In July 2026, Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser presented Cathy Hughes with a Key to the City, recognizing a career that has helped shape Black media for nearly five decades. Hughes arrived in Washington more than 50 years ago. She would go on to acquire a single AM radio station, build it into a national broadcasting company, take that company public, expand into television and digital media, and create one of the country’s most significant Black-owned media businesses. Today, Hughes is the founder and chairperson of Urban One, a multimedia company whose businesses span radio, television, syndicated programming and digital

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