Radio DJ and BET VJ, Big Tigger has embarked
upon a new journey with the debut of "Live in the Den with Big Tigger,"
his first nationally syndicated show, which will feature industry news, celebrity
interviews and a top-ten countdown over a two-hour period.
"I am extremely pleased to have the opportunity
to have a national presence in my first love, radio" Big Tigger told AllHipHop.com
"I am ready to create new levels and standards for urban syndicated radio!"
"Live" will get underway on Sunday,
April 27 from 6:00pm – 8:00pm EST with a string of live interviews, set to take
place consecutively over four weeks, including 50 Cent, R. Kelly, P. Diddy and
LL Cool J.
Regular segments will include: "Featured
Artist of the Week," "Backseat Slow Jam," "Back in the Days,"
"On the Come Up," "Big Tigger’s Mini Mixx" and "Synopsis."
Some of these segments will feature new artists,
old school classics and Monie Love’s scoop on the latest entertainment news.
According to Tigger, "Live in the Den with
Big Tigger" "will deliver the latest in songs, artists and news to
a wide range of music fans, keeping them in the know and making an impact on
the hip-hop community at large."
"Live in the Den with Big Tigger" will
be syndicated and distributed by the number one radio network Premiere Radio
Networks, which hosts such personalities as Rick Dees, Casey Kasem, Rush Limbaugh
and many others.
"I’m very excited to partner with Premiere
Radio Networks to launch my first nationally syndicated radio show," said
Big Tigger.
Premiere syndicates more than 100 radio programs,
services to more than 5,000 radio affiliations and reaches over 180 million
listeners weekly!
In addition to being on-air (host of New York
City’s Power 105.1 FM, Detroit’s FM98 WJLB, Miami’s new 103.5 FM The Beat) and
on TV (host of BET’s "Rap City: Tha Basement"), he will hold his annual
Big Tigger’s Celebrity Classic in D.C. on June 27-29 this year and Big Tigger
continues to stay committed to the non-profit that he founded – Street Corner
Foundation.