Dyana Williams, a native New Yorker, is a radio and music industry professional, as
well as the co-founder of the Pennsylvania based, non-profit advocacy
organization, the International Association of African American Music
Foundation (IAAAM Foundation). Currently, Williams hosts
“Soulful Sunday,” a weekly show broadcast via Radio One adult contemporary
station, WRNB-FM, which won the Achievement in Radio Award for Best Weekend
Show in Philadelphia for 2006
Williams
made Philadelphia her home in 1980 when she accepted an on-air position with
WDAS-FM. Along with organizing the station’s community-based activities, she
moonlighted as a reporter for BET and music consultant for The Soul of VH1.
After co-founding the International Association of African-American Music in
1991, she rallyed alongside Congressman Chaka Fattah for a bill that gave
credence to African-American music as a viable cultural and economic entity.
The
recipient of two academic scholarships, Williams earned a Bachelor of Arts
Degree in Radio, Television and Film, and graduated cum laude, from the
Annenberg School of Communications at Temple University and She has been honored with a
Liberty Bell from Philadelphia Mayor John Street, as well as a citation from
the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives. Williams is a member of
AFTRA/SAG, NABFEME and has served on the board of governors for the
Philadelphia chapter of NARAS.
Over the
last decade, Williams has expanded her portfolio to include artist
development/media coaching and to date, Justin Bieber, Rihanna, T.I., Chris
Brown, The Dave Matthews Band, Ne-Yo, three American Idols and many others,
have all benefited from her hands-on approach. She’s also delved into the realm
of documentary film with Message
in the Music: Gamble, Huff, Bell’s Sound of Philadelphia, a project
she’s producing with noted director/writer Nelson George.
Williams is most proud of her
role as mother to her three children. She splits her time between her homes in
the Philadelphia area and New Orleans.
Dyana Williams Youtube Page http://www.youtube.com/user/DyanaWilliams
Influence Entertainment Website http://www.influenceentertainment.com/home.html
Rnb Philly site http://rnbphilly.com/author/ronedyanawilliams/
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