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• Gayle King and Charles Barkley are finalizing a deal that would have them jointly lead a primetime hour each week on CNN, according to people familiar with the matter and multiple news sources. The pact is not complete and there is always the risk it may not come to fruition, one of these people says. CNN declined to make executives available for comment.
• Tavis Smiley owned Los Angeles talk station KBLA Talk 1580 donated $20,000 in scholarship money to the NABJLA and MPJI. Smiley says, “The National Association of Black Journalists of Los Angeles and the Minority Photo-Journalism Institute are making a tangible difference in our community by helping students pursue careers in journalism and communications. KBLA ‘Talk 1580’ strongly believes in enlightening, empowering and encouraging tomorrow’s reporters, editors and potential talk radio hosts. Hopefully, our scholarships make a difference.”
• WLBT anchor and meteorologist Barbie Bassett is no longer with the Jackson, Miss., NBC station after racially insensitive comments. In early March, Bassett was speaking with her fellow anchors on air about Snoop Dogg’s latest business venture, Snoop Cali Blanc, a new wine in his wine label. In response to a comment about putting a Snoop Dogg tattoo on her shoulder, Bassett said, “Fo shizzle, my nizzle.” Bassett is white. Charlamagne tha God defended Bassett as he discussed the situation on The Breakfast Club. “She might be old. She probably has no idea nizzle is a derivative of the N-word. That’s not a fireable offense. I hope she sues.”
Clear Channel hires Kelly Mac to serve as Assistant Program Director/Music Director for Urban Hip Hop station Power 99 (WUSL) and heritage Urban AC 105.3 WDAS FM. She was the long-time APD/MD at 107.3 Jamz (WJMZ) in Greenville, S.C., where she also handled midday duties. This move reunites Mac with Ken Johnson, Clear Channel Philadelphia's Director of Urban Programming. She previously worked with Johnson at Cumulus, where he was corporate director of urban programming, and she worked on air at urban WBLX in Mobile, Alabama. Mac replaces Kashon Powell who left in November to serve as Clear Channel’s Director of urban programming for Virginia. Kelly Mac is a talented on-air personality who recently won a 2010 Marconi Radio Award for Medium Market Personality of the Year. It's hard to imagine her not getting back on the mic in the near future. Source
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