Why not?
September 29, 2008
September 26, 2008
Rickey Smiley is Hot and added to Atlanta and Detroit stations
Syndication One's the "Rickey Smiley and Deez Nutz Morning Show" will begin airing Monday, Oct. 6 on Radio One urban outlets Hot 107.9 (WHTA -Atlanta) and Hot 102.7 (WHTD Detroit). He will also come aboard in Macon at 97.9 WIBB and at Power 96.5 (WQHH) in Lansing. Where's Rickey going next? Maybe to Philadelphia's 100.3 The Beat (WPHI). The station currently runs an all music mix show in the morning with DJ Jay-Ski and no on-air announcer. That won't last much longer, especially if Rickey does well in Detroit and Atlanta.M-M-M-M-M-Marcus, Tune into COUGAR Radio, Purrrrrrr!
New York-based MediaProInterntational is launching a new weekend radio show “Cougar Countdown” targeting older women (25-54) and younger men for Urban AC and Smooth Jazz radio. In addition to music, the show will feature segments on health, beauty, fashion, and celebrity news. The show is hosted by San Francisco area personality Leslie Stoval, and consulted by veteran programmer Jerry Boulding. The show debuts the weekend of October 25-26. I wonder if Eartha Kitt might be a guest host?
WPUL Radio commercial: Democrats need to spend more Ad Dollars with Black Media
1590 WPUL in Daytona Beach began running ads Monday criticizing the Democratic Party for ignoring Black voters. Black-owned radio stations and newspapers have complained to the Florida Democratic Party about the lack of political ads placed in black-owned media. A lack of response prompted the radio ads on 1590 AM (WPUL), said Charles W. Cherry II, publisher of The Florida Courier, a statewide black newspaper.
Is this Offensive?
FCC will have a problem if Barack Obama appears alone at the debate tonight
John McCain blows off a David Letterman appearance, suspending his campaign in order to solve the economic problems. BUT he is really down the hall getting makeup for a CBS Evening News interview with Katie Couric
If John McCain doesn’t show up in Oxford, Mississippi this evening for the long-planned first of three presidential debates, broadcasters who air a solo-event featuring Democrat hopeful Sen. Barack Obama answering questions could be subject to the FCC’s equal opportunities rule if pressed by the McCain campaign. So says David Oxenford, a partner with the D.C. law firm of Davis, Wright and Tremaine, LLP, in his Broadcast Law Blog.
The internet will run out of addresses by 2010
Why is this computer so sl-o-o-o-o-o-o-w
The world is about to run out of the internet addresses that allow computers to identify each other and communicate. Vint Cerf, the “father of the internet” and one of the world’s leading computer scientists, said that businesses and consumers needed to act now to switch to the next generation of net addresses. Unless preparations were made now, he said, some computers might not be able to go online and the connectivity of the internet might be damaged. Read more >>New technology will need to be put in place soon. A new system, called IPv6, has been ready for implementation for more than a decade. It will provide 340,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 addresses. It is assumed that this will meet humanity’s needs for decades to come.
September 25, 2008
What is Hip Hop and is it a Dead End for Imaging?
If it wasn't for Lil' Wayne, what would urban radio be playing right now? Is it me or is every other song on urban radio a Lil' Wayne song? Hip Hop must be Lil' Wayne. He not only got it, he is IT right now.
Now as far as radio imaging goes; Is it time to retire "The Most Hip Hop and R&B", "Bangin' Hip Hop and R&B", "Interactive Hip Hop and R&B"? Even the"Hits and Hip Hop" stations are more rhythmic than urban. The radio industry and the PPM rating system is making that imaging become stale and unattractive for listeners. It's time for a fresh approach to imaging across the board. Are radio stations beginning to abandon it? I hardly hear it any more. Take a good listen. What will urban radio use next for imaging into the 2010's?
September 24, 2008
E-mails about Obama are false
There's no such thing as an “Obama Blue Day” on September 30th.
The latest email: Please, please, please advise everyone you know that they absolutely can NOT go to the polls wearing any Obama (or whoever you are voting for) shirts, pins, hats, etc. It is AGAINST THE LAW and will be grounds to have the polling officials to turn you away. This is considered campaigning and no one can campaign within X amount of feet of the polls. They are banking on us being overly excited and not being aware of this long standing law that you can bet will be ENFORCED THIS YEAR!!!!!
This is totally false.
Clay Aiken Admits It
Clay says "Yes I'm _______."
You already knew that. He wants to be honest, now that he is a dad. He can not raise a child to lie or hide things. That's sweet.
Google reveals a new phone: "The G1"
But will it have a radio?
The first cell phone running Google Inc.’s mobile software looks something like Apple Inc.’s iPhone and has a large touch screen, but it also packs a trackball, a slide-out keyboard and easy access to Google’s e-mail and mapping programs.
Google made its debut as a cell phone software provider at an event where wireless carrier T-Mobile said it will begin selling the G1 phone for $179 with a two-year contract. The device hits U.S. stores Oct. 22 and heads to Britain in November and other European countries early next year. The phone will be sold in T-Mobile stores only in the U.S. cities where the company has rolled out its faster, third-generation wireless data network.
The Google phone, like Apple’s iPhone, features a touchscreen and can run a variety of open source applications.
The first cell phone running Google Inc.’s mobile software looks something like Apple Inc.’s iPhone and has a large touch screen, but it also packs a trackball, a slide-out keyboard and easy access to Google’s e-mail and mapping programs.Google made its debut as a cell phone software provider at an event where wireless carrier T-Mobile said it will begin selling the G1 phone for $179 with a two-year contract. The device hits U.S. stores Oct. 22 and heads to Britain in November and other European countries early next year. The phone will be sold in T-Mobile stores only in the U.S. cities where the company has rolled out its faster, third-generation wireless data network.
The Google phone, like Apple’s iPhone, features a touchscreen and can run a variety of open source applications.
Good news for Rhapsody, Still No news for Pandora
From All Access- Radio and Internet Editor Paul Maloney has read the fine print of the announcement of a royalty deal and concluded that the agreement doesn't cover Internet Radio's royalty rate at all. The agreement between DiMA (Digital Media Association) and several music industry groups solely covers mechanicals for on-demand services, such as streaming and "limited download" services. They will basically have to pay 10.5% of their revenue. He says, "It’s about services like Rhapsody in which listeners can request a specific song right now. Net radio interests currently pay two performance royalties (one to publishers/composers and the other to recording copyright owners/performers), they are not liable for "mechanical" rights (the reproduction of recordings).
Bottom line: Net radio parties such as Pandora are still on the hook for royalty rates that could threaten their very existence. Those services spend almost 90% of their revenue towards performance and recording royalities.
Anyway I hope this site's music player widget, which operates like Pandora, will continue.
September 23, 2008
Diddy's Latest Blog
Breaking News! This website is shutting down...why because of Diddy's blog. Why blog anymore when Sean Combs can blog in his underwear...what's the rest of us to do.
He's so INFORMATIVE and ARTICULATE... oh and don't forget he's so-o-o-o COOL... I still don't know why there's a CNN, MSNBC, and FOX News. Why don't they shut down too... especially when he can make the front page of the Post for stepping in sh**.
See ya tomorrow ; )
Picking up the latest Jet magazine
Did you buy it? For some reason the thought of Keisha Knight Pulliam as this week's Jet centerfold would have been...
she wasn't. ...pick it up and put it back.
Tom Joyner confirms: Roland Martin joins the TJMS everyday
Roland Martin, CNN political commentator, joins the Tom Joyner Morning Show as a news analyst as reported last week. Martin will offer daily insight into news and political events at 7:20 each morning. Martin is the former executive editor of the Chicago Defender, the nation's largest black daily newspaper, as well as the former founding news editor for Savoy magazine.
Clear Channel spends more than a million dollars a month
Would you like to work for Clear Channel? Maybe you might consider being a lobbyist. Clear Channel spent $1.2 million in the second quarter on Washington lobbying.
Fight the Sirius XM merger had to be first on their list. WHAT else could they be lobbying for? Helping Congress to look the other way when they became a private company, relaxing the radio ownership rules, easing up on broadcast indecency rules, and working on greater diversity in ownership. Diversity? How about some diversity in programming Clear Channel? Let's see it's not just Steve Harvey and Keith Sweat all over the place, it's Rush Limbaugh and Ryan Seacrest who have Clear Channel owned Premiere Network syndicated deals too.
Fight the Sirius XM merger had to be first on their list. WHAT else could they be lobbying for? Helping Congress to look the other way when they became a private company, relaxing the radio ownership rules, easing up on broadcast indecency rules, and working on greater diversity in ownership. Diversity? How about some diversity in programming Clear Channel? Let's see it's not just Steve Harvey and Keith Sweat all over the place, it's Rush Limbaugh and Ryan Seacrest who have Clear Channel owned Premiere Network syndicated deals too.
September 22, 2008
Funkmaster Flex Blast R. Kelly's interview on BET
Everyone should be just as angry as Flex is concerning R. Kelly. He needs help.
Where's R. Kelly been? He's been seen around Philly working on a new album.
Monie Love back on the air
Monie Love was back on the air in Philadelphia this past weekend on Power 99 (WUSL). She has not had a regular shift since January 2007 at crosstown rival 100.3 The Beat (WPHI). Monie had been making some guest apprearances with Ed Lover on Power 105.1 in New York since then. Right before she was let go at WPHI, she had an infamous on-air interview with Young Jeezy where she declared that hip hop was dead on the heels of the Nas release of the same name.September 21, 2008
Ed Gordon was PAID!!! not by BET, but by National Public Radio
In '05, NPR Paid Gordon $478,000 to Host "News & Notes"
When National Public Radio replaced Ed Gordon in 2006 as host of its daily "News And Notes" hour, it removed one of it's most highly paid host for that fiscal year, according to a tax form filed by NPR. Ed Gordon was Number 4 on its list of the highest paid hosts. He earned $232,932, and he was compensated an additional $245,525 in benefits, the form states.
Gordon, who came to prominence as host of BET News and securing the first and only interview of OJ Simpson following his acquittal in the murder trial of his wife and her friend. "News And Notes With Ed Gordon" debuted in January 2005 after the sudden departure of Tavis Smiley. Gordon stayed until September 2006 after he complained about the show's treatment by NPR. Gordon questioned NPR's ability to connect with African Americans. Gordon now hosts the weekly syndicated "Our World With Black Enterprise" on TV One.
Current host Farai Chideya would not comment on her salary, but she told Richard Prince's Journal-isms "the information was news to me" and that it comes at a time when "News & Notes" "has not been able to access the resources available to us. I don't believe it's appropriate for us to discuss my compensation in strict terms, but I'm glad that Ed Gordon was compensated well, if in fact, he was compensated well. We as black hosts at NPR are aware that we have to fight for every penny we get."
Farai has got to be saying "My agent better get me more money on my next contract!"
When National Public Radio replaced Ed Gordon in 2006 as host of its daily "News And Notes" hour, it removed one of it's most highly paid host for that fiscal year, according to a tax form filed by NPR. Ed Gordon was Number 4 on its list of the highest paid hosts. He earned $232,932, and he was compensated an additional $245,525 in benefits, the form states. Gordon, who came to prominence as host of BET News and securing the first and only interview of OJ Simpson following his acquittal in the murder trial of his wife and her friend. "News And Notes With Ed Gordon" debuted in January 2005 after the sudden departure of Tavis Smiley. Gordon stayed until September 2006 after he complained about the show's treatment by NPR. Gordon questioned NPR's ability to connect with African Americans. Gordon now hosts the weekly syndicated "Our World With Black Enterprise" on TV One.
Current host Farai Chideya would not comment on her salary, but she told Richard Prince's Journal-isms "the information was news to me" and that it comes at a time when "News & Notes" "has not been able to access the resources available to us. I don't believe it's appropriate for us to discuss my compensation in strict terms, but I'm glad that Ed Gordon was compensated well, if in fact, he was compensated well. We as black hosts at NPR are aware that we have to fight for every penny we get."Farai has got to be saying "My agent better get me more money on my next contract!"
September 17, 2008
Norman Whitfield, Legendary Songwriter/ Producer, Dead At 65
Norman Whitfield, one of the most successful and influential songwriter/producers to emanate from the formidable stable of Motown Records, died Tuesday at the age of 65. Whitfield co-wrote and/ or produced many hits for the label, including "Heard It Through the Grapevine," "I Can't Get Next to You," "Cloud Nine," "Ball of Confusion," "Just My Imagination," "War," the Grammy-winning "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" and many others. Whitfield had struggled for months with complications from diabetes and had recently emerged from a coma. A 'Behind the Music' moment: the "Car Wash" soundtrack
Norman Whitfield had been commissioned to record the soundtrack album for Car Wash by director Michael Schultz. Although Whitfield did not want to take on the project, he did so because of both the money involved and the chance to give Rose Royce, the disco/funk band who left Motown with Whitfield in 1975, the exposure they needed to break into the mainstream. Unable to come up with a theme song for the film, inspiration finally struck Whitfield while playing a game of basketball, and he wrote his first draft of "Car Wash" on a bag of fried chicken he'd bought. Car Wash's soundtrack, a double album, was Rose Royce's debut LP, and the title track was their debut single. "Car Wash" sold two million copies, and was a number one hit on both the Billboard pop and R&B charts. The Car Wash soundtrack album, entirely recorded by Rose Royce and Whitfield, spawned two more hit singles: "I Wanna Get Next to You" and "I'm Going Down" (later covered in 1994 by Mary J. Blige).
Norman Whitfield had been commissioned to record the soundtrack album for Car Wash by director Michael Schultz. Although Whitfield did not want to take on the project, he did so because of both the money involved and the chance to give Rose Royce, the disco/funk band who left Motown with Whitfield in 1975, the exposure they needed to break into the mainstream. Unable to come up with a theme song for the film, inspiration finally struck Whitfield while playing a game of basketball, and he wrote his first draft of "Car Wash" on a bag of fried chicken he'd bought. Car Wash's soundtrack, a double album, was Rose Royce's debut LP, and the title track was their debut single. "Car Wash" sold two million copies, and was a number one hit on both the Billboard pop and R&B charts. The Car Wash soundtrack album, entirely recorded by Rose Royce and Whitfield, spawned two more hit singles: "I Wanna Get Next to You" and "I'm Going Down" (later covered in 1994 by Mary J. Blige).
'Race war' in America
Former WDAS radio news host and reporter article on Race in America
Famitah Ali, now a Philadelphia Daily News columnist writes: AT LEAST 2 million readers visit DrudgeReport.com daily, and, for the last two weeks, it seemed like most of them were steamed at me.
Thousands of hostile messages flooded my e-mail after my Sept. 2 column that the Daily News called "We Need Obama, Not 4 More Years of George Bush."
Drudge cleverly headlined it: "Philadelphia columnist warns if McCain wins, look for a full-fledged race war."
I stand by the column - but after all of that backlash, I realize I was dead wrong. We don't have to wait until after the election for a race war. We're in one now. Read more>>
WAMO stops the music
Guest speakers include Tene Croom, Director of New for American Urban Radio Networks, Jonas Chaney, Public Affairs Director for WPXI, Roxanne Banks-Williams, Education/Training Director for the PA League of Young Voters, Celeste Taylor, Vice Chair, B-Pep and William Thompkins, Director of Outreach for the Pittsburgh Project.
WAMO's "Stop the Music to Stop the Violence" was a 2008 Air Award Winner for Best Station Sponsored Community Event.
Emmis Broadcasting streams New York rock station
Will streaming come to Hot 97 soon?
This is the station that replaced legendary smooth jazz station CD101.7. Emmis also owns high profile stations Hot 97, 98.7 Kiss FM in New York and Power 106 in Los Angeles, none of which has ever had an internet stream. ....maybe these stations will be next.
Premiere Networks adds Keith Sweat to another station
The Keith Sweat Hotel is added to the lineup of Clear Channel owned Urban AC station 102JKX (WJKX) in Hattiesburg, MS. The show will air Sunday - Friday 6-11pm starting September 22nd.
September 15, 2008
Forum sells 'Obama Waffles' with racial stereotype
On the back of the box, Obama is depicted in stereotypical Mexican dress, including a sombrero, above a recipe for "Open Border Fiesta Waffles" that says it can serve "4 or more illegal aliens." The recipe includes a tip: "While waiting for these zesty treats to invade your home, why not learn a foreign language?"
DJ Self joins Power 105.1
DJ Self has joined the lineup of Power 105.1 (WWPR) New York on a permanent basis. The New York native says, “Your cries have been heard. The vibe I bring in the club is now coming to the radio!" Self will mix on Power 105.1 every weekend: Fridays from 10 p.m.-midnight and Saturdays from 8-10 p.m. He’s been nominated for four Justo Mixtape Awards and has mixed on BET's "Rap City Basement" with Big Tigger.
All-white jury seated in OJ Simpson kidnapping case
Simpson, 61, faces 12 charges stemming from a confrontation in a hotel room in September last year after which he and a gang of gun-toting cohorts left with pillow cases stuffed full of sports memorabilia.
In the state of Nevada, kidnapping and armed robbery both carry potential life sentences.
Simpson's latest ordeal comes 13 years after he was acquitted of killing his former wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman.
Let's just say OJ, with Johnny Cochrane not around any longer, you're on your way to jail this time.
September 14, 2008
The Republicans are better at lying
The Democratic Convention’s biggest disappointment was Barack Obama’s complete failure to convince anyone that he’s a regular joe, possibly the simplest lie in politics.
John McCain, on the other hand, is a confident liar doing especially impressive work on taxes and Iraq.
Read more 'Lying: McCain’s hidden strength'>>
Roland Martin promises to talk 'Issues'
Chicago's WVON talk show host Roland Martin begins to count down the final weeks until election day with a new CNN special that airs this weekend. The talk won't be about Lipstick-on-a-Piggygate or Bristol Palin's teen pregnancy drama. Martin wants to bring checkbook issues, discrimination and the middle class to the forefront of discussion and leave behind the tired political talking points that don't matter to voters. Roland's special '7 Weeks to Go,' premiered on CNN Saturday, Sept. 13, with a rebroadcast on Sunday, Sept. 14, at 8 p.m. (EST). The three-part series runs the rest of the month in that time slot.
September 12, 2008
Johnson and Robinson - Too Close to Call
The microphone has been passed, “in a race too close to call” Reach Media’s nationally syndicated radio personality Tom Joyner today named Jeff Johnson and Stephanie Robinson as the new tag-team Commentators.
“I am honored to be part of the TJMS family. This is truly a bridge building opportunity as Stephanie and I bring a gender balance to commentary,” Jeff Johnson said. “This is also a great moment in time to bring those younger listeners, who make me what I am, into the family as well,” he stated. “I am delighted to join the TJMS team, and to share the microphone with Jeff Johnson,” Stephanie Robinson said. “Together, we will provide commentaries of the quality and kind that I hope will inspire, educate, and empower.”
TJMS “a party with a purpose” began the two month on-air search featuring up and coming leaders in the African American academic, news and entertainment community after the ever popular contributor, Tavis Smiley announced early this year his plans to leave the program after 12 years. Over 8 million listeners in 115 markets judged the winners in various categories including style, delivery and the ability to inform and engage listeners. Johnson will provide his commentary on Tuesday and Robinson on Thursday at 8:10am ET, starting on Tuesday, September 16.
Jeff Johnson a Washington, D.C.-based award-winning journalist, social activist and political commentator merging politics and pop culture. He is the managing editor/host of BET
Stephanie Robinson, Esq. is the Founding President and CEO of The Jamestown Project, a national think tank that focuses on democracy.
Reginald Hudlin leaving BET
While Hudlin's franchise was entertainment, "under his guidance, we significantly ramped up our BET News division, and as a result, we've received 13 awards for our news series and specials in just over two years, including four from the National Association of Black Journalists," Lee wrote in a letter to employees.
Debra Lee also wrote to employees, "From the moment he joined the BET family, Reggie infused our program development with incredible creativity, energy and passion. Under his leadership, the entertainment division produced 17 of the top 20 highest-rated shows in the network's 28-year history, including 'Lil' Kim: Countdown to Lockdown,' 'American Gangster,' 'Baldwin Hills,' 'Sunday Best,' our first scripted series 'Somebodies,' and our highest-rated series ever, 'Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is.'"
Programs that no doubt will go down as making a positive contribution to the African American community.TJMS reportedly chooses Roland Martin as the new "Tavis"
Tom Joyner chooses Chicago talk personality Roland Martin as his new commentator according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Chicago Sun-Times columnist Robert Feder says that the highly touted position will be going to Martin. Roland will wind up his morning talk show in Chicago at 1690 WVON at the end of September, and will then start his gig at the TJMS. He’s also a contributor to CNN, a commentator for Radio One’s TV One cable network, and a contributor to Essence magazine.
Update: It looks like there will be three commentators replacing Tavis. In addition to Roland Martin, Jeff Johnson and Stephanie Robinson were named as news and social, and political commentators for "The Tom Joyner Morning Show" after public voting ended in a dead heat. No offical word from the TJMS regarding Roland Martin and the story from the Chicago Sun-Times. Hmmmm.......
September 11, 2008
Kanye West Arrested At LAX After Scuffle With Paparazzi
Rapper, bodyguard both charged with felony vandalism; bodyguard also charged with battery
Kanye West and his bodyguard were arrested Thursday morning (September 11) by Los Angeles International Airport police near the American Airlines terminal, a spokesperson for the airport's public relations office confirmed.
Both were charged with felony vandalism, and West's bodyguard was also charged with battery. The spokesperson confirmed that the incident involved paparazzi but did not provide further details; the bodyguard's name has not yet been disclosed. Both remained in police custody at press time.
TMZ.com reported Thursday that West was arrested after allegedly grabbing a camera that belonged to a member of the paparazzi and throwing it to the ground, smashing it. According to TMZ, the photographer approached the rapper and began taking pictures of him. West confronted him, grabbed his camera and hurled the camera to the ground.
Another paparazzo began videotaping the incident, according to TMZ, which prompted the rapper's bodyguard to grab that camera. A struggle followed, and the bodyguard allegedly threw that camera against the ground, damaging it. When West realized he'd been filmed, he reportedly instructed the cameraman to "gimme that f---ing tape."
At this time representatives for West had not yet commented on the incident.
Kanye West and his bodyguard were arrested Thursday morning (September 11) by Los Angeles International Airport police near the American Airlines terminal, a spokesperson for the airport's public relations office confirmed.
Both were charged with felony vandalism, and West's bodyguard was also charged with battery. The spokesperson confirmed that the incident involved paparazzi but did not provide further details; the bodyguard's name has not yet been disclosed. Both remained in police custody at press time.
TMZ.com reported Thursday that West was arrested after allegedly grabbing a camera that belonged to a member of the paparazzi and throwing it to the ground, smashing it. According to TMZ, the photographer approached the rapper and began taking pictures of him. West confronted him, grabbed his camera and hurled the camera to the ground.
Another paparazzo began videotaping the incident, according to TMZ, which prompted the rapper's bodyguard to grab that camera. A struggle followed, and the bodyguard allegedly threw that camera against the ground, damaging it. When West realized he'd been filmed, he reportedly instructed the cameraman to "gimme that f---ing tape."
At this time representatives for West had not yet commented on the incident.
A dancer must prove he's not a terrorist
Not the 9/11 story you were looking for
Abdur-Rahim Jackson, a dancer with the Alvin Ailey dance ensemble, had to perform twice for Israeli airport security officers before being allowed into the country. Jackson, 31, an eight-year veteran of Alvin Ailey was reportedly stopped by security over his Muslim name and was ordered to dance to prove he was not a terrorist. Despite his name, Jackson is not a Muslim and is engaged to a Jewish woman who also dances in the troupe, reports the Associated Press.
The Golden Child is a no show
Golden Girl with a Philadelphia clothing designer
Dahjuan Natson, 20, son of Power 99 Philadelphia DJ Golden Girl, aka Lisa Natson, was locked up last weekend after failing to show up in court last week for a hearing on simple-assault charge.Natson had been charged with assaulting Torlisha White, who was pregnant with the couple's second child at the time. Natson was re-arrested Sunday and stayed in a city jail until Tuesday, when he was released after appearing in Traffic Court on an unrelated charge. Natson's assault case is scheduled for Nov. 3."Crazy" Howard Back Behind the Mic
Also back is Brion O' Brion
Magic 102.9 (KVMA) in Shreveport has brought in industry vet Brion O' Brion for weekends and fill-in duties.
September 8, 2008
HD Radio's Best "WHUR World" - 96.3 WHUR HD2
Joe Gorham with youth from a local mentoring program
WHUR World streams on internet and is one of a very few HD-2 stations that actually produces live content. Programming includes: The Connection with Lorna Newton is a 4 hour music intense show airing live Monday thru Friday 2:00 – 6:00 pm. Legato Lycx hosted by Joe Gorham featuring “Smooth Beats", Monday through Thursday 6:00 to 10 pm and The Takeover with Big Steve and Pizo playing Hip Hop with a hint of R&B, every Friday and Saturday from 6:00 to 10pm. The “Sighlent Storm”. A half hour program, hosted by Mandrell Birks and Denise McCain, airing on Saturdays at 7:00 AM (EST) which is unique in its consideration of the issue of violence against women and men. It emphasizes many interrelated aspects of the issue – physical abuse, sexual assault, young adult violence, hate crimes across the lines of gender, and the gender bias in our judicial system that further victimizes survivors of abuse.
September 5, 2008
Smooth Jazz WJJZ Dies Again in Philly
Smooth Jazz aired on WJJZ at 106.1 until Clear Channel dumped the format Aug. 10, 2006, after 13 years. Greater Media picked up the format on Nov. 17, 2006, and relocated smooth jazz to the 97.5 frequency along with moving the transmitter from Central New Jersey to a location closer to Philadelphia. In the end, none of it matter as the Smooth Jazz continues to be dumped across the nation. The format has lost stations in New York, Baltimore, and Washington, DC in recent months.
September 4, 2008
Kwame pleads guilty, will resign as mayor of Detroit, and is off to prison
Are you kidding me?
LL Cool J talks politics and more with iPower 921 host
LL Cool J stopped by iPower 92-1 (WCDX FM Richmond) to appear on the "All New Flavor" show with Sean Anthony and Keith Jones. LL talked about his new CD, Exit 13, politics, his new clothing line and inspiring the community. Is "Grandpop" still relevant?
NFL or RNC
John McCain, nah. Ready for some football? Yes. Tonight kicks off the NFL season with the New York Giants vs. the Washington Redskins. Let's see who's talking football on local radio.
In DC, there's former Redskins tight end Rick "Doc" Walker from 12-2pm ET and former special teams returner Brian Mitchell from 2-4pm ET on the John Thompson Show on ESPN 980 (WTEM).
In Philly there's former Eagles Ike Reese and Hugh Douglas on "The Players Lounge" Saturday afternoons from 1-3PM ET on 610 WIP. Also catch Hugh on the morning show and Reese's "Ike at Night" show from 7-11pm weeknights on WIP.
In the Big D you can hear former Dallas Cowboy Michael Irvin on 103.3 FM ESPN from 11am-2pm CT.
And nationally, there's former Detroit Lion Ryan Stewart and his brother Doug, better known as the 2 Live Stews on the Sporting News Radio network and locally on Atlanta's 790 The Zone 1-4pm ET.
Get your fantasy picks ready for this weekend.
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