- Cathy Hughes got her start in media at the Omaha Star in the mid-1960
- Hughes left Omaha, purchased a Washington, D.C., radio station in 1980, and built it into Urban One, making her the second wealthiest Black woman in America.
- Hughes returned to North Omaha for Creighton’s commencement and a visit to the new North Omaha Visitors Center, saying the progress along 24th Street leaves her amazed every time she comes home.
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Cathy Hughes, founder of the media network Urban One and the second wealthiest Black woman in America, returned to North Omaha, reflecting on the community’s progress and the neighborhood that launched her career.
Hughes visited the new North Omaha Visitors Center Wednesday, where community history lines the walls, after delivering the commencement speech at Creighton University on Saturday…