GREENSBORO, N.C. — There’s something special about connecting over radio waves, and for Triad singer Vanessa Ferguson, that connection started with Renee Vaughn, the beloved 97.1 QMG host.
“Her voice was like one of the staples of the living here in the Triad,” Ferguson said, recalling the first time Vaughn played her song on the air. “It was something that was really an integral part to, you know, my career and, you know, to have them support that music and play that music, without me asking—might I add.”
Vaughn wasn’t just spinning the best R&B and old-school hits, she also hosted a community-focused show that often featured voices like Mustafa Shabazz…