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The Return of the Rickey Smiley Morning Show “ATM” CA$H promotion

The Return of the Rickey Smiley Morning Show “ATM” CA$H promotion

Get ready for the return of the Rickey Smiley Morning Show “ATM” CA$H promotion.  Starting Monday, April 29, 2019 ending Thursday, May 23, 2019 (4 weeks).  Listeners will have a chance to WIN up to $1,000 daily just by being caller #50 with the correct daily ATM PIN # at 1-866-9 Rickey / 1-866-974-2539.  Listeners…… More

Q955 Studio Text Line 337-920-5777

Q955 Studio Text Line 337-920-5777

We want to hear from you! You can TEXT our Q95.5 Studio at 337-920-5777 and tell us what’s on your mind. Let us know what you like, what you don’t like, and of course you will have opportunities for contests and promotions by texting in to win. Texting the studio is the best and quickest way to…… More

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Nickelodeon and CBS TV Studios team up for animated ‘Star Trek’ series

Nickelodeon is beaming up a new animated “Star Trek” series with help from CBS TV Studios. The show is billed as a chance to introduce the “Star Trek” universe to a new generation of viewers. The CG-animated series “follows a group of lawless teens who discover a derelict Starfleet ship and use it to search…… More

Jennifer Garner nabs cover of People’s ‘Beautiful People’ issue

Jennifer Garner’s response to being selected as the cover person for People magazine’s Beautiful issue was so typically Jennifer Garner. “This is so embarrassing, I mean seriously,” the actress said after her selection was announced Tuesday on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.” The “Love, Simon” actress said it was her first time seeing the cover, which…… More

Serena Williams had a tough time planning Meghan Markle’s baby shower

Serena Williams is all about excellence, and that extends to her friend’s baby shower. The iconic athlete talked to Business of Fashion a few days after she co-hosted a lavish shower for Meghan Markle at the Mark Hotel in New York City. “Planning something like that takes a lot of effort,” Williams said at the…… More

Academy doesn’t change streaming eligibility for Oscars

Netflix can chill: Streaming movies will still be eligible for Oscar nominations. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Board of Governors announced Tuesday it “voted to maintain Rule Two, Eligibility for the 92nd Oscars,” when it approved the slate of rules for its next season. “The rule states that to be eligible for…… More

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs reveals Kim Porter’s last words to him

Kim Porter was a loving mom to the end. The model and actress died of pneumonia in November. She was 47. Kim Porter, mother of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ children, dies at 47 Porter had been a longtime love of mogul and music impresario Sean “Diddy” Combs, and the two had three children together. They were…… More

Beyoncé’s father is producing a Destiny’s Child musical

Beyoncé’s father is working on a Destiny’s Child musical. Mathew Knowles announced Tuesday that he’s producing a musical featuring the former girl group. His goal is to take “Survivor: The Destiny’s Child Musical” on the road, including to Broadway and London’s West End. “I want to pull back the curtain,” he said in a statement.…… More

Britney Spears posts reassuring message

“All is well,” and Britney Spears will be back soon. That’s what the singer told her supporters Tuesday night. The pop star icon went on Instagram to address rumors that have circulated on social media in the past weeks and let her social media followers know she is doing “what’s best at the moment” and…… More

‘Jeopardy!’ contestant wins again, bringing his total to more than $1 million

James Holzhauer is making “Jeopardy!” look easy. The professional sports gambler wowed the game show’s audience again after he won for the 14th time Tuesday. Holzhauer won $118,816 in the game that aired Tuesday. That brought his total earnings on the Alex Trebek-hosted show to $1,061,554. He’s the second person in the show’s history to…… More

‘Fortnite’ and ‘Avengers: Endgame’ are teaming up for a crossover event

What happens when two cultural phenomena combine for an epic multimedia crossover event? Fans go wild. That’s exactly what happened when the official Twitter account for the “Fortnite” video game posted a series of images promoting a crossover project with Marvel Studio’s “Avengers” franchise, using the hashtag #FortniteXAvengers. The image was captioned, “Whatever it takes”…… More

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Cosby Renews Attacks On Trial Judge As He Seeks Bail

Cosby Renews Attacks On Trial Judge As He Seeks Bail

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Imprisoned actor Bill Cosby is renewing attacks on a Pennsylvania trial judge as he seeks bail while he appeals his sex-assault conviction. Lawyers for the 81-year-old Cosby filed a bail motion Wednesday with the state Superior Court. They complained that in the seven months since Cosby’s sentencing, Montgomery County Judge Steven O’Neill…… More

Former Black, Female CBS Executive Slams Network For Having ‘A White Problem’

Former Black, Female CBS Executive Slams Network For Having ‘A White Problem’

A former longtime CBS executive is speaking out about the network’s lack of diversity in a lengthy op-ed for Variety published Tuesday, detailing several examples of racial discrimination and workplace misconduct. Whitney Davis joined CBS News in 2006 as Director, CBS Entertainment Diversity & Inclusion before her departure earlier this year. In the piece, she slams the independent…… More

Ninth-Grader Commits Suicide After He Was Bullied for Being Gay

Ninth-Grader Commits Suicide After He Was Bullied for Being Gay

An Alabama teen, 15-year-old son Nigel Shelby tragically took his own life after he became the victim of constant homophobic bullying. His mother, Camika Shelby, says she’s still “shocked.” “He was just special,” Camika told NBC News after his death on Thursday. “Nigel was the sweetest child. He was so outgoing. He was always full of…… More

Teacher Of The Year Works With Youths In Juvenile Detention

Teacher Of The Year Works With Youths In Juvenile Detention

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — As a veteran teacher at a troubled high school in Richmond, Virginia, Rodney Robinson wanted to better understand why so many students go directly from school to prison. So he took a job teaching students at a juvenile detention center. Four years later, Robinson has been chosen as the 2019 National…… More

Reverend Al. Sharpton Says We Shouldn’t Rush To Impeachment

Reverend Al. Sharpton Says We Shouldn’t Rush To Impeachment

The Mueller report was released to the public last week and now that we’ve seen just about everything, the question is whether or not Democrats should be pushing for impeachment. There were 10 incidents of obstruction against Trump explained in the redacted version and of course that’s not a good thing. Reverend Al. Sharpton says impeachment needs…… More

Judge Orders More Sleep For San Francisco Area Jail Inmates

Judge Orders More Sleep For San Francisco Area Jail Inmates

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge has ordered more sleep and fewer nighttime interruptions for county jail inmates in one San Francisco Bay Area county after a group of inmates sued, saying lack of sleep amounted to cruel and unusual punishment. Alameda County jails will no longer be allowed to make 2:30 a.m. announcements…… More

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