On April 10th, 2024, the 1st annual Love is Stronger community healing gala, took place at the Oregon Convention Center. Bringing together communities from all different walks of life, who have been affected by gun violence. Keynote speakers from Moms Demand Action to other community leaders took the po

Facing The Reign is the story of Jessa Thomas, the inspiring 17-year-old cowgirl from Kittitas County, Washington, who is the reigning Miss Teen Rodeo Washington 2024 and the first African-American state title holder.

A Queen has officially received her rightful crown. Over the weekend, our cameras hit the road and took the 90 minute drive east across the Cascade Mountains to the town of Cle Elum, Washington, for the coronation of 17-teen-year-old Jessa Thomas, Miss Teen Rodeo Washington State. Jessa isn't just any Queen, she is the first-ever Black Queen for Miss Teen Rodeo in Washington State, and the honor was well deserved. More about Jessa below:

This month, we’re celebrating Black History by revisiting moments within our company. Over the past three years, Converge Media has been honored to participate in projects around the country, including visiting historical sights in the American South.

Growth, development, leadership, and all the signs of future success are definitely things I found in my short time with the Rip City Remix a few weeks ago. The Remix is a new NBA G League team in Rip City (aka Portland, aka The Rose City) where players who are not quite ready for the bright lights of the NBA can literally develop their talents through a close partnership with the Portland Trail Blazers.

Reflecting on what happened at Holiday Jam, I'm reminded as to why I love being in radio. Jumping on stage and making thousands of people scream is such a wild and energizing feeling. The first time I did it, I instantly knew what artists meant when they said there's nothing like performing on stage and feeling the energy of the crowd. It's a vibe I wish I could bottle up for when I'm having a bad day and need a pick-me-up.

Today, we revisit Finding Go: The Story of Adé Hogue. This film took the Converge Production crew across the country, from Asheville, North Carolina to Chicago, Illinois.

Not long ago, Back2Besa and HITS 106.1 Seattle Host Besa Gordon hopped on the Amtrak to Portland, Oregon with her production team and Tanzanian Radio Host on MjiniFM Abby Plaatjes to tell some of the stories of Portland’s Black community.

Luis Castillo, Seattle’s top pitcher and leader of the rotation, has high goals set for the 2023 season. Like his nickname of La Piedra, expect Castillo to be rock solid all season long for the Mariners as they look to have the best rotation in all of baseball.

The Converge media/Circling Seattle Sports team is down in Arizona for the final week of Spring Training to cover our hometown ballclub, the Seattle Mariners. Photographer Liv Lyons and lead editor Charles Hamaker will be documenting their days in Peoria and wherever the Mariners go as they look to bring the Spring Training experience to Mariners fans everywhere through game recaps, interviews, daily videos, and more.

In their final game of Spring Training, our Seattle Mariners fell to the San Diego Padres as starter Marco Gonzales allowed three earned runs over four innings. Seattle got some offense in the third inning, but that’s all they could muster.

The Converge media/Circling Seattle Sports team is down in Arizona for the final week of Spring Training to cover our hometown ballclub, the Seattle Mariners. Photographer Liv Lyons and lead editor Charles Hamaker will be documenting their days in Peoria and wherever the Mariners go as they look to bring the Spring Training experience to Mariners fans everywhere through game recaps, interviews, daily videos, and more.

In the second to last game of Spring Training, the Seattle Mariners (labeled as the visiting team) came to a tie with the San Diego Padres at the Peoria Sports Complex. Both teams matched offense for offense in the game, as Logan Gilbert threw in his final outing of Spring Training 2023.

The Converge media/Circling Seattle Sports team is down in Arizona for the final week of Spring Training to cover our hometown ballclub, the Seattle Mariners. Photographer Liv Lyons and lead editor Charles Hamaker will be documenting their days in Peoria and wherever the Mariners go as they look to bring the Spring Training experience to Mariners fans everywhere through game recaps, interviews, daily videos, and more.

The Mariners played two games today as they had a split squad Saturday, unfortunately falling in both games that they played. On the road, the team fell to the San Francisco Giants and at home they fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks

The Converge media/Circling Seattle Sports team is down in Arizona for the final week of Spring Training to cover our hometown ballclub, the Seattle Mariners. Photographer Liv Lyons and lead editor Charles Hamaker will be documenting their days in Peoria and wherever the Mariners go as they look to bring the Spring Training experience to Mariners fans everywhere through game recaps, interviews, daily videos, and more.

In their game on the road against the Cincinnati Reds, our Seattle Mariners saw 17 runs cross home plate in a huge victory. Every single starting Mariners batter recorded a hit, while five of them had multi-hit games.

The Converge media/Circling Seattle Sports team is down in Arizona for the final week of Spring Training to cover our hometown ballclub, the Seattle Mariners. Photographer Liv Lyons and lead editor Charles Hamaker will be documenting their days in Peoria and wherever the Mariners go as they look to bring the Spring Training experience to Mariners fans everywhere through game recaps, interviews, daily videos, and more.

The Converge media/Circling Seattle Sports team is down in Arizona for the final week of Spring Training to cover our hometown ballclub, the Seattle Mariners. Photographer Liv Lyons and lead editor Charles Hamaker will be documenting their days in Peoria and wherever the Mariners go as they look to bring the Spring Training experience to Mariners fans everywhere through game recaps, interviews, daily videos, and more.

Next week, we’re celebrating and uplifting Black business in the Rose City. Led by hip-hop legend Cool Nutz, our production crew spent a day in Portland visiting local staples including Yea Dat Clothing, Stackin Kickz, Black Mannequin and Mizzter Chuck’s Auto Detail.