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Margaux Jones

President and CEO

President and CEO, Margaux Jones, is a native New Yorker whose passion for the field of television success came early in life. Her ambition brings not only to her but to those fortunate enough to share her life. Her personal background is one of strong family values and support which led her to name her company after the little brother Randy who was a major fan of pop diva “Diana Ross”, hence, “Randi Ross”.

Her professional experiences have given her an intimate knowledge of how the media works and how to excel in it. After receiving her B.A. in Public Communications from Brooklyn College, Margaux began working as an associate television producer and public communications advisor for nationally syndicated talk shows, including: The Geraldo Rivera Show, The Montel Williams Show, The Queen Latifah Show, The Judge Hatchett Show, and The Jane Pratt Show. She also worked on special projects, such as a pilot for Barbara Walters Productions on noted author and motivational speaker “Iyanla Vanzant”.

Her career in communications includes serving as a field correspondent for the WNYC-TV television show “What’s The 411″ and Co-host on WWRL Radio’s Health and Beauty Show — “Skin Deep and Beyond”. Margaux ‘s dedicated to her clients and passion for her craft has been recognized by The United Negro College Fund, Meritorious Service Award, Brooklyn Borough President’s Council Citation Award, Certificate of Achievement from the Borough President’s office, and the Women of Achievement Spirited Leaders Award.

Ann Tripp

Co-Founder

Ann Tripp is the News Director of both WBLS and WLIB Radio. Ann currently provides the twice hourly “news and views” on the nationally-syndicated Steve Harvey Morning Show on WBLS and the once-an-hour news update on Get Up! Morning’s with Erica Campbell on WLIB, which is also heard nationally. Ann began her on-air career at age 14 and she has long been known for her unique, “conversational” news delivery…a style now employed by several other radio and television news announcers.

While in high school, Ann was featured on WNYC as an announcer, actor and singer on the weekly variety show produced by the Police Athletic League. She graduated from City College, toured Europe for a few years as a singer and then began her adult media career as a street reporter and on-air personality on WHN (now ESPN), a position she held for 6 years. Tripp then worked at WNEW before moving to WKTU as a news announcer and interviewer for the next eight years. While there Ann also hosted a gospel music show for Radio Yokohama in Japan After that, she became News and Public Service Director of WXRK (or K-ROCK).

Ann Tripp is the host of Healthful Solutions (on cable); she’s been a narrator on certain Showtime Television specials and is the executive producer, researcher and “voice” of the nationally-syndicated show Black History Minute (United Stations Radio Network), where she profiles the historic, cultural, political and social milestones of African Americans. Prior to this, Ms. Tripp was the news commentator on The Paul Mooney Show (WBLS) and before that performed as both the co-host of The Global Village on WLIB and newscaster on The Doug Banks Show on WBLS….at the same time!

Ann Tripp next served as News and Public Service Director at WXRK (K-Rock) and then enjoyed a 13-year stint at WRKS (KISS-FM) starting in 1987, where she was heard every morning as co-host of the top-rated Isaac Hayes and Friends Morning Show, adding a “woman’s touch” through her bubbly personality, funny antics and “on-target” one-liners. On weekends, she was a co-host of the highly rated political roundtable The Week in Review.

Ann Tripp has taught broadcast journalism at the National Broadcasting Network and conducted media seminars at Jersey City State College. Tripp is a member of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the New York Press Club and the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Club, Inc.

Ann Tripp has received a Congressional Proclamation, three New York City Council Proclamations and has been honored by the New York State Broadcasters Association for her domestic violence series. Ms. Tripp has been awarded the Ida B. Wells Journalism Award, the Lincoln Center Award, Best Female New York City Radio Newscaster, Outstanding Young Woman in America, The McDonald’s “Faces of Black History” Award (2012) and the “Rosa Parks Award” from the Social Studies teachers union of the City of New York.(2015).

She has been honored by Alpha Kappa Alpha and Zeta Phi Beta Sororities, Bellevue Hospital, the Boy Scouts, the Bedford-Stuyvesant Healthy-Heart Program, the American Kidney Foundation, the Jackie Robinson Center for Physical Culture, The Caribbean-American Chamber of Commerce and Industry, The Network Journal, 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care, Legends of Brooklyn, Safe Horizon and by Black Veterans for Social Justice. Ann Tripp has been quoted in the New York Times, New York Newsday and the New York Daily News.

She has served on the Board of Directors of the Harlem Beauty Pageant, the New York Lung Association, Safe Horizon (formerly Victim Services) and The Make the Grade Foundation. Her television appearances include: Good Day New York, The Maury Povich Show, Geraldo, The Ed Gordon Show, Donahue, the John Walsh Show and the United Negro College Fund Telethon (as a host for four years).