NAMME Board Member, Sherman Kizart, Receives '07 Urban Knight Award

American Urban Radio Networks will sponsor its sixth annual Urban Knight Awards at RAB ‘07 next month in Dallas. The Urban Knight Awards will be presented at a reception on Thursday, February 8 at 6 PM at the Hyatt Regency.

The Urban Knight Awards were begun in 2002 to honor the efforts of those primarily in Urban Radio sales who have led the way in improving marketing in the Urban consumer marketplace.

This year Pierre Sutton, chairman of Inner City Broadcasting Corporation and David Kantor, vice chairman and CEO of Reach Media, will be inducted into the Urban Knight “Hall of Fame.”

“For nearly four decades Inner City Broadcasting has been one of the leading broadcasting companies serving African Americans, they have some great players on their team, but Pepe Sutton has been one constant force guiding it” said Jerry Lopes, president of Program Operations & Affiliations for American Urban Radio Networks.

“From ABC, where he first worked with Tom Joyner, to Chancellor-AM/FM, to Reach Media, David Kantor’s instinct and intellect have clearly helped him to become one of the premiere marketers in Urban Radio,” added Lopes.

Urban Knight Award recipients this year are:

Hugh Brown, director of Urban Marketing, Media Audit

Earl Jones, RVP, Clear Channel Chicago

Sherman Kizart, SVP & director of Urban Marketing, Interep

Brian Knox, SVP & director of Corporate Diversity, Katz Media

Deon Levingston, VP & GM, WBLS-FM New York