Woody McClain Talks HBCU Culture, ‘A Different World’ & The Role That Changed His Career at Circle City Classic

Woody McClain Talks HBCU Culture, ‘A Different World’ & The Role That Changed His Career at Circle City Classic

Circle City Classic 2026 took over Indianapolis, and HOT 100.9’s CVBER caught up with this year’s Grand Marshal, Woody McClain, during the celebration.

From his own HBCU experience at Florida A&M University to portraying Bobby Brown in The New Edition Story and Cane Tejada in Power Book II: Ghost, McClain has built a career filled with roles connected to Black culture and entertainment.

While joining Indianapolis for Circle City Classic, McClain chopped it up with CVBER about why events celebrating HBCU culture still matter, how Drumline and A Different World influenced his own college journey, and which role he believes changed the trajectory of his career.