About AV
Minister and Multimedia Personality Anthony Valary known as A.V! has exhibited both leadership skills as well as communication skills since his high school days. As a senior student at Evan E. Worthing High School, he was a member of the student council, marketing education program and varsity football team.
His Passion for Christian service led him to the Light Bible Institute where he received in Biblical Theology. Anthony began his outstanding career in broadcasting as an intern at KYOK Faith Broadcasting in May 1997. His expertise in community relations and his knowledge of the Gospel Music Industry brought to KYOK top rated programs and community respect. This was the commencement of an extraordinary career that included organizing Gospel Showcases, serving as Conference speaker, hosting programs on, Houston Community College Television, Houston Access Television, KSEV 700AM, Global Sports International Network, and was the top rated Gospel Announcer for KWWJ 1360 AM form the year 1999-2002,a news correspondent for FOX 26 from 2000-2004, and he created the Sunday Morning Power Praise Party on Power 97.5FM. AV was also the Co-Host of the National syndicated Yolanda Adams Morning Show, an entertainment reporter, and an air-personality on several weekend shows Currently, Anthony Valary is the Assistant program director for Majic 102.1 and Praise 92.1/ Praise 102.1 hd2.
He is the H town personality on The Rickey Smiley Morning show on Majic 102.1 and , Host of Faith and Fame with Av on Praise 92.1 and 102.1 Hd 2 from 9am until 2pm . Anthony has served in many Houston Area community projects. One of which was KYOK representative for the Martin Luther King Jr., Parade Foundation with Charles Stamps.
His favorite motto is “Live On Purpose” as He serves the city of Houston as One vessel on Multiple Stations, bridging the gap and living a balance life of Inspiration and, R&B.
God and family are major testaments to the Mann’s. From success to blessings and more, David and Tamela Mann can speak to the power of faith, fighting for one another in love and Christ and more. The Mann’s chat with AV for his Faith & Fame segment, discussing how they got their start in music […]
Listen as AV celebrates the spinoff success of Tracee Ellis Ross and shares four keys to his longevity in broadcasting. RELATED: Faith & Fame – “Waiting On God” RELATED: 31 Days, 31 Inspirational Women: Tracee Ellis Ross RELATED: Even Tracee Ellis Ross Didn’t Love Her Body At One Point
We all want things to happen in our lives, but too often we want it now. God wants us to live by Discernment-revelation knowledge and there is actually something happening while nothing is happening. God uses waiting to change us! RELATED: Daily Devotional: “5 Things To Do Instead Of Complain” RELATED: Daily Devotional: “Faith Like Mama’s” RELATED: Daily […]
Love as a word describes an emotion with vastly differing degrees of intensity. We can say we love ice cream and chocolate, and we can pledge our love to a husband or wife until our dying breath. Love is one of the most powerful emotions we can experience. Humans crave love from the moment of existence. And […]
A new day brings more new R. Kelly criticism, and this time in the form of a newly surfaced clip that appears to debunk earlier claims that the singer was unaware Aaliyah was underage when they illegally married. Kelly’s camp has in the past denied that he knew the late pop star was just 15 when they wed in secret in […]
Alicia Keys has been announced as the host of the 2019 Grammys. Keys made the announcement via a YouTube video on her official channel, which said, “I’m soooo EXCITED to announce that I’ll be hosting the 61st Annual Grammy Awards ✨!! There’s so much in store and I CAN’T WAIT for y’all to see it ALL come to […]
Many local restaurants are Standing For Houston and serving free food to federal workers who are furloughed or forced to work without pay during the shutdown. As the U.S. goes through the longest government shutdown in history, many local restaurants are Standing For Houston and embracing federal workers who are furloughed or forced to work without pay. […]
Diddy has weighed in on the recent “King of R&B” debate. The mogul took to social media and shared his take on the conversation, where he said, “Heard we talking about some king sh*t and y’all know I usually mind my business, but R&B is the foundation of my life. And to be a king, that’s […]
A video shared on social media has people in an uproar about one particularly curvy professor. Like #TeacherBae before her, this particular college professor is instructing her class and is wearing a blouse with form fitting pants. The reactions to the video have been mixed, from some appreciating her figure to showing up in class […]
Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade are sharing their journey to becoming parents with Oprah Winfrey. In an interview set to air December 8thon OWN, the pair will discuss the experiences they’ve had on the way to (and since) welcoming daughter Kaavia James via surrogate on November 7th. “You’re finally a mother at 46,” Oprah says in an all-new special, Oprah at Home with […]
Beyoncé performed at the Global Citizen Festival in honor of the late Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg over the weekend., Bey brought the crowd to tears as she performed at the Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg. The event honored Mandela centennial year. JAY-Z headlined the event as well. Prior to the event, Bey wrote a letter […]
Cicely Tyson has become the first black woman to receive an honorary Oscar. According to VIBE, Tyson received the honor at the Academy’s 10th annual Governors Awards, which took place on Sunday (November 18th). Ava DuVernay introduced Tyson, while she received tributes from Oprah and Quincy Jones. Tyson has only been nominated for an Oscar once in her 67-year-long career, and that […]