Tyler TX Radio: KJLT Personality Arrested On Drug Charges

Patrick Aaron Aquirre

A KLJT 102.9 FM / 95.3 FM radio personality is facing new drug charges following a Thursday arrest and accusations he was involved in organized crime involving drugs and thousands of dollars of suspicious bank deposits.

According to the Tyler Telegraph, Patrick Aaron Aguirre, 39, was arrested and charged with engaging in criminal organized activity and manufacturing of a controlled substance, on top of the original drug possession charge for which he was arrested on May 3.  Aquirre, known as Brain on KLJT's morning show is also the station Program Director.

Aguirre was booked into the Smith County Jail Thursday on bonds totaling $850,000. Three others were arrested in connection to the arrest; they all are charged with engaging in organized criminal activity.

According to arrest affidavits, the investigation began in December 2015, when an officer working a part time security job at a Tyler bank noticed people making frequent, large deposits to an account.

The suspects were depositing money into the account, held by Justin and Jesse Campos, in amounts of $5,000 or less to avoid having to fill out currency transaction reports.  During the course of the investigation, a detective was present when Aquiree also made a large deposit.

During surveillance of Aguirre’s residence, multiple vehicles were noted as coming and going. During a stop of a vehicle leaving the residence on Feb. 22, officers found more than two pounds of marijuana, five packages of THC oil for e-cigarettes, marked as being for medical use in California.

Aguirre and his girlfriend were both pulled over and searched shortly after, but neither were arrested at the time.  Almost all accont activity stopped after Aguirre was pulled over.

In April, Aguirre was seen driving to a place where Campos lived and picked up a package. On May 3, Aguirre was arrested at a home in Tyler. He was charged with possession of a controlled substance of less than 5 pounds, but more than 4 ounces, a state felony. Investigators seized marijuana and more than $21,000 in cash. Aguirre and his girlfriend were determined to be responsible for at least $60,000 of the deposits to Campos’ accounts.

Investigators then searched Campos’ residence where Aguirre had picked up the package. They found 2.4 pounds of marijuana, 15.5 grams of hydrocodone, seven pistols and an AR-15 rifle.

Reno Radio: KWYL Morning Host Charged With Sexual Assault

The Reno Police Department announced the arrest Thursday of  43-year-old Amos Ayers aka Ron James, who allegedly sexually assaulted an 18-year-old who had been drinking in 2015.

He was jailed on a single count of sexual assault.

In June 2015 the 18-year-old woman had been drinking and went with an "acquaintance" back to his office, police said. It was there the alleged sexual assault took place.

Reno detectives with the Sex Crimes Unit investigated for several weeks before getting an arrest warrant, police said. Ayers was taken into custody without incident.

Ayers, whose radio name is Ron James, is the morning host on Wild 102.9 FM in Reno. He is also a referee for girls' athletics.

Jennifer Odom, General Manager of the Cumulus station, tells KOLO 8 News Now, "He's off the air until further notice pending the outcome of the investigation."

NYC Radio: Rapper Arrested After Concert Shooting

(Reuters) -- Police on Thursday arrested a rapper in connection with a shooting that left one man dead and three other people wounded shortly before a concert by rapper T.I. in Manhattan.

Rapper T.I.

New York City Police said rapper Troy Ave, 33, whose legal name is Roland Collins, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and criminal possession of a weapon. Police said the investigation is ongoing.

The shooting started Wednesday night as an argument broke out between rival groups associated with Troy Ave and rapper Maino, according to reports.

Maino and another rapper, Uncle Murda, were performing before an audience of about 1,000 at the Irving Place club in lower Manhattan when gunfire erupted at about 10:15 p.m., according to reports.

New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton told WQHT 97.1 FM  on Thursday that police believe the investigation will be wrapped up quickly. "We have a pretty good idea of what happened," Bratton said.

Roland Collins aka Troy Ave

Three men and one woman who were shot. One of the victims, a 33-year-old man, was shot in the stomach and was pronounced dead at a local hospital, police said

The others who were struck were a 26-year-old woman wounded in the leg, a 34-year-old man shot in the chest and a 30-year-old man wounded in the leg, police said. None of the victims were identified.

Two of the three wounded were taken to local hospitals and were in stable condition.

Maino

A video clip posted on Twitter showed dozens of people screaming and rushing away from the stage. They fell to the ground as shots rang out.

In 2015, two people were wounded in a shooting at a North Carolina nightclub also featuring rapper T.I.

Bratton told the radio station that violence is often part of the world of rap artists and music, saying that rappers are "basically thugs."

"Unfortunately that violence often times manifests itself during performances and that's exactly what happened last evening," he said.

(Reporting by Suzannah Gonzales in Chicago; Additional reporting by Curtis Skinner in San Francisco; Editing by Leslie Adler)

Glen Campbell’s Oldest Children Granted Visitation

Glen Campbell

Glen Campbell‘s oldest children have scored a legal victory in their ongoing battle to win visitation rights with their ailing father. Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam has signed a bill into law that will allow them to visit the country legend despite resistance from his wife.

Debby Campbell-Cloyd and Travis Campbell have been battling with their stepmother, Kim Campbell, for visitation rights for more than a year. On May 16, Governor Haslam signed the Campbell / Falk Act into law.

The legislation allows family members and close friends of a person with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia or other disabilities to visit their loved in person, or maintain contact with them by phone, email or mail, despite the stated wishes of a legally appointed conservator. The new law states that if the person can no longer communicate, like Campbell, then their prior relationship with the visitor presumes consent.

A Tase of Country reports the legislation takes precedence over previous Tennessee law, in which a conservator was allowed to determine sole visitation rights. The Campbell / Falk Act will require court intervention to put those restrictions in place.

The law is named for Campbell and Columbo star Peter Falk, whose daughter has claimed that her stepmother tried to prevent her from visiting her father and did not inform her about his death or funeral. Family members of both Campbell and Falk, as well as Campbell’s former love, Tanya Tucker, attended the signing of the legislation.

May 27 Radio History

In 1933...media mogul Ted Rogers Jr. was born in Toronto.  He founded his company in 1960 with Toronto radio station CHFI and built it into Canada’s largest wireless, cable and media company.   He died from congestive heart failure Dec. 2 2008 at age 75.


In 1951…"Wild Bill Hickock" began on the Mutual Radio network. Guy Madison and Andy Devine starred on both the radio and syndicated TV versions of the western series.


In 1957...1050 CHUM-AM became Canada's first Top 40 formated radio station.

The CHUM at 1331 Yonge St., Toronto was the home of 1050 CHUM from 1959 until 2009

Elvis Presley's "All Shook Up" was the first song played. "1050 CHUM" pioneered rock and roll radio in Toronto, and was noteworthy for hosting many noteworthy rock concerts including, among others, visits to Maple Leaf Gardens by Elvis Presley (1957) and The Beatles (1964, '65, and '66).

In the late 1950s, CHUM was calling itself "Radio One", as its ratings continued to increase. An important part of CHUM's success was the station's unpredictable morning man Al Boliska, who joined CHUM in October 1957, after working at station CKLC in Kingston, Ontario.

By 1959, Boliska had made a name for himself as a disc jockey who got listeners talking. He also made them laugh, and became known for telling what he called the "World's Worst Jokes".
Boliska also did a number of stunts, such as taking part in a professional wrestling match with Whipper Billy Watson. When he lost, that led to another stunt, where Boliska stayed away from his show for several days, saying he was now too discouraged by the loss to do his show. A hypnotist was called in, and Boliska's self-esteem was restored.

Boliska left CHUM in late 1963 to go 'across the street' to CKEY. He was replaced by WKBW Buffalo radio & TV personality Jay Nelson, popularly known as "Jungle Jay" from his role as host of a children's show on Buffalo's Channel 7 which was also popular among Toronto youngsters. He would be followed by housewives' jock John Spragge; singer/DJ Mike Darow; Pete Nordheimer, replaced in 1961 by Bob McAdorey, teen DJ Dave Johnson, and all night DJ Bob Laine. Later additions to the CHUM DJ lineup included Duff Roman and Brian Skinner, both of whom came from rival Toronto rocker CKEY (then owned by Jack Kent Cooke).

(Courtesy of the Rock Radio Scrapbook, Click Here for  an early aircheck of 1050 CHUM from July 17, 1957.

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, CHUM DJs included Duke Roberts (also known as Gary Duke for a time), Johnny Mitchell (better known today as Sonny Fox), J. Michael Wilson, Tom Rivers, Scott Carpenter, Jim Van Horne, John Rode, Don Reagan, John Majhor, Mike Cooper, Daryl B, Terry Steele, Mike Holland and Roger Ashby. Among their later night-time hosts was J. D. Roberts, who joined CHUM for a time in 1977, eventually becoming known across North America as White House correspondent for CBS News, then the co-anchor of CNN's morning program American Morning. Rick Moranis, later famous for his work on SCTV and Ghostbusters, was briefly a late-night CHUM DJ in the mid-seventies under the name "Rick Allan".

CHUM became well known for its zany contests. In the 1950's and '60's, it was contests such as 'The Walking Man', where listeners had to spot CHUM's mystery walking man using only clues given out on the air. The 1970s' "I Listen to CHUM" promotion had DJs dialing phone numbers at random and awarding $1,000 to anyone who answered the phone with that phrase. In 1976, there was the CHUM Starsign promotion. Listeners wore a button featuring their astrological sign. If CHUM's 'Starsign spotter' saw you wearing your Starsign, you won prizes such as money or concert tickets to major events.

The CHUM Chart was, for many years, the most influential weekly Top 40 chart in Canada and has been hailed as the longest-running continuously published radio station record survey in North America. The first CHUM Chart was released on May 27, 1957, with Elvis Presley's "All Shook Up" the first Number 1 song.

1050 CHUM aired Top 40 from 1957 to 1986.  Today, 1050 CHUM airs Sports Talk.


In 1994...famed talk-show host, Larry King, did his last Westwood One show, leaving radio to concentrate on his nightly CNN hour.


In 1994...Radio talk show host, Rush Limbaugh, married Marta Fitzgerald. He was 43, she was 35. They divorced in 2004.

Court Rebukes FCC Over Media-Ownership Rules

A federal appeals court rebuked the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday over the agency’s yearslong delay in updating its media-ownership rules, according to The Wall Street Journal.

In a sharply worded ruling, the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia threatened to toss out the government’s ownership rules altogether if the FCC doesn’t get its effort on track. The opinion came in a broad legal challenge by broadcasters and others to the FCC’s handling of media-ownership rules.

Throwing out the rules would be “the administrative-law equivalent of burning down the house to roast the pig, and we decline to order it,” said the opinion written by Judge Thomas Ambro. “However, we note that this remedy, while extreme, might be justified in the future if the Commission does not act quickly to carry out its legislative mandate.”

The three-judge panel’s ruling is likely to accelerate the FCC’s efforts to update its rules, some of which are 40 years old.

The rules at issue relate to control of local broadcast stations and newspapers. For example, one rule has long prohibited a single individual or company from possessing a daily newspaper and a radio or TV station in the same market.

Some broadcasters ask whether such restrictions still make sense, given that consumers in any location now have access to an array of content via the Internet. On the other side, activists warn against changes that would allow big media companies to amass extensive power.

The FCC is required by Congress to review and update its media-ownership rules every four years, but the last one that the agency completed was in the 2006 cycle. The 2010 and 2014 cycles haven’t been completed, the court noted.

The National Association of Broadcasters said it “could not be more pleased” with the court’s decision. “At long last, this opinion directs the FCC to do its job and adopt broadcast ownership rules that reflect the modern world,” said executive Vice President Dennis Wharton.

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler on Wednesday reiterated his goal to release a comprehensive media-ownership proposal by June 30.

FCC Moves To Drop 2 Public File Rules

The FCC Wednesday proposed to eliminate two public inspection file rules. According to TV NewsCheck, these rules currently require:

• Commercial television and radio broadcast stations to retain, and make available to the public, copies of correspondence from viewers and listeners; and
• Cable operators to maintain and allow public inspection of the location of a cable system’s principal headend.  

The commission adopted online public file rules for broadcast television licensees in 2012, moving television public files that previously were retained at stations’ local main studios to an online, commission-hosted database. TV broadcasters completed their transition to the online file in July 2014.

Modernizing the filing process, the FCC said, made it easier for consumers to access information about their broadcast services without having to travel to the station’s main studio and reduced the cost of broadcaster compliance.

Last January, the commission expanded the move to online filing to cable, radio and satellite operators.

The commission said today’s proposed elimination of these rules “will reduce regulatory burdens on commercial broadcasters and cable operators without adversely affecting the general public.”

MI Radio: Johnny Burke Testifies About Cumulus Contract

Johnny Burke, Blondie

Former WHNN 96.1 FM radio morning show personality Johnny Burke was questioned on the witness stand in federal court for two hours Wednesday, May 25, kicking off proceedings for a counter-lawsuit by his former employee that argues he violated his employment contract, according to mlive.com.

Cumulus Media filed suits in April against Burke and his partner Blondie, whose real name is Bonnie Belger-Holzhei, saying the duo was in violation of non-compete and non-solicitation clauses in their employment agreements they entered into with Cumulus and/or Citadel Broadcasting. Cumulus wants a federal judge to issue an injunction barring the longtime radio hosts from hosting their internet radio show.

The countersuit comes after Burke, 61, and Belger-Holzhei, 53, filed an age-discrimination lawsuit against their former employer. Burke, who was the voice of the radio station for the past 25 years, and Belger-Holzhei were fired in January when the station underwent a format change. After being fired, they launched a live-streaming show online and on social media called Johnny and Blondie Live.

Following an hour-long, closed-door meeting Wednesday between U.S. District Judge Thomas L. Ludington, Saginaw attorney Victor Mastromarco Jr., who is representing Burke and Belger-Holzhei, and Birmingham attorney Thomas Paxton, who is representing Cumulus,  said the media company wouldn't pursue a non-compete violation lawsuit against Burke because the company would have been obligated to pay him six months of his $125,000 contracted salary. Paxton said the company would continue to pursue the non-compete violation part of the lawsuit against Belger-Holzhei, who received an annual salary of $31,200 while employed by WHNN, according to court documents.

Cumulus still contends, however, that Burke and Belger-Holzhei violated the non-solicitation clause in their employment agreements. Paxton, who argued Burke used WHNN's proprietary information and solicited former advertisers of the radio station for his new internet show, spent more than an hour questioning him about his knowledge of the prices advertisers paid WHNN for advertisement spots, use of a WHNN-branded Twitter handle, the publishing of specific photos on his internet show's webpage and comments he made to local media promoting his new show.

Burke later testified that his internet show has made less than $10,000 in revenue since launching in January.

Tampa Radio: Judge Denies Gawker A New Trial

Hulk Hogan

(Reuters) -- Gawker will not get a new trial to defend its posting of a Hulk Hogan sex tape, and a Florida judge also declined to reduce the $140 million in damages a jury awarded the celebrity wrestler after finding the media website violated his privacy, attorneys said on Wednesday.

An attorney for Hogan, whose legal name is Terry Bollea, praised Judge Pamela Campbell's decision to deny Gawkwer's motion for a new trial. Campbell this year presided over the jury trial in state civil court in St. Petersburg, Florida, near the wrestler's home.

The mustachioed former professional wrestler's legal fight has drawn wide attention for testing a celebrity's privacy rights and press freedoms in the digital age.

Nick Denton

"Gawker has failed and continues to fail in recognizing their obligation to Bollea for their reprehensible behavior and method of doing what they call journalism," his attorney, David Houston, said in a statement.

Before the decision, the New York-based media outlet had said it planned to bring its case before an appeals court.

"We look forward to the legal process continuing and expect to be vindicated," Gawker said in a statement after Wednesday's hearing ended.

In March, a six-person jury awarded $60 million to Hogan, 62, for emotional distress and $55 million for economic damages. The jury then slapped another $25 million in punitive damages on the company and its publisher and CEO, Nick Denton.

Hogan sued the website for posting a one-minute, 41-second edited video clip in 2012 featuring him having sex with the wife of his then-best friend, the radio shock jock Bubba the Love Sponge Clem. He testified that he did not know that their consensual tryst was being recorded when it occurred nearly a decade ago inside Clem's home.

Hulk Hogan versus Gawker Media | Graphiq

Forbes reported this week that Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel helped to bankroll his legal fight. Thiel was the subject of a 2007 Gawker article calling him gay, published when he was keeping mum publicly about his sexuality.

"There are very serious questions about whether Hulk Hogan financially benefited," Gawker's statement noted in reference to the report. "And this case is far from over."

Nielsen: Not All Millennials Are Alike

(Note: Media-Confidential first posted this story on March 24, 2016)

The difference between an 18-year-old and a 34-year-old is often like night and day, according to Neilsen.

 From where they live to what they wear to how much discretionary income they take home, a vast array of differences exist within what is often portrayed as a monolithic group of consumers.

Likewise, according to Nielsen’s Q4 2015 Total Audience Report, Millennials’ don’t have a uniform media palate. Their lives are in rapid transition as they finish their educations, join the workforce, move into their own homes and start families. And how they connect and what they connect with follows suit.

The report broke Millennials into three life stage groups and found true in media preferences and device penetrations within each. The life stages are:

Much has been made about Millennials turning their collective gaze toward PCs, tablets and smartphones, but the report noted that, like other media habits, digital consumption depends on life stage. While tablet ownership is lowest among On Their Own Millennials, this group actually used all three devices significantly more than the other two groups during the month of November 2015.

Overall, On Their Own Millennials spent more than 94 hours using these devices in November 2015—about 10 more hours than all 18-34 year olds and about 18 more hours than Dependent Adults. Conversely, Dependent Adult Millennials tie the other life stages for the highest penetration of PCs but have the lowest usage.

The report found that radio reaches 90% of Millennials who are Dependent Adults and 89% of Millennials who are On Their Own. But that number rises to 92% among Millennials who are Starting a Family. This group contains a higher percentage of Hispanics, who tend to be heavy users of radio.

Knowing how these segmented groups within the larger Millennial demographic use and have access to both media and devices gives a critical, cross-platform line of sight to programmers, advertisers and agencies seeking a path to reach them.

Bernie Sanders Continues Disney Attacks

Bernie Sanders continued to attack The Walt Disney Co. over what it pays to employees at Disneyland, even as the company and CEO Robert Iger have pushed back at his rhetoric as Sanders campaigns in California, reports Variety.

“The company makes billions of dollars in profit, but they are paying workers [at Disneyland] wages that are so low that many of the workers cannot find housing and they have to stay in hotels,” Sanders told supporters at a rally in Lancaster on Wednesday evening.

After Sanders raised the same criticisms of the company at a rally in Anaheim on Tuesday, Iger wrote on Facebook “To Bernie Sanders: We created 11,000 new jobs at Disneyland in the past decade, and our company has created 18,000 in the U.S. in the last five years. How many jobs have you created? What have you contributed to the U.S. economy?” His posting was first reported by The Wrap.

A company spokesman also pushed back on Sanders’ comments, noting the company’s job growth. “Mr. Sanders clearly doesn’t have his facts right. The Disneyland Resort generates more than $5.7 billion annually for the local economy, and as the area’s largest employer has added more than 11,000 jobs over the last decade, a 65% increase.  These numbers don’t take into account our $1 billion expansion to add a Star Wars-themed land, which will create thousands of additional jobs across multiple sectors.”

Iger contributed to Clinton’s campaign last year.

Report: AT&T To Bid For Yahoo!

(Reuters) -- AT&T Inc , the No. 2 U.S. wireless carrier, has made a bid for Yahoo Inc's internet business, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Yahoo's shares recouped some of their losses following the report and were down 2.3 percent at $36.64 in midday trading. They had dropped as much as 3.7 percent earlier.

AT&T had previously decided against making an offer, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg in April.

Reuters, citing sources, reported on April 29 that Yahoo had shortlisted close to 10 bidders in an auction for its internet business, including Verizon Communications Inc, the biggest U.S. wireless carrier.

While Verizon remains a favorite, it didn't submit one of the highest first-round bids, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing two of the people.

Digital advertising company YP Holdings LLC, which is backed by AT&T, is no longer pursuing a bid, the report said.

Yahoo declined to comment, while AT&T did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

McVay, Smith Honored With Gracie Awards

Jessica McVay with husband

The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF) Tuesday honored nationally syndicated radio personality, Jessica “Jai” McVay with two 2016 Gracie Awards for outstanding achievement in programming.

Also gonored was Elaina Smith, Co-Host of nationally syndicated radio show NASH Nights Live, who picked up a Gracie in Beverly Hills last night for National Radio Special. Smith's recognition comes in a record-breaking year, in terms of total number of submissions for Gracie Awards consideration.

The Gracie Awards celebrate women by recognizing their outstanding achievements across all sectors in media.

Elaina Smith

McVay earned two national Gracies this year for her work as Co-Host of the weekly talk radio shows, Dawson McAllister Live With Jessica McVay and Dawson McAllister Late Nights, heard on over 50 radio stations across the U.S. and Canada, including a Gracie for Public Service Announcement, “McVay Minute” for Dawson McAllister Association. McVay’s recognition comes in a record-breaking year, in terms of total number of submissions for Gracie Awards consideration.

The 41st annual Gracie Awards were presented at a gala awards show on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA. McVay and Smith accepted thier awards along with fellow national honorees including: Tina Fey, Angela Bassett, Cynthia Nixon, Jada Pinkett Smith, Vera Farmiga and Kathie Lee Gifford.

Katie Couric Under Fire For Gun Docu Edit

Katie Couric has been caught with her finger on the delete button, according to truthrevolt.org.

The Yahoo! News anchor's anti-gun documentary, Under the Gun, is now airing on EPIX. In it, Couric interviews some members of the gun rights group, Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL).

At a little over 20 minutes into the movie, Couric asks the group:

"If there are no background checks for gun purchasers, how do you prevent felons or terrorists from purchasing a gun?”

For the next nine seconds, the VCDL members stare at the ground in silence. Here's the footage:



A great "gotcha" moment, right?

Except now, The Washington Free Beacon has obtained the unedited audio from the actual interview that proves they were anything but silent in answering her query. Listen below as members of the VCDL shower her with answers for four minutes straight:


VCDL's president, Philip Van Cleave, defended his members against the outright attack:

“Katie Couric asked a key question during an interview of some members of our organization. She then intentionally removed their answers and spliced in nine seconds of some prior video of our members sitting quietly and not responding. Viewers are left with the misunderstanding that the members had no answer to her question.”

Yahoo news anchor Katie Couric is standing by her gun documentary, even after the discovery that it was selectively edited to make it appear as if she stumped gun advocates with a simple question about background checks.

In a statement to the Washington Examiner's media desk, Couric said she is "very proud of the film."

The documentary's director, Stephanie Soechtig, told the Examiner, "There are a wide range of views expressed in the film. My intention was to provide a pause for the viewer to have a moment to consider this important question before presenting the facts on Americans' opinions on background checks."

"I never intended to make anyone look bad and I apologize if anyone felt that way," Soechtig said.

TX Radio: KRNH Host Found Murdered In Parking Lot

Express-News photo

Police are investigating a murder at a radio station near Kerrville, TX KRNH 92.3 FM The Ranch.

They report a radio station employee was found dead by another employee. The victim, identified as Sherry Ruth Francis, was killed in the parking lot.

A suspect is in custody, he has been identified as Gilbert Manriquez, according to Fox San Antonio.

The Kerr County Sheriff's office says 52-year-old Sherry Francis had just pulled in to work Wednesday morning around 5:00 am when deputies say Manriquez came up to her car.

"He was according to his own omission, in a drug craze, and thought he walked up to a house, the lady told him to leave and he ended up attacking her, right when she drove up and got out of her vehicle," said Kerr County Sheriff Rusty Hierholzer.

Investigators say Manriquez has no apparent association with Francis or the radio station and they are calling this a random act of violence. During questioning, Manriquez did confess to killing Francis.

"She was a ball of energy, on air and off air, she really got it, she really loved her job and she fit in so well, "said Owner of Ranch Radio, Mark Grubbs.

Francis had only worked here for four weeks.

The station posted a statement on their website:

All of us at the Ranch are shocked and heartbroken at this random act of violence. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family, friends and loved ones. Respecting their privacy, we will not comment on any details of this tragedy.

Man Dead, Others Wounded During NYC HipHop Concert

One man was killed and three others were wounded Wednesday night during a concert at Irving Plaza in Union Square.

Shots were fired at the concert venue, at 17 Irving Plaza, around 10 p.m., officials told CBS2.

The shooting happened in the third-floor green room area at the venue, Chief of Manhattan South Detectives William Aubry said at a news conference.

Hip-hop artist T.I. had been scheduled to perform that night, but two other performers – Maino and Uncle Murda – were on the stage at the time, Aubry said.

Four people were struck by gunfire in the shooting.