May 19, 2013

Buffalo Wild Wings® Franchise Owners Join SoCal Efforts to Help Victims of Boston Bombing

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LOS ANGELES – Buffalo Wild Wings® franchise owners Karim Webb and Ed Barnett have announced that their Torrance and Baldwin Hills locations in Southern California will donate $1 from each chocolate fudge cake purchased between April 16 through April 23 to the American Red Cross of Eastern Massachusetts in response to yesterday’s bombings at the [...]




Larenz Tate and Buffalo Wild Wings Franchise Owners Partner to Support Jobs for Young Black Men

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*LOS ANGELES – Actor Larenz Tate and Buffalo Wild Wings franchise owner Karim Webb share a laugh at an April 11 media roundtable. The event was hosted by the California Community Foundation (CCF) for its BLOOM program—Building a Lifetime of Opportunities and Options for Men—in Los Angeles. BLOOM is centered in South Los Angeles and [...]




Photo: Buffalo Wild Wings Owners Honored in Carson, CA

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*Carson, CA – City of Carson Councilmember Mike Gipson (2nd from left), honored minority franchise owners Karim Webb (3rd from left) and Barry Thomas (4th from left) for their financial support of the Carson Colts Football Team. Known for their support of community organizations throughout Southern California, Webb and Thomas, along with Ed Barnett (not [...]




Los Angeles Joins in Africa Day 2012 Celebrations

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*Los Angeles, CA— Los Angeles will join other US cities and countries in Africa in commemorating the 39th Africa Day with a free one-day cultural festival on Saturday, May 25 from 11AM to 7PM in Carson at California State University Dominguez Hills (1000 East Victoria Street). Africa Day Los Angeles 2012, will feature arts, crafts, [...]




White Shock Jocks: Scary, Fat, Black TSA Agents (Audio)

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*Los Angeles talk radio station KFI 640 AM has an issue with black people.  It seems that the Whitney Houston “crack ho” comment from show hosts John Kobylt and Ken Chiampou of the “John and Ken Show,” was the tip of the iceberg. Earlier we detailed how KFI morning show host Bill Handel told his listeners the Congressional Black Caucus, thanks [...]




Clear Channel’s KFI Dismisses Black Coalition’s Call for Diversity

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Clear Channel’s Rush Limbaugh Calls Woman “Slut” On Eve of Women’s History Month As KFI Dismisses Black Coalition’s Call for Diversity African-American Coalition’s Response Includes Filing Formal FCC Complaint Against KFI and Clear Channel and to Partner with Asian and Latino Groups to Advance Issue of Diversity  *LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles powerhouse station KFI AM [...]




Did KTLA’s Sam Rubin Cause TV Station to Dump KFI’s John and Ken? (Video)

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EURweb wants to know if Los Angeles entertainment reporter Sam Rubin’s take on KFI’s John & Ken Show suspension following their comments about Whitney Houston being a “crack ho” caused his station KTLA to sever their relationship with them? The controversial duo has not appeared on KTLA since their return from suspension and they were regular [...]




KFI Shock Jocks, Grape Soda and the Black Caucus

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LOS ANGELES, CA – Following a meeting with black broadcasting and media professionals at Clear Channel’s KFI 640 radio station in Los Angeles, where talk-show hosts John Kobylt and Ken Chiampou returned to broadcasting after a controversial suspension for referring to the late singer Whitney Houston as a “crack ho,” more information is surfacing on the long [...]