Originally from Chicago, Illinois, Ernest Owens is a Communication & Public Service major at the University of Pennsylvania. He serves as the Campus Editor of ULoop, Inc., broadcasts his hit radio show “Ernestly Speaking!” on WQHS.org, and was an elected student government representative at Penn. He launched his career in media as the former video producer and op-ed columnist for The Daily Pennsylvanian. Ernest has interned at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, NBC Philadelphia, and Cross-Cultural Solutions, Inc. He currently is a blogger for The Huffington Post, where he writes on a variety of social issues regarding race relations, social media/policy, and entertainment. His writing has been featured in the collegiate section of USA Today, The Root, and other social web publications. Ernest has also provided commentary on numerous nationally syndicated radio shows and has even been featured on the hit TV show “The Stream” on Al Jazeera English. His work has received “Most Popular” citations on The Huffington Post and his writing has even been honored with the Gold Circle Award for Best Personal Opinion by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. In his leisure, Ernest enjoys doing community service as an active brother of Alpha Phi Omega (ΑΦΩ) Fraternity, Inc. and mentoring youth in West Philadelphia. When not blogging, he loves chatting with people on Twitter so toss a tweet to @MrErnestOwens and check out more of his writings/commentary at his personal blog: The Ernest Media Empire!
Ernest will be on our show live tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern/6 p.m. Pacific. He will be discussing his most recent article, “Charles Ramsey, ‘Ratchet’ Social Media and the Exploitation of Lower-Class Blacks”
During our live interview, you have the opportunity to call in and share with us and ask questions via Skype. If you would like to do this, please call us at: doctorvibe42. If you get through, please be patient and we will get to your call as soon as possible.
All you need to do listen to the show live is to go The Dr. Vibe Show Homepage at http://thedrvibeshow.com/ tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern/6 p.m. Pacific. You can also provide your comments and questions during the event via Twitter (@drvibeshow#DrVibe) and at our Facebook Fan Page at “The Dr. Vibe Show” Facebook Fan Page
You can connect with Ernest via:
Twitter
Facebook
Website
Tumbler
Please feel free to email us at info@blackcanadianman.com
Please feel free to “Like” the “The Dr. Vibe Show” Facebook fan page at “The Dr. Vibe Show” Facebook Fan Page
God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith,
Dr. Vibe
info@blackcanadianman.com
2012 Black Weblog Awards Winner (Best International Blog)
2012 Black Weblog Awards Finalist (Best Podcast)
2011 Black Weblog Awards Finalist (Best International Blog and Best Podcast Series)
Black Blog Of The Day – Black Bloggers Network – June 23, 2011
Twitter
Twitter hashtag: #DrVibe
The Dr. Vibe Show – iTunes
The Dr. Vibe Show At “The Good Men Project”
Dr. Vibe Media – You Tube
Google+
The Dr. Vibe Show – Stitcher Radio
“The Dr. Vibe Show” Facebook Fan Page
