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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

As with the “love of money,” lust of the flesh can be just as inhibiting to our relationship with God – to say nothing of His transformative work in our lives. Few sins so obstruct the indwelling Holy Spirit as sexual immorality, especially when we are unwilling to acknowledge – or take steps to correct […]

According to CNN, an 18-year-old woman was killed and at least 23 people injured Thursday when a speeding car plowed into pedestrians in Manhattan’s bustling Times Square. The driver of the 2009 Honda Accord is in custody, New York Police Commissioner James O’Neill said. The motorist, 26-year-old Richard Rojas of the Bronx, has been arrested twice in […]

  Bob and Harvey Weinstein have bought worldwide rights to Michael Moore’s documentary “Fahrenheit 11/9” on President Donald Trump. The Weinsteins made the acquisition under their Fellowship Adventure Group. Moore is currently directing the film, with the “11/9” in the title referring to the day Trump was declared President of the United States on Nov. […]

Keeping God At Arms Length Because of Greed For many believers, what’s keeping God at arm’s length is not a lack of desire to know Him better. Rather, it is a suffocating clutter of material wealth and comforts – and the drive to possess them –which crowds Him out of our lives. If the drive […]

Congrats to Pastor Anthony G. Maclin and the Sanctuary at Kingdom Square.  According to govenment officials, the property the church purchased and renamed as Kingdom Square will now be redeveloped as the new Hampton Park.  The new development will bring trendy restaurants, a swanky hotel, shopping and doctors’ offices to Prince George’s County and it will sit […]

Follow Praise 104.1: Singer Jermaine Dolly‘s hit single “You” has been all over Gospel Radio. The song in which many request as “The Jesus Song” is an infectious tune guaranteed to make you smile at the thought of how Jesus shines his light on you daily. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! How did the song […]

Follow Praise 104.1: Today on The Cheryl Jackson Show we premiered Ricky Dillard‘s upcoming single “I Survived It” and it is wonderful! Dillard got to spend 2 hours with us on Praise and we got to talk about his music, ministry and more! Watch as Dillard speaks about his new single, when we can get […]

Giving in to our fears and anxieties is another way in which we keep God at arm’s length, albeit unintentionally. Most Christians do not consider their worrisomeness a hindrance to God’s transformative work in their lives, but they should. Fear can be paralyzing, especially in the face of spiritual challenges. The apostle John characterized fear […]

Human Arrogance Is An Abomination To God “What a piece of work is a man!” opined Prince Hamlet. “How noble in reason, how infinite in faculty!” etc., etc. Indeed, Shakespeare’s prose illustrates the problem of human pride and the chasm it creates between ourselves and God. Human arrogance is perhaps the most astoundingly limitless and utterly […]

The District of Columbia has won back-to-back Miss USA titles. Kara McCullough, a 25-year-old chemist working for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, was crowned Sunday during the event that took place at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center on the Las Vegas Strip. She will go on to compete on the Miss Universe contest.

Join Dr. Sandy Johnson along with Fresh Water Ministries, John Hopkins, M.O.M.S. and Roberta’s House For a weekend of Cease Fire in Baltimore.

No Fear, Just Perfect Peace It is so tempting to fear, isn’t it? Fear is a natural reaction to the sin-ridden world that we are living in. Elections, financial instability, broken relationships, failed expectations and more guide us to a place of fear and usually end in a place of unbelief. We question why. Why […]