IHeartMedia and Charlamagne Tha God Announce the 2024 Black Effect Podcast Festival on April 27 at Pullman Yards in Atlanta
28 February 2024 - 12:00AM
Business Wire
Hosted by Comedians Pretty Vee and B-Daht, the
Event will Feature Live Tapings of Popular Shows including “Million
Dollaz Worth of Game,” “Deeply Well with Devi Brown,” “Carefully
Reckless with Jess Hilarious,” “WHOREible Decisions,” and “Black
Tech, Green Money” as well as Panel Discussions Featuring Cari
Champion, John Hope Bryant and More
Tickets on sale Tomorrow, February 28 at 12
p.m. EST
iHeartMedia and Charlamagne Tha God today announced the return
of the Black Effect Podcast Festival to celebrate, uplift
and amplify Black voices in the podcast industry. The event will
take place Saturday, April 27 from noon to 8 p.m. ET at Pullman
Yards in Atlanta, GA. Charlamagne Tha God will join the festival
alongside some of the Black Effect’s most popular personalities for
a day full of live podcast tapings and informative discussions
aimed at aspiring podcasters in the Black community. The festival
will be hosted by Comedians Pretty Vee and B-Daht.
Tickets will go on sale February 28 at 12 p.m. EST. For more
information on ticket pricing and this year’s festival lineup,
visit blackeffect.com/podcastfestival.
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2024 Black Effect Podcast Festival on
April 27 at Pullman Yards in Atlanta (Graphic: Business Wire)
The second annual festival will feature live appearances from
some of the Black Effect’s most popular shows including “Carefully
Reckless with Jess Hilarious,” “WHOREible Decisions,” “Black Tech,
Green Money,” and “Deeply Well with Devi Brown,” with special
guests Michelle Williams (Checking In) and Dr. Joy
Harden-Bradford (Therapy for Black Girls). The festival will
also feature special live recordings of hit shows “Pour Minds,”
“The Baller Alert Show” and “Million Dollaz Worth of Game,” hosted
by Wallo and Gillie Da Kid. Additionally, ticket holders will hear
thought-provoking and informative panel discussions during the
event including “How To Make Money in Podcasting and Build Brands”
and “Shifting Podcast Content and Brand Partner Norms.” The panels
will feature special guests including Cari Champion (“Naked
with Cari Champion”) Will Lucas (“Black Tech, Green Money”),
John Hope Bryant (“Money and Wealth with John Hope Bryant”),
Glasses Malone (“No Ceilings”), Mandii B (“WHOREible
Decisions”) and others.
“We are proud to return to Atlanta for the second year in a row
to showcase the talent across our network, and some of the biggest
shows in podcasting,” said Charlamagne Tha God. “Through
culture-defining storytelling, unique brand partnerships,
compelling panel discussions, special live podcast recordings and
more, we are inviting everyone to experience the power of The Black
Effect and the many ways Black creators are driving the culture
forward.”
Last year’s sold-out show brought together thousands of podcast
fans with the Black Effect Podcast Network’s top talent for a day
of live podcast recordings from the network’s most popular shows
including “The 85 South Show,” WHOREible Decisions,” “Big Facts,”
and a special joint taping with “Reasonably Shady,” and “Checking
In with Michelle Williams.”
The Black Effect Podcast Network is the leading platform for
Black creators to raise their voices and be heard in the podcast
space. It brings together the most influential and trusted voices
in black culture for stimulating conversations around social
justice, pop culture, sports, mental health, news, comedy and more.
Launched in September 2020, the Black Effect Podcast Network has
since debuted 37 shows, featuring a luminous roster of marquee
talent and culture-shifting voices committed to enlightening,
educating and entertaining audiences, curated by Charlamagne Tha
God himself.
Festival sponsors will be on-site at the event with engaging
activations for attendees including the Pitch Your Podcast booth in
partnership with Nissan. In addition, the festival will also
feature a variety of other activities such as a pop-up marketplace
showcasing merchandise from Black-owned businesses, a photo booth,
and Office Hours, with 1:1 mentoring sessions with iHeartMedia
executives.
Black Effect Podcast Festival partners include AT&T, Nissan
and State Farm. Fans can visit blackeffect.com/podcastfestival
beginning Wednesday, February 28 at 12 p.m. EST to purchase
tickets.
Download the festival logo and images from the 2023 event
HERE.
About The Black Effect Podcast Network
The Black Effect Podcast Network is a transformative network
founded by renowned cultural architect, executive producer,
bestselling author, and media mogul Charlamagne Tha God. In a
historic joint venture with the world’s number one commercial
podcast publisher, iHeartMedia, Charlamagne and iHeartMedia created
the groundbreaking first-ever Black Effect Podcast Network,
celebrating the most important Black culture-shapers on the
planet—in education, politics, entertainment, sports and pop
culture. The Black Effect Podcast Network gives rise to emerging
and established content creators and storytellers whose perspective
and creative vision have been marginalized and overlooked while
serving an audience that has been underserved. The Black Effect
Podcast Network helps its partners define their place in podcast
culture through influence, ideas, and experiences that engage,
inspire, inform and empower.
About iHeartMedia
iHeartMedia, Inc. [Nasdaq: IHRT] is the leading audio media
company in America, reaching over 90% of Americans every month.
iHeart’s broadcast radio assets alone have more consumer reach in
the U.S. than any other media outlet; twice the reach of the next
largest broadcast radio company; and over four times the ad-enabled
reach of the largest digital only audio service. iHeart is the
largest podcast publisher according to Podtrac, with more downloads
than the next two podcast publishers combined and has the number
one social footprint among audio players, with seven times more
followers than the next audio media brand, and the only fully
integrated audio ad tech solution across broadcast, streaming and
podcasts. The company continues to leverage its strong audience
connection and unparalleled consumer reach to build new platforms,
products and services. Visit iHeartMedia.com for more company
information.
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