Lopes, whose American Urban Radio Networks questioned presidents and championed battles for Black influence and against AIDS, died Saturday.
Jerry Lopes, whose American Urban Radio Networks questioned presidents, delivered old-school R&B and talk, and championed battles for Black influence and against AIDS, died Saturday.
Lopes died of natural causes at his Pittsburgh home, according to his fiancée, Marcia Martin. He was 72.
For years, American Urban Radio Networks has called itself the nation’s only African American-owned and -controlled radio network. Lopes was president of program operations and affiliations, and often was the public face of the network.
He hired April Ryan to cover the White House. This year, working at theGrio, Ryan is today!
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