By Karu F. Daniels, AOL Black Voices
Jamie Foxx is making history once again.
He will be the first Academy Award winner to spearhead a satellite radio channel.
Take that Oprah Winfrey & Friends!
The BV Newswire has learned that the box-office superstar and J Records recording artist will launch an exclusive urban comedy, entertainment and lifestyle channel on Sirius Satellite Radio called "The Foxxhole."
As executive producer, on-air host and contributor for the channel, the star of such movies as 'Ray,' 'Collateral' and 'Any Given Sunday' is expected to draw from his wide array of artistic experience and success from music, comedy, film and television.
The 24/7 channel will feature urban comedy bits from a large number of comedians, and will create groundbreaking approaches to presenting comedy to radio listeners, as well as showcase music, skits, radio theater and more.
The multiplatinum-selling funnyman (currently on a North American tour with 'American Idol' winner Fantasia) will be heard on the channel daily with a segment featuring dispatches from him no matter where he is in the world, confirmed a spokesperson for the network.
Also, Foxx and his team of contributors will host a yet to be titled weekly show on the channel, featuring original comedy bits and a new approach to radio theater.
"The Foxxhole will break new ground in comedy, blurring the lines between stand-up, sketch, and music," said Foxx. "Sirius ... gives me the opportunity to create urban entertainment and programming like you have never heard on the radio."
The 'In Living Color' alum, currently starring in the movie version of 'Dreamgirls,' joins the network's growing stable of celebrity talent which includes shock jock pioneer Howard Stern, diva of domesticity Martha Stewart, hip-pop artist Eminem and video vixen Melyssa Ford.
"The Foxxhole" will launch this spring on SIRIUS channel 106.


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By: sandy on 1/31/2007 5:10PM
DO your thing and be bless
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By: Mellony Gaston on 1/31/2007 6:01PM
Kudos to you, Jamie Foxx!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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By: eleanor moment on 1/31/2007 6:45PM
Jammie,i admire you so much that mybe one day I'll be able to to see and tell how proud i am of you please keep up the good work we need more people out like you. My God Bless you always. Yours Truly Eleanor Moment
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By: Judy Lakhanpal on 1/31/2007 10:37PM
black population been leaning on each other for decades. white people see this and call it "inadequate." are they right?
support Obama for President,
lov u jammie.
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By: shirley on 1/31/2007 10:07PM
Hi Jamie how r u,fine i hope.i watch your show every nite,i think you aqre very funny and very talented. may the Lord continue to richly bless u.what ever u do always give thanks to him.Love Shirley God Bless u Jamie
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By: Ms. K on 2/01/2007 4:17AM
Congrats Jamie You are a sexy wonderful multi talented man u rocked my world do your thang
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By: anna valentine on 2/01/2007 4:46AM
Jamie i was raise by my grandmother but i call her big mama. i did enjoy your movie of Ray and i wish you all the best in the world you keep doing what you are doing and my god bless you very much and your family's
you go for it Jamie
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