Among her many honors, Ms. Belle was been inducted into the Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2005, has been honored by the Gospel Music Workshop of America Gospel Announcers Guild, with the Print Media Award for 2007, the Crystal Mic Award, Rhythm of Gospel Awards Print Media, several Community Service Awards and received two appointments by the Virginia Governor Douglas L. Wilder. She has worked as a News Reporter for BET, WWL TV 4 in New Orleans, WRIC-TV, Richmond, VA, The Light and the Sheraton Broadcasting Network, Health Producer, for the ABC Richmond, VA TV affiliate, and Talk Show Hostess from New Orleans to New York for television and radio. She owns East Coast Gospel Music Summer Fest, The Belle Report Entertainment News Update, Ma & Popop Productions, Inc., The Gospel Times Newspaper, The Belle Report, www.thebellereport.com , LaBelle & Associates (a PR, Promotions and Marketing company), www.FeelGoodGospel.com and is the Producer of one of the largest outdoor Gospel Concerts on the East Coast, Gospel Music Fest with The Belle, now entering its 8th year with crowds as large as 12,000. The Belle has also created Digital Social Media Connect with The Belle to help people navigate through Social Media with a growing response and a long list of host cities. Ms. Belle also works as a Media Consultant and Publicist. In 2016, Ms. Belle was diagnosed with Breast Cancer, however after much prayer and medical treatment, her doctors reported that they were no longer able to find any cancer in her body. On Saturday, March 18th, The Belle shared her testimony of healing before a crowd of 5,000 at Transformation Expo, one of Radio One’s largest event. She is now recognized as one of the most respected multi-media journalist in the country and has become a highly requested Inspirational speaker as she continues to grow her ministry to inspire and uplift others. As a result, she is NOW doing more speaking engagements in Churches, Music Workshops, Conferences, and Non-Profit Organizations with topics ranging from Ministry to Social Media.She is also a promoter and responsible for one of the largest Outdoor Concerts on the East Coast. “My vision is to help abused women, give singles encouragement, help rising artists and icons to understand the music industry and remind the teens that it’s okay to love the Lord and not be ashamed of it,” says Belle.

 RICHMOND, Va. -- A popular gospel music festival is returning to Byrd Park and celebrating local artists and the community.

Sheilah Belle is a radio personality with Radio One's PRAISE 104. She's also the founder of the Gospel Fest with The Belle, a part of Festival of the Arts at Dogwood Dell. The event was canceled in 2020 but will return on Sunday for its eleventh anniversary.

"I am humbled, I am pleased, I am excited and I am grateful for yet another opportunity again," Belle said.

She said that this year's event is going to be special. 

"For a lot of the people that we have coming, they are excited to just be able to get together to see each other to be on the stage to kinda share all of the good music that God has been given them over the year now having an audience to share it to," Belle said.

National gospel artists Ernest Pugh and Earl Bynum are performing but the festival will also feature many local artists like Cora Harvey Armstrong and God’s Image, a community coming together in support of each other.

"So when you have a stage like this that is centered in the community you want to make sure that the community has a lot of opportunity to shine there," Belle said.