Cathy Hughes
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Catherine Liggins Hughes (born Catherine Elizabeth Woods; April 22, 1947) is an American entrepreneur, radio and television personality and business executive. She has been listed as the second-richest Black woman in the United States, after Oprah Winfrey. She founded the media company Radio One (Urban One), and when the company went public in 1999, she became the first African-American woman to head a publicly traded corporation.[1] In the 1970s, Hughes created the urban radio format called "The Quiet Storm" on Howard University's radio station WHUR with disc jockey and fellow Howard student Melvin Lindsey.
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Born | Catherine Elizabeth Woods (1947-04-22) April 22, 1947 (age 77) Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
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Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, radio and television personality |
Organization | Radio One |
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Children | 1 |
Parent | Helen Jones Woods (mother) |
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