Fun fact about me. Growing up, I looovvveeeddd wrestling. I literally would stay up late watching wrestling matches and keeping up with the storylines. And if you didn't have cable growing up like me, eventually you became frustrated because, over time, most of your favorite WWE wrestlers moved over to RAW, making it super hard to follow the timelines, which honestly makes watching the match less enjoyable. It's hard to explain why, but if you're a wrestling fan, you know what I mean. Wrestling is like our very own version of a "soap opera." Miss two episodes and the whole storyline is off. Oh, and let's not forget the paper view matches. Come Monday, if you didn't have the luxury of watching, you were a sad cookie trying to figure out what happened over the weekend.

Converge Media joined Rise Above to help celebrate Native American and First Nations night at the UW Volleyball game. Reporter Bel Garcia spoke with Lenny Wilkens, Bill Krueger, Michael and Emoni Bush, Jaci McCormack and more as they celebrated the impact of Rise Above on youth sports and the Native American community.

Today, on Rewind with Besa, Besa Gordon is joined by American Professional Wrestler Swerve Strickland from Tacoma, Washington, while he was in town for the Undisputed DEFY Championship Ladder Match. They talk about what got Swerve into wrestling, being one of the few black wrestlers, defending his championship title, advice for the next generation of black wrestlers, his podcast "Swerve City Podcast," and so much more.

This episode of Rewind with Besa is dedicated to all the little black girls that always wanted to be a ballerina, but never thought it was possible because they didn’t see themselves on the big screen or even the big stage. Today, Besa Gordon is joined by Amanda Morgan, Pacific Northwest Ballet ballerina, the first black female soloist.

Amanda Morgan has been breaking barriers and proving doubters wrong all her life. Growing up in Tacoma, she was exposed to a heavy dose of arts. Her parents took her to the theater, and she began to sing, dance and act from an early age. Despite her early experience and obvious talent, she still faced numerous obstacles.

To end their six game homestand, the Seattle Kraken scored eight goals in a barn burner of a victory over the San Jose Sharks. Seven different skaters found the back of the net for Seattle, as the team continues to display potential pieces of a playoff team.

Converge Media is back in the South on a #PartneredPilgrimage with Seattle’s Choose 180 and Sankofa Impact. We are documenting the trip as a group of nearly 30 individuals from The Emerald City experience history and culture in New Orleans, The Mississippi Delta, Memphis, Selma, Montgomery, and Atlanta along the way, the group will meet with and learn from Civil Rights foot soldiers and activists working in their communities today.

Get ready for the funniest feel-good movie of the season! Spirited, starring Will Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds, Octavia Spencer, and Tacoma’s own Nate Jackson, is in limited theaters now and on Apple TV. Converge Media’s TDUB and Jay Martin Jr attended a special screening of the film hosted by Nate Jackson at the Cinemark Reserve Theater in Bellevue.

Today on Rewind With Besa, Besa Gordon is joined by Converge Media's Proof and Curtis Delgardo to recap Trap Kitchen Weekend, talk about the current hip-hop concert scene in Seattle, while also comparing Seattle night life to PDX night life and so much more.

Converge Media is back in the South on a #PartneredPilgrimage with Seattle’s Choose 180 and Sankofa Impact. We are documenting the trip as a group of nearly 30 individuals from The Emerald City experience history and culture in New Orleans, The Mississippi Delta, Memphis, Selma, Montgomery, and Atlanta along the way, the group will meet with and learn from Civil Rights foot soldiers and activists working in their communities today.

Just in time for Thanksgiving -- the Holy Temple Evangelistic Center in Skyway, a region near Renton -- was the site of a turkey giveaway in an area that traditionally has been underserved.

This first annual turkey giveaway was led by Gardner Global CEO Jaebadiah Gardner, who bought the property with plans to develop it. He said the new building will include affordable housing, which is lacking in this region. 

Do you know what's crazy? It took for me to go to Trap Kitchen Weeknd in Portland, Oregon, to fall back in love with looking into new Hip-Hop artists, interviewing artists, and highlighting artists that I think are dope. Before becoming a radio host, I used to do that all the time. Back then, I had a different passion for getting the word out about new artists people should know about or even looking for artists I still needed to learn. Believe it or not, some of my favorite artists to this day are ones no one knew about until they blew up.

With over 600 people in attendance Saturday night, including our very own Besa Gordon and Deaunte Damper, the GSBA Equalux Gala 2022 at the Westin Hotel was a smashing success raising over $800,000 in support of LGBTQ+ Future Leaders and allies.

On November 20th, 2022, Team USA and Canada women’s hockey battled in the “Rivalry Series” inside Climate Pledge Arena, furthering the growth of Seattle as a hockey town and inspiring female athletes of all ages. A record crowd showed out to witness the event.

Hundreds of community members from the Central District came together for a turkey giveaway -- and feast -- at Garfield Community Center on Saturday.

The Seattle Kraken won their second straight overtime game, beating the Los Angeles Kings 3-2. Jordan Eberle slammed the back of the net on a breakaway to win the game, thanks largely in part to great defensive work and patience.

Converge Media is back in the South on a #PartneredPilgrimage with Seattle’s Choose 180 and Sankofa Impact. We are documenting the trip as a group of nearly 30 individuals from The Emerald City experience history and culture in New Orleans, The Mississippi Delta, Memphis, Selma, Montgomery, and Atlanta along the way, the group will meet with and learn from Civil Rights foot soldiers and activists working in their communities today.

Another media mixer is in the books. This month The Real Seattle Media Mixer was at Sugar Hill, and Besa Gordon hosted a panel on Reels and TikTok. The panel focused on how Instagram and TikTok push more videos these days that are more authentic than videos that are simply carbon copies of what is already out there.

Converge Media is back in the South on a #PartneredPilgrimage with Seattle’s Choose 180 and Sankofa Impact. We are documenting the trip as a group of nearly 30 individuals from The Emerald City experience history and culture in New Orleans, The Mississippi Delta, Memphis, Selma, Montgomery, and Atlanta along the way, the group will meet with and learn from Civil Rights foot soldiers and activists working in their communities today.