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Alvin Jones
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Executive Producer and Host, Women's Business Report and Planet Vehicle and Planet Jazz, WTTG-TV (Washington, DC)
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Biography
Alvin Jones Biography Celebrating over 45 years as a broadcaster, Rap City creator Alvin Jones recently was honored and featured on Black Entertainment Television’s Hip Hop 50th Celebration documentary “Welcome to Rap City.” The program drew 2.4 million viewers on its initial airing. His longevity and diversity has allowed him to be an integral factor in many cutting edge technologies and innovations. Alvin started his career as the host of the number one rated legendary radio program “The Quiet Storm” on Howard University’s WHUR 96.3FM. Alvin is the host and executive producer of the automotive television show Planet Vehicle. Planet Vehicle airs in Washington, DC; Baltimore, MD; Richmond & Norfolk – Virginia Beach, VA; and Wilmington, NC. Arlington Independent Media in the Washington, DC market recently enlisted him to oversee their newly revamped marketing, promotional, and content strategy. He also serves as general manager for radio station WERA 96.7FM in the Washington, DC market. His Smooth Jazz radio show Planet Jazz airs in afternoon drive. In 2006, his companies, Alvin Jones Communications and Aye Jay Productions partnered with Microsoft to become one of the first content producers of online video. They interviewed Jamie Foxx, Alicia Keys, and the cast of tv series Grey’s Anatomy from the NAACP Image Awards. They also interviewed the feature film X-Men cast at the Cannes Film Festival. Other projects include the arrival of The Pope at The U.S. Capitol, live streaming of Senate and Congressional hearings, coverage of the Presidential Inaugural, coverage of Grammys, and pre-Oscar events for MSN.com. Giving back gives Alvin a sense of pride. Always one with a message, he connects with his audience and is highly requested as a public speaker and Master of Ceremonies.
Music , Sports , Automotive , Politics , Culture
Religion, Homosexuality and Crimes .
Content
By Alvin Jones Verified| WCMU-FM (Mount Pleasant, MI) Verified This transcript has been lightly edited for clarity and length. David Nicholas: Thousands of people in northern Michigan are waiting for power to be restored following last week's historic ice storm. Some are potentially looking at two weeks without electricity going into the weekend. As of Friday afternoon, over 21,000 customers in northern Michigan are still without power, although most have been restored.
By Alvin Jones Verified| WCMU-FM (Mount Pleasant, MI) Verified Northern Michigan utility companies say power will not be restored in some areas impacted by last week's ice storm for the next four to five days. As of Thursday morning, around 27,000 households and businesses were still without power in northern Michigan according to poweroutage.us.
By Alvin Jones Verified| WCMU-FM (Mount Pleasant, MI) Verified Presque Isle Electric and Gas Co-op told WCMU they are working on having a full power restoration timeline in northern rural Michigan by Wednesday. After historic ice storms in northern Michigan, local power companies are still working to get thousands of people back online. As of this afternoon there are still over 11,000 Great Lakes Energy customers offline. PIE&G say they have over 10,000 offline. Despite the numbers, both energy companies say the majority of their customers have been restored.
Company Info
WTTG-TV (Washington, DC)