Allegra Battle Johnson - (Local News) is a news and entertainment blogger and freelance journalist. She began her career as morning news anchor for WAMO FM in Pittsburgh, A. Allegra has been nominated for her achievement in radio by the March of Dimes A.I.R Awards. Within her 10 years of radio, television and print news experience, Allegra has covered major news and entertainment events in Pittsburgh and Washington, DC. Allegra holds a B.A. in Broadcast Journalist from Howard University. She currently lives in Pittsburgh, PA with her husband and daughter. allegra@urbanmediatoday.co.m
JC Coulter - Sports is the owner of three sports themed barber shops in Northeastern Ohio and is a full-time barber in Wellsville, OH. JC obtained his accelerated Bachelor’s Degree in Communications majoring in Journalism from Youngstown State University In May 2011. He has been active in sports since the age of 5 beginning by playing Pop Warner league for the Southern Local Little Indians in eastern Ohio. He has also been involved in the formation and marketing of the Semi-Pro football team The Canton Hurricanes as well as promotions/sales/marketing for The Cleveland Cavaliers, former heavyweight champion boxer Kelly Pavlick, The Las Vegas 51s (Los Angeles Dodgers AAA affiliate), the Akron Aeros (Cleveland Indians AAA affiliate), coached little league baseball and peewee football in the Akron area, as well as refereeing charity basketball games. JC@urbanmediatoday.com
Raymond D. Porter, Jr. (Sports) is an avid sports fan with a strong knowledge and appreciation of sports history. As a contributor for UrbanMediaToday, he covers local sports team topics from the professional level to high school, with the objective of engaging the reader to the story-whether they're a sports fan or not. His writing experience began with the New Pittsburgh Courier in 2004, and 3V magazine in 2005-06. He also has experience in BlogTalkRadio. A native Pittsburger, he is married his wife Nikki, and they have a 2 year old son named Raymond III Ray@urbanmediatoday.com
Nancy Hart (features and news) is a graduate of Duquesne University with experience in freelance writing, editing and graphic design.A previous winner of a Los Angeles Times’ award for student journalism, Hart credits her ability to find the details in a story to her “Pittsburgh nebbiness.” She is an active volunteer for many community organizations including Junior Achievement, the Pittsburgh Area Slovak Folk Ensemble (PÁS) and schools attended by her four children
Lynn Johnson is the Youth Contributor for Urban Media Today. She will be starting her senior year at Valley High School in New Kensington. An A student, Lynn is also a member of JROTC and the Public Affair NCO. Holding a part time job at McDonalds still leaves her enough time to show her artistic side at the Steelers home games. Lynn paints faces before all the home games and then gets to watch the game. She plans on joining the Army where she wants to work in the administrative area. After serving her country, her dreams are to go to an historical black college to major in elementary education. Lynn@urbanmediatoday.com
Ashley Lombardozzi (Sports Contributor) is a big fan of all sports. As a contributor, she searches and finds interesting sport stories for UrbanSports Today.com. Lombardozzi also serves at Director of Marketing for MAA & Associates, LLC and its divisions. Ashley obtained her Bachelors Degree from Youngstown State University in Marketing and Management in the Spring of 2009. Miss Lombardozzi has served an Assistant Volleyball Coach at Wellsville High School and Beaver Local School District and has been active in coaching volleyball for the past three years. alombardozzi@maa-associatesllc.com
Mary Jo Needham (CFO/Contributor) has over twenty years of accounting experience and has been a CPA since 1986. Ms. Needham holds a CPA licenses in Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. She has held various financial positions including being the Chief Financial Officer at Propel Charter Schools, Inc., a developer and operator of charter schools in Western Pennsylvania. Currently Needham serves as CFO for MAA & Associates, LLC and its divisions as well as President of MAA. She holds degrees from both the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Nevada- Reno.mneedham@maa-associatesllc.com
Katie Hilliard (graphic arts) is the graphic artist for UrbanMediaToday.com. She has been doing graphic design for over 4 years. She started out helping her father at his Print Shop in Zelienople, PA. Katie graduated from Westminster College in New Wilmington PA in 2008 with a BA in Art Technology. She has done graphic work for Learning Disability Services of America, Thrive Profitable Practices and many others. You can reach Katie at hilliakl@yahoo.com
Alan Lincoln is CEO and President of MAA & Associates, LLC. He is also the President of our web media division www.urbanmediatoday.com
Previously, he served as Sr. Vice President of Soul Circus Inc. of Atlanta, Georgia and President of Sheridan Broadcasting Corporation’s Radio Division, which includes WAMO FM, WAMO AM, WSSZ FM and WPGR AM, all of Pittsburgh, PA and WUFO AM of Buffalo, NY.
MAA & Associates, LLC, which is an accounting and business service company, is based in Wellsville, OH and Pittsburgh, PA. MAA will perform the tasks of bookkeeping, accounting, tax preparation, and sales and marketing training.
Mr. Lincoln has managed over 250 employees and budgets ranging from $1.5 million to over $25 million. He has led sales organizations and business development teams in Pittsburgh, Atlanta and many other cities around the country. His work has lead to record profits and revenues for companies over the 30 years of senior management experience.
Mr. Lincoln was active in his community serving on the Board of Directors for several organizations including the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Propel Charter Schools, Naacp of Pittsburgh, and the John Christian Charity Trust Committee.
Mr. Lincoln’s management, sales and marketing experience gained him national recognition. He was listed in "Who's Who in Media and Communications". He won “General Manager of the Year” for Radio Ink Magazine, the national trade publication. Later, he received the National Association of Broadcasters Marconi Urban Station of the Year Award – the broadcasting industry’s highest award.
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