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.

A new study released by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention highlights how teenage Black girls are leading the way in smoking cessation. The study, which was published earlier this month, focuses on the overall decline in teen smoking since 1991. But since 2003,  amongst different ethnic and racial groups of both genders, African-American […]

VIA: CNN.COM A simple, five-minute conversation with parents during their baby’s regularly scheduled 9-month checkup can help their child stop bottle-feeding, according to new research released Monday. It’s an important step because prolonged use of the bottle can lead to tooth decay and nutritional deficiencies in young children. Waiting later can make it harder to […]

VIA: WRAL.COM A Durham woman who falsely accused three Duke University athletes of rape four years ago will be in court Monday on a separate case in which she faces multiple charges, including attempted first-degree murder. Crystal Mangum will be in court at 2:30 p.m. Monday to tell the judge that she doesn’t want to […]

From CNN: A University of Texas at Austin student dormitory named after a man prominent in the Ku Klux Klan in the 1800s may soon have its name changed, university officials said.

VIA: WTVD.COM The North Carolina Legislature voted Wednesday to attempt to make clear again that a 2006 ban on video poker also applies to computer-based sweepstakes games found at businesses inside strip malls and old storefronts statewide. In an 86-27 vote that gave final passage to the bill, the House agreed to the Senate’s plan […]

VIA: WRAL.COM An employee of Meals on Wheels of Wake County was charged Wednesday with embezzling money from the aid agency. MORE

WASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama paid a visit on the neighbors Wednesday, but scorching temperatures forced the party inside.

VIA: CNN.COM Each year about 37 babies and toddlers die when they are accidentally left strapped in car safety seats or become trapped in vehicles that rapidly heat up. If you think this senseless tragedy couldn’t happen to you, think again. Mary Parks and her husband, Jeff, had everything they wanted: a comfortable house in […]

VIA: WTVD.COM The struggle over the ownership of a video purportedly of former presidential candidate John Edwards having sex with mistress Rielle Hunter continued in a Hillsborough courtroom Wednesday. Hunter was not in attendance. Former Edwards’ aide Andrew Young and his wife Cheri weren’t there either. Hunter is suing the Youngs saying she owns the […]

VIA: WTVD.COM The North Carolina Chapter of the NAACP is calling on the community to rally together against decisions made by the Wake County Board of Education. The group is vowing to keep Wake County public schools from becoming community schools, which it fears will lead to resegregation. NC NAACP President Rev. William Barber along […]

VIA: MONEY.CNN.COM Want to send granny a card? It might cost you a bit more next year. The U.S. Postal Service on Tuesday proposed a 2-cent increase in the price of a first-class stamp, bringing the cost to 46 cents. The change, if approved, will go into effect on Jan. 2. The Postal Service is […]

DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. — Fireworks displays have been canceled. White-sand beaches that should be crowded with sunbathers are instead dotted with cleanup workers, booms and sand-sifting equipment. Normally packed hotels are trying to fill rooms ahead of what is a crucial weekend for beach businesses.