About Urban Grind TV

Built in Chicago. Respected by the Culture. Ready for the World.

Urban Grind TV is a 30× award-winning media company, television platform, and cultural archive built from the heart of Chicago. For nearly two decades, UGTV has documented the voices, stories, performances, and movements shaping music, sports, entertainment, business, and urban culture.

As the Midwest’s longest-running hip-hop TV show, Urban Grind TV has grown from a local independent television platform into a nationally recognized media brand with 32 seasons, over 800 episodes, and millions reached across television, streaming, radio, social media, and live events.

Broadcast weekly on Comcast & Astound Channel 25 in Chicago and streaming on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, YouTube, and UrbanGrindTV.com, UGTV continues to serve as a bridge between independent voices, major celebrities, community leaders, brands, athletes, and culture-shapers.

More Than a TV Show — A Cultural Institution

Urban Grind TV was created to give real artists, real entrepreneurs, real voices, and real communities a professional platform before mainstream media gave them the spotlight. Over the years, UGTV has become a trusted destination for exclusive interviews, live performances, music videos, business features, original programming, event coverage, and conversations that reflect the culture with authenticity.

From rising independent talent to Grammy-level artists, NBA champions, entertainment icons, entrepreneurs, authors, models, influencers, and community leaders, Urban Grind TV has consistently shown up where culture is being created.

The Culture Has Been Here

Urban Grind TV’s archive reflects the reach, respect, and credibility of the platform. UGTV has covered and featured major names across music, sports, film, comedy, media, and entertainment — including Snoop Dogg, J. Cole, Lil Durk, Scarface, Mobb Deep, Pam Grier, Phil Jackson, Horace Grant, Charles Oakley, Vernon Maxwell, and many more.

These moments are more than interviews. They are part of a living cultural archive documenting the evolution of hip-hop, sports, entertainment, and independent media through a Chicago lens.