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Melody Spann-Cooper
President and General Manager of radio station, WVON

 

In August 1994, Melody Spann-Cooper was appointed President and General Manager of radio station, WVON. Prior to that appointment, she served as Program Director of WVON, overseeing a staff of 15 talk show hosts, producers and engineers who were responsible for preparing topics and issues for Chicago's only African American talk oriented radio station. Melody Spann-Cooper has made numerous appearances on CNN's "Crossfire' and CNN & Company. She co-hosted "Voices of the Electorate," a 5-part series that dealt with a national agenda for African Americans. Ms Spann is the former Vice President of Broadcast for the Chicago Association of Black Journalists. She is the former Chairman of the Media Advocacy Committee. A recipient of many awards, she is a graduate of Loyola University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice. We salute Melody Spann-Cooper... A NABFEME SHERO!

 



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