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About Cheryl Jackson

When it comes to the inspiration brand, Cheryl Jackson is one of the nation's leading media personalities in the format. A trailblazer in the field, she created the first Urban Inspiration Radio Station in the United States while programming Heaven 1580 in Washington DC.

Urban inspiration is a lifestyle driven music format that fuses Pop, R&B, gospel and Contemporary Christian music with today's trending news and current affairs, all with an inspirational twist. Major media outlets have adopted this brand of programming throughout the world, in hopes of marketing their product to mainstream advertisers.

As an champion for the gospel and urban inspiration brand, she was and is instrumental breaking some of the major gospel artists in their quest to establish their careers while coming to the DMV.

A 2x Stellar Award winning radio personality herself, she is the Executive Producer for the nationally syndicated radio show, “Get Up Mornings with Erica Campbell”. She can be heard on Praise 104.1 FM in Washington DC for her highly rated radio show, "Cheryl Jackson in the Midday''; and worldwide on Urban One's Inspiration Network. Most importantly, she’s a wife, a mother, a friend, and a daughter of the King

Disney music serves as the world’s soundtrack across cultures, continents, and generations as a source of joy, hope and possibility. Those emotions take center stage with “Harmonious,” a new senses-stirring nighttime spectacular at EPCOT. “Harmonious” shines a light on 15 favorite Disney songs re-imagined by a culturally diverse ensemble of 240 artists from around the […]

STANDING AT THE LAST We serve a God who at the end, after everything has fallen and everything has changed, will still stand.  In all of our confusion, suffering, and hopelessness, we have the  enduring promise of serving the one who will always be greater. It’s easy to become discouraged in this life, but when […]

Billboard Gospel Air Play Chart Week of June 25th JEKALYN CARR “My Portion” is #1!!!   This makes Jekalyn’s 6th #1 single at Gospel radio and her 10th Billboard #1 as an independent artist! See the full lists below… 1.  My Portion Jekaylyn Carr 2.  All of My Help Ricky Dillard 3.  Never Let Me Down […]

GRAMMY award-winning music group Maverick City Music and 16-time GRAMMY winner Kirk Franklin made a major network TV appearance.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and Cheryl Jackson speaks with Deneen Richmond, President of Luminis Health at Doctors Medical Center and Eshe Montague, Director of Behavioral Health Programs of Luminis Health at Doctors Medical Center. The pandemic has contributed greatly to the mental health crisis in the United States.  Statistics show that teens have […]

On Sunday nights show, the Salisbury native sang remember me from the movie Coco, that is because Sunday night's theme was Disney related.

The series, executive-produced by gospel icon Kirk Franklin (who is set to recur as Deacon D’Wayne), will premiere all eight episodes on Thursday, May 19.

Blessing of the Elders will pay tribute to the faith-filled legacy of the Black Church and its historical and modern-day figures whose contributions have been foundational to America’s faith, culture and history.

Lionel Richie announced that Platinum ticket winner Jay Copeland was saved by the judges during the final seconds of Monday’s episode of American Idol on ABC. ‘I just can’t believe you took so long to get to the core of what I wanted from you,’ Lionel, 72, said to the 23-year-old singer from Salisbury, Maryland ‘And then […]

Grace Upon Grace You know those days, the perfect ones? Your hair looks great, you nail a work assignment (whether client presentation, spreadsheet, or getting twins to nap at the same time), you say just the right thing and make someone’s day, and then come home to find dinner waiting for you.  It’s good upon […]

Perfect Each of us is keenly aware of our own weaknesses.  We know all of our flaws too well and we make eliminating them our goal.  But no matter how much effort we put out, we can never and will never achieve perfection. Despite most of us realizing that we will never be perfect, we […]

Copeland delivered a nearly flawless performance. But that’s also his Achilles heel, according to Perry. “You’re almost a perfect singer, but sometimes perfection doesn’t win over feeling,” she explained. “You look like a star. Just keep it a little bit dirtier, a little bit more soulful in the future.” The “Dark Horse” singer also told […]