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.

Listen to the TJMS tribute to Whitney Houston.

The Tom Joyner Morning Show pays tribute to Whitney Houston. LISTEN

There’s a handful of movies considered required-viewing to maintain one’s cultural cred: Do the Right Thing, Shaft, Boomerang, The Color Purple. But tell someone you haven’t seen Sparkle, the 1976 ode to doo-wop starring Irene Cara and Philip Michael Thomas, and you might as well hand over your “Black card.” Luckily, the remake of Sparkle […]

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DENZEL WASHINGTON discusses starring in Safe House, in theaters this weekend. MORE

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KEN SMUCKLER talks with TJMS about the Trickery Report/1-866-My-VOTE-1 line. Results of Caucus in MN, NV, CO and ME. MORE

We all have our favorite TV music moments, and BlackAmericaWeb.com has put together 10 of its favorites. A few may surprise you. If you’re old enough to remember watching “The Cosby Show,” then you’ll never forget the classic 1985 episode that shows the family lip-synching the Ray Charles hit “”Night Time Is the Right Time,” […]

Have you made a resolution to eat less, exercise more and lose some weight in 2012 or making an attempt to do so for the rest of your life? If you have, Durham County Cooperative Extension and Durham County Health Department have partnered to bring support for weight loss to two convenient locations in Durham […]

On Monday, February 27, 2012 at 6:00pm Lori Bruhns of EveryDay Tidy will hold a free workshop at the Orange County Main Library. What would you do with 5 extra minutes a day? 30 extra minutes a week? Come learn how to make the most of the time you have and gain back some of […]