A.J. Calloway is an American

United States

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 television personality. He is best known for being the former host of popular B.E.T.

Black Entertainment Television

Black Entertainment Television is an American, Viacom-owned cable network based in Washington, D.C.. Currently viewed in more than 90 million homes worldwide, it is the most prominent television network targeting young Black-American audiences. The network was launched on January 25, 1980, by its...

 music video

Music video

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 countdown show 106 & Park: B.E.T.'s Top 10 Live

106 & Park

106 & Park is a Top Ten Hip-Hop and R&B music video show, set up in a countdown format, that airs weekdays at 6:00 PM on BET . Since its inception, it was the network's #1 rated show...

. After co-hosting the show for five years with Free

Free (rapper)

Antoinette Marie Wright, better known by her stage name, "Free" , is an American media personality, television producer and philanthropist. She rose to fame as the first host of BET's 106 & Park...

 (Marie Wright), he left the show on July 28, 2005. Calloway decided to leave the show to pursue other endeavors. He can now be seen on the entertainment TV show Extra

Extra (TV series)

Extra is an American entertainment television news program covering events and celebrities which debuted on September 5, 1994 in syndication. It is produced at Victory Studios in Glendale, California by Telepictures Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television Distribution...

. Calloway attended Saint Benedict's Prep

Saint Benedict's Preparatory School

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 in Newark, New Jersey

Newark, New Jersey

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. In October of 2010, He made a comeback for 106 & Park 10 year anniversary in which he reunites with former co-host, Free

Free (rapper)

Antoinette Marie Wright, better known by her stage name, "Free" , is an American media personality, television producer and philanthropist. She rose to fame as the first host of BET's 106 & Park...

after 10 years.