About Karen Clark

Karen Clark, a Durham native, is a graduate of the School of Journalism at the UNC- Chapel Hill. Her desire to pursue a career in broadcast led her to a 4-year stint in commercial radio. Karen’s experience included on-air work G-105 (WDCG) and K97.5 (WQOK) in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Karen’s radio experience led her to a Promotions Manager position with Columbia Records. While working with Columbia, Karen promoted and marketed albums for national recording artists such as Mariah Carey, Will Smith, Beyonce, Wyclef Jean and many others. This promotions position was Karen’s first foray into event planning, allowing her to coordinate parties, autograph signings, performances and regional itineraries for dozens of artists. After three years with Columbia Records, Karen landed a position with West Coast based Capitol Records. Capitol Records boasts an impressive roster of artists including The Beatles, Coldplay, Corrine Bailey Rae and Snoop Dogg.

After seven years in the music industry, Karen, along with her mother, started Something Borrowed, Something Blue, a nationally-recognized wedding and event planning company based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Karen’s events have been seen on the Style Network shows Whose Wedding Is It Anyway? and Married Away. She has been a featured contributor for InStyle Weddings, The Knot and various local news programs and publications

Karen is currently the Midday On-Air Personality at Foxy 107.1/104.3 (WFXC/WFXK.) She enjoys cooking, working out, playing with her young son and volunteering in the community.

Magic Johnson’s support for his openly gay son is being applauded. “In the midst of all this media attention i would like to say that i am truly blessed to have parents that love and support me,” Earvin Johnson III, one of the former L.A. Lakers star’s three children with wife Cookie, tweeted earlier today. EJ, […]

  Beyonce covers VOGUE UK May 2013 issue and granted them an unusually candid interview. She talks about everything important to her–marriage, motherhood and her musical journey.…

Yesterday, “The Game” actress, Lauren London attended BET’s 2013 Upfronts. For the occasion, she rocked a sleevesless, low cut LBD and strappy $795 Versace sandals.…

Sexual encounters between 4- and 5-year-old students were allegedly an “everyday thing” at a private California preschool that is closing its doors after coming under attack for a lack of supervision, the mother of a 5-year-old  former student said. “It’s unfathomable on so many levels. For one, that it actually happened. For two, where it […]

Rutgers University fired men’s basketball coach Mike Rice this morning after ESPN aired video of his shoving and kicking players while berating them with gay slurs. “Based upon recently revealed information and a review of previously discovered issues, Rutgers has terminated the contract of Mike Rice,” Rutgers Athletics tweeted this morning. Rice, 44, apologized for […]

The annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival unspools this weekend in downtown Durham. In recent years, Full Frame has grown to become of the leading documentary film festivals in North America, with a reputation for high-quality presentation and collegial Southern friendliness. But Full Frame is just part of a larger local documentary filmmaking scene in […]

Via: NewsObserver.com Urban Food Group owners Kevin and Stacey Jennings received much more than they expected with a want ad seeking a new executive chef. Through the ad the couple attracted the attention of a new culinary competition show, “Chef Wanted,” with celebrity chef Anne Burrell. The couple and their restaurant, Coquette, will be featured […]

Black women and our natural hair is a sticky topic of discussion. There are full documentaries, TV shows and panels all around the U.S. dedicated…

Durham residents are getting ready to speak out about a proposed downtown high-rise that would be built along Main Street. Austin Lawrence Partners purchased the site along Main, Corcoran and Parrish Streets to construct a 26-story mixed-use building that will incorporate and preserve five historic facades. The developers plan for the building to contain 60 […]

U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan and Wake Technical Community College are hosting a job fair that’s free to employers and job seekers. The fair will be held from 9 a.m. to noon today at Wake Technical Community College in Raleigh. Job seekers don’t need to register, but employers do. Hagan says that while she sees signs […]

A northeast Washington judge has found two boys, ages 10 and 11, competent to stand trial in juvenile court on a murder conspiracy charge. Stevens County Prosecutor Tim Rasmussen says the fifth-graders had a handwritten plan listing seven steps leading up to the planned killing of a female classmate. That list was submitted as evidence […]

Brandy has been dishing out chic looks left and right and I couldn’t be more delighted! Recently, the “Temptation” star took to the NYC streets…