Hosts from left to right: Mister FAMU Kimani Jackson, Miss FAMU Erika Johnson, SGA Vice President Carrington Whigham, and SGA President Xavier McClinton.
Florida A&M University’s first virtual talent show airs on Facebook 7 p.m. EST Friday, December 18. Hosted by Mister FAMU Kimani Jackson, Miss FAMU Erika Johnson, SGA President Xavier McClinton and SGA Vice President Carrington Whigham, the hour-long show will feature industry-leaders as judges and aspiring student-artists as contestants. The winner takes home a laptop.
Judges
- FAMU Alumna Nina Packer, philanthropic strategist
- FAMU Alumnus Yaasiel “Success” Davis, vice president of A&R at
Atlantic Records
- Stichiz, artist, bestselling author and
iHeartRadio personality
Contestants
- Royal McIntyre – second-year health science student from Tampa, Fla.
- Richana Johnson – third-year broadcast journalism student born in Manhattan, N.Y., and raised in DeLand, Fla.
- Marteia Brinson – third-year broadcast journalism/pre-law student from Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
- Devani Allen – first-year broadcast journalism student from West Palm Beach, Fla.
- Brianne Cidel – fourth-year theatre performance student from Miami
- Ciamara Smith – third-year music industry scholar from Orlando, Fla.
Follow FAMU on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Twitter and live tweet with the hosts and talent on the show.
