Big Ray Vangroove

“ I love Radio-One as a company for the plain simple fact it’s black owned and they care about the community and small businesses.”

Q. Thanks for interviewing with us tell us who you are and where you’re from?

A. My name is BigRay Vangroove originally from the Bronx New York.

Q. You have been in the entertainment industry for years now what has been one of your biggest accomplishment?

A. I’ve been in the industry since 1988 in all honesty just every day doing something that I love is an accomplishment to me.

Q. How did you get into the radio industry?

A. I’ve worked for record companies for over 20+ years and I was ready to get out of the business there was a program director in Albany New York named Sugar Bear I knew him from work and records and I told him I’m ready to move and change careers. He offered me a job at the station producing and board opp for the Tom Joyner morning show and the rest is history.

Q. How have your experience been working at radio one?

A. I love Radio-One as a company for the plain simple fact it’s black owned and they care about the community and small businesses.

Q. Tell us one fun fact about yourself?

A. One Fun fact about myself is that I used to sing for the Harlem boys’ choir when I was a kid and I’ve been around the nation in drum and bugle corps.

Q. What advice would you give to your younger self in order to pursue in today’s society?

A. I will tell my younger self to stay focused and really pay attention to the leaders of this industry. And listen more than you talk.

Q. How do you feel about everything going on with Covid-19 and the Protesting?

A. This Covid thing is scary and my prayers go out to everybody who has lost somebody because of it or who are suffering from it, as far as the protesting... it’s necessary it’s time that people hear our voices and to know that we are serious about change.

Q. Are you working on any new projects right now?

A. Right now I’m working on my IG live show called virtual vibes a platform for independent R&B artist to be heard I’m also working on my YouTube show call Cigar chronicles and my nonprofit organization call Marian heart named after my mother.

Q. Where can the fans follow you?

A. On IG @BigRayVangroove