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
The DMV came together to celebrate “The Maestro”, Richard Smallwood tonight for his 75th Birthday Celebration. The celebration took place at The 1st Baptist Church of Highland Park where Dr. Henry Davis III is the host Pastor. Hosted by Pastor Jerome Bell and Jackie Gales Web. Featured artist include Phillip Carter & SOV, Chester Burke […]
Recorded Wrongs Many experts agree that one of the ways to keep relationships healthy and strong is to avoid words like always and never. True love releases past mistakes and genuinely believes for the best next time. This gives freedom from guilt, and permission for the relationship to move on and grow. This truth applies […]
Todd Dulaney’s single “It’s Working” featuring Hezekiah Walker is #1 on the Billboard Airplay charts. For the 39-year-old Dulaney, a former professional baseball player in the New York Mets organization, “It’s Working” becomes his seventh Gospel Airplay leader — and his record-extending sixth in succession. He one-ups Jonathan McReynolds, who boasts an active streak of […]
The 54th Annual GMA Dove Awards were handed out Tuesday night, October 17th, 2023, in Nashville, Tennessee to a sold-out audience. The show aired tonight, Friday, October 20th, exclusively on TBN and The TBN App and simulcast on SiriusXM The Message. Host Tauren Wells led the all-star night of music with performances from across the […]
STRONGER FOR WAITING Have you ever waited on someone? When you wait, you abdicate your ability to determine when something will happen. You are dependent on someone else. When we wait on God, it can be incredibly difficult. Truly waiting on him means we aren’t solving situations on our own. We wholly place our dependence […]
FILLING THE EMPTINESS We all experience seasons where we feel emptiness: an ache deep within us that is inexplicable but present all at once. In those times, when we aren’t sure what it is that we’re longing for, it is more of God that we need. Deep in the heart of every person, there is […]
NEVER WASTED God doesn’t leave us alone in our weakness. When we feel incapable, he gives us the strength we lack to accomplish the task. When we are working sincerely for him, our work – no matter how insignificant it may seem – will always be effective. We may feel like a failure in the […]
Brian Courtney Wilson’s powerful single “Always Peace” hits the top slot on both Gospel radio charts this week. The 3-time Grammy Award nominee earned his fifth number one single on the Billboard Gospel Airplay and Gospel Mediabase charts. Off his acclaimed live album Transitions (2022), “Always Peace” serves as an invaluable call for peace in our lives and a […]
According to The Christian Post, Former President Donald Trump’s spiritual advisor, televangelist Paula White-Cain, recently claimed she helped Nelson Mandela abolish apartheid in South Africa. But his foundation says they have no record of her work with the iconic leader who died in December 2013. White-Cain, who serves as senior pastor of the City of Destiny Church […]
According to PEOPLE When Kirk Franklin began working on a new album earlier this year, the had no idea what was in store. “This is the first time I’ve had a behind-the-scenes videographer capturing content for the making of a project,” Franklin, 53, says of working on his 13th album. “I recorded the first song […]
Kirk Franklin lands his 10th leader on Billboard’s Gospel Airplay chart as “All Things” ascends to No. 1 for a 2nd week in row. With the coronation, Franklin ties Tamela Mann for the most Gospel Airplay No. 1s, dating to the chart’s 2005 launch. James Fortune & FIYA follow with eight leaders. “All Things,” which Franklin penned and […]
BLOOM WHERE PLANTED Most of us want to make a significant mark somewhere in our lifetime. It’s comforting to believe that the routine of our ordinary lives is merely preparation for the really big assignment that surely is just around the corner. You know, the lofty thing, the high calling, the noble assignment that undoubtedly […]