wrote them myself." Known for her powerful, provocative voice, Tanya recalls almost losing it at her first Jackson 5 concert, "screaming louder than my older sister!"

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  Buggsy | email
  Weekends 6 pm - 12 am ETTechnician, music director, radio programmer, baritone-voiced entertainer and entrepreneur, Fred Buggs, aka Buggsy, works to preserve the legacy of R&B on the airwaves. And when he says, “believe me it hasn’t been easy,” he’s not complaining, because "the changes you go through make you stronger."

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  Michel Wright | email
  Sundays 12 pm - 6 pm ETMichel's smooth and friendly style can be heard on the BET Network as well as national TV and radio ads for Colgate, Mercedes Benz, Kodak and HBO's drama The Wire. In addition to her voice-over work, she also writes columns and interview features and is a SAG member and winner of the W.A.M.A. Award.